Creative interpretations: Portrait - Bara

[CJ Swartz]

She looks very, very "dangerous" to me...

Gave her the appropriate coloring in nature to warn oncomers, and then added a luminosity mask over her face in a more natural skin tone -- but there's still a hint to the wary that there's something dangerous hidden beneath...

Of course, some of the men may think I have "dangerous" mixed up with "exciting".

[Axleuk]

Ok this one is a little off the cuff....

Too complicated to explain in this thread, however i will be putting together a layer by layer montage very soon and putting it on my PBase gallery for all that are interested.

Will keep you posted

[CJ Swartz]

Axleuk, this image certainly is bringing out a wide variation of renditions, and you have created a very intriguing, mesmerizing version. Looking forward to hearing how you did it.


I started working with her again, and didn't plan it, but ended up putting her in the shower -- don't think she's going to be alone in there for long....

[SWEngineer]

Originally Posted by Duv

Thought I'd try an overexposed look.

Painter 8: Smeary Camel Cloner followed by Chalk Cloner. Imported to PS, ran Levels Adjustment. Opened Curves and raised the bottom point up halfway to remove almost all color. Used the Dodge tool to bring back just a bit of definition.
Also, ran the pic thru a Cartoon action.

Cheers
Dave

Typically I haven't been very interested in the "high key" portrait postings as they seem too me still "just" photographs. (Before I get skewered... Many of them are also exceptionally beautiful and certainly there's room for them here. They just don't resonate with my own sense of "photo art".) Your latest post, especially the first image, masterfully combine 'not a photo' art with a lovely high key effect. Well done, Dave.

[dlindo]

Hello, I just found this forum, decided to join and check it out. I think what you guys have here is awesome. Anyways I saw the picture and the AFTER pictures, and decided to do one of my own

And here it is

[Axleuk]

Dennis,

May i be the first to say WELCOME to our little corner of the net and what an entrance you have made. Fantastic first rendition and hope to see more in the future.

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by dlindo

Hello, I just found this forum, decided to join and check it out. I think what you guys have here is awesome. Anyways I saw the picture and the AFTER pictures, and decided to do one of my own

And here it is

Thanks for jumping in, Dennis. Based on a quick surf of your website, may I say you're wonderfully talented.

Welcome aboard. Hope you'll have time to share some of your drawing / sketching / painting techniques in the future.

~Danny~

[Janet Petty]

I think it obvious what I did to this otherwise gorgeous model.

I'm so bad...

Janet

[DannyRaphael]

I think it obvious what I did to this otherwise gorgeous model. I'm so bad...

But you do "bad" so well. The eyes are erie and magnificent.

[Duv]

I think I've had one or two goes at this in the past. Amazing eyes. Thought I'd keep it simple this time, rotating and cropping and putting the eyes and mouth in thirds. Working with a low res, it gets a bit chunky. Oh well. Big eyes like my daughter Sara. Sara..Bara..get it? I don't. Then again, maybe I do! I must! I thought of it didn't I? Oh boy..good night all.

Dave

[PamSav]

I thought I'd try my hand at Bara. I played around with layer blending modes and KTP Pyramid Paint in PSCS, then used the Soft Wet Acrylic and Captured Bristle brushes in Painter IX as cloners. Added in some extra saturation to the eyes and mouth, and some extra colour to the hair, and voila, here she is

Larger version available here: http://www.pbase.com/pamsav/image/43777755/original

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by PamSav

I thought I'd try my hand at Bara.

Sure glad you did, Pam. The hair and eyes are outstanding.

[PamSav]

Thanks Danny She's a gorgeous subject.

[Janet Petty]

Ditto what Danny said Pam.

Janet

[Neve]

Voila indeed Pam....beautifully done!