New Technique UPDATED

The school year has started, and the first projects are underway. One of said projects requires me to use a scanner. I borrowed an extra one from work, but found that it is a piece of crap. I fear it can no longer be used as a scanner. Its only career options in life are a giant, cumbersome paper-weight, or a tool used in stress management techniques. I've been wanting a scanner for years now, so it was obvious that it was finally time. We've added a new Canon to the family and it's really nice. It is also a printer that, when I tested it, I found it is WAY better then my old printer. Ironically enough I had just bought new ink for the old printer. I guess I'll just have to use it for test prints before using the new printer for a final copy.

The first project calls for an 'everyday object collage.' I had a lot of fun playing around and testing out the different effects of scanning. Open lid, closed lid, background, no background, layering... I was quite please with how things were coming out. The image below is now my background. I was going for 'tea party' theme and then as a second thought I changed the colors just a little to make it more vintage. I really do like how it finally turned out

9/6 - "How it finally turned out" was merely how it turned out without cropping, cutting, turning, or tilting. It is also how things were before variations, saturations, moderations, and a filter. NOW I like how it finally turned out. Both versions.