Creative Interpretations: Prague

JustChecking · #1 02-01-2005, 12:42 PM

This is a crop from the photo i took today. This sculpture by Bohuslav Schnirch is on top of National Theatre, Prague.

Hope this will be inspirational for you.

JustChecking · #2 02-01-2005, 01:20 PM

very simple one...

the imp - pencil sketch had "orientation" changed to "optimally", number of angles 4...

Neve · #3 02-01-2005, 04:19 PM

Marvellous architecture and yes, I was inspired. Thank you.

jaykita · #4 02-04-2005, 08:16 AM

Beautiful piece of sculpture.
Very nice renditions, J.C., Neve. Neve, i'm always floored by your gorgeous frames!
I used a art-history brush, which I modified based on a tip from Jay Arraich, and blended it with a layer of smartblur-edge only.

JustChecking · #5 02-04-2005, 08:52 AM

Neve - very nice, love the simple look

jaykita - the smart blur-edge only gave it just the right touch

Duv · #6 02-04-2005, 09:40 AM

Nice pic. I like the angle of the shot. Inspired by Neve's lovely rendition. Here's an infrared effect with a hint of Impressionist.

Cheers
Dave

jch71566 · #7 02-04-2005, 10:10 AM

I *LOVE* the picture!

I went for a post-impressionist look, sans strokes.

Used adaptive equalization, and a lot of stuff to change colors and add/subtract detail. (Paint Shop Pro Edge Preserving smooth, Adobe variations, Polaroid Dust&Scratches, Paint Shop Pro Salt&Pepper, AmphiSoft Convolution Shaman, buZZ, ???)

Thanks for the pic!

-Jeff

JustChecking · #8 02-04-2005, 10:28 AM

wonderful rendition, Dave... looks like night-vision shot during the moon-rise

Jeff - great one

love the boldness of it

i got almost run over by a tram while taking that photo... unfortunately, almost all sights in prague can be shot in interesting angle only while standing in the middle of the road

here's a small view of the whole national theatre... front shot is almost impossible... there's a river there

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Neve · #9 02-04-2005, 05:22 PM

Jaykita, the frames come bundled with PSP8

Love your result, very pleasing.

Duv - Great result - it's fun experimenting. I just used the User Defined Filters in PSP8.1 (7x 7 laplacian ??)

JCH - Well done - I like using the AE filter quite a bit.

raniday · #10 02-04-2005, 07:31 PM

JustChecking, I'm very glad you survived your photo-taking adventure. I Buzzed your photo, ran VP on watercolor w/ stucco background, made 2 layers w/ one in softlight blend, then put an edge mask on it.

http://www.pbase.com/image/39394646

Con Looymans · #11 02-06-2005, 01:57 AM

Hi,

Hope you like my rather tardy attempt.

I sellected the sculpture and copied it to a new Layer. I then created a Gradient Map Adjustment Layer, merged them when I saw a result I liked and ran the Radial Blur filter over that.

Finally I used the Render Lighting Effects again on the Background to emphasise the sculpture.

For the final step I used a Mask on the Sculpture Layer to help merge the two into one image.

Regards

Con Looymans

SWEngineer · #12 02-06-2005, 01:13 PM

Thanks for the great photo, JC. I tried your game of making an AHB mess (well, an Elements2 "Impressionist Brush" mess, same tool I think, but it only works on a real layer, not a hidden snapshot). I've yet to get anything likeable from this tool. So, here too, I had to add a bunch of other effects (random walk mode - don't ask for a "how to"), to try and get something interesting. I still didn't like the look, so I put it aside. Today, playing with different layers on/off, blending modes, etc, I chanced upon something agreeable. I think the AHB layer is off, however.

So far, I especially like the creations from Duv, Raniday, and Con L.

Con - I think your image could go from great to awesome if you blend the edges of the statue (esp the chariot rider) into the background some more.

-Mark

Con Looymans · #13 02-08-2005, 05:46 AM

Hi J.C, S.W.,

I've had a bit more time today and have just reworked my attempt.

Hope you like it.

Regards

Con Looymans

jaykita · #14 02-08-2005, 07:52 AM

Line art?? Desat, render lighting (modified pencil sketch), usm.
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I didnt see Jeff's rendition. Seems similar to mine though yours is in color. And so very different techniques.

Duv · #15 02-08-2005, 06:28 PM

Man, what a terrific potpouri of wonderful renditions. Isn't this a hoot!!
Con, I'm really captivated by your creation! It has such a powerful, mythical quality to it, like the gods exploding out of the sky. It seems reminiscent of something I've seen before but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe "Back To The Future?"

Cheers
Dave