My back gate

[freddieanne]

Gotcha,

Thanks Craig for taking the time to offer such a detailed explanation. Really appreciate it. I'm continually impressed with the willingness of people here to help.

Thanks again
Annabel

[Kraellin]

annabel,

you're welcome

and yes, i love it here too. helpful folks, great tutorials, fascinating works, and an envirionment that inspires one to do better without killing one in the process

there is actually more to know about resolutions, file sizes and all that if you're interested, but we start getting into math classes and computer science if we go much further

Craig

[CJ Swartz]

Duv -- great idea! Alice is lucky enough to be back in Wonderland and find that it truly is Home. Beautiful renditions!

freddieanne, you've created such beautiful images, and many painterly modifications will also look lovely since they start with such a wonderful image.
You can try different artistic filters, different color balances and saturations, and end up with numerous different images -- all interesting and eye-catching in a slightly different way. Then start playing around with the Art History brush, and you'll have even more fun, and more choices. You can have a Saturday favorite, a Sunday favorite...

Thanks for sharing your delightful backyard and view.

[freddieanne]

CJ,

Thank YOU for all your suggestions. It's sounds like I'll have to start learning about the Art History Brush. So much to learn....

Annabel

[Legacy~Art]

Annabel

I shall take some pictures of my yard later your see how very lucky you are, i am moving from this place cos i am sick of seeing bricks. So when you see them your know why i am in aw with your pictures, and not kind words at all hun you have a talent its got to be appreciated!

[Swampy]

Oh what a beautiful back yard!!!! I just had to have a go at this one.

PhotoShop only.....

Desaturated the grass.

Ran a pencil sketch filter on a duplicate copy and moved the result over to the original. Did a diffusion and levels on the sketch so the black pencil was a little less overbearing.

Ran a lighting filter to affect the foreground. Added a canvas texture.

Applied Curves and Desaturation adjustment layers and masked out the foreground so these would only affect the mountains & sky.

[freddieanne]

Elle,

Thanks again, I do appreciate my yard/view but it's also a lot of work and none of us are crazy about yardwork. You have to admit, bricks are low maintenance, my husband would probably trade with you. Also, my pic is one of the best little slices. It's not all so picturesque, we can see some of a gravel pit, numerous office buildings, the freeway, retail/restaurants etc. I'm not complaining, I just didn't want you thinking it's paradise

Swampy,

I Love your rendition. Thanks for giving the steps you took. Like CJ wrote, I can have my saturday favorite, my sunday favorite etc. Yours will be one of them. (I can't believe how much that grass had to be de-saturated).

Thanks for giving this a go.

Annabel

[Swampy]

Annabell.. I enjoyed working in your back yard.. LOL

dee dee

[dbuckle]

So many different styles and they all look great. Here is my attempt using Studio Artist and PScs.

[freddieanne]

Swampy

Annabell.. I enjoyed working in your back yard.. LOL

Swampy, just noticed your post. I'm glad you had fun. Anytime!

dbuckle,

Man, you've been busy. I love the super saturation and the addition of the rainbow!!! I've actually seen rainbows in that exact place. Your attachment is a little small, I kept wanting to increase the size to enjoy more detail.

Nicely done and thanks for playing.

Annabel