Photo Art Mini-Challenges - - PHOTO ART: Mini-challenge #44 – Alan's Butterfly - Page 2

Marlene DeGrood · #16 10-29-2002, 04:50 PM

Wow, I just the love the variations on this butterfly!

Trine.... Love it! The surreal effect is awesome! I also love a well done B&W such as this.

Jerry.... Beautiful! I love the soft pastel pencil effect, very well done!

Ken.... It does look like beadwork. A bead artist would probably love to use this as a pattern. Clever & original.

Chuck.... Thankyou for the steps used in this lovely rendition. I don't think I've ever used the conte crayon....I'm now inspired to try.

Toad.... HI!!! I'm glad to be here and thanks for the warm welcome. So much talent, so much to be learned. Oh yeah....cool butterfly. Looks like copper, I like it!

Trimoon...Ok, now I know you're a fake, you're really a very talented watercolor artist trying to freak us all out. This is just waaaaaay too good, right down to the way the water spreads on the paper. I have a lot to learn from you!

Marlene
www.thedigitalspectrum.com

Trine Sirnes · #17 10-30-2002, 12:44 AM

Just perfect! I really love it!

Trine

pstewart · #18 10-30-2002, 01:53 AM

Marlene, love the flat lighting and the colors...go well with the texture.

Chuck, I will visit you every Sunday in the home...I promise.

CJ, wonderful idea, and well done. The use of the three lights is great too. I seldom use the fancy lighting choices...you have inspired me to experiment more.

Ken, that's a neat effect. Sort of looks like needlepoint. If you raised the contrast, you'd have a glassier, beady look too.

Bruce, very imaginative...nice work with the daring colors and the motion behind as he rests.

Chuck, I like the way the butterfly has more detail than his resting place...emphasizes him. I really like the colored line drawing that you turned the leaves into.

Toad, bold, futuristic, and I like the metallic butterfly. Makes me think this is billions of years in the future when "butterbots" will rule the earth!

Trimoon, I love your "butterfly on the rocks." Colors, texture, simplicity...all make it really beautiful!

Chuck, I love your butterfly #2. Looks like it's painted on parchment. Lovely and delicate.

Phyllis

Marlene DeGrood · #19 10-30-2002, 07:51 AM

Chuck....Outstanding!!!! I love it, love it, love it!

Marlene
www.thedigitalspectrum.com

Trine Sirnes · #20 10-30-2002, 08:32 AM

Oh Chuck, what a perfect time for introducing you to "The Devines" singing of course "The wind beneath my wings"(with a voice awfully similar to Bette's)

DannyRaphael · #21 10-30-2002, 08:41 AM

From the pristine, serious and beautiful... to the hysterical, in about 5 posts.

Priceless image, Trine. A GR-eat way to start my morning!

I love this forum!

~Danny~

CJ Swartz · #22 10-30-2002, 09:34 AM

Chuck, you're "not kidding" with this one -- beautiful!

Trine -- I'll take Bette Midler's voice, but I Love the image!

Trimoon -- as always -- wonderful. Keep listening to those voices.

jerry · #23 10-30-2002, 10:13 AM

Chuck I go away for a day and you go crazy..That last one is a knock out..My type of art..How do you like your new tablet..hoping santa will bring me one..

Trimoon,,Marlene,Trine...All beautifull..You folks have been busy..

Jerry

VisualEyes · #24 10-30-2002, 04:55 PM

A cartoony butterfly. Looks simple, but wasn't.

ecurbh · #25 10-30-2002, 04:59 PM

Gee, this place is so inspiring. You all have opened up a whole new world of self-expression to me. Thanks!

Here is my first-ever attempt at using the Art History Brush.

Bruce

Snoleoprd · #26 10-30-2002, 05:48 PM

Hi all,

I am really amazed at what everyone has done with my photo, some very interesting interpretations. I have enjoyed looking and I finally signed up for the forums. I have a lot to learn!

Alan

DannyRaphael · #27 10-30-2002, 05:57 PM

Truman:
One word: Exceptional. Simply terrific.

Bruce:
Ain't that Art History Brush amazing? If you're not hooked yet, you soon will be. Great first time results.

Check the TUTORIALs (from the main menu); there's a very good AHB tutorial written by Jim Caffrey, a frequent contributor to this forum.

Also, if you have access to any of the Photoshop Wow 5.5, 6 or 7 books, it contains a very informative section on using the Art History Brush.

angue · #28 10-30-2002, 05:57 PM

VE,
I have always liked graphic artists that can translate a photograph into simple lines without taking away any details. But most of all I like artists that details the translation process (hint, hint).

Tony

DannyRaphael · #29 10-30-2002, 06:11 PM

ALAN:

Wow! Welcome Aboard!

Glad you joined the party. (Alan is the guy who took the pic for this mini-challenge and is my partner in crime in this little adventure: http://www.geocities.com/kafuensis/ .)

When you get the time / inclination, pop over to this thread, specially reserved as a place where new folks do brief self-introductions.

For a possibly helpful site map, click the link below my signature. Sometimes a picture worth 1K words; sometimes not.

Look forward to tapping into some of your other pictures for future mini-challenges. Thanks again for letting me show off your pic!

~Danny~

pstewart · #30 10-31-2002, 12:38 AM

Truman, it didn't "look simple" to me...though I did recognize anisotropic diffuse and possibly the cut out filter in there, along with some "glow" from one of many methods. So, you gonna tell us how you made this wonderful illustration? Please?

Phyllis