I shot this a couple weeks ago in my backyard...
I thought it was a good candidate for the forum...
I hope you take a crack at it...

looks great to me will have a go tomorrow i will be back

Palms

not my best - I got my layers mixed up half way through and then had to try to mask and repair - didnt go to well.

Always Like a photo done with a long lens separating the bg from the main subject. Nice shot.

Steve

Frank, This was probably one of the most "fun" projects I've set out to do in a while. Just a great picture with much "artistic" potential.

I'm not real sure how I got "here". I do know that after color adjusting, making the selection and doing a pencil sketch I spent a lot of time in the blending options dialog box. I experimented with different knockouts, and channel blends and I can't, for the life of me remember what I finalized on.

Thanks for the wonderful picture and opportunity to play!

looks pretty good to me, nancy.

i had a go also. this was done with the new Filter Forge, filter maker, with a filter i made in that program. (you can find more about filter forge in the software forum). i ran the filter, overlaid it on the original, duped it again and set the dupe to multiply. i then did this again and then cropped the whole.

craig

steve and dee dee,

you both posted while i was posting so didnt see yours. both very nice!

craig

Here is my try. I'v used Filter - Rough Pastels, brushes on a dup background layer, adjustment layers (selective color, color balance...) etc. Voila!

Thanks...and looks like that new filter program is working well for you. Still haven't downloaded it yet.

Steve

steve and dee dee,

you both posted while i was posting so didnt see yours. both very nice!

craig

This is so beautiful photograph that it was really nice to work with it.
I'm having around 20 layers in my work. I start with one sketch method tutorial and then start to play with layer modes for adding some color back. I play long time with the background and use lightning effect for the flower.

Criag... love the textures!

Krissie... great use of lighting effects. And that black textured background is striking on this subject!

I go away for a few hours and you guys having all kinds of fun without me :-)
I'll post mine later...

I've always wanted to use "patterns" and this was just the opportunity I needed. Several tries later, I now leave you with a beautiful basket for the apples you pick.

You all know how much I like to cheat. :)

....refrigerator. Had some help from EyeCandy this time. :)

steve,
thanks. yes, we're having fun with Filter Forge

dee dee,
thank you :)

some very cool stuff here!

oltenius,
love the colors and the border. not real crazy about the somewhat ragged petal edges, but overall, very nice.

krisse,
that's definitely a WOW! very nice :)

klassy,
very cool use of backgrounds! nicely done!

lk,
nice on the first one, but really like the second one! very cool :)

ok, like i said to steve, we're having fun with Filter Forge. attached is another rendition done with a new filter i just made based loosely on a filter that cameraken made :)

craig

Layer Colors
Gradients
Duplications
Bevels

Technical Level; Challenge! Creativity Level; Priceless!

Thanks craig! Your creation is wonderful.

Craig, have you tried making painterly, or brush stroke effects filters yet?

If so I might take the plunge.

Steve

Dee Dee, better late than never...thanks for the nice comments.

Steve

I have returned, i started one way went another then another and finaly threw the kitchen sink at it, and enjoyed it all the way hope you do to

Palms

oltenius,
thank you :)

steve,
i've thought about brush strokes for FF, but so far i havent really tried to do it. i'm currently working on a multi-art filter, but it wont have strokes. i know cameraken has worked on trying to make one for frames and borders, but it seems FF doesnt yet have that capability either. still, this is a VERY powerful, yet VERY easy to use construction kit for making filters. if you guys can handle learning photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, painter and others, this shld be a breeze. we've all gone hunting for filters; now, you can just make them and use those that others here are making. it's an impressive program.

palms,
more kitchen sink!! that's very nice!

craig

Palms, I'm not sure I like the background, but I LOVE the treatment of the blossoms!

i'm not sure if i accomplished anything special -- but i enjoyed playing with this photo -- it was done with various filters in Filter Forge and blending and whatever else i could think of.

I was after a "painted on marble" look...
I'm not sure I scucceded but it is the best I could come up with.

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lk,
nice on the first one, but really like the second one! very cool :)

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craig

Glad you liked it Craig; I'll get the glass conversion down maybe one day. :)

Thanks Craig and Swampy
There are some real cool versions coming out in this one.

Craig i like the embossed one but the one that looks like porcelain is excellent

Frank i think the marble effect does sort of work, possibly it would be better if the blossom was more white and less pattern ( like the leaves )?

and swampy cant remember everything that i done but the i used anisotropic and a tip from you facet ( but just the once)

Palms

makeover,
glad to see you taking the plunge on filter forge. cool isnt it :)

frank,
certainly looks to be on stone. dont know about marble. certainly not polished marble, but the effect is great regardless.

lk,
am a bit surprised with your penchant for filters that you havent gotten filter forge yet ;) (god, i'm starting to sound like a saleman)

palms,
thank you :) i like the 2nd one better also. that was made with a filter i made called 'wet plastic' or 'wet glass', i forget. :)

craig

My first try at photo art, I though I'd have a go at this in Corel Photo Paint, not sure what you'll think, I'm not very creative...John

Better if I add image....lol

A very nice image to work on. I used Lucas art filters on about three different layers of the image, and then used different layer modes until I had something that looked okay. I added some texture, and then I lost track of a few steps that I did.

Cathy

Hello Frank...Lovely photo...your flowers must be ahead of mine...they are just opening out this week...

Love all the different artwork on this lovely apple blossom...amazing how many different ways a photo can be interpreted!!! well done to you all...

Here is mine...Done in photoshopCS2 with the art history brush ,blending mode...multiply...I then ran DC Special Beyond edger ( a great free filter and oh so useful) finished off with Lucis art sculpture mode...

Noticed that you used Lucis art on yours Cathy. its a great filter...

Patricia.. :wavey:

Pat, lovely work...


...your flowers must be ahead of mine...


It is because I'm south of you... not much, but enough for them to come out a couple of weeks before yours.

Thanks Frank...I enjoyed doing your photo....Are you near enough to have 22 hours of daylight and 2 hours of dusk at this time of year???? I really like it ...cause sometimes i cant sleep and find the daylight less scary....Just a wimp really...lol...

Patricia... :wavey:

Not that close: Boston, USA


...Are you near enough to have 22 hours of daylight and 2 hours of dusk....
Patricia... :wavey:

Ah so far south Frank....

Patricia... :pleased:

very nice photo Frank :happy:
and very interesting renditions in this thread :thumbsup:

here one watercolor more ..
I used Gimp :happy:

WOW Good work Barbara.

Janet

Hi Janet :happy:
I am glad, you like it :happy:

WOW Indeed!!!!!

Great work!! I love it!!!

very nice photo Frank :happy:
and very interesting renditions in this thread :thumbsup:

here one watercolor more ..
I used Gimp :happy:

here's another done with one of my filter forge filters. melted glass, porcelain, wet plastic? not sure :)

craig

I've been working on this technique for what seems like ages. I started with a tutorial but couldn't achieve the results I wanted using it. So I pretty much scrapped the whole thing and began my own journey into unknown realms. Finally, I have a picture I can post.

Janet

OOOOOOOOWWWWWW! Janet I like that.......John

Barbara...Love your watercolor....have had a go in GIMP and so far like what i can do...thanks for the inspiration...

Craig....Lovely ...you are really getting to grips with filter forge...I like all i have seen so far....

Janet....Really pretty and the background works really well....

Britsdad...your rendition is lovely...pretty in pink!!!

Patricia... :)

Thank you all. I'm humbled.

Janet

thanks , Patricia :happy:
and happy gimping :bigthmb:

here is my try at this pretty picture. I'm trying out Corel Painter.

patricia, thank you :)

janet, lovely!

cathyh, also very lovely. really looks like paint.

craig

Very lovely!!!

here is my try at this pretty picture. I'm trying out Corel Painter.

Thanks Craig, and Frank for the comments.

Craig, I like the different versions you have done.

Frank, I like the emboss look.

Barbara, yours is really nice. It is very soft. What is Gimp?

cathy

Do any of you know if there is a filter for windows and/or Photoshop that comes close to the watercolor filter that Barbara used?

very nice photo Frank :happy:
and very interesting renditions in this thread :thumbsup:

here one watercolor more ..
I used Gimp :happy:

thank you, cathyh :)

the Gimp is an open source (free) graphic editor. it's quite good and still being supported.

craig

from a new filter forge filter.

craig

Frank, thank you for this beautiful photo! I can see it is very popular and no wonder! Great job, all!
I used a combination of painter ix and Photoshop CS2.

No prejudice here...(insert big cheesy grin)...But Judy, yours is by far the one I like the best. That's not to say others aren't as good, just that my subjective opinion likes this one the best.

Janet

judy,

now THAT'S a painting! wonderful! after i spend a few years (lifetimes) with flora learning from her, i expect to visit you next :)

craig

Lots of steps for this one, some of them with impressionist and art history brush.
Sylvia

another lovely painting. nicely done, sylvia :)

craig

Oh Judy...fabulous...I have to agree with Janet....

Sylvia...Love how you have painted this one...

Patricia... :classic:

judy,

now THAT'S a painting! wonderful! after i spend a few years (lifetimes) with flora learning from her, i expect to visit you next :)

craig
Oh Craig....i'll be waiting :wink:

Thank you Janet, Patricia!