Sunset and Water Colors: Painterly Vibes

The golden hour is the best time of the day. 

Especially while watching the sunset colors from the other side of the city, all the changing hues in the sky and cool water effects. 

This is such a serene spot and I decided to incorporate extra painterly effects so it resembles more like a painting. 

Painterly Swirl Effect: Pastel Colors in the World

I started playing around with different paint strokes in Photoshop, choosing soft pastel hues ranging from yellow, green and purple to pink and blue. Originally this was going to be an abstract piece but after changing up the effects, I decided to turn it into a swirl design. What's fascinating is how this looks like an actual painting, not created digitally. 

[Chosen as the cover photo for a Flickr Group] 

Pastel Painterly Strokes of Art Effect

I have been obsessed with the latest trend popping up all over spring--painterly style prints, art, and design. The pastel and bold hues bring extra optimism into our lives while still adding that extra pop of color. 

I was inspired to mix up a bunch of different pastel hues from across the rainbow, adding in random paint strokes (while creating layers and layers of them) and other textures to create this piece here.