Creative Interpretations - Arched Bridge

[Swampy]

I loved the framing and composition and minimum palette of this Flikr photo.

Enjoy

[palms]

superb photo i liked the muted colours as well but i did a colour one adjust and buzz, and one using niks monday morning filter

[lkroll]

Wow; I do like this capture Dee Dee. Enjoyed the play too.

[dkcoats]

Very cool image, Swampy, and I like what you did with it, too.
I combined a couple of GMX layers in CS2.

[sylvia1065]

Wonderful picture, Swampy!!
Sylvia

[Kraellin]

this is a marvelous picture! thank you, swampy

i adjusted this in psp for how i wanted it photographically, then i used some of psp's art media features. i really shld use these more often. they're pretty good.

[skipatk]

Great Pictue Swampy

I used Alien Skin Snap Art Oil effect for a base and then used the new ArtWork plugin from Akvis for the brush effect. Also a little sharpenig to bring out the brush stroke.

Skip

[Swampy]

These are beautiful and all so different.

[Peter S]

Originally Posted by Swampy

These are beautiful and all so different.

I agree wholeheartedly.

Nice pics Swampy thanks
Again I'm not sure, so posted a B&W and a colour version.

Peter

[Swampy]

I like both, Peter, but the B/W is outstanding.

[Peter S]

Originally Posted by Swampy

I like both, Peter, but the B/W is outstanding.

Swampy I think I'm in love.

Thanks

Peter

[alexmeta]

Nice photo, Swampy and wonderful interpretations.

Gertrudis

[Kraellin]

another go:

edit: and another

[Swampy]

Cool backlighting, Craig!

[Kraellin]

thanks, swampy

[lkroll]

Did enough wood, so I thought I would virtually carve some Ivory tusks; saves a lot of elephants that way.

Created this pattern using an actually Ivory tusk image.

[Kraellin]

nice one, lyle.

i'm probably going to do a lot of this one, i like the original so much. so, here's one that came up as a result of looking for something else. there's a lot of psp work here and it was an oddball blending that gave it this final look. the original work was in filter forge, a blend of two different filter effects.

edit: what the heck; here's another:

[lkroll]

Looks like you can carve into things too Craig. Maybe next year I might check into the cheaper version of FF (I like using presets, not creating them).

[Kraellin]

lyle, yes, filter forge has a built in height function that also comes with hdri lighting environments. these two combined can produce some very nice 'carved', emboss and other raised or sunken effects.

and with your passion for plugins (like mine), i think you'd love filter forge

[0lBaldy]

Craig and Lyle you guys are an inspiration.. I had to give it a go also.
Emboss layer, a couple actions and a few blending modes later

[lkroll]

Definitely like this engraving too OB; I think this particular image really lends itself to relief work.

[Kraellin]

nice, OB

but, i put all the inspiration in the image itself. there are just some images that are easier to do and that seem to give better results. oh heck, ok, i'll take a little credit. thanks

[Kraellin]

ok, i got really ambitious today and decided to install Art Rage 2, the free version. i've had it sitting on my harddrive for a while now, just collecting dust.

i'm not going to review the program here, especially since i dont have any other art programs to really compare it to, like Painter or any other. but, i will say i did find it quite interesting and useful. it's a bit primitive, but i'm also using the free version which has some of the features cut. i dont like everything about it, but there's certainly some things i do, like the palette knife. i've been wanting a tool like this for a while and that's what i did this rendition in, the knife. fun stuff

so, be gentle, this is a first attempt at using this program and this tool

[sylvia1065]

Originally Posted by Kraellin

so, be gentle, this is a first attempt at using this program and this tool

Looks great, Kraellin
Sylvia

[Kraellin]

thanks, sylvia, but could i print it and hang it in a gallery?

[palms]

Originally Posted by Kraellin

thanks, sylvia, but could i print it and hang it in a gallery?

I say YES

Palms

[sylvia1065]

I say yes too!
Sylvia

[oltenius]

Swampy, Thank you for the nice pic!
Very nice versions from members.
Dan

[DannyRaphael]

Many wonderful interpretations of a TERRIFIC photo...

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Akvis ArtWork, some sharpening and Hue/Sat to boost the colors.

[Kraellin]

thanks, palms

and thanks again, sylvia

i like that, dan. reminds me of work you'd see in 50's and 60's magazines (only better ).

that's a good one, danny. great strokes!