PHOTO ART: Mini-challenge #76 – Snowy Egret

[angue]

Animated

[d_kendal]

Tony - that's definitely not a lame attempt!! that's actually one of the most realistic looking mosaic manipulations I've seen, great work.

- David

[pstewart]

Tony, those are great! I have never had the courage to try the mosaic...was it hard to do?

Phyllis

[angue]

David,
Thanks for the kind words.

Phyllis,
As I am a beginner in Painter, the hardest part is keeping the tile size and grout lines between rows of tiles consistent. Each row of tile represents a brush stroke. So literally, you have to lay every row with a stroke.

Tony

[bubba]

Tony - beautiful mosaic

bubba

[jeaniesa]

Tony - that is really spectacular! Very realistic. I'm going to have to open up my Painter box just to try that technique! (Yes, I have Painter 7 sitting unopened on a shelf. I just haven't had time to delve into it - I can only learn so much at one time! )

Jeanie

[GOLDCOIN]

Angue...That mosaic of the bird was impressive. Looked just like the Painter's can image.

Did mine with a layer of texture paper that I had made.....

[Trimoon]

I going to tell how, but right now I thought I’d post it. I have notes.

[pstewart]

Goldcoin, that looks like hammered aluminum with metallic paint...nice!

Steve, lovely. Did you make the water spots with a layer maskl and brush set to scatter, size, and opacity variations...or something else?

Phyllis

[Anubis]

Ahh... another picture for me to practice my infrared skills. Although I've pasted my attempt here, I don't quite like this version. Something is not right... but I just can't put my finger on it. Could anyone comment on it, please? Thanks.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/...5/fcb385b4.jpg

[LactoBeeZor]

Maybe it is the lack of definition in the water?

Lacto;

[Bob Cronin]

This is my version of our friend, the egret. It is quite dark, and I hope it looks good online.

For anyone interested, duplicate the combined picture. On this layer, Invert it, setting the mode to color Burn. It looks terrible at this point, but trust me and run Filter/Gaussen Blur (#20 worked for me).

Take a look at this same layer, in the mode of Color Dodge. It produces quite a different picture. I enjoyed this one! Bob

[Bob Cronin]

This is the daylight version of my effort at the egret.

[LactoBeeZor]

Bob;

I love the night time version of the egret...


Lacto;

[pstewart]

Bob, that's mean! Poor egret. I just hope the alligator isn't hungry and just wants to play. The night version is dark, but that's okay, because the darkness, contrast, and saturated colors are right for the mood...really intense...shudder.

Phyllis (averting my eyes)

[Andrew B.]

Well, since I don't know what to say (again), I'll post the steps.

1. Remove reflection with Image Doctor and clone tool.

2. Using Virtual Painter I made three layers. Bottom to top they are gouache, color pencil, and oil painting. I reduced opacity of top two so all three layers were contributing to the look. Flatten.

3. In Painter, I used Selective Color Adjustment to pull it to the colors it has now. Then I added a raw silk paper texture.

4. Back in Photoshop for minor touch up.

[Pam]

That's gorgeous, Andrew. Simple, elegant and the colors are perfect. I've heard Painter was a difficult program to learn...looks like you're a master!

Pam

[pstewart]

Awesome, Andrew! And thanks for the "how to" this time!

Phyllis

[Andrew B.]

Hi Pam.

Thanks for the very nice reply. Especially since you described it as exactly what I was trying to reach for. I can't take credit for being a Painter expert, though. All I used Painter for was to get that background color exactly where I wanted it, using sliders. I'm a complete novice when it comes to Painter's primary tools.

Hi Phyllis.

Thanks for the compliment. Whenever I leave out the steps it's because I'm in such a rush to post I forget about them. I have a problem with going back and tinkering too much, so usually when I think something is done I try to post fast and without thinking too much. But I am happy to share any techniques from any of these pictures.

...Andrew

[KayakBob]

Using filters I selected Twirl Then glowing edges,& Brightnes & Contrast Then rectangular marquee & Smudge Tool.

[GOLDCOIN]

KayakBob.....

Nice to see such outstanding creativity.....Wow, that background is so different. Bold & daring......

[pstewart]

Wow, Bob, that's wild! I agree...the background is awesome! What a daring, and successful, approach to this gentle picture!

Phyllis

[Peter S]

Egret with a texture

Peter

[palms]

It works very well Peter it has a quilted look to it ( you know like the old satin eiderdowns )

Palms

[Peter S]

Originally Posted by palms1

It works very well Peter it has a quilted look to it ( you know like the old satin eiderdowns )

Palms

Be careful your showing my age there.


Peter

[Sweetlight]

My three favorite writers - Hemingway, Neruda, Rawlings. Hope this meets the criteria. Thanks for the inspiration.

[Steve Conway]

Evening foraging.

Steve

[Peter S]

Steve that is astoundingly good

Peter