I took these for another post but thought someone might like them here to paint etc ( you can use the others if you want to as well http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/photo-art-resources/18713-nice-gallery-some-tuts.html#post166108)


sorry SC not a punishment:wink:

Palms

These are great, a quick play with ahb mainly

Finally worked out how snapshot works!

Getting carried away I think, another

Great shots, Palms.

History brush and some tweaks

Those look great Cassidy and you didnt get carried away you missed two in the other post :grin:

That looks real classy Swampy

I didnt mean to do this but got waylaid (ahb)

Palms

You keep finding them Palms well done.
Though Steve will be overdosing with these.


Peter

Great pictures!
Dan

And another from me.

Peter

Wonderful captures and thanks for the play Palms. Fantastic interpretations from you all as well. Thought of trying a sketch this time using S/H and Flaming Pear's Mr. Contrast as the base. The canvas was created with a blend of Kent's texture (from his latest Sketch action) and my own canvas that I like using via CS2's Texturizer filter. Attached is a lower quality crop. Here (http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4355/aster2ik6.jpg)'s the complete rendering. :)

Thanks Peter love that silver feel to them, i think Steve has given me the cold shoulder :grin:

Dan thank you and that texture is great

lkroll nice sketch, seems everyone is going sketch mad lately including me
I have tried Kents sketch and charcoal Smudge on this one ( boy have them boys been busy lately and all great ) this one is the one for ps7

On the second image i went back to before the texture layer, duplicated, set the blendmode to multiply, used usm and saved


Palms

Nice work from all of you. Looks very inspiring. Couldn't miss this one to try my (Palms) AHB technique I am trying to practice.

Have a nice weekend

Very very nice Amica, hope you are enjoying this technique :)


Palms

Ok, so now it's indoor flowers......:eek:

Steve C.

Palms-I think I really did learn your border technique. Here's my try at your pink flowers.
Shari

Palms-I think I really did learn your border technique. Here's my try at your pink flowers.
Shari

I think you should stop learning now, you are getting to good ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Palms

You keep finding them Palms well done.
Though Steve will be overdosing with these.


Peter

Yeah, that happened a long time ago! But she has no mercy.

Steve C.

you guys crack me up :)

you guys crack me up :)

Me too. :)

Palms

Palms-I hope I never stop learning. I've got years of work to do to get as good as you and the other people in this forum. I really appreciate the patience and kindness of those who reply.
If Steve is tired of flowers, I could post a frog.
My try at the flowers in the vase. I was trying (not too successfully) to get a Moire background. Any suggestions?

If Steve is tired of flowers, I could post a frog.


A FROG! Now why didn't Palms think of that. I'm great with frogs........at least I guess I am....don't recall having done one yet. And then I suppose it would depend on the species etc. :pleased:

Steve C.

A FROG! Now why didn't Palms think of that. I'm great with frogs........at least I guess I am....don't recall having done one yet. And then I suppose it would depend on the species etc. :pleased:

Steve C.

STEVE
CALM DOWN

You know its only because its not flowers.
Remember you should not go cold turkey with an addiction, take it in stages.
You know it makes sense.

So please NO FROGS (yet) (Steve is still withdrawing)

Peter

STEVE
CALM DOWN

You know its only because its not flowers.
Remember you should not go cold turkey with an addiction, take it in stages.
You know it makes sense.

So please NO FROGS (yet) (Steve is still withdrawing)

Peter

Bless you.............I needed that.

Now, could you help Palms too? I hear she's having a memorial service for her fading flora.

Steve C.

Bless you.............I needed that.

Now, could you help Palms too? I hear she's having a memorial service for her fading flora.

Steve C.

Are we all invited?????
Who's choosing the music????
Do we have to wear black tie????


Now this is getting toooo complicated - I think its time you had your frog. (care of Morguefile)
50211


Peter

I thought I'd slip in a frogless one.

Levels
Noise ninja
PP Styled poster Art - run twice
Played with lighting.

Hi,

great pictures created above!!!

saby

Had to come back to this one.

Hope you don't mind Steve - no froggy.

Peter

An Art History Brush Interpretation.

Now this is getting toooo complicated - I think its time you had your frog. (care of Morguefile)
50211


Peter

Sorry, but that frog is too good to mess with. Besides I might get warts.

Steve C.

Sorry, but that frog is too good to mess with. Besides I might get warts.

Steve C.

I was toad you might say that

Peter

Never did one of these, but what the heck.
Ran a action of mine that desaturated in a certain way using the Hue setting on the layer.
Made a low saturation mask and pushed color back in and placed the layer on top.
Used the same mask with a B/W adjustment layer to add contrast. Set the layer to overlay 100%.
Above the base layer I did some custom filter burring and sharpening.

Chris

Shattered Asters.

I was still playing around with this image and this came up. Couldn't resist sending it in.
With apologies to all the flower people out there.


No asters were harmed in the making of this picture. :)

Flowers are always nice to do and so many techniques to use. I used a pastel style with a little lighting change. Enjoy.

bcarll

I was toad you might say that

Peter

Peter, I must say you really hopped on that one. :devious:

Steve C.

I’m still practicing with a pencil.
The frame I used from “mypatchesangel.com/pspframes1.htm”

Nice work, Chillin. I like the frame. Went to the site and discovered they were for Paint Shop Pro. Too bad they couldn't be used with CS3. I would have liked to be able to use a couple of them.

You could rename the extension to Paint Shop Pro, open in Paint Shop Pro & save as a psd.
You could download the Paint Shop Pro demo to do that or tell me which ones you want to be saved as psd's & I'll do it for you.

Still am on my lace binge, so apologies in advance to thoughs who are tired of looking. I attached a low quality crop of the full rendering. Here (http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1020/pretty20in20pinkmj4.jpg)'s the complete rendering (it's seamless by the way). :)

Hi Ikroll,

thath' s cool, did you use the Engraver ?

saby

Hi Ikroll,

thath' s cool, did you use the Engraver ?

saby

Glad you liked it saby. I used GIMP's Mosaic filter set to Grain Extract (separating the dark parts for the light using Mehdi's Fine Threshold filter). More details (and some additional samples) can be found here (http://www.innographx.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=106243#106243). The one that I did and liked the most thus far is here (http://www.innographx.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=106277#106277). :)

Phew you have all been busy, And I have only been away for a few days ! ! ! ! !

That is another good one Sharynideas the background is beautiful and i cant think of a way to improve it. And i say yes start a thread with a frog, after all halloween will be here soon, and i havent seen one posted before.

Dont worry Steve i have a taken a few non flower photo's that i will post soon :)

Mitch the clarity on the first one is super it looks really crisp and clean, will have to come back to your workflow on that one. The shattered one is excellent, unfortunately i did harm the asters they have now died and I will have to arrange a decent send of for them inviting Steve and Peter of course

Saby i like the look of yours may i ask how you did it ?

Peter that one is gorgeous love the colour and overall effect of it, reading through the posts i thought i would be able to work the toad link in, but you got there with that as well :depressed

GerryB your ahb interpretaion is superb it has a lovely softness to it, well done.

Cricket glad you did one of these now all i need to do is take a photo like it :)

Bcarl that is gorgeous ( i am fast running out of words here there ) I adore the softness of the flower heads, can you give us a brief run down of grushes used etc.

Chillin what can i say the overall effect is great the flowers have a look of what you would find in a victorian botanical book

lkroll i cant be bored with your lace binge as it is the first i have seen will have a look at the links you have posted later

Phew sorry for the length of this post, I know i am probaly biased but i think this is one of the best threads ever, the quality of work shown here is absolutely excellent and deserves a big pat on the back to all

Palms

You could rename the extension to Paint Shop Pro, open in Paint Shop Pro & save as a psd.
You could download the Paint Shop Pro demo to do that or tell me which ones you want to be saved as psd's & I'll do it for you.

I'm leaving on vacation in a few days and will be gone until next month. When I get back I'll have a look on that site again. If I can't get a copy of Paint Shop Pro I'll let you know what frames I'd like, if that's alright.

Phew you have all been busy, And I have only been away for a few days ! ! ! ! !

GerryB your ahb interpretaion is superb it has a lovely softness to it, well done.

Palms

Thanks for the compliment. My wife and I will be on vacation for a few weeks but when I get back, I've got a couple ideas for a twist on the AHB. If they turn out, I'll post something to show.

First effort, in Phot0shop CS3..layers, find edges, blur...I liked it well enough not to bother with texturing, but maybe that's the next step...

First effort, in Phot0shop CS3..layers, find edges, blur...I liked it well enough not to bother with texturing, but maybe that's the next step...

That's a great effort there and welcome, keep them coming ! ! !

Palms

Welcome aboard, Lady! I can tell we can all learn from you! Excellent work!

Beautiful!

Beautiful!

Ditto lovely work

Palms

I have to agree with Palms Ziaphra very nice.
So I had to have another go myself.
Sorry Palms I worked so much on them, the first one of them seems to have melted.


Peter

Palms, thank you. Beautiful works.
Photoshop CS3 AHB.

Awww...thanks...easy to work on such pretty pics! :)

Peter Melted isnt the word what have you done ? It is a bit zany to say the least ! ! ! but i love it brilliant

Alex the darkness really sets of the colour and texture of the blooms may i ask what brush you are using ?

Palms

Palms, thank you.
I used different brushes. Mostly ORNAMENT from Assorted Brushes Set - Photoshop CS3.

Palms, thank you.
I used different brushes. Mostly ORNAMENT from Assorted Brushes Set - Photoshop CS3.

Thank you for the info Alex will have to have a look there,

Palms

I was inspired to have another go at the pink flowers by you all and to try out the brush's Alex mentioned


Palms

Palms...

Just had a look at all the beautiful and varied art work that has been done on your pretty flowers....Your renditions are beautiful as always...

Well done all...I have enjoyed looking at each and every one...great imaginations....

As i am still having a Fractalius frenzy i did all three...

Patricia.......:pleased: