Christophe

sylvia1065 · #1 07-03-2009, 07:38 PM

Anybody cares to paint my best friend?

Sylvia

lkroll · #2 07-03-2009, 08:34 PM

Rough Pastel and Monet blend with DAP.

geepee52 · #3 07-03-2009, 11:15 PM

Used a combination of Virtual Painter and Impressionist.Thanks for posting.

Grant

sylvia1065 · #4 07-04-2009, 01:00 AM

Very nice, Grant

That's a busy face, Lyle LOL
Sylvia

Alcar · #5 07-04-2009, 01:38 AM

A little of AHB and a little Impressionist Plugin.
Alan

sylvia1065 · #6 07-04-2009, 11:57 AM

Nice one, Alan, as always

Sylvia

MiningArt · #7 07-04-2009, 05:51 PM

Duotone with edging.

Peter S · #8 07-04-2009, 07:21 PM

Nice Pic Sylvia thanks for the chance to do it.

Peter

0lBaldy · #9 07-04-2009, 08:53 PM

Blended about 5 different actions picking little bits from each one

Sweetlight · #10 07-04-2009, 08:54 PM

Some nice stuff by all but Peters' takes the cake.
Ummm, Slvia.......have YOU painted your best friend? lol.
c

lkroll · #11 07-04-2009, 10:54 PM

OK Sylvia; less busy; heavy on the Aniso.

sylvia1065 · #12 07-04-2009, 10:56 PM

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Nice Pic Sylvia thanks for the chance to do it.

My pleasure!

Wonderful job, keep them coming!!!

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Originally Posted by Sweetlight

Ummm, Slvia.......have YOU painted your best friend? lol.
c

Heck no!

I'm waiting for you guys to do the work for me! LOL
I've started, but got kind of diverted

I guess I'd better finish it before I leave though...
Sylvia

sylvia1065 · #13 07-04-2009, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by lkroll

OK Sylvia; less busy; heavy on the Aniso.

Actually, a combination of both might give pretty good results

Sylvia

Sweetlight · #14 07-04-2009, 11:12 PM

I think my sideways humor has passed right by Sylvia.... For the best probably. Lol......Sorry, post Coke 400 celebration shots. Steve, you'll be happy to know that IIIIII <<< MMMEEEE got the shot of Tony handing Bush his butt......haha

Peter S · #15 07-05-2009, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetlight

Some nice stuff by all but Peters' takes the cake.
Ummm, Slvia.......have YOU painted your best friend? lol.
c

Thanks Sweetlight, but if I'd realised there was cake involved I would have tried even harder, when can I expect the cake and what type, not carrot cake though.

Peter

oltenius · #16 07-05-2009, 09:17 AM

My attempt.
Dan

Sweetlight · #17 07-05-2009, 09:31 AM

Dan, That is really, really cool. My only issue is that big, dark flower petal. The little yellow on is awesome though.
Peter, I am a man of many talents who loves to cook. You name the flavor and it's yours but I bet the shipping from here to there is a bear. You might want to ask for "crumb cake" 'cause it's gonna be anyways.
Syliva, One more thing I always forget so Palms will have to keep me in line here too. I always forget that you and a lot of others do not speak English as a first language so the translation of my humor through your language and back into English is not a good thing. Especially when I am the only one who thinks I am funny most of the time anyways, haha. Quick but true story. My best friend is from Argentina. His family after 23 years has become as close to me as my real family. His father, a doctor speaks very broken English. One day he was trying to tell Jeff and I not to "look a gift horse in the mouth" an American term I'll explain if your not familiar. After translating it to Spanish and back to English he said to us, "Don't look at a horses teeth." Now that is funny. We laugh about that to this day.

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oltenius · #18 07-05-2009, 09:48 AM

Sweetlight, Thank you for the nice words!
Not easy to paint the best friend of Sylvia!

Dan

sylvia1065 · #19 07-05-2009, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweetlight

Syliva, One more thing I always forget so Palms will have to keep me in line here too. I always forget that you and a lot of others do not speak English as a first language so the translation of my humor through your language and back into English is not a good thing. Especially when I am the only one who thinks I am funny most of the time anyways, haha.
c

Oh I know! Lots of times people say things and laugh, and I just don't get the joke, because it often refers to something that only native English people would know about. Or I translate some French expression into English and it doesn't make sense for the others...
I did understand that you were joking on that one, proof is my response to you

As for painting this photo of Christophe, you're right, Dan, it's pretty tough.

Below is the original, taken two years ago in Arromanches (Normandy). What you see behind him is the remains of the artificial port built by the Allies to land on the D-Day (June 6, 1944).

Sylvia

Sweetlight · #20 07-05-2009, 11:06 PM

Sylvia, That is a pretty strong image full frame. Especially when life experience and travel is concerned. Not many people can say they stood on that beach. But.....a lot of people wish they had not

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sylvia1065 · #21 07-05-2009, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweetlight

Sylvia, That is a pretty strong image full frame. Especially when life experience and travel is concerned. Not many people can say they stood on that beach. But.....a lot of people wish they had not

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I've been there many many times (it's very close to my hometown), and I always feel very emotional in that place, thinking of the horrible fights that took place there. I can't even imagine how these poor guys were feeling, getting off the ships and seeing their comrades being shot before they even set foot on the beach. What a horrible thing to have to go through

Sylvia

Sweetlight · #22 07-05-2009, 11:44 PM

Sorry about the length of this but Sylvia's words brought it fresh into my head.
If we are mark'd to die, we are enow
To do our country loss; and if to live,
The fewer men, the greater share of honour.
God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.
By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost;
It yearns me not if men my garments wear;
Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
But if it be a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alive.
No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from England.
God's peace! I would not lose so great an honour
As one man more methinks would share from me
For the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more!
Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host,
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made,
And crowns for convoy put into his purse;
We would not die in that man's company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
This day is call'd the feast of Crispian.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian.'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispian's day.'
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words-
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester-
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.[/B][/B]

sylvia1065 · #23 07-05-2009, 11:57 PM

Ouch! Now I know why I've never read Shakespeare. It's Chinese to me LOL
Sylvia

Sweetlight · #24 07-06-2009, 12:01 AM

But is speaks volumes that you knew it was Shakespeare.

sylvia1065 · #25 07-06-2009, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetlight

But is speaks volumes that you knew it was Shakespeare.

LOL I'm not THAT literate! All I did was copy the first sentence in Google and Shakespeare's name popped in right away! LOL
I realized right away that it was old English, that's why I got curious

Sylvia

Sweetlight · #26 07-06-2009, 12:23 AM

Haha, well your honesty speaks volumes as well

palms · #27 07-06-2009, 03:58 AM

Two versions, i just took a liking to the b&w one as well

ahb

Palms

oltenius · #28 07-06-2009, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by sylvia1065

Oh I know! Lots of times people say things and laugh, and I just don't get the joke, because it often refers to something that only native English people would know about. Or I translate some French expression into English and it doesn't make sense for the others...
I did understand that you were joking on that one, proof is my response to you

As for painting this photo of Christophe, you're right, Dan, it's pretty tough.
Sylvia

Sometimes people are bad, I especially, I like playing with words, but I know that God forgives sinners mistakes. Now, can you smile?

Dan

0lBaldy · #29 07-06-2009, 07:09 PM

Didn't do any painting... just made some minor adjustments

sylvia1065 · #30 07-06-2009, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by oltenius

I know that God forgives sinners mistakes.
Dan

Poor guy, he must be real busy !!! LOL

Nice correction, OlBaldy