This photo is being provided for artistic interpretation by members of RetouchPro.

I hope you enjoy playing with this photo. Please share your favorite result and a brief description of how you achieved it in this thread. (two max please)

This was done using Flaming Pear filters.

On a duplicate of the background, I ran Mr. Contrast and then blended copies of the result with copies of the original image until happy with the result.

On another duplicate of the background, I ran Melancholytron and then blended copies of the result with copies of the orginal image until satisfied.

The I took copies of both end results and copies of the original and blended until satisfied. Then made 2 copies of the latest result. Ran one through Lacquer and blended with the other copy. Added a texture and flattened.

Create an empty layer on top and fill with white. Create a paint-on mask and painted back part of the image.

Still experimenting with the Microsoft Impressionist plugin...

This is a layer rendered by the Colored Pencil (detailed) setting layer mask blended with a layer rendered by one of the Watercolor variations.

Very interesting pic to work with CH. Thx for sharing this one.
Danny

this is my first submission into one of these interpretations. I applied a rough pastel filter, then duped that layer and applied the palette knife filter. I faded the palette knife filter to about 30% and set to linear burn, and i also lowered the opacity of the two altered layers to around 60 each. AFter that i just made the edge w/ a quick lasso and feathered it, then applied the canvas texture to a blank white layer on the bottom.

Danny--Very nice. I'm sure glad this filter was "brought back." I've been having fun with it too. You picked a good combination. While the bird looks great, I'm most taken with the texture you got in the rock areas.

okplayer--Looks good. My compliments on dealing very effectively with the black shadow to the right of the bird. That harsh spot was spoiling the picture for me--I really like how you were able to soften and lighten it.

Don--I love the water look you've got in the background--excellent. I looks like the bird is wading in a stream, which is a far more natural setting than the one the photo was taken in. The bird could use a little softer look, but I do like the vibrancy you gave to it's color.

Mauler, i really like the results of yours. The flowing water was an excellent touch. If this is you goin loco, bring it because we enjoy it:wink: as Cheryl said, I may have toned down the sharpness of the bird, but that doesnt matter, because i wouldnt have gotten it to look that good to begin with.

My variation of the sketch technique.

Shari--excellent work. I like the combination of the soft colors and the texture you used.

Don, I like the bird better this time, but I think you're going to have a hard time beating the background you had on the first one.