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| | Photo-Based Art Emulating natural-media painting techniques | 
03-05-2006, 09:24 PM
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| | Creative interpretations: Violin I thought this was a compelling image... It should be the basis for some interesting interpretations.
Have fun!
~Danny~
Last edited by DannyRaphael : 03-23-2006 at 05:21 PM.
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03-06-2006, 08:06 PM
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| | | Kick me if i am not suppose to sign it... Here is mine, Oil Pastel of a beautiful violin!
Will tell you how i did it when the contest is over!
Nice to see you Danny, i still owe you some chocolates!
Ella xxx
I have a larger size if you need without a signature.
Oh can i include a stamp, for when you send the gift to someone?
Do not count the stamp as my entry the big pic is my entrance picture!!!
Last edited by Legacy~Art : 03-06-2006 at 08:13 PM.
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03-07-2006, 09:08 AM
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| | | Violin or fiddle?
Steve | 
03-07-2006, 11:24 AM
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| | | Let's see...this started with some simplification in Photoshop CS2. Then took it into Gertrudis Pro (this is just one of several versions) then went back to Photoshop for embossing and texture.
dc | 
03-07-2006, 11:35 AM
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| | | Violin of course Dear Steve, I'll answer your question. First of all, this picture it's mirrored, cauze the strings are backwards, the stronguest should be at last.
Another thing, this is a cheap Chinesse violin, and a Fiddle for Americans it's a good violin to play country music. A fiddle have a low angle bridge, and this one it's high angled, also, the Chinesse guys don't do fiddles, they work for the World Wide Market.
Also the fingerboard should be low angled.
I'm a luthier too. | 
03-07-2006, 12:00 PM
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| | Gracias mi amigo.
I was only trying to have a little joke with my question. But you did enlighten me regarding the image being printed backward.
I did know a man who was a fine fiddle pklayer and injured his left arm in an auto accident. He re-strung his fiddle backward and fingered with his right hand and bowed with his left.
Steve Quote: |
Originally Posted by studioj Dear Steve, I'll answer your question. First of all, this picture it's mirrored, cauze the strings are backwards, the stronguest should be at last.
Another thing, this is a cheap Chinesse violin, and a Fiddle for Americans it's a good violin to play country music. A fiddle have a low angle bridge, and this one it's high angled, also, the Chinesse guys don't do fiddles, they work for the World Wide Market.
Also the fingerboard should be low angled.
I'm a luthier too. | | 
03-07-2006, 12:06 PM
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| | He should buy a left handed fiddle, he'll broke the violin doing that, because, in it's interior, the fiddle have different bars for the strings, and the trebles are lower tension.
Tell him to log into www.internationalviolin.com or write to sales@internationalviolin.com they sell great left handed violins, and the sales guy it's a professional fiddle player, he could adjust the violin to turn it into a fiddle  | 
03-07-2006, 12:48 PM
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| | | Danny, thanks for having another challenge. You're right, this is a compelling image and I found it fun to work on. The attached was done in Photoshop using the Impressionist PlugIn with your own djroil-24 style.
I presume we are all limited to only one submission. Is this correct?
Alan | 
03-07-2006, 04:08 PM
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| | Welcome back Danny.
Wow, so far beautiful images-all of them.
Here is mine... done with buzz.
~Nancy~
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03-07-2006, 04:12 PM
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| | This was done for the joy of working on this photo and not for the contest.
I "watered" the violin and added a few embellishments here and there.
Enjoy.
Janet | 
03-07-2006, 04:34 PM
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| | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Janet Petty This was done for the joy of working on this photo and not for the contest.
I "watered" the violin and added a few embellishments here and there.
Enjoy.
Janet | That is beautiful Janet-very creative!
~Nancy~ | 
03-07-2006, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Alcar I presume we are all limited to only one submission. Is this correct? | It is... limit 1 for the contest threads. Good catch and thanks for asking, Alan. I just forgot to note that at the top. (fixed now)
re: djroil24
For an accident, that's turned out to be a very handy style if I say so, myself. I'm honored you used it to create such a lovely piece. | 
03-07-2006, 10:57 PM
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| | ok, here's my entry
and for those that dont understand the reference, here's a link to the song lyrics: http://www.cdbfan.com/lyrics/dwdtg.htm
craig | 
03-07-2006, 11:32 PM
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| | my variant of interpretation
impressionist and photoshop
Janet - well done!!! 
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03-08-2006, 04:04 PM
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| | | Thanks for the comments all. I'm sure enjoying this thread. There are so many wonderful, creative, and well executed entries, that if it weren't random, I'd surely be hard pressed to choose one above another.
Craig, is that term used to mean "smokin' " as in top-notch, fast fiddlin'? Cool idea.
Janet |
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