waterpump

[Nasturtium]

there's a fun tea garden not too far from me that has ... some really interesting decorations. Thought you might like to 'artify' this.

Have fun. Be creative. You may do whatever you like with your edit but please do not rehost my original or claim it as your own.

Show me what you can do!

- Nancy

here's the raw file if you'd rather start with that.

[Ramalakshmi]

Hi Nasturtium

Nice and more useful news are here. Thanks for sharing .

[lkroll]

Definitely had some fun with it Nancy; click on the link below for the complete rendition.

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/165...0waterpump.jpg

[skipatk]

After recovering from my dizzy spell looking at Lyle's offering , here's a go at a soft colored pencil.

[lkroll]

OK Skip; something more traditional.

[Steve Conway]

"Things of by-gone years"

Steve Conway

[DannyRaphael]

Nancy: Thx for sharing your photo. Much appreciated.

LK: Always like how you push the envelope... Your creativity and vision inspire many.

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Speaking of traditional, here's a BW interpretation made in Photoshop by creating layers from the individual color channels and combining them using layer masks and the Soft Light blend mode.

[Nasturtium]

Lyle - Now that's creative.
Skip - very nice, love all the white and how you treated the foliage
Lyle - love the deep coloring
Steve - that's a really nice effect on the surfaces of the metal
Danny - that's an interesting technique with great results

- Nancy

[Muggs]

Skipatk,
Could you explain a little about the colored pencil for a nube?
To clarify, I'm not new to PS but to this type of treatment.
BTW, All you guys (and gals) Rock!!!

Thank,
Muggs

[skipatk]

Muggs

It's usually a little different each time, but the basic steps are:

1. Create a pencil drawing of the picture. For me it's a combination of two or three different programs/plugins (Fotosketcher, Alien Skin, and Topaz simplify) and then using different blending modes and opacities to achieve the desired result.

2. Place the result from step 1 on a layer above the original and again use blending modes and reduced opacity to achieve a result you like.

There are many other ways to get this type of effect, so don't hesitate to experiment.

Good luck

Skip

[0lBaldy]

Thanks for the play Nancy.. !!

Nice shot & Composition.. and some great renditions submitted by everyone!

My conglomerated experiment containing a bunch of filters,actions, and plugins

[Muggs]

Thanks Nancy for a great place at which to start.
Here is my best attempt.

BTW, thank you skipatk; very interesting. I've played a little with the method, but much left to learn.

[alexmeta]

Nice pic, Nancy
Watercolor

[Nasturtium]

0lBaldy - I love it when you use big words like that . The frame really polishes the whole thing into a finished piece of artwork.

Muggs - Sweet edit! I could just see that printed as an illustration in a book

Alex - Very nice, your version has a wonderfully dreamy quality to it