Gradient maps, IS THIS REAL LIFE?

[Foxx]

I stumbled upon gradient mapping in PS a few days ago and having been going nuts since. The color combos, the atmospheres you can create. It's like a whole new world has opened up to me. Why am I just finding out about these now?!

Anyways here's two I've done of the past week.

#1 - Nothing too special here, just aesthetically pleasing to me. I like being able to create my own wallpapers for my desktop

#2 - Found the theatre on my campus empty tonight. Played with silhouetting and decided to use some color on it instead of black and white. I like the colors that turned out. Any other combos I could try?

 

[b.baer]

I absolutly love the silhouette! Good choice to go with a bit of color. It gets tiring seeing the same old silhouettes in black & white.