Goblin up

I sketched this little fella while watching the final of Britain's Got Talent (or Britley's come Talent as my son likes to call it). He has nothing whatsoever to do with any of the acts or judges I hasten to add... though maybe there's an auditionee or two who've fancied turning Simon Cowell into him! This goblin just sort of appeared on the page. He wanted an audience and while his prize is not to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen, he does at least get to meet some lovely bloggers!

Thought I might share a little PhotoShop tip with you today. Now we all know what a pain it is trying to scan a pencil sketch. In the past I've fiddled with my scanner settings which helps, but if you have PS (I use the cheaper Elements) then all you need to do is create a duplicate layer then use the 'multiply' blending mode which magically 'ups' the intensity of your wishy washy scan, bringing back all the live imbued by your 2B pencil. Simples ;)

For Sunday Sketches - pop over and visit more. Who knows, perhaps someone has drawn Simon Cowell?!

PS: Actually, I think I'll call him Hoff - kind of suits him and is especially appropriate since one of the judges was THE Hoff!