[LQQKER]

Outstanding photography. A beautiful picture to play with.

[dcarr]

Kinda like the Invisible Man takes a break. Good job Phyllis.
David, Philli, Docilbob, Ken, Jerry all great interpretations. David your's is really eerie and docilbob, that looks like the bench on my corner.

Debbie

[JBCaffrey]

My aim here was to contrast the bare trees and bench with the rich coloration of autumn.

Mostly BuzzPro - simplifier - watercolor stack (inverted), watercolor stack (multiply), then overpainted parts with some of the first, simplified layer. Brought back the bench and trees with a layer mask.

Jim

[pstewart]

Excellent, Jim. Separating the trees from the background must have taken some time. But worth it...looks great!

Phyllis

[phili1]

Phyliss you should have named it Elvis returns. Wow what an effect, its awsome

Jim I love your colors and tech. GReat approch soft in the back and drastich for the trees and bench.Makes them stand out.

I coudn't resit another, nobody thought of winter.

[jerry]

Phyllis great cowboy ghost affect..The filter master strikes again..

Jim very pretty painting..Well Buzzed..

Phili..cool snowman..it has a nice feel to it..

Jerry

[angue]

Everybody's approach is very different. I like them all.
Here's an oil painting, although you can't tell very well because I obscured the rest and highlighted the bench.

Five layers:
1st -multiply blending.
2nd - Pallette knife, overlay blending
3rd - dry brush, soft light blending
4th - smart blur, edge only. Invert , Soft light blending
5th - gradient radial pattern, multiply blending

[Snoleoprd]

Here is my attempt:

I saturated the colors, duplicated a layer, gaussian blur at 37, then set layer to multiply, flattened, adjusted with curves to get a decent exposure, then applied the action from the dpreview collection called Jaseck paint on canvas.

Enjoy.

Alan

[pstewart]

Alan and Angue, both are great oil painting looks. The busy leaf background blurs away to set off the trees even more...nice effect.

Phili, good snow effect. Must be a late fall snow since the leaves are still on the trees. It happens though. Especially here near Chicago, where any kind of bizarre weather is not only possible, but probable, in any given year. We have a saying here, "If you don't like the weather, wait a few hours!"

Phyllis

[d_kendal]

phili,

I really like the snow effect you got! multiply that effect by mabe 5 and that's what it's like out here in edmonton right now it always takes me a while to adjust to the winter weather here.

- David

[arthill]

Played around with the colors, added some directional lighting and an iol paint effect.

[phili1]

Art it looks like the calm before the storm. The color are great.

[CJ Swartz]

Art -- those colors are gorgeous! I'd love to visit.

Alan -- very nice effect, and the golden rust leaves really show off!

Angue -- emphasizes the bench and the tree bark -- really nice!

Phili -- nice snow effect - did you have fun making that snowman?

Jim -- wonderful contrast -- you did just what you wanted!

lqqker -- Really different perspective, the blurred color is neat!

Phyllis - your 'cowboy ghost' is a great rendition -- I can hear the music wafting thru the scene.

Docilebob -- I'm not going near that bench till those guys leave! Excellent composite!

[arthill]

Tried for more of a watercolor effect.
Dry Brush
Separate Layer Remove color then Smart Blur Edge Only Invert
Blend Mode Multiply
Incrase saturation.

[angue]

Art,
Nice clean colors. Love the texture. Very appropriate for watercolor.

Tony