PHOTO ART: Mini-Challenge #28 – OhThatGirl II

[DannyRaphael]

FIRST MINI-CHALLENGE?
See below for "Information and Guidelines."

Here’s another “mini-challenge” to play with in the Photo-based Art category until the next offical challenge is posted here.

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PHOTO ART: Mini-Challenge #28 – OhThatGirl II

Mini-challenge #22 was so popular I asked Lisa (aka member OhThatGirl2001) if she’d mind donating another picture. Again, she graciously agreed and offered this stunning picture. (Thanks, Lisa!)

Let’s see what you can do with all that white background!

~DannyR~

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INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES

Unlike “official challenges” for this forum which can be found here, this one will be self-contained within this thread. It is intended as an opportunity to engage in this artform until the next official challenge is posted.

The rules are more-or-less the same:
* It’s a challenge, not a contest -- intended to provide opportunities to experiment, share methods and/or techniques and, most importantly, have FUN.
* Everyone who participates is a winner.
* There’s no expiration date.

GUIDELINES:
1. Use any method, application(s), style(s) you like:
. * Convert to sketch, grayscale, abstract, watercolor, oil painting, pen-and-ink, Conte crayon, impasto, van Gogh or any style of your choosing
. * Add elements from other images (collage) or replace the background
. * Hand painting? Tracing? Freehand? You bet. Always appreciate entries of this nature.
. * Apply filters from your favorite application(s) or tweak it with 3rd party plug-ins
. * Feeling animated? A mouse scurrying about?
. * Any or all of the above

Bottom line:
How you create this masterpiece makes no difference. Whatever floats your boat as long as you follow guideline #4 in the process.

2. When done, reply to this thread and attach your work (don’t forget the 100kb size limit).

Note: Multiple entries OK if you’re so inspired.

3. By all means include some verbiage on how you achieved your masterpiece so others will benefit from your skills and experience. Make it as descriptive as you like. Grammar and spelling will not be graded. Priority given to content, not how it is written.

4. Have fun.

[pstewart]

Lisa, what size is that outfit anyway, a 3? I never owned a size 3...went right from 6x to 12 I think.

First Lisa got posterized, then anisotropically diffused, and glows because of her radiant personality. Or maybe it's cuz of repeatedly applications of the KPT gaussian glow filter...I forget which.

The next one is based on this version with a color change and an addition.

Phyllis

[pstewart]

She's hot.
She's fiery.
She's a she-devil.
She's Photoshopped!

Phyllis

[Blacknight]

three background layer copies, ran sketch action on one, and find edges on the other. Left original background layer untouched.

sketch layer above background, mode to multiply.

Find edges above that, mode to vivid light. Blurred.

selected white background with magic wand set high, on find edges layer. Copied and pasted. Ran hue/sat, set to colorize.

[pstewart]

Lisa's beauty can hypnotize you! But just in case it doesn't, she brings along a special background to do the trick!

The background is halftone filter spun to smooth out jaggies.

Phyllis

[chiquitita]

something completely different, just for fun...

[pstewart]

My lisafire.jpg only uploaded halfway so only part was visible. I reuploaded it and it seems fine now. Wonder what sort of glitch causes this...it happens occasionally to several of us.

Anyway, if you want to see Lisa go up in flames look back a few posts and she's all there in a blaze of glory!

Phyllis

[darkstar]

Wow, i spent a ridiculous amount of time on this. I wish i could say the steps i took but i really have no idea. I should really be doing my homework now, but this is far more fun. It doesnt look perfect, but ive never been very good at doing color correction and such, so this is better than i usually get. Learned alot of new features doing this one too.

[pstewart]

Darkstar's Mona Lisa: Nice idea, nice effect, nice pun.

Phyllis (wishing she'd thought of that!)

[VisualEyes]

Wonderful effects everyone! I especially enjoyed fiery Lisa and Mona Lisa.

Here's mine: my friend Mike trying his hand at colorizing Lisa.

Tools: Photoshop and POVRay (www.povray.org).

[OhThatGirl2001]

OMG! This is so cool. I love all the different versions!!!!!!!!

Lisa
P.S. I still have the dress

[OhThatGirl2001]

Phyllis ... you crack me up. I really like the firery one.

Lisa

[OhThatGirl2001]

Interesting idea Visual Eyes - I like it!

Lisa

[OhThatGirl2001]

Darkstar, do you have a larger version of this picture? I printed it out on my canvas paper and it look incredible. I'd love to hear more of how you did it!

Lisa

[OhThatGirl2001]

Chiquitita... thanks for the "and now for something completely different". Very nice effect. It would stand out more if it were not against the white background of the webpage. The rainbow prism effect is cool.

Lisa

[OhThatGirl2001]

Blacknight,

Looks like a 60's Go-Go style. I love it.

Lisa

[darkstar]

Lisa- Glad you liked it. Sorry, though, thats the size of the mona lisa backround i started with so thats the size of the final pic.

[CJ Swartz]

Lisa - you made me think of Emma Peel from "The Avengers"

(before your time...)

[OhThatGirl2001]

CJ - not before my time! I love the Avengers. I really like Ms. Peel.

Great job. I love it!

Lisa

[Wanda Schwind]

What a fantastic job everyone, just wonderful Here's my small contribution. I erased the bk/grnd of the original image. Placed it on a new bk/grnd I had on file. Merged. Applied Styles duotone blue, adjusted opacity. Ran MANY filters to get this result. Added a little noise. Frame PhotoImpact. Lisa, I don't know why, but I picture you in a house like this Thanks for this wonderful photo!!

wanda

[pstewart]

C.J., your "Mrs. Peel" is a wonderful picture! Love the simple lines and the black shapes-- so simple, yet soooo effective. Just goes to show you that sometimes less is better. You have a good eye!

Wanda, Lisa in "her house" is a great pic too. Great composition, wonderful blend of textures, and an imaginative idea as well. Unlike you, I picture Lisa in a modern high rise apartment furnished with lots of leather and chrome. Maybe she will put our curiosity to rest and invite us all to a dinner party real soon.

Visual, what can I say? Once again you astound us with your creativity and skill! And thanks for the POVray site...my copy is downloading as I type this!

Phyllis

[pstewart]

VisualEyes, I successfully downloaded and installed the free POVRay software but can't get it to do anything except open windows full of code! No pictures. And no way to draw any pictures that I can find (the "help" wasn't much help). And it keeps telling me to unlock "locked" folders (and all of them are) but I have no idea how. Is this a program for computer coders? This is way beyond me...too bad. Oh well, get what you pay for I guess...LOL!

But if you or anyone else knows of a site that explains how to make this program work for computer illiterates like me, please post a URL. Thanks.

Phyllis

[CJ Swartz]

Phyllis, it's great to get a compliment from you since your work is so good! I downloaded POV also, although I think I've looked at it before and gave up... Did you try the tutorial yet?
EXCERPT:

"3.1.1 Understanding POV-Ray's Coordinate System
First, we have to tell POV-Ray where our camera is and where it is looking. To do this, we use 3D coordinates. The usual coordinate system for POV-Ray has the positive y-axis pointing up, the positive x-axis pointing to the right, and the positive z-axis pointing into the screen as follows:"

Hmmm, I doubt that I'm going to figure this out...

[CJ Swartz]

Lisa, you have motivated a lot of folks to work with your images, and everyone is obviously having fun and doing good work! Wanda -- your impression of Lisa's home is lovely, and perhaps Lisa has the leather and chrome that Phyllis envisions inside. Lisa's pose does seem to be inviting us in...

[OhThatGirl2001]

Well... I'll put your curiosity to rest by telling you that much of my furniture is indeed black leather!!!!

Lisa

[VisualEyes]

It's a raytracer, not a drawing program. A raytracer is a metaphor of photography. The photographer (curious raytrace user) takes a camera (POVRAY) and shoots (renders) photos (2-dimensional computer image files) of something in our world (text describing 3D objects composed into a scene). POVRay, as well as other raytracers, can simulate realistic optical attributes such as reflection, refraction, specularity, shadows, texture, color depth, etc. POVRay uses a scene description language that is coded into text files which are then rendered into 24bit images. Another description might be "POVRay: Bryce without a GUI".

The initial learning curve may seem a bit high, but once you play around with some of the basic objects you can rapidly reach that "aha!" stage of understanding and begin creating some truly dynamic, blow-your-mind images. 3D objects can be mapped with images create simple stuff like balls and checkerboard (see attachment), or more complex objects such as heightfields can be imagemapped to create cool effects (see next post).

If this is a tool that interests you, my suggestion is to go through the packaged tutorial, visit websites dedicated to POVRay, and basically play around until you get the hang of it.

[VisualEyes]

A more complex raytraced example.

[CJ Swartz]

Visualeyes -- I would have been impressed with your images even without knowing how difficult the POV program appears to me, but am even MORE impressed that you have been able to learn how to use it AND make creative images with it!!

[siodhach]

Mystery … Woman … I think that this photo needed to be kept in black and white … I can’t decide if it’s high or low key !!!

Duplicate … Filter > Render > Difference Clouds … Filter > Render > Lighting Effects.

Don

[pstewart]

Ditto, CJ, on Visual Eyes' talents. To make those images with a user friendly interface would be amazing enough, but to "see" these images through numbers and code alone...wow!

Poor Lisa...VE has her being knocked around a pool table and Don did a great job of putting her in a fog! I'd be willing to bet that Lisa is NEVER in a fog, however.

Phyllis