By themselves these aren't really very good pictures.
But I'm sure something good can come out of them.



Peter

I was going for a slightly different look, but when playing with blend modes and opacity this came out, so I kept it.

Peter

had a quick play with one, Peter the lillies turned out great

Palms

A quick sketchy watercolour from me...

Edite: Added a more sketchy effect...

And another from me ahb of course
Like the sketches Ziaphra especialy the iris's

Palms

Thanx Palms. ;)

Lovely floral photos Peter....Like your silky embossed look to the lillies...

Palms....Both are lovely...but the Irises are my faves...look hand painted....make a lovely card or print for your wall!!!

Ziaphra...Love your sketches...really bring out the details...

I have been playing in Photoshop...smudging and curves....framed with an action...

Patricia... :pleased:

Thank you Patricia and its good to see you posting again and it has been well worth the wait

Palms

I'll ditto Palms here thank you, like the frames your coming out with (just wait till you get you new eyes).
Right, back to playing with some new brushes some very kind lady donated to the cause. They are very good.

Peter

Great job, everyone!
I used AHB.
Dan

Dan I think your AHB is better than mine, but I post it anyway.

Peter

Palms and Peter...

Thank you for the warm welcome back...and your nice comments too....Glad you are enjoying Joes brushes Peter...Your AHB is great...you are doing so well with it!!!

Dan...Great color and detail with your AHB irises...very nice...

Another one from me done in Painter with the tinting brush,brought back some detail with the soft cloner....framed in photoshop with an action...

Patricia.... :dizzy:

Swampy's Line Art with some tweaks.

Wunnerful, Wunnerful Swampy. That is gorgeous.

Janet

Wunnerful, Wunnerful Swampy. That is gorgeous.

Janet
Same here Swamps

Peter

Peter, I liked your AHB. Thank you for the kind words!
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Patricia, Thanks! Nice painting and frame.
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Regards,
Dan

Thank you Janet and Peter.

Hey, Peter, how often do you get a boquet of flowers from a lady? LOLOL You deserve it for all the great photo's you put up for us to play with.

Thank you Janet and Peter.

Hey, Peter, how often do you get a boquet of flowers from a lady? LOLOL You deserve it for all the great photo's you put up for us to play with.


Not that often, and mainly from the lady with a lake in her yard.
Thank you, hang on I supplied the flowers, have I been conned here????? :dizzy:

Peter

Nearly there i think this leaves me with just one to try

Palms

Almost a jeweled effect, Palms. Very nice

This made with a technique I developed a couple of years ago. I called it "Puffy Flowers". It's an interesting way of introducing depth to a painterly image, don't you think?

Very interesting, Lonnie! Care to share your "Puffy Flower" technique? It has so much shine and gloss... good stuff.

Very interesting Lonk had to look at this a couple of times. Don't puff them up too much they may explode.

Mine done with AHB plus a lot of detail thanks to Ro's tips. Still need to play with that a little - may have over done it a bit.

Peter

Now I was only doing what you guys have suggested and this came out.
Do you think I made the paint too runny???

Peter

boy, i'm getting behind. too many good renditions to comment on everyone's. palms, i liked yours. very delicate. ziapha's sticks in my mind also. very nice. and patricia, you do come up with some great frames :)

this one is from a new filter forge filter i'm working on. it's called 'the monster'.

also from 'the monster' :)

and one more...

Craig the "Monster" is looking like a winner in order of preference 1st 3rd 2nd

Palms

Thanks, Dee Dee and Peter. I've attached a couple more examples of the technique.

Actually it's pretty simple (like most things) -- just takes a little experimentation. PhotoImpact has what's called the "Button Designer", which essentially helps you bevel virtually any shape. For this, I make color range selections and apply beveling to them. To these I sometimes add shadows. Stacking several of these can lead to some interesting results.

Don't know if Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro or ? have similar functions, but Eye Candy's Bevel Boss plugin does just about the same thing (though it seems to lose any transparency). Hopefully, someone will give it a try and share their findings.

Lonnie, great effect.
I particularly like the pictures you posted as examples.
I tried to do the same in Photoshop CS2.

A little watercolor always look good with flowers! LOL

Hope ya'll enjoy,
TwoLaidBack

Yes, vector simplication was involved. Also used Retinex Grain Extract Overlay to get the soft focus glow feel. :)