The
leaves in the lower left corner of the picture caught
my attention and I decided to use them as the core of
a new image. After selecting the leaves I used levels,
blur and the paint daubs filter to get the final look.
A one-pixel black stroke
was applied around the outer edge to help define the leaves.
The background is from a set of stock pictures of the
Isles de la Madelaine in Quebec. The brushed look was
created using a brush from the rough set painting in white
on an otherwise black mask. The font is Freehand with
an emboss layer style.