[patriciakay]

With it being December and in actual fact we should be covered in snow....we are not and its been +10 for a few weeks...totally unseasonal!!!
So i am posting some of last years snow scenes for you to work your magic on...

Click on the link for a wider choice!!!!

http://picasaweb.google.com/patkaybeaumont/SnowScenes

Have fun and i look forward to viewing your renditions....

Patricia....

[palms1]

Wow Patricia you do spoil us with these great photo's they are super, I have quite a few ideas for these so will keep coming back and they are giving me quite a festive feel only 20 days to go now

i got this one in quick incase Swampy is about i used her texture mapping technique

http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/pho...mallard-2.html

overlayed a sketch layer then used minimum followed by maximum ( Swampy also got me trying them out again ) followed by a black stroke

Palms

[patriciakay]

Wow Palms you were quick off the mark with a lovely pic...really nice and the color suits it perfectly....havent yet tried this effect so i will add it to my list..

I am so happy you like my snowy pics...some of my favorites are in the link and i just look forward to taking another few hundred this winter!!!

Look forward to your next!!!!

Patricia....

[palms1]

Well Patricia you havent had to wait to long
It is a bit weird it was going straight to the recycle bin but the more i look at it the more i like it

well cant play any more now the cat has decided to sabotage my peace and quiet better go and feed her now ! ! !

[patriciakay]

Glad you didnt send it to the bin Palms...
It has a lovely painterly look to it!!!
By that was quick too!!!

Patricia...

[patriciakay]

Not as quick as Palms....

I did this one in Painter with the chalks,curves and framed with an action...

Patricia...

[Peter S]

Patricia these are some beautiful scenes.
I think you are in for a white Christmas there. (Cue for a song)

Thanks for sharing them.

Peter

[stosh7]

This was a beautiful scene to begin with, an spot on in exposure. A slight crop, color tune, sharpen and frame ... et voila!

Stosh

[Kraellin]

peter,

this is a formal request that you write up that technique in a tutorial. the more i see it, the more i like it and it works particularly well on these images.

[Kraellin]

ran this through two filter forge filters, melted glass and sunsets. compression was rather severe at 38%, so not sure how this is going to look.

[Peter S]

Originally Posted by Kraellin

peter,

this is a formal request that you write up that technique in a tutorial. the more i see it, the more i like it and it works particularly well on these images.

Arghhh the pressure. Help me mum, they just keep on and on at me. Now its formal I'll have to get a dress suit, and I don't like wearing ties Arghhhhhhhhhh


I'll try but I'm not very good at that sort of stuff, I might be some time.

Peter

[Swampy]

What lovely pictures!

I'm a Florida native so have to guess at what this snow scene may look like, but I invision crystals on the fine branches with the setting sun sparkling through like a soft prism.

Texture map layer set to luminocity with a soft brush mask to paint out the color on the foreground and far shore line. Then a HSL and Curves adjustment layers to tweak the color and mood.

[pavel123]

Patricia,
Beautiful pictures. I would like to congratulate you on an excellent choice of a camera. I was looking at Digital Rebel for some time, finally settled on a different model...Now I wish I didn't

Photoshop, basic filters.

Swampy, I like snow, but next time I have to clean my driveway at -20 I will remember that some fortunate Florida natives do not know how snow looks like..

Pavel

[palms1]

Just a bit of fun but if any one would like to put me some pressies

if any one is interested here is the tut for the baubles (quite easy)

http://www.tutorialwiz.com/xmas_ornament/

Palms

[Lasa]

Very nice pictures.. C - O - L - D ..

Lasa