PHOTO ART: Mini-challenge #46 – English Ladies

[glikster]

I've been itching to do a real impressionist for a while.
Snap art and impressionist.

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by dmint

2nd attempt at a challenge
......Decided to go for a chalk style

Method:

Balanced Highlights & shadows

Colour balanced using levels to remove the green/blue cast

Impressionist chalk default

Line drawing action on the top layer dry brushed to reduce detail blend to multiply

hope this fits in with the theme

Welcome to RP, dmint. I like what you did on this one and on your interpretation of "Gazing Model." You definitely have an eye for this type of thing.

re: hope this fits in with the theme
No worries. Theme is in the eyes of the artist and beholder. We're pretty flexible around here.

Appreciate you sharing the how-to info. Hope to see more of your artwork in the future.

~Danny~

[Cupcake]

My try of the Ladies.

[Janet Petty]

Cupcake, yours looks as if it could really be old. Nice work.

Janet

[Kraellin]

very nice, cupcake. when i first glanced at it i thought it was a cameo. looking at it again at length, it has a nice 30's or 40's look to it. very nice.

[glikster]

trying out a new method....
bunch of random impressionist....

[Northernshadow]

Glikster! What lovely colors!

I went for a more traditional? look. done in painter with oil brushes.

[Kraellin]

nice, sherry. but i'm surprised you didnt use one of your filter forge filters

[glikster]

Originally Posted by Northernshadow

Glikster! What lovely colors!

Thank you... I work on each color channel separately, and the differences end up making vibrant colors...

[saluki13]

Hi-
loved seeing all of your work!
Here is my rendition.

http://home.comcast.net/~saluki13/engladies.html

I used Painter X. Cloned the file. Chose Saturate in Photo Enhance. Added 50% blur. Filled image with color. Chose Cloners/Soft Cloner brush with Fade In/Fade Out stroke. Then ran auto-painting. Finished auto-painting with Oil Funky Chunky. Then used Restoration brush to restore some details.

This is my first posting here-looks like a wonderful forum.

Patty

[MiningArt]

Amazing array of versions, really enjoyed viewing them. This was done using Impressionist.

[Joeven]

Tried a watercolor.

Joe

[lkroll]

Ahh; this one made it back. Cool. Been on my vexel binge so why not for this one too.

[lkroll]

Still going dotty.

[pat---]

What a great photo to work with! I ran it thru Mehdi's EdgeFX, masked and and removed parts of the filter, cloned out the shirt, added a little extra saturation to some bits.

[Kraellin]

nice one, joe.

not crazy about the vexel, lyle, but the dotted one is quite interesting. not seen one quite like that before.

interesting mix there, pat---. the only thing i dont like there is the black line rimming the face, especially on the lady in the foreground. otherwise, a nice mix of artificial and real

[Boneappetit]

I'm not sure about this one, it is like an oxymoron, modern look to something that should have a retro look. I used a double process at it.

1- Changed the background, but left a piece above the woman's hat. Did some healing and cloning, used luminosity and shadows masks, HP sharpening, then blur and noise. Color correction, saved it.

2- Ran the result thru Photomatix and moved that result back to Ps. Then i boosted colors in Color Lab and did some additional healing. Added a vignette, so here is the final result...

[pat---]

That looks great, Boneappetit. I really like the overall look, soft but with nice details.

[Boneappetit]

Originally Posted by pat---

That looks great, Boneappetit. I really like the overall look, soft but with nice details.

Thanx a bunch, Pat... I'm glad you like it!

[pat---]

Originally Posted by Kraellin

interesting mix there, pat---. the only thing i dont like there is the black line rimming the face, especially on the lady in the foreground. otherwise, a nice mix of artificial and real

Thanks for the feedback! I wasn't sure I liked those outlines either.

Sorry if this is a dup post, I don't see the first one anywhere.

[Boneappetit]

Originally Posted by Peter S

I reckon the one one the left is frowning because her bodice is to tight, you can't tell cos shes not facing the camera.

Peter

LOL, very funny Peter hehe...

[Boneappetit]

I had to try this.... A variation of my 1st render...

[Kraellin]

nice, boneappetit

[Boneappetit]

Thanx, Craig !

[jesterjeni]

a little story book effect playing with light and color

[jeremy1986]

I was trying to go for an oil painting

[gholmes1936]

I used a little of everything, Photoshop, FilterForge, PhotoTools. Then back to Photoshop and added texture and a tiny bit more sharpening.

[Crapaud]

This pic's a natural for a watercolour. I wish I'd done something with the background. In hindsight I don't like the intrusive man's shirt and the vertical lines (though I love the colours).

[johnbriner]

Originally Posted by joaco

Hello everybody:
I have filtered this image in Photoshop with dry brush in the filters:artistic menu. After that I used the levels to lighten it up. Then I opened it in Painter 6 to hand paint it over with the soft charcoal brush to achieve a more natural look
Thank you for such inspiring image.
Joaco

Hey I like the look of what you did! It's very much like oil painting! I bet when someone did the actual oil paint, they will look exactly the same. Nice work! keep it up!

[Canna W]

There is some wonderful work here - really inspiring!

I used a Topaz Simplify filter, then did various blends with Photoshop. I also colourized a bit, and applied a vignette.