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Old 09-07-2005, 12:40 PM
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Creative Portraits: Hunk for the Ladies 1

OK... I finally found one that I believe the female artists will approve of. I wish I could tell you this is "me," but...

Have fun regardless of your gender.

~Danny~
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Old 09-07-2005, 12:50 PM
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*shudder* not my type at all So I thought I'd have a stab at being abstract and strange.
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Old 09-07-2005, 01:10 PM
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nancyj,

interesting. and you gave me an idea. i probably wont do it myself, so i'll pass it along. if you look at his left arm, it sort of (mind you, i said sort of), looks like it's been cut off. and that, along with your other treatments of his skin, reminded me of one of the old classic statues in marble where the arms or something else, are now missing. might be an interesting challenge to do just that to this image, turn it into an old michaelangelo classic statue.

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Old 09-07-2005, 01:12 PM
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*shudder* not my type at all
I certainly hope not!

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I thought I'd have a stab at being abstract and strange.
I'm glad you were able to fight through the grueling task of crafting your interpretation.

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Mine... one Impressionist layer rendered by a custom style created by Cheryl Harrigan, one layer using Photoshop's Find Edges filter and another rendered by PS Colored Pencil, plus a Pattern Layer (grid) selectively applied by airbrushing black on its mask. See the Layer Palette snapshot for the details.

Paint away.
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Old 09-07-2005, 01:19 PM
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danny,

nice. the grid pattern gives it a sort of pre-painted feel to it, like a sketch done to get ready for a painting.

Craig
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Old 09-07-2005, 04:24 PM
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OOPS!

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Old 09-07-2005, 04:43 PM
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OOPS!

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definately an improvement
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Old 09-07-2005, 11:55 PM
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lol steve. i guess we know which gender you prefer to work with reminds me of one i did recently for a person who posted a castle picture and wanted it 'enhanced'. i flooded the thing and told him i couldnt work on it due to rain

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Old 09-08-2005, 09:31 AM
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What makes you think I didn't work on this one? I had a heck of a time getting that water level just right! 8-)

Great castle story.

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lol steve. i guess we know which gender you prefer to work with reminds me of one i did recently for a person who posted a castle picture and wanted it 'enhanced'. i flooded the thing and told him i couldnt work on it due to rain

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Old 09-08-2005, 10:34 AM
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Danny Danny, HOW did I miss this guy???? Not necessarily my type either but nevertheless I played with him.....................so to speak.
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Old 09-08-2005, 02:38 PM
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kiska,

i'm not touching that line

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Old 09-08-2005, 08:19 PM
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Danny, I don't know what's wrong with these people. This guy is GORGEOUS! All he needed was a little buffing up.
I put him through Digital Camera Noise Removal, wrapped him in Plastic Wrap, (down, Kiska!) Colorized him, played with Brightness/Contrast, and I wouldn't mind having him as my pool boy. Ok, so I don't have a pool. It's a small detail.
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Old 09-08-2005, 09:07 PM
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catherine,

now THAT'S a tan

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Old 09-08-2005, 09:27 PM
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Danny, I don't know what's wrong with these people. This guy is GORGEOUS! All he needed was a little buffing up.
I put him through Digital Camera Noise Removal, wrapped him in Plastic Wrap, (down, Kiska!) Colorized him, played with Brightness/Contrast, and I wouldn't mind having him as my pool boy. Ok, so I don't have a pool. It's a small detail.
Your talent is amazing (this is a very cool concept) ...and your candor is refreshing!

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Steve...

The only thing missing is the bubbles to simulate the boiling water!

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Kiska... The daring colors are excellent. Gives him some needed character.
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Old 09-09-2005, 12:26 AM
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I liked this guy so much I took my easel out to the grotto and painted him in oils. Took a long long time, and he got very impatient.

Amy

full size oil painting is at http://bigbluebird.com/nakedmanbig.jpg
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