LidoBlu

[LidoBlu]

Well, I see no one has posted here in a very long time. Since I like this idea very much and I'm new to the forum I will start it again by going through all the challenges.
It will be a challenge.

I went thorough my photos looking for something I thought would be a good subject and found a photo I had taken of a display of skulls. I thought Halloween, ghostly..somehow in my head it went with the theme.

The steps:
Liquify. default settings
Underpainting using Morning glass texture, invert
Andromeda Scatterlight, multiple filter
Motion Blur
Unsharp Mask

If anyone would like the original to work with just ask.

I am still unable to attach a file although saving for the web. (sigh)

Blacknight I love the flower. It's a fantasy pic. Great colors and dreamlike. I would like it better without the frame but that's just my taste. All it needs is a little fairy hovering around somewhere.

Blu http://whynotme.free.fr/LidoBlu/It's-Halloween-copy.jpg

[T Paul]

LidoBlu, first off welcome to RetouchPro and thanks for awakening some of the older gallery challenges!

I like your Halloween theme idea. I don’t get as much of a strong translucent theme to this as I do a nightmare or chaotic theme. The motion blur you applied to the skulls makes me think of it as a bad dream. Very cool effect, almost like being in a crowd of demons, or some nighttime Halloween parade! I really like the chaotic sense of motion you have created. Nicely done!

~T