Water lilies

[lkroll]

Tend to be a user and not a creator w.r.t. filters Craig (just lazy that way).

[palms]

very nice amica
Craig yes they are weird and you may be in a weird mood but they are wonderful I really enjoy it when some one has a weird mood very creative

Palms

[amica999]

Thank you for your kind words, Palms. And at Craig, sure interesting look on the grass sort pic...very nice

[sharynideas]

Craig,
I really liked your second one

this one reminded me of an old oil that's been hanging on the wall a bit too long and could stand a cleaning

. It fits in perfectly with the rest of my house which could also stand a cleaning.
Shari

[Kraellin]

lyle, you could always get the $99 version. filter library access of over 5000 filters (and growing) but no filter editor. so, it's just like other plugin filters, can be used within psp, photoshop and so on (not sure of the gimp), but any program that uses the .8bf format can use filter forge. and, even if you dont have one of those programs, it also works in stand-alone mode where you can import images to it and gives you the HDRI lighting environments along with no to very light to very deep anti-aliasing modes.

here's the link if you're interested: http://www.filterforge.com/buy/

palms, so, you like weird, eh? hmmmm.... halloween is coming

hi shari, thanks i like that one too. it looks a lot better in its original size/resolution. and lol on 'the rest of my house'... i know all too well what you mean

[porwig]

Shari, these are lovely photos, thanks for sharing them!

I have learned so much here from so many of you. I figured it is time I posted something so here is my try...

paul

[palms]

Welcome Porwig
you have made a great start lovely image

Palms

[porwig]

Thanks Palms.

Your work with the AHB is really inspiring. Your tutorials on how you work with it has been very helpful to me and I know many others as well.

Thanks again,

paul

[gholmes1936]

Had a go at this one looking for another one. Can't recall what I did, except used the B&W inverted then a couple of other things.

[lynn55]

Those beautiful creative photo.

I set filter - pictorialization > Colored Pencil in Photoscape.
then
I set resize photo, high vibrance and Contrast in Photoshop CS4.

[FranS]

Very nice photos -- fun to play with. I enjoyed looking back at everyone's renditions.

Fran

[sharynideas]

Thanks Gunner for resurrecting the water lilies. The ones in the pond are pretty much gone. A few leaves are hanging on and the fish and frogs are still lively. Interesting texture in your painting.
Lynn and Fran, thanks for the nice comments. Every once in a while I get lucky with a photo and it turns out like I perceived it.
Lynn, I haven't heard of Photoscape. I'll search for it as soon as I post this.
Fran, that's a lovely painting and the frame really sets it off.
Shari

[skipatk]

Here's a go at an Oil Painting effect. The canvas texture got kind of lost when picture was reduced for posting.

[sharynideas]

I like it Skip. There's an ethereal quality about it. Maybe it's a good thing that the canvas texture disappeared.
Shari

[skipatk]

Thanks Shari. I printed it on actual canvas and was very pleased with how the paint thickness appearance held up in the picture.

[gholmes1936]

Originally Posted by skipatk

Here's a go at an Oil Painting effect. The canvas texture got kind of lost when picture was reduced for posting.

Did you do this in Photoshop, something by Corel, or what may I ask?

[skipatk]

Hi Gunner. It started in Dynamic Auto Painter (DAP) using the Whistler painting effect. From there I took it to Photoshop and used the Akvis/Artwork plugin to add some paint strokes. I then used Photoshop's Filter/Render/Lighting to give the appearance of depth to the paint strokes and other parts of the picture. I then added a texture effect. That's the down and dirty. I haven't written down the step-by-step, but I probably should before I forget them.

[MiningArt]

Had a go at a PaintEngine version.

[gholmes1936]

Did it with a little PS and a lot of Painter 11.

[skipatk]

Very nice Gunner. It has a real oil painting look.

[ahutton]

Great colors to work with!

Another abstract. The full size image at www.hut18.com/waterliliescubed.jpg looks better.

Amy

[sharynideas]

A unique approach, Amy. Very interesting