Photo Art Mini-Challenges - - PHOTO ART: Mini-Challenge #55 – Steinhatchee Harbor - Page 3

d_kendal · #31 12-02-2002, 12:43 PM

Hey, thats a really cool manipulation frank! great idea. how did you get the ripples in the water around the hand?

- David

herman · #32 04-19-2003, 02:12 AM

Having a great time trying my hand on these oldies!

Evening falls

Three layers. The top layer (execpt the sky) opacity 50%, burned adn adjusted levels. The middle layer with a lensflare, th first layer unchanged.

GOLDCOIN · #33 04-19-2003, 09:16 AM

Herman .....

Utterly amazing in the transformation of day to a beautiful sunset.... very captivating!

herman · #34 04-19-2003, 10:10 AM

Thank you! It's so inspiring to be around here!

Cheryl H · #35 07-20-2003, 01:05 AM

I went on a Virtual Painter kick today and went looking through the old challenges for good candidates. This one worked well.

Bottom to top

A) VP watercolor
B) VP Pointillism—soft light
C) VP Pastel—color
D) VP Oil Painting—Lighten
E) VP Gouache—hue
F) Filter—Stylize—find edges—soft light 50%
K) Soft Sketch layer—Darken
a. Desaturate
b. Duplicate
c. Invert top copy
d. Color Dodge and Gaussian Blur (high 4-8)
e. Merge down and duplicate again
f. Multiply and Gaussian Blur (high 4-8)
G) Original –soft light
H) Pattern fill layer in soft light mode for texture

lkroll · #36 02-21-2006, 08:53 PM

Some Retinex, Mr. Contrast, Impressionist, and Paint Engine play. Oh yes, NIK's free Colorfx warmth filter too.

Kraellin · #37 02-22-2006, 07:59 AM

lk,

i like that 'mist' sort of effect in the foreground. i also find the fade to black and white interesting.

craig

Steve Conway · #38 02-22-2006, 12:16 PM

Used to be a great place to go fishing until they built all the condos along the river.

Anyway here's my stab.

Steve

Kraellin · #39 02-22-2006, 01:08 PM

steve,

an interesting effect. dont need the whole work flow, but some idea of how you achieved this?

also, an interesting choice of flow lines, especially in the water? why the contrasting flow lines there? i like the light blue as it tends to follow the flow of the water, but why the horizontal in the dark blue?

craig

Steve Conway · #40 02-22-2006, 02:53 PM

Thanks Craig.

A combination thing.....Buzz, Gertrudis, and Impressionist. Used pencil strokes in Impressionist on the top layer and the result is what you see. I just kinda liked the maybe offbeat look.

Steve

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Originally Posted by Kraellin

steve,

an interesting effect. dont need the whole work flow, but some idea of how you achieved this?

also, an interesting choice of flow lines, especially in the water? why the contrasting flow lines there? i like the light blue as it tends to follow the flow of the water, but why the horizontal in the dark blue?

craig

Kraellin · #41 02-23-2006, 12:47 AM

fair enough

i also see a bit of van gogh here.

craig

OnAir · #42 02-23-2006, 06:51 AM

Lens blur, tonal ajustment, applied real paper texture.

MargaretM · #43 02-23-2006, 08:07 AM

Here is a Pointillist version, done in Painter with Seurat brush and details with a fine camel. Added very subtle basic paper.
Took me a while to find a comfort zone in Painter, but now I cannot live without it.
Nice work, everyone. Once again great variations.
MargaretM

Steve Conway · #44 02-23-2006, 08:54 AM

Sometimes I get a nice Van Gogh effect using Gert. Seems to just happen depending on subject matter and stroke combinations.

Am always stumbling on something new when playing with this plugin.

Steve

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Originally Posted by Kraellin

fair enough

i also see a bit of van gogh here.

craig

Kraellin · #45 02-23-2006, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Am always stumbling on something new when playing with this plugin.

amen to that

craig