Creative interpretations: Yachts at the Finish Line

[DannyRaphael]

Looks like a real adventure, doesn't it? Photo by A. Holder.

Tote that barge! Lift that bail! Have some fun!

~Danny~

[Duv]

Looked like a natural for Impressionist.

Style: Pointillist Sparse
Background: Dark Blue
Brush: 25%
coverage: 100%
Pressure: 200
Added Sandwater Silver frame.

Cheers
Duv

[GOLDCOIN]

Duv... Nice look, didn't overpower the boats and great color.

Did mine in Painter 8 using a couple of Wow brushes. Oil chalk, a custom blender. Back to Photoshop and overlaid the original, blended and added two different textures, decided on this one...

[ahutton]

Love this image! Tried it about 100 ways before I found one I could go with tho.

Used FP Aetherize, then buss, then a bit of PE arctic, and PSP8 Texture Fur01 for a painted effect.

Amy Hutton

[DannyRaphael]

Wow... these are great. Makes me want to go sailing!

1st attachment:
Decided to try out Mike Finn's pOpArTist v2 action on this one (see http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/sho...7994#post67994 for download link).

2nd attachment:
Never one to leave well enough alone, I started with the pOpArTiSt layer and duplicated it twice.
* Top Layer: pOpArTiSt + Impressionist Charcoal: Default + Unsharp Mask (500,40,85), (opacity=40%)
* Middle Layer: pOpArTiSt + Virtual Painter Oil Paint filter (opacity=85%)
* Bottom layer: as rendered by pOpArTiSt action

~Danny~

[Duv]

Very tasty Danny! Goin to start playing with MF2. Definitely a winner.

Decided for another go.
PS: Ocean Ripple
History Brush on Boats/Buoy
Selected same and ran Impressionist:
Pencil: Soft Opaque
Background: Image
Brush: 25
Coverage: 98
Pressure: 105

Selected water: PS: Distort Wave
Curves adjustment to bring back a bit of snap.

Cheers
Dave

[kiska]

Went around the world on this one.
NOT necessarily in order of appearance:
Selected boats,sky,sea
Boats- find edges, glowing edges,several times
sky- posterize,dup,multiply
Sea- same
Filters on all

[Cheryl H]

Lots of great work here.

Duplicate background. Run buzz gloss stack (reduce all to 4 except set remove to 100). Increase brightness and contrast.
Select black and invert selection. Paint with history brush at 50% using a grunge brush. Bring back lots of detail on subject, not so much at edges.

Run impressionist (I've been playing with creating brushes--custom). Run fantastic machines paint engine--arctic and fade 65%.

Select inverse. Run virtual painter oil.

Create new layer. Flood fill with dark brown. Run texturizer. Create layer mask. Paint with grunge brush (low opacity) to reveal image below.

[DannyRaphael]

This is simply an awesome interpretation, Cheryl.

Bravo.

[Cheryl H]

Thanks Danny. :-) I was pretty please with how this came out myself--especially since I can remember how to do it again.

[Duv]

Here's a stormy rendition. Used Impressionist Conte along with Mr Contrast.

Cheers
Dave

[Joeven]

I like the colours in that photo. I muted mine.

Joe

[gm freeman]

Here is my entry into this very fun challenge.

Rendered in Painter XI and CS 5 and more than a few trips through the Topaz filters to emphasize the sky, which was completely repainted. And a trip or two into Mystical Lightings for additional lighting effects and a bit of misting over the water in selected areas.

Also did a lot of work on the water to give it a more churned up menacing look.

[Michel B]

http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?pi...ZLC8vDeiZhkpMl

My try, starting with red channel.

[skipatk]

Here's a watercolor try.

[rembrant]

The fair wind inflates sails...

[lkroll]

Missed this one the first go time (well; I wasn't a member then; lol). Cool find Joe. Decided to deviate from vexels and went oil on canvas for this one.

[Peter S]

Very colourful Lyle.

I wasn't a member the first time round as well, better late than never.

Peter

[Andrew B.]

Originally Posted by gm freeman

Here is my entry into this very fun challenge.

Look great!

[pat---]

Here's one from me, using PhotoPlus X4, I also have a question but not sure where to ask so I'll ask it here I did read the FAQ but still not sure about posting things I do, such as this image, to my Flickr page. If I were to post this picture to Flickr I would add a bit in the description that said it was for RetouchPro Creative Interpretations, original picture by A. Holder with a link to the download page. Is that the correct way or should I not put it on Flickr at all since I didn't see any permission from A. Holder? Just want to make sure I follow the rules correctly.

- HDR, then merged it with the original.
- A lot of playing around with layer effects to texture the layer and then add a separate texture.
- Made several duplicate layers and played with screening and multiplying.
- Added a watercolor frame from FilterForge Free Frame Pack, and then a simple color frame with PhotoPlus Frame Macro.

[FranS]

I missed this one the first time around.

I was trying to do a Neiman style but I think my technique needs a lot more refining. Any suggestions are welcome!

Fran

[pat---]

Originally Posted by FranS

I missed this one the first time around.

I was trying to do a Neiman style but I think my technique needs a lot more refining. Any suggestions are welcome!

Fran

I like it, has a great feeling of wild freedom and speed.

[0lBaldy]

Surprised this didn't get more play....

A few modifications then into FotoSketcher for painting and framing

[alexmeta]

Trying to watercolor

[lkroll]

Here's an etching illustration interpretation thanks to a few cool PostworkShop Pro presets.