I’m not sure about that? I think the “and/or” could just be a grammatical error on their part because all the other wording makes it clear that it’s mobile/tablet only.
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Ann’s Arty Attempts
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I prefer the colors in the first one... I think added texture is great, I’m not quite in love with that particular texture you used in the second one.
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- Lisa Waddell
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Love them both but since I need to pick one I'll go with the second image!
Yes, I agree. I struggled to find a texture in DistressedFX that kept the original colours but still gave it a more textured look something I often find with this app. I should have tried another app.
The quote I used was from the MPA Awards which is US based I think?
Well, I’m trying to make it look more like a physical collage so if you were to look at it, you would say hmm, I don’t know whether that was made on a computer or by hand but I can’t help doing a lot of blending and then I think it doesn’t really look like it’s a collage stuck on paper. Usually I take one photograph and add to it and make it more painterly. With these I have been adding bits to the background and then adding my focal point. So I suppose this is the main difference and I am quite enjoying the process. I think it gives you more control.
EDIT: Also, I have been starting off with a colour palette right from the beginning. I take a photo or manipulation into Adobe Capture and then use the colours option to extract the colours. I think I sometimes use too many colours and now I am limiting myself which I think makes it hang together better.
Here is the palette I used for the bird collage although I changed the brown to purple:
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Thanks, Star.
. I do love doing this. I think I am much better at this than straight photography.
Thanks Lisa.
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MobiLurver
- Real Name
- Jerry Jobe
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- iPhone 12 Pro Max
The texture here (as with light leak textures on photos) take away the perfection, the newness, the slickness. It gives it the sense of already having entered the body of art through the accumulation of time.
As you can tell, I’m a fan of texture. [emoji6]
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MobiLurver
- Real Name
- Jerry Jobe
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- iPhone 12 Pro Max
I might suggest adding the DistressedFX texture to a neutral background and desaturating it, then blending the result in a different background. You can’t desaturate the texture in DistressedFX; only the image.
I prefer the first one, but that's solely because I like the colors better.
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MobiLurver
- Real Name
- Jerry Jobe
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- iPhone 12 Pro Max
Brilliant!
Oh, yes, it is. They should pay more attention to their own language.
Their FAQ makes it clear:Q. What devices are eligible for entry?
Images shot and edited on any mobile phone or tablet including iPhones, iPads, Android phones and tablets, Windows Phones, and the iPod touch are eligible for entry.
Q. Can I use my desktop or laptop to process or edit photos?
No! From a desktop computer you may compress file size, change file titles, and upload to our site. There should be no image alteration, crops, adjustments, or manipulations from a desktop or laptop. We will disqualify images created with apps which access desktop software using the mobile as a remote i.e apps such as AstroPad.
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Good idea!Such a simple idea, but brilliant! I would never have thought of that.
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Apps: Photoshop Mix, Affinity, iColorama, Snapseed, Procreate
Some of the background was stamps on tissue paper with acrylic paint and then photographed.
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Hipstamatic texture
One of my own textures
Apps: Photoshop Mix, Affinity, iColorama, Snapseed, Procreate
Some of the background was stamps on tissue paper with acrylic paint and then photographed.
Original
Hipstamatic texture
One of my own textures
These are all so beautiful Ann. I can see these as so many different things - cushions, a tryptic, postcards, coasters. A whole range that would sell out immediately.
More teal loveliness 
How do you make your stamps? I had some fun last summer carving bits of potato for grandbabies (and me)....and I’ve played a bit with India ink and random bits of wood and foil. Yet to try proper rubber stamps
How do you make your stamps? I had some fun last summer carving bits of potato for grandbabies (and me)....and I’ve played a bit with India ink and random bits of wood and foil. Yet to try proper rubber stamps
Thanks, Jilly
Thanks, Jen. Interesting, I never used teal until I started doing art when I retired. I never wore anything which was turquoise but with art it has become my absolutely favourite colour and I have to stop using it the whole time.More teal loveliness
How do you make your stamps? I had some fun last summer carving bits of potato for grandbabies (and me)....and I’ve played a bit with India ink and random bits of wood and foil. Yet to try proper rubber stamps
I have to admit the stamp is a commercial one. It’s actually a rubber cake icing mold. In HK, there was a whole road of baking shops and the cake icing molds were as cheap as chips so I bought about 15 of them.
My own stamps I make from foam board and foam sheets which are just dead easy to cut. I also have a stencil cutting machine and have always had big intentions of making lots of complex stencils from photographs but in fact I’ve done hardly any - certainly not enough to justify the price of the machine! I still have grand plans for it because it does lots of other things but like everything, it’s learning how to set it up again. Maybe next year 
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These are all just wonderful!! I agree with JillyG... I could totally see shops selling pillows, etc.
Aw, thanks folks.
There’s so much wonderful stuff out on the internet and without ever having had any formal art training, I feel very much like a wannabe artist. It doesn’t matter though because it gives me a lot of joy and everybody here is so encouraging.
Yes!
It doesn’t seem to me there’s any shortage of material of your own to work with. The other thing about following online themes is that so many people are doing the same thing. Striking out on your own insures originality.