Wordless Wednesday: Hosta Flowers with Photoshop Tutorial

June 25, 2008 | Filed Under Photoshop tutorial, Wordless Wednesday, florals 

I had comments about the coloring of the vintage bouquet I used for last week’s WW, so I went back and wrote a Photoshop tutorial for it. This week I thought I would post a Photoshop tutorial with my WW, but a much easier one this time.

If you like the idea of a WW with tutorial, let me know in comments and maybe this is something I will try to do often.

Here is the original image:

I just did something very simple and fun with it. Select Filter>Artistic>Rough Pastels. Once there, I used Stroke Length: 6; Stroke Detail: 4; Texture: Canvas; Scaling: 100%; Relief: 20; Light: Bottom. That’s it!

Here’s the finished product, which has the effect of a drawing with pastels on canvas:

If this can be done in Elements, too, please let me know!

Visit my regular blog for shots of a bee and a wasp who visited my hostas.

Sign up for the Twisted Silver jewelry giveaway this week on my regular blog!

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17 Responses to “Wordless Wednesday: Hosta Flowers with Photoshop Tutorial”

  1. Wordless Wednesday: The insects, they like my hostas | My Home Sweet Home on June 25th, 2008 12:26 am

    [...] Visit my photoblog for another WW, with easy Photoshop tutorial included! [...]

  2. Dianne on June 25th, 2008 12:44 am

    Beautiful picture. I really like the idea of a tutorial, too. I’m always up for learning something new!

    Thanks, Dawn! :D

  3. CatSynth on June 25th, 2008 1:38 am

    Nice flower, and thanks for sharing your tutorial :)

  4. Angie on June 25th, 2008 1:58 am

    Very colorful shot! I will have to tag your site for when I can sit down and work with Photoshop. The tutorial is great!
    Happy WW!

  5. smarmoofus on June 25th, 2008 3:00 am

    Ooh, are tutorials a regular feature? I should go back and read your blog. I really need to brush up on my PhotoShopping tricks. I love all the green in this photo (it’s my favorite colour… almost any shade).

    Happy WW!
    -smarmoofus

  6. Women Xplore on June 25th, 2008 4:45 am

    thanks for sharing…i will try this one of these days…

    mine is up. hope you can drop by:

    http://www.womenxplore.com/2008/06/wordless-wednesday-12-zambales.html

  7. June on June 25th, 2008 5:40 am

    Love the idea of tutorials…if you’re up for it, sounds like you’ve got an audience!

  8. Steven and Aisha on June 25th, 2008 7:21 am

    I love the flower shots! So amazing.. I really want to learn the Photoshop.

  9. Urban Thought on June 25th, 2008 7:39 am

    You just inspired me to work on a few photo projects.

    Thank you.

    Happy WW!

  10. Secret Agent Mama on June 25th, 2008 8:09 am

    Very cool and very helpful tutorial.

  11. Lisa on June 25th, 2008 8:39 am

    Great shot! I’m always up for PS tutorials. I have tons of bookmarks for them LOL At this age…I can’t remember it all =)

  12. Elizabeth on June 25th, 2008 10:46 am

    I have Photoshop but I don’t know how to do that! Thanks for the tutorial. My Wordless Wednesday post is here if you’d like to stop by :) http://table4five.net/2008/06/25/wordless-wednesday-our-trip-to-the-zoo/

  13. keithsimages on June 25th, 2008 11:27 am

    Photoshop is easy for me - my daughter is a proffesional photographer, so I send them to her aand they re-appear done! Nice pictures - great ideaaaa.

  14. Allison on June 25th, 2008 1:22 pm

    Wow, lovely! THe photoshop editing really did add a nice something to the photo. I can’t wait to purchase it at some point…probably not for a while, though!

    Happy WW :)

  15. Queen of My Domain on June 25th, 2008 2:49 pm

    What version of Photoshop are you using? Your photos are great and I love the tutorials.

  16. Muthering Heights on June 25th, 2008 9:08 pm

    It was nice of you to post a tutorial! Lovely picture too!

  17. Jenileigh on July 2nd, 2008 9:51 am

    So pretty!

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