Apr/May 2012 Contest - Sketch

[T Paul]

White on Black Sketch

Transform the provided photo into an artistic white on black chalk sketch. Working with white on black takes some practice, but can produces some wonderful results.

Source Image: Photo by Leroy Skalstad from stock.xchng.com. He must be notified and credited when using the photo for any public work. We have permission to use the photo for this contest.

Click here to download the portrait. Note you will need to register on the site to download the image (Registration is free).

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Prize: Prize will be "Winner's Choice" of any one plugin: Dfine 2, Viveza 2, HDR Efex Pro, Silver Efex Pro 2, Color Efex Pro 3, or Sharpener Pro 3, donated by Nik Software

Dfine 2.0
Best-in-class noise reduction to improve the quality of virtually every photo.

VIVEZA 2
The most powerful tool available to selectively control light and color in photographs.

HDR EFEX PRO
The new professional standard for powerful realistic and artistic HDR imaging.

SILVER EFEX PRO 2
The world's leading black and white imaging software.

Color Efex Pro 3.0
52 photographic filters with over 250 effects for professional quality images.

Sharpener Pro 3.0
The most advanced, powerful, and complete sharpening solution for photographers.

THE RULES:

1. Contest will run from 8 Apr to 24 May 2012. Deadline for entries is 7pm (U.S. Central Time).

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

3. Tasks:

• Turn the photo into a white on black chalk sketch (white media on black background)
  
• Final image must be exactly 800 pixels high by 600 pixels wide (portrait format); cropping to get the required dimensions is permitted.

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 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 25 to 31 May 2012. 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 they 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.

[Ruzzez]

Here is mine. (Best when viewed at least 12" wide)

[CaptainObvious]

This took a while. Lots and lots of adjustment layers to get it this far. Hope you like it.

[Crapaud]

I'll likely change this - not as much detail as I'd like.

[Janet Petty]

My brush experiment...

[Joeven]

My try.

Joe

[Vindicator]

Hi all,
Here's my effort.

[Veralisa]

Hi, here's mine...smudge w/tablet.
great work all.

[Cupcake]

Here is my Try.

[edbayani]

here is my attempt

[dkcoats]

...and mine.

[Photomaster]

My Chalk Sketch

[0lBaldy]

Great entries thus far!

[BillFrey]

This was harder than I expected... congrats to all that entered!

[lkroll]

One of my favorite hobbies is rendering chalk on blackboard. Enjoyed the play.