Creative Portraits: Brother and Sister - Contributed by Legacy

[DannyRaphael]

Legacy-Art (aka Elle) contributed this photo on behalf of a friend.

CHALLENGE: Use your best pencil, chalk or sketch-type technique.

She requests:
* No distorted/abstract interpretations
* To only post interpretations here at RetouchPRO, not at other websites, including your own.

She (and I) would appreciate it.

Happy creating.

~Danny~

[DannyRaphael]

I meant to start this thread sooner.

Sometimes I can be a bit slow.

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Since this ended up being a 27 layer "I have no idea where I'm going with this" file, I'll spare you the marathon writeup.

I did use a top layer of white (with a layer mask added) and Chalk brush 36 px to paint black onto the layer mask to render sort of a sketchy/grain effect.

[Legacy~Art]

Thanks Danny...I have done this one also...Its now on my website, but i shall upload it later, going out to lunch now.

[cardmnal]

Multiple layers of hand drawn chalk and charcoal on this with subtle blends and opacity changes. Also a lot of work with the eraser.

[Legacy~Art]

Danny you sneaked that in, that is absolutely gorgeous!!! Charcoal is better than pencil sometimes isn't it?

Cardmnal that is very nicely done!!!

[Janet Petty]

Very nice high fives to both Danny and Cardmnal for their work.

Danny, the 27-layer-I-have-no-idea-where-I'm-going-with-this sounds too familiar to laugh. In any case, you done good!

Cardmnal, I like the chalky/charcoal effect. Looks like I'm going to have to play with that technique some.

Janet

[CJ Swartz]

Danny -- very beautiful work! Good job!!

[Neve]

PSP8.1

Split RGB channels and used Green.
Inc. cols to 16 mill.
Duped bottom layer
L2 - Xero/Pastellise
Show all Mask - Pencil Soft over boy and girl.
Merged Group - Multiplied this layer.
Merged Visible Layers
Paintbrush/White all over the bg.
Darken Tool to emphasise folds and shadows.
Pencil Texture

Thank you for the bonnie subjects!

[Patricia]

Hi, such a loving big sister!

I used Xero filters here, supersmooth, lithograph, and lineart, after adjusting levels and saturation, then added a texture. Still not what I'd like, that dark sweater just isn't coming out well. But their sweet faces are what's important!

[Legacy~Art]

Patricia its so lovely to meet you!!!

Lovley picture, the colour of the jumper is more or less correct!!!

Very nice i will show their Mum tonight.

[MargaretM]

Hi there - hopefully the image will behave and upload this time. I inverted original image, changed to color dodge blend and then blurred this. Then some dodging and burning. MargaretM

[jaykita]

This was cloned with a calligraphic grainy pen(modified) in painter8, next brought into ps7, layer multiply-blended, and angled strokes, low opacity, applied to it.

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by mlgates99

Hi there - hopefully the image will behave and upload this time. I inverted original image, changed to color dodge blend and then blurred this. Then some dodging and burning. MargaretM

Hello, Margaret:

My compliments on your persistence on getting your image uploaded and for sharing the "how to" details. It's nice to have another from the great state of Florida join us!

Welcome aboard.

~Danny~

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Judy: I'm sure glad you're exploring so many Painter brush variants. (It's saving me a lot of time. This one's another winner.

[Legacy~Art]

Well done!!!!

If you all promise to teach me i shall go bid for a tablet and pen...As i got the painter iv program just dont have a clue really how to use it.

[MargaretM]

HI all.
Danny - thanks for your welcome. Florida is great this time of year - except for the yellow pollen - and the Spring Breakers.
From all the great renditions here I know I need Painter ( also need a sugar daddy!)
This pencil sketch is basically the same technique as the colored pencil one - jst done in greyscale with extra dodging and burning.
MargaretM

[Legacy~Art]

Lovely work Margaret...

Pollen i have a problem with our uk pollen, i'd hate to deal with florida pollen.

[alfredo]

I put it through the "old picture" script fu filters. I then did an unsharp mask.

To be sure it will upload, I saved for web in PS7.

[Legacy~Art]

Alfredo is it possible to do and remove the background, it was taken at the playschool room but i think it was very messy.

Whats gimp?

Very nice picture thank you...

[alfredo]

Originally Posted by Legacy~Art

Alfredo is it possible to do and remove the background, it was taken at the playschool room but i think it was very messy.

Whats gimp?

Very nice picture thank you...

I think the background helps draw the eye to the subjects. I like the "messy" because it is real. You can isolate the subjects and remove the background. I do that all the time with the posters I make.

Do check out the link to GIMP in the above post. It is a free image editor. It is reviewed on this site, but the review is out of date. It's got a ways to go before it catches up with PS, but it is pretty good, and free.

Thanks for the compliment.

Al

[Shoshanna]

Until now I haven't had time to be active in this group, but stopped by tonight and thought it would be fun to work on one of your pictures. If I've uploaded this incorrectly, or made some other mistake, please let me know. As I live in a remote and rural area of coastal Oregon, where high-speed access is difficult to achieve, I haven't spent much time on forums such as this one, and so may have made one or more errors. Please bear with me-- I learn quickly! <g>

Shoshanna Moser
http://www.pbase.com/shoshanna

[Neve]

Welcome to RP Shoshanna! Wonderful first post and I hope we'll see many more contributions. I was blown away by the quality of your photos at PBase, what a joy to view. You're very talented. Such a beautiful part of the world, it was a delight seeing it. Thank you.

[Legacy~Art]

Shoshanna (what a beautiful name)

To match a beautiful picture, and wow your artwork is inspirational!!!

Welcome to the forum and please don't be a stranger okay, you have de-lurked so don't go in hiding now...

Have fun

Elle

[Legacy~Art]

OH WOW!

I have to say if i lived in a place like that i wouldnt care if the internet speed was slow, what a perfect beautiful place to live in, makes me want to cry.

[Fizzgiz]

I agree, beautiful name to go with the place. I am an Ocean girl, and would love to live right on it for all of my days. Your work is something I aspire to achive as well. Hope we see more of you.
Jessy

[MargaretM]

Welcome Shoshanna - loved your version of the children, and also your gallery. I am new to forums as well. Am wondering if you used Painter or Photoshop for the sketch?
Margaret M

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by Shoshanna

Until now I haven't had time to be active in this group, but stopped by tonight and thought it would be fun to work on one of your pictures. If I've uploaded this incorrectly, or made some other mistake, please let me know. As I live in a remote and rural area of coastal Oregon, where high-speed access is difficult to achieve, I haven't spent much time on forums such as this one, and so may have made one or more errors. Please bear with me-- I learn quickly! <g>

Shoshanna Moser
http://www.pbase.com/shoshanna

Hi Shoshanna:

Let me add my welcome, too, and assurance you did just fine not only with the artwork, but getting it uploaded.

I used to work in Portland and have many pleasant memories of trips to the Oregon Coast. Are you closest to Coos Bay, Port Orford, Brookings or ???

Welcome aboard...
~Danny~

p.s. GR-eat pBase site, too!

[alfredo]

this time I put it in an old Painter classic and added original luminosity. I then went into PS and messed with the curves, then did chrome and faded it.

I then played around with the water color brush on Elle's sweater.

[jaykita]

Render clouds layers several times, painted over with pattern tool using original as pattern, multiply and overlay blends to get this effect. Added texture.

[MiningArt]

Two wonderful smiles.

[lynn55]

Great creative portraits.

I created watercolor and bokeh background.

Thank you