A Skull-eton and some antlers

Here are two pieces I edited as part of my practice using Photoshop. I found a fantastic blog that offers tons of free public domain images that can be downloaded and used for art. The author even encourages artists to send pictures of the art created with the images so they can be displayed. Check out graphicsfairy.blogspot.com to find some images for yourself. The first of my pieces is layered with multiple skeleton and skull images, using different opacity and blurring to de-emphezise some of them. The second was created with an images of antlers, inverted and textured, while adding color and rougher outlines. I am starting to get the hang of Photoshop's special effects, and really like the amount of choices I have at my fingertips for editing.

Skull stamp painting

This painting was done on a block canvas a friend gave me. I wanted a texture for the underpainting, so I used modeling paste mixed with acrylic paint and acrylic ink. After that dried, I added different glazes with interference powder, ink and paint. I then used different mediums to stamp a skull in multiple places. The stamp I made by carving a potato, which is a fast and affordable way to make temporary stamps. I then added focus by making two of the skulls bleed with acrylic ink and glazing medium.