Cat in a Hat

A brown tabby cat sits on a rumpled blanket. He has a red knit scarf around his neck and a red velvet sloucy top hat on his head.

5/22/21

    The image of a cat wearing a scarf was provided by Helen via Pixabay (see below). He had such a regal look about him that I knew he needed a hat as well. I found a squashy leprechaun top hat on PixelSquid. It was recolored with a hue/saturation layer to match the scarf. I did some cropping and added texture. One texture was burlap from PS fx texture overlay, and the other was from Graphic Authority’s Inked collection. I looked to see if it were still available — it is — and all the collection prices are much less expensive than they used to be. I have hundreds of dollars worth of  CD’s with themed album templates, tools, textures and frames. It was very useful when I was shooting events and portraits. I like them all, but the Inked designs and textures are still my favorite. As mI wrote this, I wondered if I should have used green for St. Patrick’s Day; so I took the time to see what that might look like. See below. Now, I can’t decide which version looks better. One day I’ll learn to go with my first instinct — less indecision  ;-)

Take care and stay well.

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