Making your own pictures into pieces of art!

befunky.com

Someone once told me that they thought, deep down, I must be a frustrated graphic designer. To clear things up, I am not a graphic designer but more like someone who likes good design. I'm always on the hunt for programs that will amend images so I can create my own things such as weekly meal planner, shopping list etc. And, of course, I'm always looking out for free stuff.

I can't remember how I stumbled across befunky.com but I was quick to try it out. For a novice like myself, I found the website reasonably easy to operate. Simply upload a picture and click on the different effects to see the potential outcome. You can also add frames, words and other images to the artwork. It then lets you save the picture to your computer, facebbok page, Twitter etc. There is also a free mobile phone app with limited effects.

The picture below is Tom at the farm; can you see the sheep in the background? I was so impressed with the way this picture turned out with this 'under painting' effect. It looks like a real piece of artwork. I'm tempted in putting the first picture on canvas for his grandma.

Check out the other effects from befunky.com

Underpainting effect

PopArt 11effect

Watercolour effect

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Hosier Lane, Melbourne

MoVida

I love Melbourne lane ways especially Hosier Lane. This cobble paved lane way is famous for many things. Movida is a well-loved institution for Spanish cuisine and if you want to book for dinner; make sure you book 3 months ahead of time. Its intimate atmosphere and superbly crafted dishes makes this place very popular with Melbournians and visitors alike. If you can’t wait 3 months to dine at Movida then try going there for lunch, you are more likely to get in for a sitting that way.

Keep your eye out for it when walking down the lane way – blink and you might miss it.

MoVida | 1 hosier lane melbourne |  03 9663 3038 http://www.movida.com.au/movida/

Image source: http://www.australiantraveller.com/images/galleries/3431/movida02.jpg

 



Grilled Chorizo



Misty

I recently went to a quaint little bar only 2 doors up from Movida called Misty. Misty is one of Melbourne’s original lane-way bars. For a wintery Friday night after work drink spot, it was cosy and unpretentious. We had about 15 people in our party and almost took up half of the room so, as you can tell, it wasn’t a very big space. Nevertheless, it had a good range of spirits and other alcohol (which I couldn’t drink because of Low FODMAP diet) on offer and I could’ve happily sat on a bar stool all night chatting away to friends. I was also impressed with the heating, there’s nothing worse than going to a place and ending up with hypothermia because they had misjudge the pains of a Melbourne winter.

misty | 3-5 hosier lane melbourne | 03 9663 9202 http://mistymelbourne.com/

Image source: http://mistymelbourne.com/

 Artscape

My favourite thing about Hosier lane is the every changing artscape which brightly colours the walls with eye catching designs and styles. I’m pretty certain that artist need to gain permission from the council to place their works up onto the wall to ensure no offensive material is created but the mish-mash of designs actually works. Take a walk during the daytime and another stroll during the evening to see how the lane way itself changes. I believe you get the full appreciation of the artscape this way.

Heath Ledger as The Joker

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