[Kraellin]

ok, this image comes from klassylady25, who posted it originally in the 'honey' thread. i 'threatened' her that if she didnt make it a separate art challenge that i would. she said post away! so, here it is

it's a great picture of an unusual butterfly. she had two pics of this insect. i chose the one with splash of color for this thread.

have fun and make sure you say thanks to klassylady25

craig

[lkroll]

I did vector simplication using Autotrace. I blended the various vector layers in Mayura adding the line outer trace for the B layer (I created 4 vector layers listed A through D). I then exported the bitmap into GIMP and did bumpmapping. Added Toadies Metalwork to the blend and some additional lighting effects via the GIMP and done.

[palms1]

Glad you went ahead and posted this Craig (and thank you Klassylady2 ) it is a unusual butterfly and very pretty
Ikroll your stained glass is great
I had trouble with this one, i am happy with the butterfly but not when it is on its own, so added flower and not happy with that will have to put my thinking cap on later

Palms

[kiska]

Studio Artist and Photoshop for blends and masks.

[Steve Conway]

Nice image Craig. When you see an image this good it's hard to do much to improve it. But here's a quick manip.

Steve

[Kraellin]

you guys are good. i only posted this yesterday and already four responses.

lk,
i like the contouring effect. it sort of extends the theme of the paned butterfly wings.

palms,
if it aint done, den it aint done i still kind of like it, though. look forward to the finished version

kiska,
nice impressionist type. i like how the background looks sort of like waves of paint.

and steve,
i agree about it being hard to improve, but you seem to have done so. nice 'van gogh' sort of look. very well done!

i had a go also. added a gradient fill layer on top of the duped original and simply erased bits here and there at various opacities of the erase. did a little hand touchup with push to finish.

craig

[Steve Conway]

Thanks Craig. And as for your version, don't know why, but I keep looking for CHANEL #5, (or similar), written across the bottom somewhere. 8-) Good one!

Steve

Originally Posted by Kraellin

you guys are good. i only posted this yesterday and already four responses.

steve,
i agree about it being hard to improve, but you seem to have done so. nice 'van gogh' sort of look. very well done!

i had a go also. added a gradient fill layer on top of the duped original and simply erased bits here and there at various opacities of the erase. did a little hand touchup with push to finish.

craig

[Verywierd]

Here is my attempt using Photoshop, sort of minimalist.

[Swampy]

Gee, Craig... here's what I epected from you...

Nice Photo, Klassylady.

[palms1]

Very good Swampy, and in my books 10/10 for knowing Craig ( he has got a bit of a reputation hasn't he ? )

Palms

[lkroll]

Originally Posted by Swampy

Gee, Craig... here's what I epected from you...

Nice Photo, Klassylady.

Yup; Craig slipping on us.

I like them all. Have to get ready for a concert (play Clarinet) at the park in about 45minutes, so I hope to see more when I get back.

[Kraellin]

steve,
if Chanel wants to buy it, i'd be happy to sell it to them

very nice, veryweird

dee dee,
very cool!
the trick was to get you guys to copy my style. so, i win!

craig

[Swampy]

Palms... I got him pegged!

Hey, Craig, No one can copy your style, hon. You're in a class all your own and that's why we love ya. Actually, I wanted to do your thing before you came back with a second version..

[Cyber Cat]

stained-glass window came to mind...
thanx for the beautiful photo

[lkroll]

Originally Posted by Cyber Cat

stained-glass window came to mind...
thanx for the beautiful photo

Why didn't I think of that? Like it Cyber.