Scotland

[Britsdad]

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

[palms]

Nice photo Britsdad ahb version but want to try something else if it works out will post soon
Palms

[Britsdad]

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)

[palms]

Britsdad nice posting and i dont think it is cheating
Ahb = Art history Brush ( next best thing to smudging )

Palms

[Britsdad]

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

[Gary Richardson]

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.

[oltenius]

Britsdad, nice pic!
My watercolor on canvas attempt...
Regards,
Dan

[Britsdad]

Really nice version oltenius, I like that, can you talk me thru' your method? John

[patriciakay]

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...

[Britsdad]

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

[Britsdad]

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

[oltenius]

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

[Littlecoo]

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?

[johnnieB]

britsdad, great photo!

i smudged, and i smudged, and i smudged 'til i couldn't smudge any more, lol.

all really nice versions.

[Kraellin]

i thought i'd just clean up a little; like a retouch for the street.

craig

[palms]

Well i thought you were mad trying to smudge this picture too much detail and so i thought i would have a go at it, and yes i can confirm you are barking mad to try it (although you havent done to bad)
first of all ran the action effie basic (download from here http://homepages.slingshot.co.nz/~mikefinn/action.html it is free but i use it sometimes when i am in a hurry before i smudge it speeds things up and you can see where to smudge (the squiggly lines ) ) then i started to smudge then gave up added a find edge layer and overlayed and reduced opacity

Palms

ps Craig i am going to have to have lessons of you for cleaning up are you as good with housework ?????

[Steve Conway]

This is such a nice quiet scene...almost took a snooze while playing with it.

Steve

[Britsdad]

Love all the versions you lot have come up with, and yes palms you were right. (bad idea..lol).....
Littlecoo: Try this site for the action, it's about half way down the page http://www.kolbotn-fk.com/artikkel05.htm There's lots of stuff there, and Danny had a hand in the sketch action as well......John.

[Britsdad]

This is my earlier smudge with a Draganizer action applied, strange this one...John

[Kraellin]

Craig i am going to have to have lessons of you for cleaning up are you as good with housework ?????

housework? we dont talk about that around here if only i could clean the house as easily as i clean an image...hmmm, photoshop for housecleaning...now that i'd pay money for!

love your piece, palms

craig

[palms]

Gary's bit of scotland

Palms

[Gary Richardson]

Nice interpretation.

Just as a point of info, the picture is of Loch Lochy (just N of Fort William in the great Glen), taken at about 05.00 am.

[barbara]

very nice photo to play,
amazing how many various green tones in one small lane

here my watercolor version
I used Gimp

[Kraellin]

barbara,

very interesting rendition. i may have to pull the gimp or gimpshop back up one of these days due to your work

craig

[PhotoVagrant]

My attempt using one of 1ClickActions sunset filters

[Gary Richardson]

Interesting effect. Bit monotone, but with a little variation has definite possibilities.

I haven't started playing with this picture yet, kinda liked it as it is, but you've given me a few ideas for manipulating it a touch.

Thanks.

[barbara]

thanks Craig for nice comment,
and of course thumbs up for your Gimp adventure !!
btw lkroll makes very interesting renditions with Gimp , so its not only me

[kiska]

A little crop and SA gradient clone brush.

[Kraellin]

kiska,

interesting crop. really changes the perspective.

craig

[lkroll]

Dup, ran Color to Alpha on top layer and set this layer property to Screen. Dupped this layer to taste and flattened. Dupped, ran Flaming Pear's Mr. Contrast on Top layer and blended to taste. Flattened and ran GREYCstoration, adjust sat/color and saved (well some cleaning smudges were required).