Creative Portraits: So Sexy

[Kraellin]

nice, danny

Craig

[Patricia]

Very impressive results, Danny!

[NancyJ]

so I took the plunge and tried for my first attempt at colour

Its basically layers of watercolor and paint daubs at varying detail levels selectively masked in over a white background

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by NancyJ

so I took the plunge and tried for my first attempt at colour

Its basically layers of watercolor and paint daubs at varying detail levels selectively masked in over a white background

Another very pleasing result, Nancy... I'm glad to see you jump right in the pool!

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Originally Posted by Patricia

Very impressive results, Danny!

Thank you Craig and Patricia for yout kind words...

Patricia: I'll bet you could do something amazing using Painter on this one. Consider giving it a go if you're so inclined. :-)

~Danny~

[ahutton]

I couldn't reduce this without losing too much detail. This is one of those images where you spend an hour on it and you can't remember everything you did. VP was in there, but not until the very end.

http://bigbluebird.com/sexy.jpg

AmyHutton

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by ahutton

I couldn't reduce this without losing too much detail. This is one of those images where you spend an hour on it and you can't remember everything you did. VP was in there, but not until the very end.

http://bigbluebird.com/sexy.jpg

AmyHutton

I can just imagine you launching into "creative mode" on this one. Simply awesome results, Amy. Jaw dropping.

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More experimenting with Impressionist settings + I tried the Painter IX Artist's Oils on this one for a little stroke depth.

Gosh, I love messing with this image!

[kiska]

This was done with Studio Artist. A paint program for mac. I used the dry oil brush.

http://www.synthetik.com/

[Northernshadow]

Well! she's definitely got the LOOK!

NancyJ your first is just fantastic! The sepia look is really lovely and I don't think I would change it... but I had a thought (always experimenting!) how about putting this version as a layer over the original and setting the layer to luminosity? You would then have a color version!

Amy! What a marvelous piece!

I tried for a light muted effect
layer 1 -difference clouds, inverted and blue toned gradient map
layer 2 -green toned high key lineart set to multiply
layer 3 -original lightened with curves set to soft light
flattened image
duplicated background and ran Impressionist on each with soft charcoal
effects to smooth and add some texture. set the top layer to 50% opacity.
added more texture

[Steve Conway]

Just can't seem to quit messing with this one. Here are a couple more.

Steve

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by kiska

This was done with Studio Artist. A paint program for mac. I used the dry oil brush. http://www.synthetik.com/

Sure wish there was a PC version of this program... I've seen some pretty neat things created with it, including this interpretation.

Originally Posted by Steve Conway

Just can't seem to quit messing with this one. Here are a couple more.

I know exactly what you mean!

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Sherry:

That's a bold approach you took. I admire artists who push the envelope of creativity.

~Danny~

[kiska]

Thanks, Danny. I THINK they're working on a pc version. It's expensive. I'm using the demo. Can't save, have to make screen shots.

I was in your neck of the woods in mid July. LOVED IT. My brother lives in Seattle. Pics below when you have time.

[NancyJ]

Sherry, I tried your suggestion but with the my colour image instead of the original... this is the result.

[Northernshadow]

Nancy, it works really nicely! still like the sepia best though. I went back and read through the retouching tutorial, I know I will find this tut very helpful!

Hey Danny, it's great to see the results you are getting with Painter!

[Kraellin]

some really nice works here!

had to jump in with one of my own...

Craig

[dbuckle]

This was such a great image to start with. I used Studio Artist to do the painting and moved it to PScs to texture it.
http://glasscat.smugmug.com/photos/32103375-L.jpg