PHOTO ART: Mini-challenge #99 – Carolina

[Blacknight]

I got to messing around with the layers that were created using Bud's latest actions, Simple Portrait, and came up with this version. The top layer, called Photo Copy, I smart blurred from my former entry version, and set the blend mode to Multiply. The other picture version, called Photo, I set the blend mode to Linear burn, which brought out the colors beneath it (the color of the frame, which was set to a light blue/cyan). This almost looks like some of the art I have seen in comic books.

[Blacknight]

Same layers as above, but top layer set to Difference blend mode, lower layer inverted and set to multiply.

[tyeise]

I wanted to play with this one. This young lady is so pretty, but what an attitude! I thought I'd see what she'd look like with a twinkle in her eye, instead of a glare.

Tyeise

[themanda]

All great submissions! I particularly like all of the sketch treatments...this photo lends itself well to that.

My son saw her picture, and said "Oh, Momma! That girl's naughty!" and I had to agree with him. She's clearly up to no good! So I took it and ran with it, and eventually ended up with something that looks like the cover of a horror novel or something. I guess I was thinking "firestarter" while working on her...

[pstewart]

Jerry, nice soft look, even down to the oval mat. And a really lovely b/w portrait which sets off her eyes. You are clearly in the minority here seeing her as “soft,” judging from all the others.

Jill and Jean, both nice sketches, both with a roughness to them that seems to befit her expression. I like the spotlight.

Bill, two “serious” looks, neither naughty nor nice, just pensive. Really like the second one, the way it emphasizes her eyes.

BK, more good “rough gal” looks. I especially like #3 with the bright comic book colors.

Ken, the symmetric look works well on this pic...gives her a “cuter” look than her normal pout.

Tyeise, you really captured her naughty twinkle! Removing the hand changed the mood quite a bit, making the picture more lighthearted.

Amanda, great painting as usual. Those Satanic yellow are really shocking! Reminds me of “Rosemary’s Baby.”

While I was playing around with smart blur simplification and the distort>diffuse-glow filter, I stumbled upon a much older look, and a really vampish face at that. Could it be that this rugged little tomboy could grow up to be a femme fatale?

Phyllis

[OhThatGirl2001]

What a fun picture to work with. I can't wait to try various techniques on this.

I first duplicated the original and then took a snapshot. Then I changed to mode to screen on the dup layer to make the image a little more high key. I desatured and then flattened the image. I ran shan's action to turn the picture into a pencil sketch. Then I just used the art history brush to color in. Finally added a bit of texture using canvas texture and added a frame. Total time 10 minutes.

Lisa

[DannyRaphael]

Lisa:

GR-EAT! to see you pop in. I see you haven't lost your touch. Welcome home.

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BTW: You've seen this pouty lip before... She's the subject of the recent "Hold the Phone" mini-challenge. I busted up at the versions where folks attempted to make our budding Mona Lisa smile a little.

Anyway I was stumbling along, trying this and that (for a future tutorial) and came up with this version. (Tutorial to be posted in the Photo-art 101 forum in about a week.) It's a blend of several layers to which a number of filters were applied.

~Danny~

[jerry]

Kenb..Nice job, you really like your faces symetrical.

Bk..Your last version is my favorite..Nice colored sketch appearance.

Amanda..That look is frightening..Nice job..

Tyeise..Never trust anyone with that large of a twinkle in there eye..I like it..

Phyllis.."The Vamp" very clever and well done..I can picture that in any teen magazine.. Great

Lisa (YEAH LISA IS BACK)..Welcome back..You definately have not lost your touch..This is a very artlike entry..I REALLY like it..I remember the first photoart thread when you said.."I am trying to make this photo look like a painting"..Look what you started and now we have Danny the Photoart Champion leading us..Keep them coming, we are having a ball..

Danny.. very nice effect..It has a very painted look..Will Definately look for the tutorial.. Thanks

Jerry

[TwinbNJ]

Wow the submissions are just getting better and better. Great job to everyone!
Just love how the attitude is being manipulated.

[phili1]

Everybodys submissions are great.
Phyliss very nice but I love your second one is just great, looks like a vamp.
Jerry nice water color no 2 is a super effect.
JIll nice hand coloring
Jane nice pencil sk.
Bill M nice water color started to do that saw yours went different.
Bill c very dramatic.
Black NT.Really like all three
Ken real cool Idea nice job.
Tyeise awsome its her but eyes and lips are changed, has slight smile.
Amanda yours is awsome my favorite.
Lisa you have been missing in action, great sketch.
DAnny cant wait for the tutorial, super textures and look.

Well I started out dojng a pencil atn ( which is really not a pencil, more of an enhancement) I wanted to turn it into a water color and got the idea of physco hair and looked at her look and said mind altering look like a movie and thjought of what you see.

[phili1]

I tried for a pencil painting with a graphite look.

[phili1]

Its a great subject so I did another Pencil sketch.

[kudbegud]

boy oh boy, you people are just too good...all the renditions are just wonderfull.

here's my first try. i wanted to emphasize her eyes

[kudbegud]

on this second one i used Natalies sketch action then replaced the background

[phili1]

kubegud.

Illike the lighting in no one but No 2 is outstanding, It really stands out. Great job.