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Trapping Patience

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sukku Junior Member Registered: December 2004 Location: India, Bangalore Posts: 6 users gallery	Worked the contrast histogram on a copy of the backgroud till I had some detail in it. Blurred the copy slightly to 1. Remove artefacts 2. Show a little depth of field Layered it over with a black to orange-yellow gradation and added transparency. Smudge dirtied the door to fit into the picture more naturally. I like Janet Petty's hat... absolutely perfect...Her color method is awesome, unfortunately I saw it after I was done struggling with mine ) Pasted back original beard and smoke and feathered it out. Then added transparency. Made Gamma and Curve adjustments...generally killed the strong sunlight to a much darker effect. In retrospect I wish I had kept the pants to the diry reddish brown I had originally done instead of the blue jean thingie.. Wanted this looking down n dirty.... Hope it shows up And these are really outstanding Cubano by BolFAB http://www.retouchpro.com/challenges...cat/539/page/2 A story to tell-Janet Petty http://www.retouchpro.com/challenges...cat/539/page/1 Talia's Old Cowboy http://www.retouchpro.com/challenges...cat/539/page/3 Ed The Trapper by (unknown) http://www.retouchpro.com/challenges...cat/539/page/3 Ken Burgess-KenB http://www.retouchpro.com/challenges...cat/539/page/5 (Interesting how he kept the original grey clothes... fits in perfectly)
	· Date: 3/10/2005 · Views: 5652 · Filesize: 41.7kb, 120.5kb · Dimensions: 800 x 1065 ·
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Janet Petty
Senior Member

Registered: January 2004
Location: Mid-South
Posts: 1,664

3/10/2005 1:47pm

First, Thank you!!!

And now for the KUDOS. I love the way you not only colored the original but gave it depth and at least on my monitor made it look painterly. Wonderful moody, old feel to the work. Great going.

Janet

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cazubi

Senior Member

Registered: February 2005
Location: Los Angeles area
Posts: 353

3/12/2005 7:54pm

This look very artistic. I love your use of color. Nice job.

Cathy

Angie B

Junior Member

Registered: October 2004
Location: NC
Posts: 10

4/7/2005 9:58pm

I agree with Janet. The dark colors really work with this pic. This proud man would be very happy with the work you have done.

corel

Junior Member

Registered: October 2002
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 10

4/27/2005 9:00pm

I think the work you did here is outstanding!
The rich colors and the depth of field really grab and hold your attention.

I hope to see more of your work here soon.

sukku
Junior Member

Registered: December 2004
Location: India, Bangalore
Posts: 6

4/30/2005 1:31pm

Cazubi, Angie, Corel... thanx tons for the encouragement. If you liked this one, I guess u'll like this one too... i hope

http://www.retouchpro.com/challenges...cat/500/page/1 ... the concept is basically the same. Thank you all again.

Sweetlight

Senior Member

Registered: September 2006
Location: Florida
Posts: 290

2/6/2007 12:11am

This is gorgeous!!!!!

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Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters.
Norman Maclean – A River Runs Through It

paulafrog

Member

Registered: March 2007
Location: NY
Posts: 53

5/23/2007 7:39pm

this is excellent! great depth

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