[DannyRaphael]

Does anyone know what kind of flower this is? Great pic by W.Carlton.

~Danny~

[JustChecking]

no idea about the name of that flower, but sure is beautiful


my try didn't turn out the way i wanted it, but... well, yeah, i'm also not sure why i post it

[Neve]

I added some two tone dots to the background using paintbrush/vangogh in PSP8.01 (dissolve). Then applied Artistic brush effect (Brush emboss)

[ahutton]

This one got sepia toned, then paint engine inline filter, then adjusted the contrast. Was going to do more with it, but I like it this way.

AmyHutton

[painperdu]

It looks like a young "Bird of Paradise".

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by painperdu

It looks like a young "Bird of Paradise".

Now that I look at it more closely, I do believe you are right, Painperdu. Thanks for that insight.

On mine...
* Applied Levels adjustment layer to get back some detail
* Created a new layer and Alt + Merge Visible
* Used Select > Color Range to select shadow areas
* Added a new layer
* With a chalk brush, painted over selected shadow areas using various shades of medium green
* Created a new layer and Alt + Merge Visible
* Did some flower reconstruction with the Clone tool
* Named this layer "Base"
* Duplicated Base
* Applied Impressionist Chalk: Detailed Opaque Strokes
* Applied Photoshop Unsharp Mask to give the layer some texture
* Moved Base to top of layer stack and Layer > Add Layer Mask > Hide all
* Set foreground color to white and airbrushed in a little detail in the flower

~Danny~