PHOTO ART: Mini-Challenge #05 - The Bridge

[tyeise]

Hi Jade,

To be honest, I really couldn't tell you. I was just playing around, and it was a while ago, so I don't remember.

Tyeise

[phili1]

Everybodys submission is great, to many to comment on each and as I read two more pages came up.

But Toms action ones are awsome.

Phyliss I love the falling leaves, super picture.

And Jims your is great like everybody elses.

I did about three undid them, one was a gig saw with a missing piece but that would have bee a copy cat one.

So in sadness of the past days and some towns disasters, I thought I would do this in remeberence.,

[Jade]

Thanks Danny for your encouraging comments re my pic and your wee tip...I should've known

[bubba]

Used PI to b lock up the image. Pulled it into PS, rebuilt right end of bridge (I live in Oklahome - we do quick bridge rebuilds - i.e. I-40 bridge collapse Memorial day last year), futzed with blend modes and darkened result so the fishermen would not have to fish in the bright light of day.

bubba

[TwinbNJ]

Very nice Bubba I like the look!

BTW - nice to see you back on the board, I always enjoy your work!

[Bill M]

Gotta keep this thread going, I guess. Decided to keep experimenting with oriental looking art.

Bill

[KayakBob]

Bad day on the river.

[KayakBob]

Background Made in adobe illistrator.
Using the gradent tool.

[tyeise]

KayakBob - is that an attack of the aliens?

Tyeise

[Cheryl H]

This is a great bridge shot--it almost falls in the castle category looks wise. I'm working on fine-tuning my flaming pear dark paint look, so the directions are getting clearer.

Flaming Pear Dark Paint

I like this look, but it’s almost more trouble than it’s worth. I wish I knew layer sets, I think they’d help.

First group

1. Make a dup of the background and run flaming pear’s Mr. Contrast. I just hit random until I have a nice, contrasty black and white image.
2. duplicate this layer and put a copy of the original in the middle.
3. Set the original to Color for blending mode and 50% opacity
4. set the Mr. Contrast dup (on top) to Hue.
5. Merge all this to a single layer and name it Mr. C

Second group

1. Make a dup of the background and run Flaming Pear’s Melancholytron.
2. Duplicate this layer and put a copy of the original in the middle.
3. Set the original to Color Dodge for the blending mode. Opacity 60%
4. Set the blending mode on the Mel dup (top) to color.
5. Merge all this to a single layer and call it Mel

Getting there

1. Put the Mel layer on top the Mr. C layer and set the blending mode to color
2. Put another copy of the original on top. Set this to Color blending mode 65% opacity.
3. Merge all this to a new layer
4. Make a duplicate of the new layer and run flaming pear’s lacquer. Set the blending mode to darken.
5. Merge to a single layer.
6. Add texture
7. Dodge and burn if desired.

[lkroll]

Could not retain the details that I wanted to keep at this forums designated size limit, so I decided to only provide a link. Hope you all like it anyway. Used Little Ink Pot's Chalkaholic filter set to Luminosity with adjusted opacity to give the wc/sketch look. Did some additional saturation adjustments before using GIMP's Clothify Script-fu for canvas texture.

[thana]

splush! ...ups?

i like lasso tool. i really, really, reaaally like lasso tool

[Swampy]

So many great ideas. You people blow me away. This is a great picture and really doesn't need additions, but if it's a challenge, why not?

1. Duplicated the background

2 Used Selective color (highlights) to select the sky and refined the selection in quick mask mode. Copied the sky to another layer above

3. Ran a lighting effect (omni light with blue highlights) on the new sky layer. Set the blend mode to darken.

4. Adjusted the curves on the bridge layer below the sky to darken the bridge.

5. Selected the sky layer, then moved to the bridge layer and inverted the selection. Ran a texture filter on the now selected foreground to contrast with the smooth sky background.

[Alcar]

An impressionist version.
Alan

[Swampy]

Nice Thana!

[Kraellin]

thana,

i love that. it really packs a whallop!

Craig

[thana]

Swampy, Craig,

thank you!
someday i'll learn how to use all those filters and stuff you're so good at, but for now i'll stay with just playing. oh, well... whole life before me!

[palms]

Played around with the art history and a few filters


Palms

[Chance_1]

Using the impressionistic filter

[DannyRaphael]

Glad to see this thread get some action again...

Chance... Welcome to RetouchPRO. Nice to have another Impressionist enthusiast join us.

Palms... I like this effect. Besides AHB, which other filters did you use?

Alan: Did you use your WC method on this one? The colors are great.

[Alcar]

Danny, I used a modified Crackled Paint 1 style. I painted in some color on the sky and water and ran the style again, this time brushed in on the new colors using a mask.
Alan

[Legacy~Art]

This took from a trimoon tutorial cd.

[palms]

Danny
Thank you, the filters i used (as well as a edge effect layer and ahb)
were Custom ( i do not know anything about this filter except on some paintings it does give a good effect so i try it on most to see what happens ) obviously usm and then maximum ( same as above, but i had not tried this before just tinkering around )

Palms

p.s after more tinkering i do not think the maximum makes any real difference to picture must of been seeing things

[cazubi]

Very nice Alan, Legacy, Palms and Chance 1.

Cathy

[Legacy~Art]

Thank You Cathy!

[Peter S]

Used Shadow/highlight, removed noise, simplifier and cloned out some imperfections.

Peter