PHOTO ART: Mini-challenge #99 – Carolina

[pstewart]

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PHOTO ART: Mini-challenge #99 – Carolina

Here’s another “mini-challenge” to play with in the Photo-based Art category until the next major challenge is posted here.

The base image can be downloaded by clicking the link below the photo description.

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Here’s another great photo by Paula J. Garner (PJ Bailey), who generously allowed us to use it. The original appears at http://www.pbase.com/image/13944129, and you can see more of her excellent photography on that site as well.
Phyllis

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LEGAL VERBIAGE
Paula J. Garner retains the U.S. and international copyright © not only for the original image, but also for any photo-art versions of it. Unauthorized distribution or use of this image without permission are prohibited.

[pstewart]

I loved working on this picture! Here's a b/w sketch which starts with the usual outline method, then, among other things, uses KPT6's equalizer filter, which lets you select the pixel radius you want to sharpen or blur.

Phyllis

[pstewart]

This color version has, besides the added color, an "abstract" layer blended in at very low opacity.

Phyllis

[pstewart]

I used custom filter set to -1 in upper left corner blended in difference mode at 50% opacity over the outline. Did a few other minor things, then colored it all blue and painted some pinkish color on the skin with a brush set to color mode. Last used a pattern adjustment layer to make it look like denim all over.

Phyllis

[d_kendal]

very nice Phyllis! I really like your new sketch effect, both in color and black and white, it looks very authentic, and suits this photo nicely.

- David

[TwinANJ]

Phyllis stunning on all three. The last is very neat with the look of her on denim.
The eyes on the B/W dramatic.

Jean

[jerry]

What a nice portrait to work with..

Phyllis..Very nice sketch renditions..You know me, I am partial to the colored version..Great work!!

I started out by hand tinting a sketch.. Then applied a faded drybrush filter..with a very faded canvas effect..

Then one of Buds new oval matt treatments..

Jerry

[TwinbNJ]

Phyllis --- wonderful --- just wonderful.
All three are just stunning.

Jerry - Love the soft look without lossing the attitude! Great!

I followed Al Ward's tut on sketches -- then went off on my own. Added texture overlay - dirt. Played with Hue sats - Brighness contrast. Created another layer did another find edges, erased everything but the outline. Flatten, dup layer added lighting on bottom layer.

[TwinANJ]

Jerry soft with attitude!

Jill like the edge work.

Layered desaturated, find edge adjust level, dup orig Dry brush soft light layers. New layer sandstone texture yello. New Layer light effect worked opacity. New layer worked history bursh.

Jean

[jerry]

Jill..Very artlike..The rough texture definately goes with the girls pose..Like it.

Jean..Nice use of lighting effects..

I decided to give this one another try..I thought this portrait lends itself to a b/w technique originally posted by Lisa Neal on DPreview..It involves changing to b/w and using the dodge tool to lighten the portrait using different brush sizes and opacities..
The eyes and mouth are sharpened and masked into the softened pic..

Jerry

[Bill M]

Phyllis, all beautiful. My favorite is the second, color rendition.
Jill, very bold.
Jean, very realistic sketch. Lighting effect works!
Jerry, perfect use of the sketch.

Mine is a straightforward watercolor/pencil look that I think transforms the angry look to a more mysterious look. Used some of Psy's colour technique.

[BillC]

Once again this group maintains high marks! Great picture to work with Phyllis! I like your color pencil version, as well as Bill M. Jill and Jean I also like your sketch versions, and Jerry - your BW is awesome!
Here's my rendition- I wanted to bring out the eyes
Bill C

[jerry]

Billm..very nice water color effect..I really like the tinted look..
(P.S. met my wife at Va. Beach..Great Place)

Billc..Very nicely done..Your lighting effect really shows off the portrait..Keep em coming.. ( Nice Farmers Market & "SPEED TRAP") (Pa. humor)

Jerry

[Blacknight]

I went for the rough look. Layer copy with smart blur edges only, inverted and eliminate white filter. Faded and set to overlay. Flattened and desaturated. Played with curves to bring out details. Added canvas texture and background of noise gradient overlay. Used one of Bud's frames.

[KenB]

Phyllis all your versions are wonderful, your color one is my personal favorite.

TwinbNJ, your's has a rough look that really seems to fit the image.

TwinANJ, the lighting effect really enhnaced your version.

Jerry, the B&W version is spectacular.

For mine, I used the same as I did for Chuck's wife challenge. This one just looked like a perfect candidate.

Ken

[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.