Two or so years ago, I took pictures of this gentle old man as he tended his cows. Two years have past. He is still tending his cattle by hand, using his old hay fork from 1944. He is still waving and smiling at all the cars that pass so quickly and hoping that someone will wave back. He often forgets to eat and is rail thin with a bend to his back from severe osteoporosis; but extremely agile for someone so many years young. The cattle he tends are so gentle that they will come to the fence line for a friendly scratch or rub--no shying away with these bovines. Mr. Plumlee looks every day of this nearly 80 years. His mind is filled with a lot of nonsense that makes complete sense to him. I hope I'm doing as well when I reach his age.

The link below is to the original thread. Enjoy painting these new pictures. If you think they are too yellow. I took them during the evening's golden hour. The only adjustments have been to levels and some gaussian blur on #3 (the cow in the back).

http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/photo-based-art/12729-old-man.html

Janet

Nice story, Janet. Please wave at him from me next time you pass :-)

Such a nice shot I didn't want to muck up the pixels to much, so I just combined some layer options

Janet, thak you for bringing back the kind old man.

I wanted to step out of my box a little on this and do a modern painting of an old man. Adjusted curves using the pencil tool to get the wild colors. Saved as a pattern, Sketch layer set to color burn over a PST with a hard edge brush with Impressionist turned on. Top layer PST with Impressionist off to bring back some detail

Such a nice shot I didn't want to muck up the pixels to much, so I just combined some layer options

Great OlBaldy. I like the combinations you did here.

Be sure, I'll wave. Always do.

WOW Swampy, we posted at exactly the same time. Great "muck up". I always like what you do.

Janet

Awesome Pictures !!

Awesome Pictures !!


You should see the ones that "got away". :)

Thanks for "playing". His pictures do lend themselves to this kind of treatment. You did a good job.

Janet

Thank You, He reminds me of an old gentlemen I knew

Great pictures, thanks for the play.:) Another pattern stamp attempt...

And another...

Thank you, Janet. :-)

Kimlou, your pictures with the pattern stamp look great. Thanks for the play.

Here is mine.

Janet

Yes I remember this gentleman Janet. Playing with my trial period of India Ink (Flaming Pear) filter. :)

CherylH's Fingerpaint1 preset (and a few other things). :)

I haven't done one of these in a while, so here it goes:
HDR followed by Poster Edges in CS3

Old man.

Steve C.

Happy Easter ALL!

A real man!

Old man...2

Steve C.

Old man...3

Steve C.

I think I have seen this man in every town and country I have ever been in! He may have even been on the cover of Saturday Evening Post magazine.. and if not... then he could have been! Beautiful renditions of this Nice capture..

I remember this "old gadgie" well, if this thread turns out as good as the first one did it will be a "belter".
Again Janet wonderful pics.
John

I remember painting that young man! Thanks for the wonderful pictures, Janet :)
Funny, how our style evolves over the years...
Here's my new version, all smudged, no plug-in used.
Sylvia

Another one...
Sylvia

Ok, I hope I get this right. I'm not good at remembering what each individual person did. If I forget or slip up, don't take it personally. Tis just me.

Lyle: I like the India Ink. I think I would have gone just a tad lighter on the thickness of the lines. The Cheryl's preset is much better. I like that one.

Frank: Cool way to turn a gray beard black. Unique interpretation. Thumbs up with the HDR thing. How about a tutorial for a finished product from just one picture?

Steve: Three submissions are very individual. I like all three. The first one cross hatched; the second one with the squares is great; but the last one is Renaissance all the way. Great work!!!

Baldy: Yours almost looks as if you stippled the picture then put the colored version on top for effect. Very different, very unique. Your comments are very touching as well. Thank you.

Britsdad: I like the effect of the 1/2 sharp - 1/2 blur. It keeps me coming back to look over and over again.

Sylvia: What do I say? You took 15 years off Chester's face. Wonderful, marvelous and all without painful plastic surgery. Your smudge work is amazing.

Thanks all for participating. I'm enjoying the results here.

Janet

Janet, thank you for your photos and the story.
I do remember the old thread.

Steve, love your No 2.

Painter, mostly Sargent brush.

Link to hi-res:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m241/pavel2006/portraits/Chester-PlumleeP1.jpg

I enjoyed Mr. Plumlee's company the first time around. Nice to see him back.
Another Painter attempt here using Judy's "Painterly Soft" brush.

Sylvia: What do I say? You took 15 years off Chester's face. Wonderful, marvelous and all without painful plastic surgery. Your smudge work is amazing.
Janet
Thank you very much, Janet! :)
Sylvia
PS: Feel free to give him a copy if you think he would like it...

Janet,

I duplicated the image layer
Downloaded a trial copy of ReDynaMix HDR and applied these settings to the new layer. As best as I can remember...

Afterwards, I applied the Poster Edges filter that comes with Photoshop




Frank: Cool way to turn a gray beard black. Unique interpretation. Thumbs up with the HDR thing. How about a tutorial for a finished product from just one picture?

Janet

Janet...these are photos with personality. Great to work on.

Thank you for your very welcome comments.

Steve C.

[QUOTE=pavel123;187444]Janet, thank you for your photos and the story.
I do remember the old thread.

Steve, love your No 2. QUOTE]


Just great photos to work with......so much expression, you can hardly go wrong.

Thank you.

Steve C.

Had another go with this image using Impressionist.

Thanks for the revisit Janet.

Abstract stylized color pencil sketchy caricature...

Ya think maybe I've been watching the SciFi channel too much?

Not as good as Silvia's , but I did one last time, so I couldn't resist one this time. (a smudge)
By the way this thread is getting to be as long and as good as the last one.
Very popular gadgie this Mr Plumlee....:)
John

Pavel: I like the mood you set with your rendition. And I like how the red streaks accent the rest of the piece. Good work.

Dkcoats: I like how the slightly stippled abstracted work still shows the pensive expression and the work worn clothing well. You kept the mood of the piece very well.

Frank: Thank you for the workflow and the introduction to ReDynaMix. That, I'm afraid to admit, I have never heard of. It does quite well.

LonK: Way too funny in a Van Gogh sort of way. It's a keeper for sure.

Kimlou: Your impressionist treatment of the hay gathering went well. Thumbs up.

Britsdad: Great smudge. I really like the treatment you gave. And you even managed to keep some of the stubble on the chin.

Thanks all for participating. This is lots of fun and learning for us all.

Janet

Thank you again Janet for the photo's and continuing story of Mr Plumlee

Palms

Don't know how I missed this thread before but those are nice images Janet to work with. This one was painted using the impressionist plugin.
Alan

Excellent, Palms! You're learning fast!!
Nice one, Alan!
Sylvia

Thank you Sylvia
Alan super work again from you

Palms

thank you, janet, for keeping an eye, and a camera, on this guy.

Palms, you even removed the fence. GREAT job.

Alcar, your rendition is wonderful. I really like the style and mood you created. Once again, I wish I could get Impressionist to perform as well for me.

Craig. I like the interpretation. It looks rough and sandy textured. It fits the face.

Janet

thank you, janet. i do appreciate the comments. i wasnt quite sure how to paint 'grizzled' :)

thank you, janet. i do appreciate the comments. i wasnt quite sure how to paint 'grizzled' :)

You make me chuckle. Love the word "grizzled".

Janet

it is very descriptive, isnt it. rolls off the tongue nicely :)

A portrait of Chester Plumlee painted in ahb and the impressionist plugin.
Alan

Great job Alcar. I especially like the texture and the unfinished border.

Really nice Alcar. Your style is very painterly. I wish I could get than hang of "painterly" as well as you have.

Janet

Thanks, Janet. You have provided a nice set of photos with which to work. I've taken another crack at one of these.
Alan

It is a little pastel from me.

Both AHB, Alan and Vitali?
Well done!!
Sylvia

Both AHB, Alan and Vitali?
Well done!!
Sylvia
Sylvia. i did not AHB. sorry.
Alan is realy great!

Hmmm, I really thought it was a AHB. What did you use then? Just curious...
Sylvia

Still experimenting with my new technique (http://www.innographx.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=116128#116128). Click here (http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/4194/chester20plumlee20jsp20nl9.jpg) for the rendering (attached is just a thumbnail). :)

very cool, lyle! :)