Deb Trotter, Cowboy's Sweetheart

All collage artists know this to be true. Sometimes, no matter how many photos you have in your collection, you just can't find the perfect picture.

I've been working on some beach-themed cards for a client. (Hard to believe, I know. What's up with a Wild West cowgirl going 'coastal'?) But the request was a chance to explore other sides of me – it's good to stretch a little. It also brought back memories of the sunny life in North Carolina. So why not?

Why not, indeed.

Except that I needed a gal in a bathing suit with a voluptuously BIG butt.

See, I had this specific idea for the card, and no other type of woman would do.

Besides being a woman with an 'outstanding' Bum, she needed to be a little bit cynical and not exactly a spring chicken.

Thanks goodness for Photoshop's "Liquify" tool.

I practiced a few Photoshop YouTube tutorials, and in spite of the fact that the results aren't perfect, they made all the difference.

Check it out.

I tried to exaggerate her age – and her thighs, butt, and legs – but I left her arms thin, so as to really call attention to the lower part of her body. Not exactly right in terms of reality. But with art you can do whatever the heck you want to make a statement, right?

I can't show the finished card right now, but when the company has the catalog ready for its clients I'll be free to give you some small sneak peeks.

Thank you, Photoshop!

And Happy Trails!

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