Using textures as backgrounds...

I took these pictures a while ago...I used my texture 'Levi' as the background for the first one, I love the denim blue and scratchy effect it has and thought it'd be the perfect background for this beauty...

Single rose with 'Levi' texture from my Collection 2

If you want to try using textures as backgrounds using photoshop, here's how:

1. Try to take your picture with a plain background to begin with...it makes cutting it out much easier when you get into photoshop as the edges of the flower/object are more easily identified by the 'quick selection tool'...I held this rose up to a white door so it had a plain light background...

2. Open both your original flower image and the texture you want to use for the background in photoshop...

3. With the image selected, right click and select 'Duplicate  Layer' to have a copy of your image to work with...

4. Select the 'quick selection tool' in the left hand tool bar and use it to select the flower...if you want to tidy up your edges you need to hold alt down and use the curser to refine your selection...

5. Once you've selected your flower, right click and select 'copy via cut'...this cuts out the flower from it's original background...

6. Insert the texture layer and then move the cut out flower onto the texture (make sure your texture layer is underneath the object in the layers palette and turn off any unwanted layers by clicking the little eyeball on the left of the layer)...

7. You should see your flower with it's new background now! You can alter the opacity of the texture or use some adjustments to meld them together, making them 'work' as one image...you can move the cut out image around to find it's perfect composition too...and try different textures/images as backgrounds...have fun :)

As always, there are several ways to do this in photoshop but this is how I do it if it's a simple 'cutting out job'...I hope you find this helpful :)

I found some amazing old letters and thought they'd make a perfect background for this image above...I decided to finish the vintage look in Lightroom, adding a little extra rouge tint for the pretty petals :)

I hope that you are having a good week and finding time for some creativity...I'm still in painting mode and will share the things I'm making as soon as I get them scanned in...take care and keep warm x

linking with:  macro monday, photo art friday, weekend flowers, weekly topshot