Photo-Based Art - - Creative interpretations: Wagon on the Prarie - Page 2

DannyRaphael · #16 03-09-2004, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Duv

I'm still amazed at what you can do by pulling Finn's actions apart and redoing. All I did here was go to Watercolors, but ran the action from Dust & Scratches. Went back and ran complete Watercolors then Levels at at 142.1.0.255.

Cheers
Duv

I agree. Mike's simply a genius when it comes to this kind of thing. Where he gets his ideas I'll never know. I've learned so much about Photoshop (in general) by slicing/dicing his actions. Each one is like a mini-lesson in Photoshop.

~Danny~

CJ Swartz · #17 02-12-2005, 10:47 PM

It's time to look at the older images, I guess, so I thought I'd try this one...
I fiddled with a sky mask -- running a combo of sharpen, aniso diffuse and then motion blur on clouds that I added.

Neve · #18 02-12-2005, 11:07 PM

W...O...W! Fantastic framing also CJ.

Janet Petty · #19 02-14-2005, 07:26 PM

A year ago when I first joined this wonderful RetouchPro, I looked at this cart and awed thought it was way out of my league. I've learned a lot in the last year; and even though many things are still out of my league, I'm no longer afraid to try and to have fun. My thanks to all here who are wonderful mentors and avid enthusiasts. We make a great team.

Have fun and enjoy,

Janet

CJ Swartz · #20 02-14-2005, 08:58 PM

Janet -- this place does let you feel free to plunge in and try new things with no real fear of embarrassment, doesn't it!

Nice work -- butternut color? -- lovely toning, especially for an old wagon. Your color image is also a nice rendition -- especially like the framing edges. Your palette shows smudge work -- I enjoy what others are able to do with their smudging technique. Mine usually looks like "accidental smudging" or spider legs sticking out from something; hand work takes practice...

Janet Petty · #21 02-14-2005, 09:11 PM

LOL spider legs. That is what my Art History Brush looks like.

Thanks for the comments. How did you know I named the first one Butternut? Too funny.

Janet

Neve · #22 02-14-2005, 09:37 PM

D.O.U.B.L.E W.....O.....W

These are inspiring to say the very least. They are both equally fantastic and I couldn't possibly choose between them.

CJ Swartz · #23 02-15-2005, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Janet Petty

How did you know I named the first one Butternut? Janet

Because the name of the file is "Butternut-wagon"

Neve · #24 02-15-2005, 02:42 AM

I'm sitting here with a smile on my face Janet! How about I send you a couple of my Gingko's.

Janet Petty · #25 02-15-2005, 07:00 AM

That would help Neve. Or do they, I forget?

JustChecking · #26 02-15-2005, 01:13 PM

great results, people

here's my new sketching technique called "D--- in elementary school"

glikster · #27 02-15-2005, 01:21 PM

JustChecking, every so often I get a result like that that I really like but I think to myself... "Nah... it's too simplistic..." I love simplistic!!
Thank you for posting that!

JustChecking · #28 02-15-2005, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by glikster

JustChecking, every so often I get a result like that that I really like but I think to myself... "Nah... it's too simplistic..." I love simplistic!!
Thank you for posting that!

you're welcome

i've been also afraid i'll get banned

simple is your friend... i study maths, looking for the simple is the only thing i do

Con Looymans · #29 02-19-2005, 04:03 AM

Hi Danny,

We have some very similar country here in South Australia.

I first replaced the dull, colorless and boring American sky with a highly exciting Australian sky. The rest of the image was just a series of Curves Adjustment Layers to modify the exposure on different parts of the image.

Regards

Con Looymans

SWEngineer · #30 02-20-2005, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Con Looymans

I first replaced the dull, colorless and boring American sky with a highly exciting Australian sky.

I think I topped you here Con. I replaced the dull American sky with a never-existed-in-real-life, poorly hand painted one.

I'm not sure this is up to par, but I sure spent lots of time on it. Here's how:
BG: Original with lots of basic retouching (esp. color correction)
A: Some colored scribbles to fill in the "holes" from layer B
B: Painter8 TaperedPastel clone except the sky was P8 AcrylicDryBrush by hand.
C: Dup of B. (ColorBurn, 23%). Layermask to protect the darker areas
D: Dup of B. GlowingEdges. (LinearBurn, 49%). Layermask to protect the mountains.
E: An ugly blue/light blue gradient hoping to fix the sudden dark-to-light transition in the painted sky. It helped. (That's how bad it was, 'cause it's still bad.)
F: A frame made from wood salvaged from the wagon. (Got to recycle

)

-Mark