PHOTO ART: Mini-Challenge #11 - Granddaughter of Jim Caffrey

[DannyRaphael]

JERRY...

I keep likin' how you're using this technique. Very nice rendition.

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TRINE...

This is a very interesting technique. The results are so subtle, almost angelic.

Thanks for sharing more of your experience with us.

~Danny~

[omeyas]

Anyone any idea how I could show the pages in this attempt.
Frank

[DannyRaphael]

This is brilliant, Frank! You're a real breath of fresh air. Sure glad you got those upload issues resolved!

If you have a digital camera, could you not just photograph a stand-in book from one end and slice/dice/stretch that?

It would probably be very difficult to get a decent image from a flatbed scanner.

[pstewart]

Frank, very clever idea to make a book jacket. I just love the way folks here think...always something new! Hey, those are my copyrighted words on the back! I DEMAND ROYALTIES! (Dialing my lawyer... )

To show the pages peeking out at the bottom, I would suggest using a picture of an actual book in that position and drawing from it, over it, or just cheating and incorporating the book pages into your picture.

Trine, what a delicate result you got...worth the time for sure! And you're right...she DOES have a Mona Lisa look! Someone should put her in that painting, don't you think? Anyone up for it?

Phyllis (too lazy!)

[omeyas]

This looked easy! Or so I thought! Photographed a book and then a lot of distorting, perspective, skewing etc to get it all to line up and fit. Good exercise though.
Thanks for the kind comments, I'm new to digital and Photoshop this year, perhaps there is a glimpse of light at the end of the tunnel now.
I registered in August but for various reason didn't start here until yesterday. Now I've started, you might be sorry!

[Trine Sirnes]

Phyllis, I have always loved a challenge. So, here she is, the Grandaughter as Mona Lisa, or maybe Mona Lisa's grandaughter?

[DannyRaphael]

Frank...
I'd say you just "wrote the book" on creating a book cover. Just sensational!

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Trine:
Totally cute. Great color and texture matching.

[pstewart]

Frank, excellent job on adding book pages...even got the shadow.

Trine, that's really lovely... you even gave her the famous Mona Lisa smile.

I got unlazified (?) and gave it a try myself. Didn't change her face at all...just "glued it down."

Phyllis

[phili1]

Frank the book renditions is awsome.

Trine & Phyliss you did a great job on the Mona LIsa, where did you get the picture. I need to build my clipart up.

Here is a new thing I just learned and the variations are limitless.

[pstewart]

Phili, nice sketch! I like the way you did the background too.

Is that the same method that is on the Shanzan site? I call it the blur/dodge sketch method...first posted here this past summer by Sandy. Shanzan's site is great, btw.

Don't remember where I got Mona Lisa...but she's all over the web, I'm sure.

Phyllis

[phili1]

Yes Phyliss. I have been experimenting with it and its use and changability is vast. The last one I used color dodge this one linear

[phili1]

Another variation. I love this action it has so many variables.

[pstewart]

Phili, love the tones and brush strokes in that last one. Keep em coming! Let us know what other good combinations you come up with, ok?

Phyllis

[LQQKER]

All Challenges were very interesting to view. Thought I'd do some painting with light.

[phili1]

Looker thats great. You obtained a 3 dementional look. I like the lighting effect. Nice job

I had to edit my reply. I really ike your rendition, it a for sale type job.