PHOTO ART: Mini-Challenge #31 – Yellow-pink Rose

[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 #31 – Yellow-pink Rose

This is another image courtesy of www.FreeImage.com. See NOTE below for details; if you have not visited this site before, by all means check it out.

I thought this was a compelling picture to inspire another round of creative energy. If you close you eyes and concentrate a few seconds, I’ll bet you'll start to 'smell' the incredible fragrance.

Enjoy the trip…

~DannyR~

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NOTE:
Use of this image is subject to conditions set forth at www.FreeFoto.com and is copyrighted © by Ian Britton, site owner / administrator. Ian has graciously authorized use of images from his site for our mini-challenges.


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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? Put away those pruning sheers!
. * 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.

[angue]

Pastel rendition after Degas.

Most of Degas' pastel has green undertones so I put a green underpaint and then used "pastel brush" and "chalk brush" using art history brush and history tool brush.

[DannyRaphael]

Degas would be pleased with this rendition, Tony. Another nice one and great way to get this thread started.

~Danny~

[Trimoon]

Don’t ask! I don’t know how I did this
Yellow Pink Rose

[Trimoon]

angue; That is so cool, the color and that underpainting is just right.

[DannyRaphael]

Steve:

How the heck did you do that? (Oh... never mind! - I didn't really ask that! )

Just incredible, regardless of how you did it.

When you get time, check the e-mail I sent earlier today. Need some 'tutorial' tech info from you.

Thx.

~Danny~

[angue]

Steve,
What can I say that has not been said already. As a matter of fact, I look forward to every new mini-challenges hoping to see your contribution. And I am never disappointed.

I like this rendition because of the pencil and wet-on-wet watercolor technique. Just a hint please on how you did it.

Tony

[CJ Swartz]

I like to use polar coordinates distortion to make "polar vases", so this seemed like the right time to place a flower in one.


Tony and Steve -- beautiful artistic pieces. I play around with Pshop, you both create works of art. I like that!

[pstewart]

Tony, that is gorgeous! How did you do that? (ducking)

CJ, WOW! Thanks for reminding me that polar filter exists...never found much use for it. You ought to put this tip in the forum called "photoshop filters: new uses...etc" or something like that.

Phyllis

[DannyRaphael]

CJ:
That is such a cool effect. Very creative use of Polar. (Nice to find useful application of some of the more obscure filters.) What did you use as a base image for the "vase"? (A vase, by chance? )

Phyllis:
Hope you ducked fast enough! BTW: Did you get my plea for "need pix again"; 3-horses was the only one in the group I could open.

~Danny~

[JBCaffrey]

Here's my try.

Sarted by using Image/Adjustments/Replace Color and selecting the black area of the background and lightening it to grey then using the hue and Fuzziness slider to created the background coloration. I then switched to PhotoArtMaster for the watercolor effect.

Jim

Had trouble with the attachment. Will try again.

[JBCaffrey]

Second try with the attachment.

[Trimoon]

Wow Gorgeous!

[gland]

I'm impressed with all the entries. They are just awesome.

[Wanda Schwind]

Everyone beautiful as usual Here's my small contribution. The first thing I did was to apply smart blur, dry brush, watercolor.
Duplicated, Image adjustment invert. Linear dodge, gaussian blur. Used eraser to erase and bring back some of the color. Several layer masks with different colors, taking off with wet media brushes. I hope this makes sense

Wanda

[jerry]

Wanda

That is really impressive . I really enjoy looking at all of the entries. Thanks for giving us a hint at what it takes to create this type of entry..

Jerry

[angue]

Phyllis,
If you're getting the hang of oil painting as you posted in "Bambi", then you'll have no problem doing this.

The technique is the same except you choose a different brush style and don't use brush dynamics because it is pastel.

Tony

[angue]

Wanda,
I like your rendition. Soft like a watercolor wash.

CJ - Nice combination of artistic flower and graphic background.

JBCaffrey - Can you enlighten me on PhotoArtMaster? Is it a separate program or a plug-in for Photoshop?

[gland]

Here is my humble try.

JBCaffrey I'd like to know something about PhotoArtMaster too.

[CJ Swartz]

WANDA!! So very delicate and beautiful! The background is as lovely as the bloom.

Jim -- lovely rendition! I like the color contrast.

Gary (gland) -- that is an entrancing combination of hard/soft textures. Very neat effect!

Danny -- I just used a dupe of the original image -- inverted it first to get contrasting colors.

[jerry]

Here is my try.. I used a lot of Wanda's steps. Then experimented with blending modes and overlayed layers with noise added and flower removed with soft brush.

Jerry

[JBCaffrey]

Originally posted by angue


Can you enlighten me on PhotoArtMaster? Is it a separate program or a plug-in for Photoshop?

It is a stand alone program. It takes a couple of hours to get comfortable enough with the interface to begin to use it effectively. One drawback is that you can only save your work in jpeg. Unlike a plug-in like Paint Engine, you have considerable creative control over the final result. They have a very limited trial version available on their website http://www.fo2pix.com/.

I have had it about a week and enjoy using it. It costs about $70.00 U.S. when you include the shipping from the UK.

Jim

[angue]

JB - Thanks for the info.
gland - The rose looks like it's above a frosted glass. Nice effect.

[Wanda Schwind]

Thank you everyone This was such a beautiful image to begin with!! Using the colored version entry I checked out the channels.
Clicked on split channels. Discovered that there was an acceptable pencil sketch. Using the burn tool to darken some shadows and adjusting the contrast I think it looks somewhat like a pencel sketch?

Jerry, did you check out your channels, I bet you've got a nice pencil sketch Again, thanks everyone

Wanda

[Wanda Schwind]

Then I went a little crazy Why not, right! Using the pencil sketch I duplicated, new layer, filled with a deep red, blend mode, color. Adjusted opacity until I had the color I liked. Mask, brushed off the leaves. Flattened. Duplicated again, new layer, filled with a teal color, opacity 80%. Mask, brushed off with wet media brushes. Ok, I'll stop boring you guys. Besides I'm having too much fun

Wanda

[Trimoon]

One more try

One More Rose

[siodhach]

Just tried to make it look like a watercolor and added a little canvas texture.

Don

[pstewart]

Wanda, I love your two new roses, especially the soft pencil sketch... umm...make that the dark red one... no, the pencil sketch...uhhh ...or the dark red one... or... I CAN'T PICK ONE, THEY ARE BOTH TOO GOOD! You'd better not make another one or I will have to be medicated.

Phyllis

[pstewart]

I used the green channel only since the other two had lots of flaws. Colored it with the red/green gradient in oval shape, then overlaid the original over that in color mode and blended some of that color back into it. Then used 'find edges' with lowered opacity, then made just the rose into a new layer. Last step was plastic wrap on rose layer and again on background, with a bit of tweaking and increased contrast and saturation.

Phyllis

[jerry]

Wanda

Your last two entries are just great..I will peek into my channels tonight when I get home..thanks for the direction.

Trimoon and Phylis both really beautiful..

Jerry