Creative Portraits: Hunk for the Ladies 1

[DannyRaphael]

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~

[NancyJ]

*shudder* not my type at all So I thought I'd have a stab at being abstract and strange.

[Kraellin]

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.

Craig

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by NancyJ

*shudder* not my type at all

I certainly hope not!

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.

[Kraellin]

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

[Steve Conway]

OOPS!

Steve

[NancyJ]

Originally Posted by Steve Conway

OOPS!

Steve

definately an improvement

[Kraellin]

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

Craig

[Steve Conway]

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.

Steve

Originally Posted by Kraellin

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

Craig

[kiska]

Danny Danny, HOW did I miss this guy???? Not necessarily my type either but nevertheless I played with him.....................so to speak.

[Kraellin]

kiska,

i'm not touching that line

Craig

[raniday]

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.

[Kraellin]

catherine,

now THAT'S a tan

Craig

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by raniday

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.

[ahutton]

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

[kiska]

Well, well. The hunk is definitely improving! I wouldn't mind plastic wrapping him and putting him in the freezer.

[Legacy~Art]

Too late ladies hes mine!

[Steve Conway]

Good point!

Steve

Originally Posted by DannyRaphael

Steve...

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

[Kraellin]

Too late ladies hes mine!

lol

somehow, legacy, adding those curtains just made the whole thing sexier. nice job

Craig

[Steve Conway]

Did I see Mrs. Bates lurking about?

Steve

Originally Posted by Legacy~Art

Too late ladies hes mine!

[kiska]

Just a curious question. Females don't mind artifying female portraits; why are men so skittish about painting males??????????????

[Kraellin]

not for any good reason i can think of, kiska.

here's a rendition using a technique i've been playing with and modifying.

Craig

[NancyJ]

Originally Posted by kiska

Just a curious question. Females don't mind artifying female portraits; why are men so skittish about painting males??????????????

cos women are just plain better looking?

I find it more curious that thats considered attractive.... I'd take love handles and a warm fuzzy beer gut to curl up on over that any day

[byRo]

Originally Posted by NancyJ

cos women are just plain better looking?

I'll drink to that!!

Originally Posted by NancyJ

I find it more curious that thats considered attractive.... I'd take love handles and a warm fuzzy beer gut to curl up on over that any day

Good thing my wife thinks the same way!!

Rô

[Kraellin]

cos women are just plain better looking?

i've got no disagreement with that

I'd take love handles and a warm fuzzy beer gut to curl up on over that any day

hehe, boy, so many one-liners here. you'll certainly have a larger pool to choose from, self included and all this time i've been wasting my efforts to control my weight.

Craig

[raniday]

I'll add to this conversation by saying that most guys I know seriously enjoy looking at pretty girls; I like looking at handsome guys, but I tell my husband that I wouldn't trade him for Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford, and Richard Gere, rolled into one, and I mean it. He is my life, and I love everything about him, but we wouldn't be artists if we didn't appreciate the beauty of the human form.

[Steve Conway]

I wouldn't touch that line with a fork!

Steve

Originally Posted by kiska

Just a curious question. Females don't mind artifying female portraits; why are men so skittish about painting males??????????????

[kiska]

Honest question.

[Kraellin]

sometimes, when i'm on my way to a particular look i want, i run into other looks that strike me somehow. here's a couple of those other looks.

Craig

[Marthig]

by Ro you sure found a "hunk" this time and I enjoyed all of the renderings and most of all the exchange of comments by the participants. I had not seen it before but hope it's not too late to have some fun with him ... the image of course.

Kiska - One reason why men do not feel so keen on working with male images could be as NancyJ said because women are much nicer to look at. Or on my part, even though I do like men, I would rather work with a female image than that of a man. After all one (me) does not expect beauty in a man so there is not much incentive in improving his looks, perhaps in the sense of restoring and some retouching of blemishes only.

Well this is it for my two cents. Will download the image and see what I can come up with, publishable that is !

Regards - Martha