This picture was given to me by a good friend and he gave me permission to post it here for you to play with. The local paper had printed it in a feature they do on photography. It struck me as such a great shot.

Photo is not for commercial use. Copyright Jill Giroux of Sandford, Nova Scotia Canada.

Have fun

Even though the quality of this photo is very poor, the story it tells and the emotions it invokes are priceless. Thank you for sharing this Swampy.

Janet

it's interesting, isnt it. this photo violates a number of 'rules' of photography, but it keeps the main one intact and that one outweighs all the rest, so it works. nice pic :)

I have posted the original Photo (#2) in the first message that you may find more suitable to work on.

Swampy i agree with you lovely shot, and i bet they had a look of glee on there faces !

used the ahb brush

Since I've got Painter 10 for a free 30 day trial (now 24), I thought I'd use it again. On this one I used levels on the original, added a vinette (not sure if I spelled that correctly) and a little sharpening. Then I brought it into painter and used the auto paint mode until I got the look I liked.

Ok i have given a try at being a bit more creative :D

Palms

Skydog...nice work with Painter X. Is the auto paint mode much different from Painter IX?
Alan

Where's Norman Rockwell when you need him?

Retouching in Photoshop CS2, Twisted Brush watercolor cloner, texture in Photoshop.

Palms #1: Nice, I like the way you captured the detail in the dog's face. I had a hard time with that.
Skydog: I'm not sure about the brush strokes on the edges. A little harsh or abstract for my taste in this particular photo, but I love the detail you caught in the bby, dog and cat. Must have been the sharpening you did.
Palms#2: Well framed! It really removes the clutter on the left side of the photo. And the out of bounds technique adds a lot of depth. I like it.
DC: Where is Rockwell indeed! Great color and an excellent job of pushing those pixels around.

Here's my water color. Done with the history brush (chalk, spatter, etc) from different history states.

Super professional - The photograph is truly worth a thousand words...

Nice ones Slide foot!

Fantastic picture, Swampy! Thanks for sharing it with us...
I did mine with my pattern stamp tool technique.
Sylvia

Some real nice stuff coming out here guys & gals.
Thought I'd put one in from me. No its not AHB this time.

Sylvia that is wonderful!! Do you have a tutorial around on your pattern stamp technique? I love the way you have cleaned up all the clutter that was to the left of the dog. Most excellent. :bow:

Great, Peter. Kind of palette knife look.

Sylvia that is wonderful!! Do you have a tutorial around on your pattern stamp technique? I love the way you have cleaned up all the clutter that was to the left of the dog. Most excellent.
Thanks, Swampy! :pleased:
I do have a tutorial, it's on my website:
http://abc-impact.com/photo_art/tutorials.htm

Sylvia

I really like this picture!
I did another one, kind of watercolor look...
I did it starting with my pattern stamp tool one, did an overlay sketch, and applied some dodge and burn stuff...
Sylvia

Precious moment for sure Swampy. Thought of doing a Rockwell, but the image was way too small for me, so I did this simple WC using Amphisoft's Simplifier and Paint Engine with @Wette2 preset. :)

Oh, Ikroll, that is just lovely. Soft texture, is very effective.