Mike invites folks from RetouchPRO to give this one a go:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1006&message=24149865 (http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1006&message=24149865)


Participant submissions will be added to his Eagle Challenge PBase gallery.
http://www.pbase.com/mikew714/eagle_rt_challenge (http://www.pbase.com/mikew714/eagle_rt_challenge)

Great pic to work with. Thanks for the offer, Mike...

Thank you mike for the wonderful eagle shot. I hope he's watching the enemy very closely.

Thank you mike for the wonderful eagle shot. I hope he's watching the enemy very closely.

Thanks for your submission Swampy.
Nice texture and detail, really like the background!

Mike, great photo, thanks. Studio Artist.

Mike, great photo, thanks. Studio Artist.

Thanks for playing kiska.
Very nice-I love the loose LeRoy Neiman kind of look, well done!

Thanks for the photo, Mike. It's my first post!

-- Kevin

I couldn't help getting patriotic when I saw this!

It's always hard to resist a Mike Warren Challenge... and in this case it will be hard to better the original picture. Great one Mike!

I've been working with the Pencil Pixel actions a little in the past few weeks and and these 2 I like a lot.

First I used Buzz Simplifier 1 at a relatively low setting and then I applied the Soft watercolor action to the first image.

Itso Neimen Acion was used on the second after the same Buzzing

Thanks for the photo, Mike. It's my first post!

-- Kevin

Good job extracting. I like the colors, detail and sharpness.
Well done!

I couldn't help getting patriotic when I saw this!

Looks good-nice concept and framing!
He looks proud to be an American! :)

It's always hard to resist a Mike Warren Challenge... and in this case it will be hard to better the original picture. Great one Mike!

I've been working with the Pencil Pixel actions a little in the past few weeks and and these 2 I like a lot.

First I used Buzz Simplifier 1 at a relatively low setting and then I applied the Soft watercolor action to the first image.

Itso Neimen Acion was used on the second after the same Buzzing

Hi Bob!

Thanks for playing. Love the watercolor wash look-really looks like it was hand painted! Nice edges and texture as well.

Nice style on the second one too. It look like it was sponge painted.
Both are how photo-art paintings should look, like you aren't sure it was generated from a photograph, yet it still looks like the subject matter.

Good job!

Thak you Mike for including us here at retouchpro on this super challenge great photo would really love to see a eagle in the wild they must be spetacular

Palms

Thak you Mike for including us here at retouchpro on this super challenge great photo would really love to see a eagle in the wild they must be spetacular

Palms

Palms,

Beautiful!
Great job-Love the background!

It looks soft and furry like a stuffed animal.
I'd actually prefer to touch that than the real thing... :)

Thanks for playing!

Thanks Mike
It's always a pleasure to be in one of your challenges.

The watercolor has a look that I've been trying to get for quite a while now - and I'm really happy with it. I think I'll be trying it on several different subjects to see if it works as well.

Regards

Bob McCormick
in the North Bay

Had to have a go at this one as well.


Higher res:-
[img=http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/407/mweaglehrf2.th.jpg] (http://img265.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mweaglehrf2.jpg)


Peter

Had to have a go at this one as well.


Higher res:-
[img=http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/407/mweaglehrf2.th.jpg] (http://img265.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mweaglehrf2.jpg)


Peter

Looks good Peter-nice rich colors.
Thanks for playing!

BTW, there is a new version of my Illustration Action here:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1006&message=24185832

Great picture to work with. Thanks Mike!

Everyone is setting the bar really high on this challenge. What wonderful entries, both here and at Mike Warren's pbase site.

This was really fun to work on and be creative. I used a couple of pictures I took (there were no copyright restrictions :) ) Thank you for giving us this challenge.

Janet

Great picture to work with. Thanks Mike!

Looks good!
Very nice background and extraction.
I like the overall color and detail.
Thanks for your submission.

Everyone is setting the bar really high on this challenge. What wonderful entries, both here and at Mike Warren's pbase site.

This was really fun to work on and be creative. I used a couple of pictures I took (there were no copyright restrictions :) ) Thank you for giving us this challenge.

Janet

Nice job Janet!
Great shot of the flying Eagle and background.
Like your composition and technique-looks like a painting on canvas board.
This would make a nice book cover about this great Eagle.
He is shown reminiscing on his younger days when he used to fly all around... :)

Thanks for playing!

great photo......my attempt to spoil it

great photo......my attempt to spoil it

I think you found the missing link between the Dodo Bird and the Eagle! :)
Great background texture-nice smudging.
Thanks for playing!

I used Gertrudis and photoshop together to achieve this painterly look. Chalk brushes in Photoshop worked great and the smudging went well I thought. What do you all think?

bcarll

I used Gertrudis and photoshop together to achieve this painterly look. Chalk brushes in Photoshop worked great and the smudging went well I thought. What do you all think?

bcarll

Like the brush strokes & technique. :)
Proportions got a little lost along the way. :(
The eye looks great-thanks for your submission!

Had to give this picture another try. I gave Mr. Eagle a smoother, clean-cut look.

Had to give this picture another try. I gave Mr. Eagle a smoother, clean-cut look.

That is one mean looking bird!
Did he enlist in the Marine Corp?
Lean-Mean-Fighting-Machine! LOL!

Thanks for posting! :)

My take on this old bird in oils.

Paint Shop Pro various filters.

My take on this old bird in oils.

Paint Shop Pro various filters.

Very nice-really like the texture.
Thanks Mitch!

Here is my attempt at this great picture.


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I'm not sure what style this is, but it's a 'something' :)

Here is my attempt at this great picture.


48849

Nice painterly effect-Thanks!
Like the brush stroke look.

I'm not sure what style this is, but it's a 'something' :)

I think I like the bottom part-but it makes me feel like I had too much coffee! :)

Thanks for playing Bill!

Nice picture to play with, and great artwork done so far...
Sylvia

Nice picture to play with, and great artwork done so far...
Sylvia

Thanks Sylvia.
Nice technique-I like the detail and textures of the strokes.
Good job!