I guess this is the danger of being self taught. I just realized that PS brushes have NAMES! That sure makes painting with them easier than just using the thumbnails. lol

Also the Edit>Fade command seems to work on all filters...including Plug-Ins! ^5 :-) This is really cool. Especially with the Medhi kaleidoscope filter. Attached is a foxglove picture manipulated in such a way.

http://rutt.smugmug.com/gallery/1444752

Today I added some texture to a couple of sheep at Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nancee_art/tags/sheep/

It's funny. Now that I've reverse engineered how to make traditional texture I'm content to use the Free ones available at Flickr.

I do miss when I first started playing with textures by using foliage, fabric and things like stained glass windows. The results unpredictable and surprising. Now I know that a few scratches, some mottles and a gradient...

I've been playing with Snap Art and thought it might be cool to see it compared to some other (Win) PS painting plug-ins

http://heedingthemuses.wordpress.com/