Spring Colors for this Flower

Had some fun with this phone image of a beautiful spring flower. Not sure what type it is, but it is gorgeous. Actually post-processed a very normal image, but I decided to try an alternate version. In this case Topaz Studio 2 was opened and just a vignette and AI ReMix filters were applied. Remix was set to Abstract Swirl Style using only 0.17 opacity and Sat set 0.75 (other were default settings). It applied these beautiful brush effects to the petals which is what you see above. I am still mourning the fact this filter studio is no long available from Topaz. Some Gaussian Blur was added to the background as it was pretty busy. I used a new technique learned from PS Guru Corey Barker – instead of using a brush to even out the shadows, the Gradient Tool was selected with default black to white colors set in the color swatches. In the Options Bar, the gradient will now show black to clear – set to radial gradient at 48% opacity used on the petals. On a New Layer set to Overlay blend mode, drag a very small amount to get a very small black effect which can be pinpointed very closely to where it needs to be added. Really nice technique, and different colors can also be selected along with white. This flower was really fun to do!….Digital Lady Syd