Creative interpretations: Airplane - Air France Jet

[DannyRaphael]

Although sepia toned, I thought this had potential.

Don't forget your seatbelt!

~Danny~

[kiska]

I dunno! Can't remember

I've tried to upload an image several times (about 88kb). Get message it's....'in progress.'

Well, Danny, you know ALL the secret passageways. Thanks

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by kiska

I dunno! Can't remember

I've tried to upload an image several times (about 88kb). Get message it's....'in progress.'

How to fix...

Click User CP above (top left).
* Near bottom left... see Miscellaneous
* Click Attachments. This will list all files you have attached and all that are "in flight, but not complete." Kill the in progress one and try it again.

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by kiska

Well, Danny, you know ALL the secret passageways. Thanks

Glad to help. I knew cuz I'd stumbled down that path myself before.

Great creation here... fun to cut loose and not keep track now and again, isn't it?

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Mine:

* Duplicated Background
* Increased contrast with levels.
* Smart Blur/Edge Only - experimented with settings.
* Ctrl + I (to invert)
* Stylize > Diffuse > Anisotropic
* Unsharp Mask to give lines a little definition
* Duplicated this layer and set blend mode to Multiply (gave more body to lines)
* Added a layer mask
* Added a layer below this one and filled with white.
* Back to layer mask on layer above... painted with black to get rid of unwanted lines
* Merged these two layers together.
* Changed blend mode to Multiply
* Turned off the sketch layer.

* Created a new layer above Background
* With brush tool, started painting (100% flow, 100% opacity) browns and grays (plane body), blues and grays (sky area), greens (foreground "grass"), a few yellows (here and there)
* When layer was painted, Select > All, Edit > Define Pattern ("plane colors 1")
* Applied an Image > Adjustments > Posterize command to get some funky colors and followed with Noise > Median (to soften transitions)
* Again, Select > All, Edit > Define Pattern ("plane colors 2")
* Select > None
* Edit > Fill > White. This will be a background
* Created two blank layers ("Paint 1" and "Paint 2") between the white background and sketch layer.
* With "Paint 2" active, selected Pattern Stamp Tool
* From the preset menu chose Wow Watercolor Lg preset (see this thread for more info)
* Lowered opacity to about 30%
* Started painting colors. As I did, I varied opacity and brush width
* Clicked on "Paint 1" to make it active and selected pattern "plane colors 1" from the Patterns menu
* Painted on this layer here and there for some different colors
* Added a stroke frame and saved. Time to get the kids at school!

Probably not a result Air France would make into a poster, but it was fun!

~Danny~

[Janet Petty]

I really like both of the versions so far.

Kiska, yours is dramatic and bold, and really eye catching. Great job.

Danny, I'm duly impressed. You achieved the strong, clean lines I try for and often give up on. I like the blending of those lines with the free flow of the paint. I think I'll try the line thing soon.

Up, up and away...

Janet

[rlspencer1]

I was trying for a vector approach using the Air France company color scheme.
1. Cutout 5.4.3
2. Poster 5.7.3
3. Used color replace tool and then hue/saturation to get the colors that I needed in the places I wanted.
4. A lot of touch up work (i.e. straightening up lines and coloring in where needed).
I wish I had a font that matched theirs but just ended up coloring in the letters (not happy with that part).
Thanks Danny
Bob

[jaykita]

My little son demanded that i scroll the page so he could see the whole plane and any attempt at explaining only brought on more tears...

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by jaykita

My little son demanded that i scroll the page so he could see the whole plane and any attempt at explaining only brought on more tears...

Brilliant solution. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do!