FIRST MINI-CHALLENGE -or- NEW TO PHOTO-ART?

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PHOTO ART: Mini-challenge #150 – Wine and Rose

Here’s another “mini-challenge” to play with in the Photo-based Art category until the next major challenge is posted here (http://www.retouchpro.com/challenge/index.html).

The base image can be downloaded by clicking the link below the legal verbiage.

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Here's a great image to work with, taken by Sue Beatrice who graciously granted permission to use it.

Thanks to all who held down the fort during my hiatus. I'll post a couple more a little later. Off to play "Go Fish" with my kids.

Danny

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LEGAL VERBIAGE
Sue Beatrice retains the U.S. and international copyright © not only for the original image, but also for any photo-art versions of it. Unauthorized distribution or use of this image without permission are prohibited.

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FIRST MINI-CHALLENGE -or- NEW TO PHOTO-ART?

New guidelines (subject to fine tuning):
* For each mini-challenge, post up to two (2) interpretations with attached images of your interpretation(s). ## SEE BELOW.

* For each include enough step-by-step detail to give someone a reasonable chance to recreate (or approximate) your results. That way all of us can learn from each other. Obviously it’s impossible to explain things like “individual brush strokes,” but do include such details as filters used, plugins used, blend mode detail, etc.

* Preferred format:
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on individual steps vs. writing it out in paragraphs. Step-by-step is easier for newbies to follow.

* If you used a technique or tutorial described elsewhere, include a link to it if possible.

* You may include an additional post with a screenshot of your Layers Palette if that’s easier than writing out the details.

* If you used one or more Photoshop actions you crafted and you would like to share them, .zip the action set and attach in an additional post or refer to the download site with the applicable action set name(s).

Focus on quality, not quantity – and sharing your techniques. Unique and/or creative writeups will be preserved and noted in the "Best of Photo-art" forum.

In addition...
* Questions about technical matters or method clarification are welcome.

* Compliment works you truly admire. Don't feel compelled to comment on (or feel guilty about not commenting on) every single image.

## If you would like to do more interpretations, here’s how to do that:
- Post them at a public site, such as www.pbase.com and include as many links IN A SINGLE POST as you would like.
- If you create subsequent versions and want to include them, you can edit your own posts to add/change/delete links to outside galleries. It's not necessary to add additional posts to the thread for each link to a gallery site.

This is a beautiful image.

Danny--is this the one that was on dpreview with an awesome impressionist pencil sketch effect that I can't seem to duplicate?

Don--Interesting choice of effects. The all metal look does give it an elegant appearance.

I went with impressionist layers blended together. I was playing around hoping that impressionist would behave well in actions--but it's even worse than virtual painter. :bawling: Oh well, I guess I should have to do a little work on some images. ;) I stayed with watercolor and paint effects for this. I couldn't find the edge/frame actions Don's been using that I like so well, so I tried to fake it

Thank you Danny, Well arranged, and a rich looking snap..
Iam trying to do this without loosing it's identity...

Mauler. good effects..

cherry. good touch on leyer blendings..

Mine is again simple.. Filter > Poster edges and Ink outlines...
Then did the game in levels...

thank you.

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vijayan

Don, your rendition is superb! You achieved the mood and look the original deserved!

1. Duplicate image.
2. On duplicated image -- Image>Desaturate.
3. Copy layer -- Filter>Blur>Smart Blur> - High - Edges Only( play with setting for best look). Image>Adjustments>Invert.
4. Copy original B&W layer -- Filter>Stylize>Find Edges -- (play with settings for best look)
5. Lower opacity and fill on both layers
6. Flatten image.
7. On Color image Filter>Artisic>Dry Brush settings=2-8-1
8. Copy the rose - paste on B&W - Multiply mode, lower opacity
9. Copy wine glass - paste on B&W - Overlay Mode - lower opacity.
10. Add standstone texture to rose and wine glass.

Hey, Jill...

Nice to see your smiling face/post. :) Excellent details and much appreciated.

Danny

Lovely images! I selected the rose alone: cropped, smudged, and framed.

Anna:

Isolating the rose was a very effective approach. I like the way you "colored outside the lines."

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On mine, here's the layer stack (top to bottom):

* Levels adjustment layer (to suit)
* Find Edges filter applied to the original background. Darken
* Impressionist filter applied to original background; settings: Charcoal:Default. Normal
* Background (off)

~Danny~

Here's my 2nd entry, rendered with the ART-Oils via CNC-djr action available in this collection:

http://www.geocities.com/kafuensis/

Danny, excellent work.. good texture...
one more wine glass, I do not remmember the roots..
But some play I did with levels.. that's all..
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vijayan

My approach was simple. It made me think of the movie "The Day of Wine & Roses" so I dupe the layer, desatruated it and painted the wine and rose back in. Nothing fancy just the way I saw it.

I just love your second attempt Danny , it looks brilliant and just like a painting to me. I've downloaded the action set, thanks for the link and Iwill have to have a go at one of these art project one of thesedays

Hi Peter:

Thanks for the kind words. It was a great pic with which to work.

The best way to get into photo-art is to "just jump in."

Beware... Sometimes an action will work great on one pic and look lously on another, so keep experimenting. Don't be bashful about posting your creations, even the early ones. That's how all of us started.

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Ronicox:

I've been admiring your creativity in various threads. Well done on this one in particular. You definitely have the touch.

Glad both of you found our little playground. Welcome and keep having fun.

~Danny~

This is my first mini-challenge. The photo is so lovely I couldn't resist.

Buzz Pro - Simplifier One set at 1003

Photoshop
lightened contrast
saturation 21
Emboss light inverse
Selected color tool
Unsharp mask

Real-Draw Pro
Gaussian sharpen
color boost
clone stamp tool

I continue to try to attach my file but the message says it's not a valid gif or jpg. Anyone know why I'm having this problem.

http://whynotme.free.fr/LidoBlu/rosedream.jpg

Blu

Blu,

Is your jpg file 100K or smaller? That is the post limit on this site. Use the Save for Web item on the file menu and set the file size to 100K.

Very nice version BTW. :)

Catia

Hey, Blu:

Welcome.

Glad to see you thought the "list of tutorials" was helpful and that you posted one of your creations, here. Nicely done.

RE: Real-Draw Pro
I've not heard of that program. I'll do a little Google searching to find out more. Thanks for sharing the info on how you did it.

Hope to see more of your works in the future.

~Danny~

Thanks Danny! I'm new to Real-Draw also..working with a trial version at the moment. It has a couple of really nice features and is reasonably prices...around $50 I think.

Thanks to you also Catia! The pic is under 100k but I will try your save for the web tip and see if that somehow makes a difference.

Blu :)

http://www.mediachance.com/realdraw/index.html

This site will tell you all about Real-Draw and there's a free trial download.

I put this here although it's off topic to save you a search.

Blu

Sorry... I got carried away on the first image, saved it and immediately started work on the second. When I went back to the first I couldn't remember the exact filters I used.

I think I cut out the rose and glass and ran fresco on the background. There were some mild gausian blur on both layers. Then underpainting with a canvas texture.

The second is the one that made me lose track of the steps. I've been working on it off and on for a few days.

First I enlarged the canvas to the right.
I cut out the rose, Rotated, flipped horizontal, free transform to enlarge it a bit. Blurred the droplets.
Filter> spherize, 20%.
Selected slice of the glass on the left, copy, flip horiz, paste.

New layer with mask of glass. Painted out where I wanted the rose to show.

On BG copy cloned the counter.

On new layer I put in some highlights and tried to make it look like the liquid was actually up against the rose. [not to successfully but looked better when blurred]

Filter>grain [low]
Filter>Gausian blur [low]

That's about it but I do have a tip I picked up on a tutorial the other day. When working with layer masks if you want to work on the mask itself you don't need to go to channels to do it. You can do it on the fly by pressing option [alt on PC] and click on the mask icon.

Cheers... Kent

This was a lot of fun! And an lot quicker than the restoration challenges I usually do!

1)Liquify filter, using different brush sizes on different parts of picture
2)Crystalize filter, using setting a setting of 10
3)Duplicate original, use Crosshatch filter at 9,9,1
4)Add layer mask on top layer (Liquifed/Crystallized) and painted back in a few edges and details from crosshatched layer.
5)Smudged with different sized brushes on Liquified/Crystallized layer to make it look like an oil painting.
6)Curves AL to bring up highlights and darken shadows.

Thanks for letting me play!

For those interested, there are some real nice plug-ins which can be downloaded at http://www.littleinkpot.co.uk/FreePlugins.htm.

Withdrew the earlier image. (What was i thinking?!)
For this one i used the virtual painter plugin. Also isolated the rose, blend-multiply, then used the impression filter on it. Outline sketch, multiply.

One more from me--Duplicate background --1st layer.
First layer --Desaturate-- using layer mask, bring back color into rose and wine. Lower opacity.
Using desat layer, duplicate into 2nd layer-Find edges-Lighten blend.
layer 3 on top - color blend.
select all-copy merged-adjust levels.

done everything :D

Hello, saby:

Welcome to the Photo-art forum. This is a very interesting creation. I am glad you posted your artwork.

I hope you post more in the future.

~Danny~

Hello Danny!

I'll do my best
:happy:
Saby

my first time hier... :happy:

1. Duplicate image.
2. On duplicated image -- Image>Desaturate.
3. Filter-aristic-rough pastels-blending mode overlay
4. dooge tool
5. duplicate layer - luminosity
6.new adjustment layer - photo filter (cooling filter)

Isa

my first time hier... :happy:

1. Duplicate image.
2. On duplicated image -- Image>Desaturate.
3. Filter-aristic-rough pastels-blending mode overlay
4. dodge tool
5. duplicate layer - luminosity
6.new adjustment layer - photo filter (cooling filter)

Isa

Isa...

Welcome. This is a lovely creation. Thank you for including the steps.

I'm glad you found us and hope to see more of your creations in the future.

~Danny~

Art History Brush and Texture

A Larger Image (http://www.pbase.com/image/35164185.jpg)

You are an absolute expert at that Art History Brush. :bow: :bow: And it doesn't hurt that you have artistic talent as well.

Beautiful renditions everyone! On this I did some color and contrast adjustments, cropped and added a bit of texture.

Beautiful renditions everyone! On this I did some color and contrast adjustments, cropped and added a bit of texture.

Hi Pam:

Your interpretation just shows that you can achieve lovely results using a light touch.

Nicely done.

~Danny~

Duped bottom layer
L2 -/Photo Wizz/Lum Neg (this lightens, brightens and reveals
what's in the shadows)
Mode/Soft Light - merged and duped layer
Power Retouche/BW filter
Filter Amphisoft/Photo Tint White out
???? Can't recall what I did on this layer
but at a guess - Mode/Lum (L) reduced opacity.
Merged both layers and duped again
L2 - Buzzed then Paint Shop Pro/Brushstroke
Normal Mode - 75%
Merged both layers
Added a matt frame.

A nice olde world photo to work with again, thank you!

Thought I would take a shot at this one.
I followed this tutorial (http://www.davrodigital.co.uk/tutorials/haye-island-cafe/hayes-island-cafe.htm) for the most part. Of course, I tweaked the filter settings to my liking.

I had forgotten how much I enjoy doing this :classic:

Layer 1:Original layer
Layer 2:Layer copy of original, desaturated, inverted and gausian blurred, blend mode color, cut out rose and wine and ran some selective blurring

Added text and drop shadow and some minor tweaking.

Layer 1:Original layer
Layer 2:Layer copy of original, desaturated, inverted and gausian blurred, blend mode color, cut out rose and wine and ran some selective blurring

Added text and drop shadow and some minor tweaking.

Your text selection adds a lot of class to this interpretation. Well done.

~Danny~

I hope I posted the image right. I love the site and have learned tons.

Thanks

Wizard,

Welcome and what a way to introduce your first post.

Simply fantastic rendition !! I would love to know what process path you took to acheive such a colourful, clean and quite simply beautiful result.

Hope to see more of your work soon.

I hope I posted the image right. I love the site and have learned tons.

Thanks

Wiz:

Let me add my welcome, too. I like what you did here. Very bold and colorful.

Glad you're enjoying the site and that you jumped in with a creation. Keep 'em coming. You've definitely got the touch.

~Danny~

JLC, I have to admit I like your version of the tutorial you used much better than the original they used to do the tute with. You really have a nice version. Now tell me, how did you manage to toggle back and forth between your work and the online tutorial without losing your mind in the process?

Janet

wizzard7-- great rendition. Care to share?
I did mine a long time back with stylize-find edges, buzzpro and smart blur. Now is as good a time as any to post it, i suppose :)

In Painter IX.

Increased canvas size.
Duplicated background (wish this was as easy as in Photoshop)
Ran Xero Line Art - Sketch mode line = 10
Used blender brush - grainy water 30 to paint over the sketch.
Reduced opacity to 80% to bring back some detail.

Christine

Thanks for the complememnts, I thought the image too much yellow color cast. I was also looking to get the rose and the book color closer
1. Fixed it with color adj. layer
2. USM 500, 1.5, 0
3. Stylize > Diffuse > Anisotropic
4. rotate 90
5. Stylize > Diffuse > Anisotropic
6. rotate back
7. USM to liking
8. buzz pro smiplifer
9. selected rose for hue adj layer
10. another hue adj layer for the total image
11. curves adj layer

:D
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Great detail, Wiz. Much appreciated.- Danny

Art history brush, is there a tutorial on how this works and where it is in photoshop program please?

Art history brush, is there a tutorial on how this works and where it is in photoshop program please?
http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6628 - Doug Nelson's tutorial
http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9862 - byRo's tutorial

Art history brush, is there a tutorial on how this works and where it is in photoshop program please?

More tutorials here:
http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3244

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In the Tools palette, it's "under" the History Brush. (The keyboard shortcut is "Y".)

sooo awesome results, people! :bow:


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Painter- chalk, Photoshop- AHB, Xero

:wavey:

These are simply great renditions of this wine and rose image. Here is my shot at it.

I created a duplicate layer.
Deactivated the background layer.
Opened the channels pallet and chose the green channel (this one best showed the lines I wanted to use). I copied it and pasted it into a new channel.
filter >sharpen>sharpen edges.
Filter>stylize>find edges.
Adjust levels to emphasize the lines I wanted to use.
select>load selections and checked the invert box.
While still selected I applied Chalkaholic plugin. **
Back in layers reactivated the background layer and set at 75% opacity.
Left the "Chalkaholic" layer at 100% opacity with soft light blending.


**Chalkaholic is available here (http://www.littleinkpot.co.uk/FreePlugins.htm)

These last two interpretations are quite well done. I really appreciate their diversity.

Thx, cardmnal, for the Chalkaholic link. Those little tidbits are greatly appreciated.

I downloaded this image ages and finally got around to doing it last night.

Did some levels adjustment then applied Virtual Photographer Radiant filter. Selected image and used it to define a pattern then used the pattern stamp tool with two different brushes on two separate layers. Blended the layers together, duplicated result and applied slight emboss for texture. Placed coloured faux canvas layer below the finished image and used a layer mask to reveal the edges of the faux canvas layer. Applied my own texture to the top to finish.

Higher resolution version here: http://www.pbase.com/pamsav/image/42984339/original

I downloaded this image ages and finally got around to doing it last night.

Did some levels adjustment then applied Virtual Photographer Radiant filter. Selected image and used it to define a pattern then used the pattern stamp tool with two different brushes on two separate layers. Blended the layers together, duplicated result and applied slight emboss for texture. Placed coloured faux canvas layer below the finished image and used a layer mask to reveal the edges of the faux canvas layer. Applied my own texture to the top to finish.

Higher resolution version here: http://www.pbase.com/pamsav/image/42984339/originalI never get tired of seeing interpretations of this image, especially when they are as creative as this one.

Thanks Danny, you're too kind :)

Pam, very beautiful image. that experiment is fantastic...

had fun playing with this one.

lots of dup layers and masking/bluring/unmasking to bring the rose out.

also played with a filter I had never used before: water paper :nod:

had fun playing with this one.

lots of dup layers and masking/bluring/unmasking to bring the rose out.

also played with a filter I had never used before: water paper :nod:
This is one of my favorite challenges. Glad you had fun and broke some new ground with Water Paper.

Your work to emphasize the rose really sets it off. Well done.

an abstract version.

-cropped glass
-watercolor filter
-emboss

an abstract version.

-cropped glass
-watercolor filter
-embossIt's encouraging that such an uncomplicated approach can yield such a very "out there" result, and I mean that in a good way. Very creative, P.

Prepared image in PSPX (lightened, saturated colours etc)

Cloned in Painter on a black canvas.
Using Den's Funky Chunky to block in all of the bg and then blended.
Ron E's Brushes/ "Block- in" Brush for books wineglass etc. and then blended.
Oils/Smeary Bristle Spray for detail of glass, books, rose etc.
Added some highlights with same brush...
Surface Texture/Image Luminance 14%

Back in PSPX - AIM/USM plus a soft light layer added and merged.

Duped this layer - added a canvas texture to bottom layer and erased
parts to show through on 2nd layer.

Merged both layers...

Click on button bottom right corner of painting to see it larger - it looks dreadful otherwise!

Cheers

That is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! I'd buy a print of that! :bigthmb:

Impressionist, Monet modified.
Alan

:wavey: Hi PhotoB, thanks :happy:

Alcar - top result!

Not quite there, but I like the result anyway. To many filters and blends to mention steps. Can tell you that Impressionist was involved. :)

Can tell you that Impressionist was involved. :)Yes, but I like it anyway!

ikroll,

just curious, you say not quite there. what you do think it's missing or lacking or needs adding?

Craig

Didn't want to clean all the color artifacts (Cézanne would'nt have had them). Also, I should have saturated the color's more; when I tried, it darkened the image too much. Looking at some of Cézanne's work, I should have primatized the edges more too. Just some of the observations; you have to remember that this rendering took only around 10 to 12 minutes using some filter blends and layer adjustments. I really need a Wacom and add some flare to make it more of a painting. :)

just a cold version of definitely warm pic ;)

ikroll,

thanks :)

now, what is 'primatized'?

thana,

lovely! i like the clarity of that!

Craig

I should have said simplify not primatize. Basically, unsmooth and straight lines and distort curves to give it a hand-drawing feel. :)

Loved the styles cropping up here especially the monet and cezanne will have to have a refresher course on artisists

used find edges and cut out ! !

Lucis and bas relief mainly here. There was more but memory fails me.

Peter

Wow, some versions are excellent!
I did mine with the pattern stamp tool + some embossing.
Sylvia

Some interpretation are superb!

Impressionist + Art History Brush + Color Brush

Very nice, Alex!

Sylvia thank you.

Another AHB

neon nights, a filter forge filter by CFandM.

1.) Resample image size
2.) Unsharp Mask - 70% 2/2
3.) Duplicate Level
4.) Dry Brush New Layer and reduce opacity to 65% - Layer Mode = Dissolve
5.) Reduce Red cast using curves
6.) Add new layer and paint highlights, adding subtracting and altering as desired. Add noise to layer - about 12.5
7.) Flatten Image
8.) Duplicate layer - Dry Brush at 37%
9.) Mask Mode-Gradient from bottom towards top. Layer Via Copy.
10.) Using soft eraser, remove darker areas as desired.
11.) Using soft paint brush at 70%, grab a red from bottom of rose and fill in the blown out highlight at top of rose. Add 12.5 of noise to that same selection.
12.) Diffuse glow using white as primary glow color at 6/10/15.
13.) Duplicate Image
14.) Select green channel of image, convert to grayscale then back to rgb.
15.) Using move tool, drag b/w image over color image while holding down shift key to keep images centered.
16.) Drop opacity of b/w layer to 65% then using soft eraser at 100% erase down the rose, wine glass and eyeglasses.
17.) Flatten and save.

1.) Resample image size
2.) Unsharp Mask - 70% 2/2
3.) Duplicate Level
4.) Dry Brush New Layer and reduce opacity to 65% - Layer Mode = Dissolve
5.) Reduce Red cast using curves
6.) Add new layer and paint highlights, adding subtracting and altering as desired. Add noise to layer - about 12.5
7.) Flatten Image
8.) Duplicate layer - Dry Brush at 37%
9.) Mask Mode-Gradient from bottom towards top. Layer Via Copy.
10.) Using soft eraser, remove darker areas as desired.
11.) Using soft paint brush at 70%, grab a red from bottom of rose and fill in the blown out highlight at top of rose. Add 12.5 of noise to that same selection.
12.) Diffuse glow using white as primary glow color at 6/10/15.
13.) Duplicate Image
14.) Select green channel of image, convert to grayscale then back to rgb.
15.) Using move tool, drag b/w image over color image while holding down shift key to keep images centered.
16.) Drop opacity of b/w layer to 65% then using soft eraser at 100% erase down the rose, wine glass and eyeglasses.
17.) Flatten and save.Very pleasing results and wonderful writeup. Well done. :)

I am new to this site even though I have been around the digital industry looong before photoshop even came out. When I saw your rose rendition I felt I ha d to add a little input.; Since you selected a part of the original and isolated the rose - good by the way - AND put a frame around it, do the picture justice and add dimentsion to all elements - including the frame. I included another version for you to consider next time....

GoMango

To annadarling,

I am new to this site but I have been in the industry long before Photoshop existed - I worked with the developing Photoshop from version 1 onward to present day. It has been getting pretty heavy in content....

I saw your rendition of the Rose Petal slice from the over all picture challenge. I just wanted to add a small note with the example.

If you are going to work something, give all the elements - including the frame - shape, dimension and life - look at the example of yours and mine.

Just for future reference....

GoMango

P.S. I knew Dan Margulis - if you have read his books - before he ever wrote a book....when he was just a tecchy

Apparently the attachment did not arrive to view....any ideas why?

GoMango

Apparently the attachment did not arrive to view....any ideas why?

GoMango

Was your image under 100k ?

Palms

To annadarling,

I am new to this site but I have been in the industry long before Photoshop existed - I worked with the developing Photoshop from version 1 onward to present day. It has been getting pretty heavy in content....

I saw your rendition of the Rose Petal slice from the over all picture challenge. I just wanted to add a small note with the example.

If you are going to work something, give all the elements - including the frame - shape, dimension and life - look at the example of yours and mine.

Just for future reference....

GoMango

P.S. I knew Dan Margulis - if you have read his books - before he ever wrote a book....when he was just a tecchy

Go Mango - Great job. The tonality and lighting sings with your new re-work.
I assume when you said pre Photoshop that you worked a Sci-Tex?

Chris

Scitex for scanners, film with photostat cameras, dot etching with etching knives and acid pencils - computerised type setting....manual plate making and manual stripping to get just the right affects....and no I don't walk with a cane....

Thanks for the compliment....on the piece....When I lived in Europe I imported the first DTP publishing system into Italy. I could turn a pixel on and off for retouching. What I could have done then if I had photshop instead of all the manual labor that most people do not even know existed...

How do you know of Scitex?"

GoMango

GoMango,

I have been a pro shooter since 1989, finishing up with a Master's at the University of Georgia. Worked commercial accounts for years, high end stuff til I can do what I do now, just about all travel, picking and choosing clients.

I was born and raised in Daytona Beach and this is still home base for me. I started my photo studies here back when digital was a myth we all laughed at. One city north of here is a company that did Sci-Tex work for big bucks. I sat behind the guys back for one day and new it was too tedious for me but I too right into Photoshop.

Sweetlight,

I looked over your work on flikr...WOW!. I will be positing some of my work soon. I lived in Europe for 12 years and have quite an archive of great pics. I studied under the color masters in Italy, started a graphic design and print firm there - then moved to NY to be total digital company.

I know I am getting off topic here but I don't know how to start a new thread. If you could do that we could continue....In the mean time, since I saw yours, I'll show you a couple of mine....

Lets talk soon...we may know some of the same people....nice work...

GoMango

Mine came out a bit like vijayan's. I cranked up the color, did an emboss. Then I turned the saturation way up. I then placed this over the original and washed out a cross through center using transparency. The original is really nice.

Mining Art, Chris & Gomango...

You're doing some inspiring work here -- and elsewhere. Glad you jumped in to give this great thread some new life.

I seem to be having a hard time finding new challenges, so any time I find an open one, I am trying it.
I layered a watercolor rendition (ala Swampy's history brush tutorial) with a sketch -- and a bunch of other tweaks, and came up with this:
53074

My approach is realism...taking a washed out beautiful image like the wine and rose to start with and then resurrecting it back to life or giving it new life. Filtering is for entertaining...working with an image with raw tools in photoshop - not automatic anything - is where the history of one's experience and ability really shows. Of course, there are as many opportunities to apply the advancing filtering processes that pop up everyday. Don't get me wrong -what programmers are coming up with these days is fascinating...and the use of these filters from the artistic side is awe inspiring...

Process:
duplicating layers
color enhancements
refocusing, redirecting and restructuring the light source
adding more detail
removing unwanted and distracting artifcats
reshaping elements
rebuilding lost detail
resructuring highlights, midtones and shadows
enhancing form and shapes

My 2 centz werth...

GoMango

I seem to be having a hard time finding new challengesThere is no time limit on any of the manipulation opportunities...

Look around in this subforum and the main photo-art forum and take a shot at any you like -- anytime you like!

I did so many different things to this one that I can't remember what went into it. It looks kind of 3D.


Joe

Beautiful photo.

Steve C.

Really nice Steve. I like the clean, crisp outline...so unlike many of the computer-generated outlines.

Janet

Really nice Steve. I like the clean, crisp outline...so unlike many of the computer-generated outlines.

Janet

Always a pleasure to work on photos like this.

Thank you.

Steve C.

I have used 15 filters to create my version of this image. None of them are actually Photoshop filters.... all being 3rd party plugins. The order of application of them is as follows:
1. Paint Engine
2. Photo-Plugins/contrast mask
3. Pog's blurrinator
4. Rosenman/diffuse glow
5. Photo-Plugins/contrast mask
6. Photo-Plugins/contrast mask
7. AAA Filters
8. Red Paw/beautifier
9. Little Ink Pot/xpose
10. Pog's blurrinator
11. Xero/caravaggio
12. Photo-Plugins/contrast mask
13. Mezzo Force Ice/freeze me now
14. Pog's blurrinator
15. Adjustment Layer

Most of these plugins have many variables so it would be difficult to duplicate my image without the specific settings used. I have them recorded if anyone is interested.

I have used 15 filters to create my version of this image. None of them are actually Photoshop filters.... all being 3rd party plugins. The order of application of them is as follows:
1. Paint Engine
2. Photo-Plugins/contrast mask
3. Pog's blurrinator
4. Rosenman/diffuse glow
5. Photo-Plugins/contrast mask
6. Photo-Plugins/contrast mask
7. AAA Filters
8. Red Paw/beautifier
9. Little Ink Pot/xpose
10. Pog's blurrinator
11. Xero/caravaggio
12. Photo-Plugins/contrast mask
13. Mezzo Force Ice/freeze me now
14. Pog's blurrinator
15. Adjustment Layer

Most of these plugins have many variables so it would be difficult to duplicate my image without the specific settings used. I have them recorded if anyone is interested.Greatly appreciate the detail. Had not heard of Pogs filters before. Found a link here to download Pog's blurrinator

http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,15262977

....and a couple other Pog plugins that looks interesting. Just what I need... more toys!:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15460813

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17355404

scroll down a ways on this one.
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,17872121

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Glad you gave this one a go in spite of 59kb base image. :)

Well done.

My first attempt on this forum

My first attempt on this forumI certainly hope it's the first of MANY yet to come....

Welcome to RetouchPRO. Glad you joined us.

Thanks very much, I enjoy doing this stuff!!

:)

I ment to write everything down....
I did smudge a little
curves adjustments
Horzontial flip
made a bubble from the picture, thats what is in the glass

I ment to write everything down....
I did smudge a little
curves adjustments
Horzontial flip
made a bubble from the picture, thats what is in the glass

I like that a LOT Xrider :grin:

Palms

My first mini challenge entry... mainly blended sketch layers and a little ahb.