Creative Portraits: The Face

[DannyRaphael]

Well, since "Hunk 1" is flying like a rock, here's another female to work on. Thanks to member Panpan for pointing me to this pic he found via google search.

300 ppi version here:
http://files.cami.com/dnload/842_4219%20face%20copy.jpg

Have fun.

~Danny~

[dbuckle]

An attempt in SA

[Kraellin]

danny,

i must say, you have exquisite taste. a man could get lost in those eyes.

Craig

[Kraellin]

well, i had to have a go at this one. just too many oddball, experimental steps to explain. not sure it will come out right either. i probably shld have reset my gamma before doing this.

Craig

[Loverly]

I added mine last night but I then I looked at the forum and thought I needed to make a drawing or something. I tried to add it today and even changed the name but it keeps saying I have already added the photo. Guess I only got one chance?

Loverly

[Steve Conway]

Still playing with the engraver plugin.

Steve

[Kraellin]

steve,

you're definitely getting adept with that thing. nice job!

and where again did you get the engraver plugin?

Craig

[Steve Conway]

Just go to www.panopticum.com. Click on "products." Scroll down to Engraver.

It's gonna be fine once I get all the adjustments figured out.

Steve

Originally Posted by Kraellin

steve,

you're definitely getting adept with that thing. nice job!

and where again did you get the engraver plugin?

Craig

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by Loverly

I added mine last night but I then I looked at the forum and thought I needed to make a drawing or something. I tried to add it today and even changed the name but it keeps saying I have already added the photo. Guess I only got one chance?

Loverly

I've only experienced this when trying to upload the exact same image as I had uploaded elsewhere, regardless of file name.

Try this:
* Click "User CP" (top/left)
* Left side of screen down about 1/2-way: Under "Miscellaneous," click "Attachments." See if you by chance you uploaded the sketch version elsewhere.

If this isn't it, open your sketch version and change its width, height or resolution just slightly, save and then try uploading it again.

~Danny~

[Loverly]

Okie Dokie,
Tried what you said Danny. Seemed to work ok to resize it.

Hugs,
Loverly

[Kraellin]

and well worth the wait, loverly. very nice

Craig

[Loverly]

Thanks Craig!

Not sure it meets the requirements or not.
Loverly

[DannyRaphael]

I'm glad, too, that you got over the upload hangup.

Originally Posted by Loverly

Not sure it meets the requirements or not.

Requirements? None around here 'cept "Have Fun"!

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Mine? More Impressionist rendered layers sliced and diced.

~Danny~

[Panpan]

I applied a little makeup .

Pierre

[Kraellin]

steve,

have you tried colorizing any of those engraver type images? was just looking at your piece in here again and thought of this.

danny,

was that done with an action/script primarily or something else? not asking for the whole workflow, just sort of the main points.

pierre,

umm, reminds me of stories of 60's acid trips quite wild. one question too, did you select out her lips and put them back later? they really kind of pop out here. not a bad thing, just curious.

Craig

[Panpan]

Originally Posted by Kraellin

umm, reminds me of stories of 60's acid trips quite wild. one question too, did you select out her lips and put them back later? they really kind of pop out here. not a bad thing, just curious.

I think of it more as Blade Runner replicant fashion. It will be all the rage in 2019.

I did bring the mouth back in on color burn, but I moved the corner of the mouth by mistake on some layers. I fixed it now. Her smile floating in front of her face would be a little too psychedelic (or maybe not; a concept worth exploring...). Thanks for noticing.

Pierre

[Drach]

..for this one I used ArtRage to create the background.
The rest is playing around with a few layers of the sketched image.

First the eyes and mouth also had a very hard and dark sketch, but I reduced it to make her look a bit more dreamy..

[Steve Conway]

Engraver allows for the manips in color or B&W (greyscale.)
And there is a setting called "split color" Attached are samples of both. Not sure what "split color" is trying to achieve, but I don't much care for it at this point.

Set the compression a little high on these images and they are not great representations, but it does show you that color is possible.

Steve

Originally Posted by Kraellin

steve,

have you tried colorizing any of those engraver type images? was just looking at your piece in here again and thought of this.


Craig

[Kraellin]

I think of it more as Blade Runner replicant fashion. It will be all the rage in 2019.

and thanks steve.

Craig

[Alcar]

Photo 1: open layer above background and fill with white. Reduce opacity until image is visible. Add reveal all mask and paint with black (5-10% opacity) soft brush. Keep increasing layer opacity until 100% is reached. Paint with white brush to correct errors and 100% white to eliminate un-desired background,
Photo 2: open layer above photo 1 and fill with white. Use opacity to obtain desired pencil look. If necessary, add reveal all mask to make final adjustments.
Alan

[Drach]

I have the strange feeling that you posted in the wrong thread
Anyway, I really like the style of those 2 pictures

[Kraellin]

photofun sent me a pm asking me how i did mine. thanks, btw, photofun but, ya know, like i said when i posted it, i really dont recall and psp doesnt save your workflow. i seem to recall a few layers and i've been experimenting with ultra sharpening, so that might have been part of it. by ultra sharpening i mean i run a treatment as an early step of sharpen more about 3 or 4 times. just depends on the image. obviously i also cropped it pretty tight. there may have been a brush strokes layer in there too, but i'm not sure. i also seem to recall playing with a contrast/lighten adjustment layer and warping a curves adjustment layer quite a bit also, but that's about all i recall.

so, sorry photofun, but i really just dont remember. this was one of those images i was just playing with for fun.

Craig

[palms]

Slightly different approach than one i usually use
usm to the max then dodge and burn

alcar i also think wrong thread BUT i do like what you have done and will have to give it a go soon

Palms

[Kraellin]

hi palmses

where ya been?

boy, that really pops out at you! great job!

Craig

[corona2632]

Thanks Danny and thanks Panpan for this fine face!
I have received great pleasure, to paint it. I used Painter, Photoshop and Impressionist. And 15 or 20 layers with blending mode...

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by corona2632

Thanks Danny and thanks Panpan for this fine face!
I have received great pleasure, to paint it. I used Painter, Photoshop and Impressionist. And 15 or 20 layers with blending mode...

Thank you, corona, for honoring us with another of your fine works.

Did you use Painter's Artist Oils brushes on this one, too? If so, which variants?

Your technique for oil paintings is the best I have ever seen.

[kiska]

Here's another face.

[palms]

Thanks Craig
I have been on my holidays went to cornwall in the uk very scenic, took some bad photo's will post at some time for you all to play with


Palms

[PhotoFun]

Craig,

Thanks for recalling the work flow. I did get some clue to make the excellent portrait.

Photofun

[kiska]

Corona, how DO you get the canvas texture to 'show through' like that??
Your work is fantastic. I realize you struggle with English. Maybe someone else can figure it out too.