Creative interpretations: Montana Lake

[DannyRaphael]

A nice scenery picture...

Enjoy,
~Danny~

[Duv]

Pumped up some contrast in L. Brought out some addtional colors in a & b. Filtersistort: Displacement: Crumbles (from stockd). Filters: Brush Strokes: Accented Edges.

Cheers

Dave

[Cassidy]

Looked like a bit of fun.

Sprayed Strokes, Diffuse Glow

[Cassidy]

Originally Posted by Duv

Pumped up some contrast in L. Brought out some addtional colors in a & b. Filtersistort: Displacement: Crumbles (from stockd). Filters: Brush Strokes: Accented Edges.

Cheers

Dave

Quite Stunning Dave

[raniday]

Cass & Dave, I really like your paintings. Mine is sort of strange, but I actually like it a little; it reminds me of a stained glass window. I did it with Organic Edges and a little color tweaking.

[Kraellin]

catherine,

now that's a new style. i like it. and yes, i can see the stained glass effect. post a little more about what you did. i'm not asking for the complete workflow, just a general walk-thru. is organic edges a plugin or a feature in a program?

very colorful.

Craig

[raniday]

Craig, Organic Edges is a Flaming Pear plugin. I had the demo, loved it and finally got around to buying it ($39). It's mostly a toy for me, but occasionally I'll get a result that I use in layers for a more involved painting. I go to it especially when I have a batik look in mind. It's great with those. You may want to download the demo to see how you like it.
http://www.flamingpear.com/organic.html

[Steve Conway]

Looks like good ole fall in the mountains time.

Steve

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by raniday

Craig, Organic Edges is a Flaming Pear plugin. I had the demo, loved it and finally got around to buying it ($39). It's mostly a toy for me, but occasionally I'll get a result that I use in layers for a more involved painting. I go to it especially when I have a batik look in mind. It's great with those. You may want to download the demo to see how you like it.
http://www.flamingpear.com/organic.html

By coincidence about a week ago I downloaded this set of plugins (there are four in the Creative Pack), one of which is "Boss Emboss," which I'm finding comes in pretty handy for arty effects, too.

[Steve Conway]

Here's an entry from our "let's see just how many different colors we can get in one image" file.

Steve

[DannyRaphael]

Based on an action I wrote + some depth via "Boss Emboss" plugin.

[raniday]

Wow! Danny, great effect, looks like soft chalk. I like the Boss Emboss filter as well.

[Kraellin]

thanks catherine. i think i have some of the other flaming pear plugs.

and the word 'batik' rings a bell, but i cant quite place it. what is it?

Craig

[Janet Petty]

Steve, I love yours. I love the way the colors pop, the poster feel of it, the intensity, and, and everything. Please send details. I can see this done on a variety of otherwise mediocre pictures I have in my extensive file.

Kraelin, batik is a specialized dye process on fabric, which uses wax as a resist method. It is not tie-dye like you are probably thinking of, however. One usually sees batik on intricately patterned fabrics.

Janet

[Steve Conway]

Hi Janet.

First, thanks much for the kind words.

Now, as to how I did it....hmmmmmm. It was a combination of Buzz Pro, Impressionist brush strokes, layered blend modes, with a few other things thrown in here & there.

I was in a trial and error mood and I just kept going till I had done about everything to it that I thought I could and then I stopped. 8-)

I ran Buzz Pro watercolor stack, then played with blend layers, and added some brush strokes from Impressionist. Can't remember specifics, but the things you mentioned liking in the image can be done with Buzz Pro and blends if you have this plugin.

If someone offered me big bucks to duplicate what I did, I am afraid I couldn't take them up on the offer.

Thanks again,

Steve

Originally Posted by Janet Petty

Steve, I love yours. I love the way the colors pop, the poster feel of it, the intensity, and, and everything. Please send details. I can see this done on a variety of otherwise mediocre pictures I have in my extensive file. Janet

[raniday]

Craig, here are a couple of pieces that I consider "batik" style. I've played a little with actual batiking; it's messy and creative and fun. I used a tjanting tool, like a small dipper with a spout on the bottom, and I dipped up melted paraffin, drew designs on fabric, and when it was cool, I added the dyes. Digital batik results are similar but with none of the mess

http://www.pbase.com/catbounds/image/40576641
http://www.pbase.com/catbounds/image/41641269

[Kraellin]

catherine,

thank you! and thank you for including the explanation of what a tjanting tool is. i'm a bit of a nut about words and their definitions.

like i said, the name batik sort of rang a bell and now that you've explained it further, some old, deep memory is stirring about having seen this process before, or read about it... or something

does the parafin get melted back out after the dyes set?

Craig

[Janet Petty]

Kraellin, in answer to your question: Yes. The was is removed each time a new color is added so that a new part can be covered/uncovered for dyeing. I plucked a quick example of a batik dyed piece off the internet. I hope this helps.

Janet

[raniday]

does the parafin get melted back out after the dyes set?

Yes, Craig, after the dyes have dried, the paraffin has to be removed. As you can imagine, it's stiff and gloppy (technical term there). Of course large operations have their own ways of removing it, but I lay it between layers of paper towels or flattened brown paper bags and iron it again and again, till the paraffin has melted into the blotter papers. There are other "resists" besides paraffin, and some of those can be tossed into the washer to remove them.

And like you, " i'm a bit of a nut about words and their definitions" myself.

Janet, I think you forgot to include your link, dear girl.

[Janet Petty]

I included the link; but it didn't make it. I've had that happen a couple of times lately; and not just on this site. Looks like it is time to bring in the computer guru (i.e. my husband, the whiz) to find out why these sites aren't taking my links.

Sorry about that folks.

Janet

[Kraellin]

some impressionist and other stuff.

Craig

edit: (looks better uncompressed)

[Duv]

I like it Craig. Really vibrant!

Here's one I tried to create a cooler autumn feel.

Filters Unlimited: Japanese Rice Paper texture.
Impressionist: Style:Sumi-e Fine Ghost Brush Brush:watr1a Smudge 7 Pressure 192 Faded back to 20%
Changed to LAB. Color marked a green in the trees then took readings of an orange color I liked. Changed the a and b curves to match new numbers then used Blend If to allow other colors back through.

Cheers

Dave

[Kraellin]

thanks duv,

i like yours as well. you know, as soon as i saw it and your mention of rice paper, i thought, 'you know, that would look really cool with the rice paper effect removed in ps and actually printed on rice paper'.

janet, catherine,

thank you. i thought that would have to be the case, but wasnt sure.

it also reminds me a bit of a similar thing i saw recently on chinese theatre costume making. these can be quite ornate and are all stitched by hand. and, in one process they coat the stitching afterwards with, i think it was starch (or something close to that), to preserve the stitching. not the same as what you're talking about, of course, but you reminded me of it with the explanation of batik.

Craig

[raniday]

Dave I really love your results! I don't fully understand your steps, but I've copied them down and plan to give 'em a try.

[Duv]

Thanks Cat. Let me know how it goes. I hear ya..I'm not a terrific communicator but I do have fun!!

Cheers

Dave