I took these photo's as a experiment to see what the difference was between the old and the new camera. So if you arent bored by flowers have a go they are yours to do at will just have fun

Palms

I'll start with a smudge of course

Palms

Nice smudge Palms...i am just playing with your lillies now...will post when i am happy with my result.....

Patricia.... :dizzy:

Hi Palms...Thanks for the nice photos...

Here is mine done in Photoshop CS2 with the watercolor art history brush...and ahb detail brush...Finished off with Flaming Pears ...Mr Contrast...

Patricia..... :classic:

palms,

very nice pics and you know i love your smudges :)

patricia,

that's got some real depth. nice!

craig

Thanks Patricia and Craig,
Patricia that looks like it has been embellished in gold !

Palms

palms1 -- what beautiful flowers!

i've been smudging this one for awhile -- time to stop :heul:

i hope this isn't too vibrant -- i re-calibrated my monitor so i am not so sure if it is coming across too harsh.

i'll work on the other one later.

hope you like it and thanks again...

Palms,
very nice photos and smudging - I like it :happy:
it gives a painterly effect

Palms1, thanks for the beautiful flowers!

Johnnie nice smudge the colours are cool , Barbara thanks waiting for a gimp version Oltenius nice and like your colours too

Palms

Palms, lovely photos. I'm glad I had some time to play with this.

Curves adjustment
Duplicated the file and converted to b/w and sketched. Brought back into the original file and played with opacity and blending modes.

Added Texture then painted back with a charcoal brush with the history brush.

A wonderful photo to challenge me on a Sunday morning! :-)

So many flowers....so little time. :happy:

Steve

Wow, great job everybody!
Steve, how did you do that? It's beautiful!!!
Sylvia

Thanks you much, Sylvia. It's a combination of Gertrudis Pro layered with Buzz, then played with blending on the layers.

Steve

Wow, great job everybody!
Steve, how did you do that? It's beautiful!!!
Sylvia

Couldn't resist going a little bonkers on the flower image this time.

Threw a lot of stuff into the pot and came up with this.

Steve

And here's mine, done mostly with Impressionist layers.
Sylvia

Great swampy a good masterpiece Lovely Steve even the bonkers one like the texture makes the flowers look embossed
Sylvia our posts must of crossed lovely submission what settings did you use in impressionist please
Palms

Sylvia, very interesting brush-strokes-effect :happy:

and here the Gimp version - the imitation of watercolor :happy:

I just love lilies! funny though... when I ordered a bulk mix for my garden I pulled out all the orange ones because they didn't go with the color scheme :lol:

Palms, great smudge, I love the think paint
Patricia, really cool look, almost metallic!
JonnieB, nice soft petals
Oltenius I like the subtle color in the flower
Swampy, really cool effect, I like the way the pencil looks like it is painted over
Steve, the toned down colors make this work great on your 1st and your next does look WILD!
Sylvia, that is lovely
Barbara, I love the way your flower petals came out in your watercolor, nice and soft!

Here's mine, done in painter with oil and watercolor brushes

palms & northernshadow,

thanks and great job on your versions!

Lovely Northernshadow i put a bulk pack of lilies in a few years ago and the orange one is the only survivor :lol:

Palms

Thank you...not many people have the appreciation that we do for bonkers. :classic:

Steve

Steve even the bonkers one like the texture makes the flowers look embossed
Palms

Thanks...sometimes "wild" works when you can't come up with anything clever. :confused:

Steve


I just love lilies! funny though... when I ordered a bulk mix for my garden I pulled out all the orange ones because they didn't go with the color scheme :lol:

Steve, the toned down colors make this work great on your 1st and your next does look WILD!

Here's mine, done in painter with oil and watercolor brushes

Palms,
I can't recall exactly what I used on this picture, but I probably used some layers of Fluff Paint : The Old Master, since I really like this one.
Also, I smudged the whole thing after applying the Impressionist layer. For smudging, I used a brush called Hair 34. I don't remember where I downloaded it from, but can send it to anybody interested in it.
If you are, let me know quickly, I'm leaving Canada in a few days and will be gone for a few months.
Sylvia

Nothernshadow, I like your picture and the subtle texture is great !
(is it a standard texture in Painter or made by yourself ?)

Steve Conway, great colours and nice effect :thumbsup:

Other version, now made as an oil imitation (with more wild colours :happy: )

I used Gimp :happy:

Thanks, and you didn't do so bad yourself. :cool: And with Gimp and Linux.

I'm very impressed.

Steve


Steve Conway, great colours and nice effect :thumbsup:

Other version, now made as an oil imitation (with more wild colours :happy: )

I used Gimp :happy:

Couldn't resist another try at a smudge (it's all new and different to me)
Not sure about this one.....I think I'll have another tinker tomorrow....nice pickies tho'....John

Barabara another nice painting i really like the wildness these photo's are bringing out

John i wouldn't tinker around too much i personally really like this version, and the smudging is coming on great

Palms

Because retouching a photo is not only altering it.... but enchancing it also!

Thanks for the comments!


(is it a standard texture in Painter or made by yourself ?)
Barbara, I made it myself, if you would like it just email me :classic:

John, like your smudge!

Thanks Northernshadow! Nice blur and color creation.

Manta enhanced beatifully

Palms

thanks Steve and Palms for nice comments :happy:

I would like to know something about your new camera , Palms, what a piece
it is and how is your opinion about it ..
(I think about a new one, so I am interested on vary infos :nod: )

I have only had olympus cameras (point and shoot one's ) but my new one is a "own brand" camera (called centon ) from Jessops ( camera shop here in the uk ) It is 8mp, with both digital and optical zoom and so far i am getting on alright with it, I havent gone into any of the different settings yet just geting used to the feel of it for a while but i think it was well worth the money at £97 uk pounds, I do need to get a bigger memory card for it as the photo's are rather big in size. But other than that it is plenty good enough for what i want/need it for

Palms