# Gerrymandering 2018 (Abstract)

**URL:** <https://community.topazlabs.com/t/gerrymandering-2018-abstract/8266>\
**Category:** Other Cool Photos\
**Created:** [November 7, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/gerrymandering-2018-abstract/8266 "2018-11-07T17:20:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![CabanaBoy](https://community.topazlabs.com/user_avatar/community.topazlabs.com/cabanaboy/32/186_2.png) [@CabanaBoy](https://community.topazlabs.com/u/CabanaBoy)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/gerrymandering-2018-abstract/8266/1 "2018-11-07T17:20:19Z")

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![](https://discourseupload.s3.amazonaws.com/original/2X/d/d6f65a8878dabd6877f466a655edcd8c885eac8b.jpg)

Here’s something I did yesterday while thinking about the mid-terms. Hand painted in Photoshop with recently discovered third party brushes, touched up with Topaz Clarity and Detail Plugins. I’m posting this because I am slowly learning how to paint by hand and quite happy how this turned out. Also, FWIW, my take away from this is I need to figure out how to manage all those brushes and get a goto working set without having to sort through all of them. No political comments please.

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**Author:** ![Artisan-West](https://community.topazlabs.com/user_avatar/community.topazlabs.com/artisan-west/32/16288_2.png) [@Artisan-West](https://community.topazlabs.com/u/Artisan-West)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2018, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/gerrymandering-2018-abstract/8266/2 "2018-11-07T18:08:00Z")

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I like the interplay of colors and the name fits well. I think that the canvas texture is too strong. Photoshop has some really nice brushes but I stopped subscribing since I didn’t use it much anymore.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Andre](https://community.topazlabs.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@Michael\_Andre](https://community.topazlabs.com/u/Michael_Andre)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/gerrymandering-2018-abstract/8266/3 "2018-11-08T04:37:05Z")

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Interesting

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**Author:** ![CabanaBoy](https://community.topazlabs.com/user_avatar/community.topazlabs.com/cabanaboy/32/186_2.png) [@CabanaBoy](https://community.topazlabs.com/u/CabanaBoy)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.topazlabs.com/t/gerrymandering-2018-abstract/8266/4 "2018-11-08T18:31:12Z")

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Yes, I agree with your thought regarding the canvas texture. Still learning. Thank you for the thought.