She looks so sad

After a brief summer hiatus, Art Creations Friday is back online. I always look forward to this challenge, as it gives me the opportunity to play around in photoshop with images other than my own. This week, the provided image is a vintage photograph of a young woman. She looks incredibly sad to me. I'd love to know her story.

Earlier today I was looking through the many marvelous textures so generously shared by one of my favourite Flickr contributors, Playingwithbrushes. I downloaded a few more to add to my growing collection and then chose one to work with today. Choosing wasn't easy; most of her textures work so well with vintage photos.

This piece of art came together surprisingly fast; I'm quite pleased. I kept it simple on purpose; I didn't want to take away from the sad, wistful woman. I wish I could tell you where I found the nifty brush I use to provide all the scratches, but I haven't a clue. I do know it's rapidly become a personal favourite.