Dream Cottage

[DannyRaphael]

Did a little texturing with a couple home-grown actions + recolored the roof walls (separate layers, blend=Color, and adjusted with hue/saturation adjustment layers).

The frame was generated with an action I'm beta testing for an associate. When it is fined tuned and he's ready, the action will be posted here at RetouchPRO.

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MARIE:

Glad to see you again. You've been missed.

Give in to the temptation. You NEED to be here! And you really don't need that much sleep, do you?

Great pic to inspire us.

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JERRY:

Especially like the etch effect. It came out especially well.

PS:

Watercolor effect works great on this one.

CHUCK:

A rainbow! Inspired.
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~Danny~

[pstewart]

Jeanie, thanks. If you missed it, my watercolor (and oil) technique is here in the forums:

http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/sho...&threadid=4820

Originally posted by GOLDCOIN
I'm in my pattern & texture phase.... still can't find the brush that paints with pattern or texture..... It's not in the Edit , fill area??

First let me say that I love your heavy texture look! You could make use the edit>define brush to paint with a texture, or you can make a textured brush by going to window>brushes and editing an existing brush to add a texture/pattern to it. Then I would guess that you paint with the brush set to soft light or overlay, the modes you would use for a pattern overlay. Anyone know a better way?

Danny, great texture on yours too. This pic seems to ask for texture, doesn't it!

Al, I never noticed the house was leaning...maybe because it's old. Your treatment puts it into an English mist.

Phyllis

[jeaniesa]

Thanks Phyllis. I knew I should have known you already posted that!

Jeanie

[jerry]

Goldcoin...Very nice work..the texture works with this pic..

Big Al..Your soft rendition works with me.. the perspective problem that you spotted definately was missed by me..(and others I think)

Danny..Really impressive impasto look..Great texture really sets this pic off..LOVE THAT FRAME".. I know that many folks (on at least two forums) will be very happy to store that action on their computers..(myself included of course)..
Thanks for the effort..

Jerry

[BigAl]

Still at it

I was not happy with the perspective in my pic, so I added a vertical guide at the right wall and then deformed the picture until the wall was aligned with the guide. The tower now appears to lean to the left, but if one looks at the left of the tower coming thru the roof it leans to the right, so one gets the feeling that the tower has walls which slope inward as it gets higher.

In this pic I also added some clouds using PSP's picture tube (much the same as Painter's image hose). I then reduced the opacity of the cloud layer (to take your eye off them as the light is from the wrong direction ).

[ravenmd]

Hi Al,

I do see a slight improvement in the orientation of the house in your 2nd picture. Funny, I had noticed that it was not straight before I ever posted it, but just ignored it.. now it's really bugging me too since you pointed it out

I'm going to give a try at fixing it too.

[Peter S]

Thought I'd get this one done before Palms finds it.

Peter

[palms1]

not found this one Peter ( although i have found a good one, just got to find some time to work on it )

Palms

[pavel123]

Very nice , Palms, really like the rendition.

Pavel

[palms1]

Thak you Pavel it is a technique i like but need lots more practice at ! ! !

Palms

[Steve Conway]

A dream cottage sketch.

Steve C.

[palms1]

Originally Posted by Steve Conway

A dream cottage sketch.

Steve C.

Looks like a dream of a sketch to Steve excellent

Palms

[Steve Conway]

Originally Posted by palms1

Looks like a dream of a sketch to Steve excellent

Palms

Thanks. My wife wants a house like that.

Steve C.