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It's ironic, being a native Floridian, but I hate the ocean. I had the "Jaws" phobia when I was a toddler (long before the book or movie). I do like to walk on the beach much as these ladies are doing. Note that not one of them has on a bathing suit? LOL

I "funked" this up using Photoshop Facet filter about 15 or 20 times.

Are you sure we weren't at the same beach?

Steve C.

OK, the other one was from Crescent Beach, now here is yours.

Steve C.

Here is mine.

Michel B

Well Swampy i thought "umbrellas", no "bathing suits" must be a British beach, but no nobody there has there coat on :grin:
beautiful beach shot
I used mainly ahb and history brush

Palms

Nice "gritty" sandy feel, Michael.

Palms, that's nice, but have you ever considered adding some texture to your paint brushes? I'd love to see you step out of the box and funk it up. LOL

Couldn't beat you to this one Palms.

This one - Paint engine, Redfields++, Texture added, some messing with the colours and some sharpening.

Pete

Peter... the sun really adds a lot, but no reflections on the water? No shadows cast? Just being picky on a nice rendering.. :-)

Peter... the sun really adds a lot, but no reflections on the water? No shadows cast? Just being picky on a nice rendering.. :-)

Good points - I'll consider my wrist well and truly slapped.:blush:

I'll do better next time - Honest:)

Peter

Hi all,

Paint Shop Pro,
A little Buzz, then PP Styled Poster Art.

Reminds me a little of the holiday posters on the railways.

Cool capture Dee Dee. Sort of wanted to go with an Impressionist/Pointillistic like feel (which this scene reminds me of). Used GIMP's Cubism filter on a separate layer and set it to Dissolve with a lower Opacity and then did a lot of other things to get the result. :)

Palms, that's nice, but have you ever considered adding some texture to your paint brushes? I'd love to see you step out of the box and funk it up. LOL

Swampy i am hurt and crushed ( not really) there was a bit of texture there and i did use a brush with some texture but i think i lost all of it when tweaking etc. but i do have a huge problem with texture i just dont get on with it, wether it be adding it or using a brush with some texture, but i will try and address it some, but dont hold your breath for too long :grin:

Palms

Good points - I'll consider my wrist well and truly slapped.:blush:

I'll do better next time - Honest:)

Peter

Ha Ha naughty boy, but i do like your render

Palms

Mitch go to the top of the class absolutely love your version

Ikroll very nice and i can see what you mean about a imprsseionistic feel to the photo

Palms

Palms, your art is always lovely, no doubt about it. I would hang any one of your renderings on my wall any time, but I think I was referring more to the broad body of your work. I would love to see you get wild, go crazy and do something really outside the box for "you". :-) I know you can do it. I see too much talent and ability in your work to think you can't get down and funky.

Palms, your art is always lovely, no doubt about it. I would hang any one of your renderings on my wall any time, but I think I was referring more to the broad body of your work. I would love to see you get wild, go crazy and do something really outside the box for "you". :-) I know you can do it. I see too much talent and ability in your work to think you can't get down and funky.

Oh Swampy :blush: :blush: :blush: :blush:

Palms

I just posted an image for you to get funky with, Palms.. :-)

Here's my try. I used Akvis Sketch.

Akvis sketch does a nice job, Klautt

I esp. like your interpretation, Mitch. Ingenius combo of Buzz and the Pencil Pixels action. I was so inspired by your method that I started down that path myself, then got carried away in a different direction.

It was very convenient having that perfectly "horizontal" horizon thereby simplifying the task of splicing in the clouds.

Thanks, Dee Dee, for posting another "good one." :)

Swampy i am hurt and crushed ( not really) there was a bit of texture there and i did use a brush with some texture but i think i lost all of it when tweaking etc. but i do have a huge problem with texture i just dont get on with it, wether it be adding it or using a brush with some texture, but i will try and address it some, but dont hold your breath for too long :grin:

Palms

Have you got the impressionist plugin. If you have, you could try that on a blank layer filled with 50% grey and blend mode set to overlay. Run impressionist, set brush presure to zero, then got to the "Paper" selection bit and play about with the settings etc. Then fade the opacity of that layer to suit your tastes. You could also mask out parts to get an even better effect. You could also try Xero's "Tekstya" plugin, (its a freebie), for simple textures.

Peter

Thanks Palms - Though I still regard myself as being in the beginners class.

Thanks Danny, I forgot to state that i now run any pics through Noise Ninja before I do anything to them. I think it makes a difference.

Have you got the impressionist plugin. If you have, you could try that on a blank layer filled with 50% grey and blend mode set to overlay. Run impressionist, set brush presure to zero, then got to the "Paper" selection bit and play about with the settings etc. Then fade the opacity of that layer to suit your tastes. You could also mask out parts to get an even better effect. You could also try Xero's "Tekstya" plugin, (its a freebie), for simple textures.

Peter

Thanks for that Peter great idea, will have a look into it soon
Palms

Thanks Palms - Though I still regard myself as being in the beginners class.
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Hey Mitch i think most of us do ;)

Palms

Thought I'd try for a Pointelist effect this time.
Still working on the method.

Hi,,,,some layer masks various opacity boost saturation and some canvas texture.

Very nice, Issy. The color adjustments you've made really add a lot to the graphic.

I used Studio Artist cloners to get an impressionistic feel, then back to Photoshop to adjust color and add some color washes. I added some texure to finish it off.

Cathy

Cazubi, that has a very "Renoir" look. Very nice.

Thought I should give it a try... Attempting to stay rather soft.

Juergen

Thanks Swampy. You always pick such nice photos to work with.

On this one I used the water color AHB in Photoshop for the base, then I used the chalk AHB to bring up detail. I then used Lucis Art Winslow filter for effect. I also used a Trimoon preset for paint texture on a new layer and then used overlay as the blending mode. Some hue and sat adjustments finished it off.

Cathy

Juergen! Always great to see now folks playing along. Very nice water color. :-)

Cathy... That is lovely. I'll have to check out Steve's preset for painting texture. He always has such wonderful "new" techniques.

Thank you, Swampy. Being creatively somewhat challenged, I do appreciate your comment.

Juergen

Juergen... You have to start somewhere and I think you did just fine. Heck, I can't draw a straight line on a piece of graph paper even if you give me ruler. I'm such a clutz.

Swampy
This is my first attempt at photo-art

Okay, Pete! Way to get started! It has photographic qualities with some texture and color added.

This was such an interesting picture and I kind of had an idea of what I wanted my interpretation to look like, but, I'm not sure that I achieved it :). But, I sure had fun trying all kinds of different tools. Thanks for the fun Swampy!

Mitch I love your style, I hope I don't make enemies.

Thanks Chillin,
I thought this would be a great Pointilist pic. (Thanks for the image Swampy.) And tried to progress from my previous method, but gave up when I reached the stage below. I'll have to wait for my ideas retreval system to reboot.
My own favourite is Casubi's first effort - great effect!

P.S. Relax - there are no enemies in Retouch Pro.

Beautiful picture, Swampy...
You hate the ocean? One of my deepest wishes is to live by the ocean again... Want to trade with mountains? :wink:
Sylvia

That is lovely, Sylvia. I like the way you busted up the top of the sky. That adds a lot of depth to the piece.

Thank you, Swampy. You sure have a sharp eye, to notice the change in the sky!!
Sylvia