PHOTO ART: Mini-Challenge #03

Here’s another “mini-challenge” to play with in the Photo-based Art category.

Unlike “official challenges” for this forum posted here (http://www.retouchpro.com/challenge/art/index.html), this one will be self-contained within this thread. It is intended as a souce of amusement until the next official challenge is posted.

The rules are more-or-less the same:
* It’s a challenge, not a contest -- intended to provide opportunities to experiment, share methods and/or techniques..
* Everyone who participates is a winner.
* There’s no expiration date.

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#3 – Delphinias

This image is courtesy of member OhThatGirl2001 (aka: Lisa).

Guidelines:
1. Use any method, application(s), filters, plug-ins, style, whatever you like to convert this photo to “art.” Watercolor, oil, pastel, Art History Brush, sketch, van Gogh (eek!), convert to black and white, add a frame, hand-paint it, superimpose an image of Michael Jordan over it, etc. – Makes no difference. Whatever floats your boat as long as you follow guideline #4 in the process.

2. When done, reply to this thread and attach your work (don’t forget the 100K size limit). Note: Multiple entries OK if you’re so inspired.

3. Since this mini-challenge, don’t feel like a detailed step-by-step description on how you achieved your results is required, but at least share what applications and/or plugins you used… More detail is welcome if you’re so inclined.

4. Have fun

OK. Playtime! :)

~DannyR~

This photograph lends itelf well to this sort of manipulation.

Steps:

1. BuzzPro simplifier three

2. Filter/Other/Maximum

3. Filter/Other/Minimum

4. Filter/Artistic/Dry brush (faded to about 35%)

5. Filter/Render/Lighting effects (faded to about 35%)

6. Filter/Sharpen/Unsharp Mask 500%/radius 1.5/ levels 0
Faded way down

7. Copied the BuzzPro simplifier three layer to the top of the
stack and faded it in to soften the image.

Jim

I followed step 4 quite well on this one. I used Painter Classic (for the surface textures) and Photoshop (Curves and Levels adjustment layers and some lighting effects) to manipulate this image.

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Sonya

I'm still playing with the SKETCH action. This time I ran eliminate white on the sketch, which let the colors show through and kept just the lines. Then I did a saturation to the max on almost every color (using hue/saturation) on the background layer. Then I ran it in the master mode. Ran a border effect to top it off.
:wavey:

Jim:

I see you were hard at work with BuzzPro again. What a cool tool that is. Combining the Buzz output with some of the artistic PS filters can generate dramatic, yet subtle results like this.

Another excellent piece of work.
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Sonya:

Although this was (to me) a very pleasing photo to begin with, the texturing effect you achieved makes all the difference in the world.

Glad you were paying close attention to guideline #4 -- probably the most important one!
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Phil:

Very dramatic effect you achieved here. "Sketchy" sure has some great possibilities. Here (http://www.retouchpro.com/challenge/manipulation/challenge18/challengeM18_raphael.html)is a slightly different spin I put on "Sketchy" for the Manipulation #18 challenge.

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OK... Here's a shot at #3 myself. I had a couple false starts before focusing on the final path...

I found the first three layers (A, B, C) yielded a pleasing effect painterly / texture-wise. The purpose of just about all the rest of the layers was to bring out and enhance colors. Screenshot of layers palette included.

Thanks for letting me join you in the Photoart pool!

~Danny~

I just got home from work at 7am, so i'm a little fried. So this is a quick 15m job. This was done in PSP 7.04.

Duplicated the image, dropped the brightness, raised contrast, blended with saturation.

New layer: aranged various B/W eyes, eyes are bright with little contrast, blended using multiply. Added startburst.

Played with the hue map.

exported.

Appoloinus:

WELCOME to Retouch Pro!

A very creative and colorful pic. "Eye" like what you've done here! :) My compliments for jumping right into the pool and submitting a pic for your first entry.

If you haven't discovered the public gallery yet (Main menu - top left, select Gallery and you're there) I'll bet you've got some creations others would enjoy seeing. Consider posting a couple. Note: There's a 100KB size limit on each pic.

Anyway, hope to see more of your work. Again, welcome and have a lot of FUN while you're poking around.

~DannyR~

Actualy its only my first post to a min challenge, i have on in retouching "Ladys Man" and one pending in Art "Van Gogh Sunflowers". As for the gallery I'll se what i can do. ttyl.


PS My spelling is crap, most times i spellcheck, some times i'm too tired or lazy.

Geez, how did I miss this one! Beautiful photo, thanks, Danny and Lisa. This is what I did to massacre it!! PhotoShop ran median, and angled strokes. Painter Classic: Pattern, granite-scale 188, Effects-Fill, Pattern, opacity 25%. This gave it a dappled effect, almost like shading. I then selected paper, crackle-scale 38, Effects-Apply surface texture, amount 29%. Effects- apply lighting-Slide lighting. Sort of looks like cracked china, or a painting. Danny, I'm having fun, giving the filters a work out
:) Thanks

Wanda

You GO GIRL!

In case you missed it, Mini Challenge #5 (http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3346) has been posted! :)

Always enjoy seeing your creations, Wanda.

~Danny~

PS 7.0
Used Eye Candy 4000 Swirl filter, then duplicated the layer and changed the layer to Vivid Light and lowered the fill opacity to 40%.

-T

Mauler, very fantastic work.that pattern is really fine and very apt for the concept.
My long Blue is here..
Defferent levels did for this chroma changing, and applied other>custom and Filter> Distort>Diffuse glow..
A Long BlueBunch..

thank you all

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vijayan

Here's to reviving an old thread. The edge is one of the "edge collection #3" actions found Here. (http://www.geocities.com/rnlnero/PE2stuff.html)

wonderful flowers, and awesome results, people! :bow:



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shifted hue of the flowers about -170, increased saturation, AHB, something, something, something, impressionist... uhm, something... ;)

I thought the background in the original was kind of distracting. Fortunately, it fades well as part of enhancing the delphinas. Flowers are fun to work with.

I really like Wanda & T.Paul's old efforts. JC's modern interpretation is lovely as well. The flowers look great in yellow. Here's mine. Just playing with Impressionist:

BG - Levels Adj. All other layers are copies of this.
A: Impressionist-Paint:FreeDaubs
B: Impressionist-Pointillist:SmallDaubs (Multiply, 50%)
C: Impressionist-PencilSketch:Soft Ligth (HardLight, 19%)
D: Impressionist-Paint:EggShellCrackle. (LinearDodge,47%). Layermask to protect the delphinas some.
E: Xero LineArt (the old version). (Multiply, 100%)

-Mark

A little gradiated bunch of flowers. Just a quick attempt at something....

T

not very popular challenge, although the flower is really pretty ;)
my attempt (to the collection) - Pure Innocence (heheh ;))

thana,

interesting interpretation. i like it :)

would love to see the same thing with the flowers a bit more white.

Craig

something like that? i tried to make it white, but don't know if that's how you wanted it...
thanks for the comment, it's really nice to know, that someone is actually looking at my little pics ;)

pozdrawiam! ;)

thana,

excellent! i like that! suitable for framing :)

thank you!

Craig

PSPro ...

made a square selection and created a seamless tile
Buzz Simplifier
Duped Bottom layer
L2 - PhotoWizz/Luma Neg/Mode Soft Light
Merged both layers
Duped bottom layer
L2 - Artistic Effects/Glowing Edges/Mode-Dodge
Dupe Layer 2 - Mode Exclusion at 30%
Merged layers.
Paint Engine/WC setting.

Never know what you are going to come up with. This was a dry brush filter followed by a highpass layer which I dodged the highlights in before overlaying.

Very nice work on these flowers. I was practicing a ink and watercolor effect using some of Trimoon's watercolor presets. I started with a ink sketch using PS filters, and used a mask to bring back color, and watercolor presets to give some painterly effects. I used some paper texture and a photoframe watercolor edge to finish.

Cathy :cat:

Too easy with Paint Engine and PS's Chrome filter. Some saturation adjustments too. :)

Paint Engine
http://home.centurytel.net/luvs2cr8/paintengine.html

Ikroll, nice gooey paint.

Cathy :wavey:

Though I like using GIMP, there are some jewels built in to PS that is just fantastic. PS's Chrome filter set to overlay with adjusted opacity is the trick to creating the "gooey paint" effect. :)

Eye Candy Jiggle, Impressionist with Cezanne (modified the brush size), and Xero's Super Smooth. Enhanced the color using NIK's Color Effects Pro filter. :)

Increased color saturation and ran cutout filter.

Steve

How did I miss this? :dizzy:

Thanks for the photo Danny.

I just played and played with all kinds of stuff in Photoshop

Found another one I haven't had a go at yet. Boy I'm on a roll today! :dizzy:

I started out by appling a color sketched script I've made next applied a watercolor effect then did a emboss and next applied a fine leather effect. Last I did a little burning around the edges and added the frame even though I'm not big on adding frames to images I figured what the heck.

Enjoy,
TwoLaidBack

Boy I'm on a roll today! :dizzy: Keep on rollin', 2LB. This one is especially nice. Frame works, too.

Thanks Danny,

I had a lot of fun with this image.

TwoLaidBack

My first post! I went a tad crazy with Flaming Pear filters (esp. flexify & flood). Let me know what you think.

Actually Tristann, I like it. Your appoach is edgy and refreshing.

And here is a hearty welcome to RTP.

Janet

welcome to RP, tristann.

very creative. love the spheres.

craig

Hi Tristann,

I to really like what you've come up with here it's refreshing to see some new ideas around here.

Keep up the nice work.
TwoLaidBack

I really like the flexify filter. I will have to download it when I get some inspiration. :)

My contribution.
Increased saturation for the flowers. Used surface blur at low settings followed by impressionist filters (chunky strokes, fine brush hairs). A sketch layer at low opacity to emphasize edges (linear burn).

Pavel

Tried to keep it simple, ended up doing all sorts of stuff.
Basically though Simplifier, Refield's twice (bas relief & outline), colour adjustments and texture added. All on different layers of course.
There was more, but my brain hurts,

Peter