YELLOW leaves

YELLOW leaves
Originally uploaded by DraconianRain.

This yellow will not last forever on the leaves. but i will make it last forever. It was a beautiful day today. I'm glad I went with Kinnari. many a times I learn from situations which dont technically teach me anything. They teach me about myself, about what I am and what I can be.
The beautiful yellow attracted me instantly towards them. It was as if they wanted to be seen, to be appreciated. And I obliged. There's only these leaves that are clear, the rest of the tree and sky is totally uncertain. I don't know what it it. I cannot see it well. I dont know whats beyond. But I see the leaves clearly. Thats what I want to see. I have a clear understanding of myself today. I don't know about tomorrow. And I have stopped expecting and anticipating. I cannot take the dejection.
I am just riding the waves, doing just enough to float, but still in the ocean, not knowing where land is, just going along. I just need to see an albatross, and I'll find the inspiration. These young yellow leaves are my inspiration to keep going. I'll sight land someday.

Yours truly - Line art!!

Yours truly - Line art!!
Originally uploaded by DraconianRain.

I'm not like this. But this is how i would like to be. Like an image, like a perfect person without flaws. But can I be...?
It's truly a misleading image. This is not the real me. But what is the real me? How can I bring out the real me through an illustration?
I tried this for the first time yestarday, pretty successfully! this is how I did it:

1. Open an image in photoshop
2. Create a new layer (line layer) without fill.
3. trace the image using the pen tool (right click and click stroke path. Make sure to change the brush settings before that)
4. delete the Original layer of picture.
5. Create new white layer below the line layer.
6. You can fill in colours using different layers!

It's as simple! Contact me for any clarifications...