We got some ice in Houston overnight.  As this city rarely sees wintery weather, it is ill-equipped to handle it.  As such, the city pretty much shuts down and people generally stay home.  If the city planned a little better, maybe shutting down wouldn’t have had to have been an option…   Let’s get back to the subject at hand.

I realized today that I needed some more practice with the mixer brush if I was going to get some good results on my digital project.  So, that’s what I did today and I ended up with this:

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Ok, I’m going to toot my own horn here and say that this is probably one of the most sophisticated pieces I’ve produced using Photoshop (aside from some logos I did a few years ago).  I got some elements of highlight and shadow, along with some shading.  I didn’t pay too much attention to elements of composition and concentrated more on the use of the mixer brush.  I think I may be getting on to something.