Dough Boy

Here is another example of what mirroring can do to an image.  First:  found in Amsterdam many years ago... this is the base image.  I liked the graffiti'd figure + wood grain + the chain.  Don't think I had hight hopes that it would turn into something special.  Also I tend to take just one photo when I find something I like so if it doesn't transform... oh well.

spray paint on board

Here is what I ended up with after mirroring.  There are additional edits; color is inverted, imaged flipped, cropped, sharpened, bulged a bit,etc.  I like the ghost in outer space feel as well as the usual patterning that happens when you mirror an image.

dough boy in a dark place

Finally some third and fourth generation iterations of the above.  I like this one for it's happy color cheer and google-y eyes.  Notice the chain starts to fade as a point of interest

dough bright

Lastly... An edit I did on the above just now before loading it onto the blog.  More detail due to black being added.  The rosy red seems to darken the emotional tone as well.

Rosy dough

Enjoy