Creative Interpretations: Train for Danny

[pavel123]

A combination of PSCS2 and Painter 10 work.

[palms]

Cathy and Pavel lovely images, this photo is so begging for artifying

Palms

[cazubi]

Thanks palms. Nice painting effect pavel. How do you like Painter X?
One more using Painter and PSCS2. In PS I used some of my Trimoon WC presets for some overlays.

Cathy

[cazubi]

I'm having fun...so one more.

Cathy

[Kraellin]

not quite what i was originally going for... i got sidetracked. i may try again.

[pavel123]

Originally Posted by cazubi

Thanks palms. Nice painting effect pavel. How do you like Painter X?
Cathy

Cathy, thank you. I' have a demo version. It doesn't seem that Painter X is that much different from IX. Three new types of brushes added: real bristle, smart stroke and art pen. For most of the brushes in these groups I can usually find a similar brush in the "older" brush series available in Painter IX. Usually I do not read manuals and go by "trial and error", so I suppose there could be something I missed.

[palms]

Originally Posted by Kraellin

not quite what i was originally going for... i got sidetracked. i may try again.

I like your sidetrack Craig

Palms

[Steve Conway]

Looks like some great restoration was done on this fine old steam locomotive.

Steve C.

[cazubi]

Nice mood piece Craig, and I like your paint technique Steve.

Pavel, I am also using the demo and I really like the way the brushes are working in this version, and I love the new underpainting and auto-painting features. I don't know yet if I will upgrade though.

Cathy

[pavel123]

I didn't get to underpainting yet, I think Painter IX has autopainting, as far as I can tell it works in similarly in both versions.

[Peter S]

Seeing all these good ones here, I thought I'd have a play as well.
Did this with Art History.

Peter

[Kraellin]

thanks, palms and cathy

this is one of the few times that when i return and look at one of my posted pieces that it actually looks better to me than it did when i posted. i usually go, 'now why did i post that?'

[Kraellin]

palms, i like the 2nd one you posted there better. simple look, nice contrast.

and cathy, i like your 2nd one (post #33) best also. nice, sort of watercolor look.

pavel, you guys are doing some nice stuff in painter.

[Bob Mc]

Danny,
You can put that experiment into full production IMHO

Did you find some relatively hidden Impressionist setting that varied the size of the paint strokes?

Regards
Bob Mc

[ducasse]

well some nik colors effects pro with overlay layers and gradiet tool layer, some hippie effect...lol

[Swampy]

Excellent jobs, everyone. Especially like yours Craig. Looks like the "Long Black Train" (Great Josh Turner Song).

There's a long black train comin' down the line,
Feeding off the souls that are lost and cryin'.
Rails of sin, only evil remains.
Watch out, brother, for that long black train.
Look to the heaven's, you can look to the sky.
You can find redemption staring back into your eyes.
There is protection and there's peace the same:
Burnin' your ticket for that long black train.

'Cause there's victory in the Lord, I say.
Victory in the Lord.
Cling to the Father and his Holy name,
And don't go ridin' on that long black train.

There's an engineer on that long black train,
Makin' you wonder if the ride is worth the pain.
He's just a-waitin' on your heart to say:
"Let me ride on that long black train."

But you know there's victory in the Lord, I say.
Victory in the Lord.
Cling to the Father and his Holy name,
And don't go ridin' on that long black train.

Well, I can hear the whistle from a mile away.
It sounds so good but I must stay away.
That train is a beauty makin' everybody stare,
But its only destination is the middle of nowhere.

But you know there's victory in the Lord, I say.
Victory in the Lord.
Cling to the Father and his Holy name,
And don't go ridin' on that long black train.

I said cling to the Father and his Holy name,
And don't go ridin' on that long black train.

Yeah, watch out brother for that long black train.
That devil's drivin' that long black train.

Several different History Brushes, a goldish tone color overlay with a lighting effect. Was going for a train coming out of the morning mist look.

[Janet Petty]

Swampy, when I saw your rendition, all I could say was, "Oooohhh." Very nicely done!

Janet

[Kraellin]

thank you, dee dee

not familiar with that song, but i sort of like it already. btw, i'm the conductor on that one

like janet, i like yours too. i'd love to see just a touch more black on the engine front for contrasting to the mist. i think it would show off the mist and the effect more.

[Joeven]

I like that pic.

Joe

[Alcar]

Nice old thread and a fine photo with which to work. Here's one more look.
Alan

[lkroll]

Somehow missed this one the first time around; cool re-find Joe. Couldn't find the original at Stock-xchange, so I vector simplified and scaled then fed that result into FotoSketcher and blended some texture for this result.