Creative Interpretations: Tall Ship Argentina

[Manjumena]

Nice work everyone!
My version in PS with art history/history brushes and layer blends
Manju

[cazubi]

Nice effect Manju. It sure gives it a ghostly feel.

Cathy

[Peter S]

Done with AHB plus tweaks

Peter

[Steve Conway]

"Sunset in The Harbor"

Steve C.

[LonK]

I really liked what GerryB did in the "village car ! ! !" thread the other day: Making the photo look old and faded.

This photo seemed like a good candidate to do something similar -- and it was a lot of fun abusing a photo rather than artifying or trying to restore it for a change.

The ship in the original seemed to be listing considerably, so the first thing I did was skew the image to make the masts vertical. Don't know why. It just bugged me. After that I just started scratching, fading, toning, rubber stamping, tire marking, coffee cup staining, etc., etc. Then I went to Google images and found a shot of some yellowed paper with burnt edges. I adapted this to fit.

By the time I was done, this poor print was ready for the trash can. I surely would hate to be on the other end of this -- getting this from a client, requesting a restoration -- if you get my drift. Anyway, lots of fun, and a definite stress reliever.

[GerryB]

Verry nice, Lon! Where did you find the background?