Here's one for you all to play with.
I found it at morguefile.com. If you would like the high res version click here.
http://storage1.morguefile.com/download.php?display=131134

Enjoyed the play Jordan. :)

Great photo, Jordan! So much color!! Thanks for the play.

Here's mine done with the PST.

Lyle- great metallic look
Swampy- another wonderful watercolor

I am attempting Painter. I realize my painting is nothing amazing. But I'm pretty happy just figuring out the brushes :) I would not let myself revert to Photoshop till I had finished it! :lmao:

For some reason this image didn't seem to look very good no matter what I threw at it. Never-the-less I kept throwing, just mainly to have something to post. So here is what I finally came up with.

Steve C.

Jordan, you did a great job in Painter. I just can't figure out the brushes. What did you use?

Well, Steve, it's great, if you asked me.

Thank you Swampy, although I think you're being kind :) I know I used one of the Digital Watercolor brushes, because I heard they were easier than the regular WC brushes. But I looked back through them and none of the names sound familiar!:blush:

Steve- I know what you mean. I redid & redid mine several times. I quite like what you came up with though.

Dang Steve throw some my way.. I think it looks great! U got my Vote!

Jordan lotsa color thanks fer da play.. You are becoming quite the artist!

Lyle with all that fabric I was expecting a tapestry or embroidery from you

Swampy Luv your texture looks great!

I just tried to maintain a bit of all that vibrant color without mucking it up to much

OLBaldy, Swampy, and Jordan.....Surprised and pleased that you folks decided it was ok.

Thanks to you all for boosting my morale on this one.

Steve C.

Beautiful picture!!!
Here's my version of it.
Sylvia

This is a lovely colourful photo, but like Steve and some others i had trouble too and i am only posting this in honour of the time i spent on it
Weird isnt it when you see a nice image and then cant "make" anything of it :aghast:

Palms

I've spent the morning struggling with this photo and painter. Ugh! Obviously I am not posting anything. 'Nuf said. :tongue:

OB love the texture in yours
Sylvia- beautiful!
Palms- I am glad you posted. I think it's very nice. I especially like your background.

OK, one more, just to say I completed it.
This time with Painter's regular watercolors.

Great colors on this one. Thanks for posting it.

Jordan I really liked your first one.

My rendition is a little oil painting.




Alan

This is my first post to any forum here, but couldn't resist the colorful image.
Changed the background scene to get rid of the distractions and did an illustrated (smudging and diffuse anistropic) look in CS3 to maintain the vibrant colors in the dresses.

Bryan

Wow, Bryan. Way to introduce yourself to the forum! Marvelous painting and thanks for the workflow info. You're gonna fit right in around here! :-)

Bryan, yours really pops! Good work and welcome!

Thanks to you and Swampy for the welcoming and kind remarks. I've been a "lurker" for some time, learning along the way and decided to jump in the fray since there is an amazing amount of really good work and and great talent here.

Great first post Bryan. I really like the background change & the smudge look.
Welcome to RetouchPro!!