March 09 Contest - Photo Art

[T Paul]

You’ve been tasked to enlarge and turn the provided black & white image into a full color oil painting.


Source Image: The Torn Hat - Photo from Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C

If you are having trouble saving the image; Right-Click on the above link (do not click it) and select SAVE LINK AS.

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THE RULES:

1. Contest will run from 1 Mar to 23 Mar 09. 5pm (Central Standard Time).

2. I will not answer questions concerning the rules. Interpretation of the rules is as important as execution.

3. Tasks:

• Enlarge photo to exactly 600 px wide by 800 px high
• Turn the provided photo into an oil painting
• Do NOT add a frame

4. When you submit your entry put your username in the filename (ie: tpaul.jpg). This is so users can save the images to a local directory and remember who did what--important when it comes time to vote.

5. Post your entries to this thread. Links will not be accepted. Please restrict your comments, questions or discussion to the Mar 09 Contest Discussion thread. Inappropriately placed posts will be deleted.

6. Only one entry per person. You can change your entry up to the deadline.

7. Voting will run from 24 Mar to 31 Mar. Only those with entries may vote.

8. Voting:

• Submit the 5 best entries (by artist name) in order, starting with your favorite.
• You cannot vote for your own image.
• Once you have voted, do not change your votes. The votes are tallied as them come in so any changes in the votes may not be reflected in the final results.

Finally, please remember that this is a friendly contest and suppose to be a learning experience. Tips and suggestions to help others are highly encouraged. Also please don’t limit your comments to just the top 5 when you vote. Most members are eager for feedback about their images, so remember to help each other out.

[Swampy]

Modern Impressionist

[dkcoats]

Here's mine.

[oltenius]

My version.
Dan

[kilty560]

Here is my version.

[Estrella]

Here is mine

[Alcar]

Here's my entry.

[Gilbert]

If at first....etc..........here we go again

[WendyBobz]

Hi - here is my try

[foresaa]

Here is my try

[skipatk]

Another try

[lcramer53]

What a variety of artful expressions here! And here's mine...

[amica999]

Mighty impressive work here. Well done all and good luck!

My first entry in a RetouchPro contest, my first colorization...the result

[Cupcake]

Here is my try on the Torn Hat.

[sycamorebirds]

deleted first attempt. spent a bit more time on this one.

malcolm

[TimeTraveler]

Here's mine

[Kraellin]

some very lovely entries here. so, i dont expect to win or even place, but i nonetheless liked the assignment, so, what the heck

[Lorraine]

Here's my try.

Lorraine

[Joeven]

I don't know to much about painting but I had fun with this one.

Joe

[Ruzzez]

Here my entry.

[frate]

Throwing my hat in the ring

[Frank Lopes]

Here is my take on it

[lkroll]

Here's my try.

[LonK]

My classic rendition employs the coarse texture and earthy tones inherent with heavy oil on canvas to communicate the emotion and mood of this timely portrait.

[crazyfly1]

This was fun!

[mayberry]

Oil on Canvas - This was a wonderful challenge - Thanks

[Relaw]

My first post.

[K_GiMiNi_M]

that was fun!

[T Paul]

Excellent entries everyone, but there can only be one winner.....

Congratulations goes to Cupcake!!!

Top 10:

Cupcake: 59
Joeven: 43
Gilbert: 40
Lorraine: 25
LonK: 24