PHOTO ART: Mini-challenge #61 – Samantha

[pavel123]

Originally Posted by JimJam

It may be an old rerun to you but it's a new show to me. Very nice effect Pavel.

JimJam, thank you. Pavel

[MargaretM]

So glad you resurrected this thread Pavel123 - a wonderful photo for a painted portrait. Here's a Renoir style version done in Painter.
MargaretM

[pavel123]

Originally Posted by MargaretM

So glad you resurrected this thread Pavel123 - a wonderful photo for a painted portrait. Here's a Renoir style version done in Painter.
MargaretM

I believe JimJam was responsible for the resurrection of the image.

Nice painting.


Pavel

[JimJam]

MargaretM I can't stand your image ( jealous as heck ). What a wonderful tranquil atmosphere you have created, It captures the dreamy look in her eyes and face so well.

[MargaretM]

Thanks JimJam and Pavel 123. As you know in creative mode, sometimes things work and sometimes they don't. Fortunately there is always something different to try. My first go round with this photo was dreadful, but I liked the way this second attempt turned out. Loved all your versions!
MargaretM

[alexmeta]

PSCS Art History Brush
Regards.
Alex

[Kraellin]

she is a little doll, isnt she nice, alex

craig

[pavel123]

Originally Posted by alexmeta

PSCS Art History Brush
Regards.
Alex

Alex,
I like your sketch.

It may be too late to ask... could you give some detail as to how did you do your "woman in a hat" painting (http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/att...chmentid=36726)

Pavel

[alexmeta]

To Kraellin: Thanks Craig, she is very beautiful young lady.

Originally Posted by pavel123

Alex,
I like your sketch.

It may be too late to ask... could you give some detail as to how did you do your "woman in a hat" painting (http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/att...chmentid=36726)

Pavel

Thank you Pavel for your comment.
An answer -
I don't remember exactly, but I always do a sketch from background in new layer
then I dup the background and use Impressionist filter (two times with fading) then blending the layers (multiply or line burn with reduce opacity)


Alex

[pavel123]

Alex, thanks a lot.
You are getting a lot of mileage out of the Impressionist plug-in.
Looking forward to see more of your works.

Pavel

[JimJam]

I used mostly noise,color halftone,crosshatch and paint daubs,the different blend modes created the darkened areas.I used on the last layer Auto FX's Mystical Tint Tone & Color gradient filter pink & blue it helps to give the impression of a beautiful sunset.

[PamSav]

Resurrecting this very old but very pretty thread

[Photomaster]

Began with Snap Art Pastel filter in Photoshop and followed with color adjustments, several blending layers and lots of detailed brush work.

Pam, another winner!

[Kraellin]

i started this one in psp, cropping and adjusting brightness and contrast. i then took it to filterforge and ran 'chinese water color' by MeKenzie. i brought that back to psp and added it over the cropped image with a luminance blending at about 80% opacity.

[Gilbert]

trying for a painted look with this lovely wee girl

[Peter S]

Finally got round to this one!!
sam-l.jpg
Peter

Better Quality image :-

[img=http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/8298/samhdh1.th.jpg]

[Kraellin]

very lovely, gilbert.

[mseydel]

There are a lot of great posts so far; I opted for the speed challenge to test some of the Smart Filters in CS3.

went with a bit of Paint Daubs, then Diffuse Glow. Rasterized a version of the Smart Filter Object, then opened the Exposure slightly. Great shot to start with!

[Ziaphra]

Thought this was so sweet and just had to give it a go...

[Mining Art]

Nice young lady, I took off the makeup, gave it an old photo effect.

[AmieBear]

my try

[glikster]

I can't get away from grunge.. I don't know why...

[lkroll]

Thought a chalk board would be fun.

ref (frame used): http://www.free-photo-frames.com/ima...o_frame_90.jpg

[palms]

Originally Posted by lkroll

Thought a chalk board would be fun.

ref (frame used): http://www.free-photo-frames.com/ima...o_frame_90.jpg

That does look fun lyle

Palms

[beefy24]

Hi all
Here is my take on this challenge ...its been fun...thanks

[ohfrankyboy]

Here is mine!

[Evelyn]

I got rid of the background, replaced it with a texture, softened the lot and turned it into B/W. Just played with settings till i got the right effect and put a light effect into the background as well.

[Evelyn]

Here i used Niks efex, solarization filter, but erased the arms and the face. I also softened and lightened the picture beforehand.

[Kraellin]

very lovely, evelyn!

[carriewoeck]

My effort! Beautiful girl!
I have a link here..... http://www.pbase.com/carriea/image/109694309
carrie