[Janet Petty]

This isn't suitable for anything but making art. I had to do so much work on it just to get it to this stage...and then gave up and decided enough was enough. Enjoy painting/smudging/etc. this hairy little dog. He's all yours now.

Janet

[lkroll]

Definitely enjoyed the play Janet, but this capture has much photo potential too. Wonderful.

[Kraellin]

lyle, that's really good. what's that from?

[0lBaldy]

Thanks for the hairy little dog!

[Janet Petty]

Lyle, nice one. The treatment you gave is a good one.

OlBaldy, you have done a fantastic job on this hairy little beastie. I'm glad you cropped. It redefined the picture in a positive way. And what can I say? The smile is just too cute.

Janet

[palms1]

Cute little dog Janet
Lyle that's a good one !
Baldy your secret is out good and proper now concerning smudging

Tried a different style of smudge for a change

Palms

[lkroll]

Originally Posted by Kraellin

lyle, that's really good. what's that from?

First of all, I want to thank all for the cool comments. Now to answer you Craig. I did cheat a little in that I used Sharp Control for some pre-processing before adding it as a Top layer to the original and setting the result to Value. I also used Irfanview so that I can use some of Photoshop 5.5 filters (CS2 filters will not work in Irfanview, but my ol' backup directory, which I did not remove, have Photoshop filters that do) Chrome and angled brushstrokes which I blended in for some added texture. Also used a Texturize Script-fu for the canvas relief. Somewhere in the blend, I also used GREYCstoration (I think prior to the Irfanview steps, but I did this yesterday and tend to go on the seat of my pants when I do rendering) to give that smooth look that I like. Also used DCSpecial's 1969 filter selective to amplify the saturation where I wanted it. Don't know why I've been avoiding using CS2 of late. Will need to open it up and do a rendering in native Photoshop soon. lol

[lkroll]

Originally Posted by palms1

Cute little dog Janet
Lyle that's a good one !
Baldy your secret is out good and proper now concerning smudging

Tried a different style of smudge for a change

Palms

Wow Palms; still can't beat a real smudge, but thanks for the comments.

[Gilbert]

Gave 'Woof' a new image I hope.....

[mikajomc]

Adorable puppy Janet! I love yorkies!

Gilbert- wonderful smudge, love the bright background
Palms- FAB, so what did you do different? (my kids saw yours and said it looked like the dog had a bath )
OB- nice job
Lyle- great effect, like how it fades out from the face
Janet- looks great, what did you do?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikajom...16356/sizes/o/

[Janet Petty]

Originally Posted by mikajomc

Adorable puppy Janet! I love yorkies!

Is that what that is?

Originally Posted by mikajomc

Janet- looks great, what did you do?

Mine is a straight up-and-up smudge, one of the first straight smudges I've ever done.

Now to comment on all the posts:

Palms, Gilbert, and Mikajomc, that little "puppy" who wouldn't sit still for me to snap a clean shot would absolutely love what you have done with his/her image. Thank you all for sharing time, talents, and fun with us.

Janet

[Peter S]

You know I only just noticed that I seem to removed the teeth. Oh Dear!!!

Peter

[Janet Petty]

Too funny. The dog looks great except for the age-related toothless smile.

Janet

[Sweetlight]

Just practicing some technique.

Critiques welcome and encouraged please.

c

[palms1]

Gilbert what else but

Jordan liked the had a bath theory, i thought it was a bit of glamour treatment only difference is i used linda's smudge brush instead of a hair brush

Ha ha got Peter sussed now, he is a DENTIST
and whats worse a union dentist ! (one out all out )

Nice sweetlight, the colours are super

Palms