Raccoon Eyes - Creative Art

[Swampy]

Okay all you smudge painters... Get out your best brushes and let's see your smudged versions of this cute raccoon.

[Ziaphra]

There is very little that I love more than smudge painting! Gorgeous little fellow!

[NancyJ]

Not my best work... especially the whiskers

[Peter S]

Sorry can't find my smudge brush anywhere - bad eyes don't ya know.

This will have to do.

Peter

You knew I'd say that didn't you Swampy?

[Swampy]

Smudge painting is something I've only tried a couple times, but here is my version. Kinda lost it in the whiskers and lower neck where his (her?) hair goes willy-nilly.

[palms]

Great a smudging thread, done what i call a fluffy smudge

Palms

[Swampy]

Fluffy, indeed, Palms. Very nice.

[Peter S]

Originally Posted by palms1

Great a smudging thread, done what i call a fluffy smudge

Palms

Palms
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Peter

[palms]

Thank you Swampy and Peter, It is great to see a smudge thread and the other smudges which are excellent and shows the diversity of the technique


Palms

[Cassidy]

Thought I'd give this a try

[Swampy]

Nice, Cass. I really like your treatment of the coon's eyes.

[TwoLaidBack]

Hi Swampy,

Nice image to work with Thanks for posting it.

Ok here's my take on what this fine little fellow should look like once smudge painted.

Hope ya'll enjoy.
TwoLaidBack

[Swampy]

TLB... That is fantastic. How did you get that soft grainy look?

[TwoLaidBack]

Hey Swampy,

Hm I used Paint Shop Pro v8.10 and the softness came from smudge painting it and the grainy look was achieved by applying Effects/Brush Strokes with the setting set to Softness=2 Length=15 Density=25 Bristles=13 width=10 Opacity=0 Angle=143 Color=#5B5B5B.

This is one of my favorite presets for this tool! LOL

I haven't found away to achieve this effect in Photoshop but some other's here may be able to get something real close. Hopefully!

Hope this help.
TwoLaidBack

[Swampy]

I can see why it's one of your favorites! It does add a wonderful softness to the smudging.

[TwoLaidBack]

Originally Posted by TwoLaidBack

I haven't found away to achieve this effect in Photoshop but some other's here may be able to get something real close. Hopefully!

Thanks swampy I hope you and everyone else get plenty of use out of the effect.

Oh and Swampy I should have stated above that I haven't found a way to achieve this effect using Photoshop Elements 3 not Photoshop.

TwoLaidBack