Warp speed to the Wild Side

Wow! Did I let myself go for a wild ride or what? Ha! This image was totally right brained. I just allowed the image and background to guide me. If I had really thought it out, it would have looked like the flying heart that I originally started out with. You can still make out the flying heart but now I see a wild cat. Once I saw that, I couldn't go back and see it the other way. I see a wild cat of very old wisdom...as they say "Beyond it's time". Almost in an etheral way (something outside the physical realm). This image is definitely not something I would think of creating. I mean, really, I have a great imagination but not of this nature. This was the type of experience that you just hear yourself say "Wow!" repeatly or "Cool!" during the process. So much fun! That is what makes Photoshop CS so fantastic. You just never know what the final results will be sometimes. Hope you enjoy this image as much as I have creating it.

Although I can't find the artist that created the original heart with wings tattoo, I can tell you it was an i-stock photo. I found it while searching for copyright free Valentine hearts. There wasn't a copyright on it and it said this may be subject to copyright. If the copyright isn't on the image, I don't know where you would find it or the original artist. In my searches, I have found that most artist's that don't want you to use their work will use a watermark, a block from downloading, or writing across the image. Does anyone want to add a comment on copyright prodical? I would love to learn more about the issues of copyright. And please make it fact-based. Thanks! Please remember that most of the artist that use images found on the web are usually modifying them significantly or enhancing them. Most do NOT want to insult the original artist in any way or infringe upon copyright laws.

I was having a discussion this afternoon about companies who have been known to sue over copyright infringements. It became clear that in days gone by, if someone were to wear a t-shirt (for example... let's say a cola logo product), it meant that the company gave you that. They realized what great advertisement that was. Today, those same companies want us to pay to advertise for them. I guess it wasn't enough to just advertise for them for free. Just think about that for one second. Yes, let it sink in. We actually bought into the idea that wearing product placement on our clothing was cool. Talk about your name brand shopping! :)

Now do any of you have comments to share? ;)