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| | Photo-Based Art Emulating natural-media painting techniques | 
07-04-2006, 10:56 AM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Yorkshire, England
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| | | Scotland Yea I bet you were all thinking, heather, heath, hills and kilts weren't you? This is a pic my brother took last year, I thought it would serve well as an "artyfying" piece, and he doesn't mind.....John
Last edited by Britsdad : 07-04-2006 at 12:57 PM.
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07-04-2006, 12:18 PM
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| | | Nice photo Britsdad ahb version but want to try something else if it works out will post soon
Palms | 
07-04-2006, 01:28 PM
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| | | Here's an action I found called Sharons coloured sketch, then some edits of my own, ok it's cheating a little, but the way it's done lets you add your own touches. And I like it..... I think I might try a light smudge next.....John
Oh, and palms1, what's ahb? (pardon my ignorance) | 
07-04-2006, 01:38 PM
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| | Britsdad nice posting and i dont think it is cheating
Ahb = Art history Brush ( next best thing to smudging  )
Palms | 
07-04-2006, 02:22 PM
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| | Ah-har, in that case I do like the look of your ahb pickie..  I'll have to have a good look at that, I've had a run thru' a tute for it, but to a beginner like me, it did seem complex.....Anyway I'm too much engrossed with this smudging lark at the mo...nice one .....John  | 
07-04-2006, 02:28 PM
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| | | For those wanting a scenic picture of Scotland, this is one I took a couple of weeks ago when I was on holiday (it always rains when I take my holidays).
Have fun. | 
07-04-2006, 03:00 PM
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| | | Britsdad, nice pic!
My watercolor on canvas attempt...
Regards,
Dan | 
07-04-2006, 03:18 PM
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| | Really nice version oltenius,  I like that, can you talk me thru' your method? John | 
07-04-2006, 03:19 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sweden...but a yorkshire girl!
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| | Britsdad....Lovely pic....I really like the white washed cottage type houses and narrow streets....
Actions make great pics and i think we all use them sometimes...Nice pic...
Palms...Lovely AHB version...Its a fun brush...
Gary...Great scenic photo...
Oltenius....Nice texture on your lovely watercolor pic....
I also used the AHB...in PhotoshopCS2...after enhancing the photo...
Patricia...  | 
07-04-2006, 03:26 PM
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| | Nice Patricia......Thanks for the kind words(you're becoming my guardien angel) I'm doing a smudge now but I'm having trouble with the path (trying to do it all with Sarah's hairbrush) it either looks too much or not enough. (damn thing)..maybe leave it tonight and have another go tomorrow.  ....John | 
07-04-2006, 03:45 PM
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| | | Oh GOD!!!! I've had enough..lol here it is (may try again tomorrow) do your worst!!! It hasn't turned out as I wanted but i'll post it anyway...John | 
07-04-2006, 03:48 PM
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| | | Patricia, thanks! Your creation is wonderful...
Britsdad, my water color attempt has a classical method... Copy three times the background. Desaturate first copy, increase the light, apply poster edges and set blending mode to overlay. On the second copy set blending mode to multiply and adjust opacity to 60-80%, for the top layer set blending mode to screen, set the interior opacity (fill) to 90-95%. Play on every layer with color balance and selective color, hue and saturation. Finally apply the texture. I hope is helpful for you...
Regards,
Dan | 
07-04-2006, 04:24 PM
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| | | Love the brooding moody pic Gary... wish I could get some of that sodding wet stuff (um, rain I think they call it) over my way. Britsdad, where did you find that action? | 
07-04-2006, 09:37 PM
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| | | britsdad, great photo!
i smudged, and i smudged, and i smudged 'til i couldn't smudge any more, lol.
all really nice versions. | 
07-04-2006, 10:46 PM
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| | | i thought i'd just clean up a little; like a retouch for the street.
craig |
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