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Old 09-07-2005, 01:40 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, 01:50 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, 02:10 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, 02:12 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, 02:19 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.

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Old 09-07-2005, 05:24 PM
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OOPS!

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Old 09-07-2005, 05:43 PM
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definately an improvement
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Old 09-08-2005, 12:55 AM
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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, 10:31 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, 11:34 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, 03:38 PM
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kiska,

i'm not touching that line

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Old 09-08-2005, 09:19 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, 10:07 PM
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catherine,

now THAT'S a tan

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Old 09-08-2005, 10:27 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, 01:26 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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Old 09-09-2005, 03:50 AM
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Well, well. The hunk is definitely improving! I wouldn't mind plastic wrapping him and putting him in the freezer.
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Old 09-09-2005, 05:47 AM
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Too late ladies hes mine!
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Old 09-09-2005, 10:13 AM
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Good point!

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Steve...

The only thing missing is the bubbles to simulate the boiling water!
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Old 09-09-2005, 12:34 PM
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lol

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

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Old 09-09-2005, 01:12 PM
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Did I see Mrs. Bates lurking about?

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Old 09-09-2005, 01:17 PM
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Just a curious question. Females don't mind artifying female portraits; why are men so skittish about painting males??????????????
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Old 09-09-2005, 03:29 PM
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not for any good reason i can think of, kiska.

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

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Old 09-09-2005, 03:37 PM
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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
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Old 09-09-2005, 03:45 PM
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cos women are just plain better looking?
I'll drink to that!!
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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!!

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Old 09-09-2005, 03:47 PM
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cos women are just plain better looking?
i've got no disagreement with that

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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.

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Old 09-11-2005, 07:49 AM
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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.
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Old 09-11-2005, 11:42 AM
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I wouldn't touch that line with a fork!

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Old 09-11-2005, 12:16 PM
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Honest question.
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Old 09-11-2005, 12:57 PM
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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
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Old 09-11-2005, 01:17 PM
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Talking Most amusing thread !!!

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
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