Turning Portraits into Digital Sketches, Oils, Watercolors - - Creative Portraits: Ali - Page 2

Duv · #16 10-30-2005, 05:19 PM

Paint Shop Pro combo of Pastels and Gauche.

Cheers

Dave

Kraellin · #17 10-30-2005, 09:19 PM

Gauche? q'est que c'est 'Gauche'? (what is 'Gauche'?)

Craig

Duv · #18 10-30-2005, 09:41 PM

Excuse! C'est Gouache.

Dave

Kraellin · #19 10-30-2005, 09:47 PM

hehe, ok, it's been about 40 years since i took french so i wont try this again

you said you used pastels and gauche. what is the gauche part? is that the style, a plugin, a tool, what?

Craig

Duv · #20 10-30-2005, 09:59 PM

Allo Craig! C'est sans Effects/Plugins/Virtual Painter. Mais Oui? Au Revoir!!

Dave

Duv · #21 10-30-2005, 10:12 PM

Anyhow, I think my French is just as bad. Virtual Painter plugins are available for purchase (easily located). They don't have much in the way of creative controls but what they do, they do quite nicely.

Cheers

Dave

DannyRaphael · #22 10-30-2005, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kraellin

hehe, ok, it's been about 40 years since i took french so i wont try this again

you said you used pastels and gauche. what is the gauche part? is that the style, a plugin, a tool, what?

Craig

Craig...

The info here will help connect the dots on gouache:
http://www.biddingtons.com/content/pedigreegouache.html

To translate Daves French

-- one of the effect options in the Virtual Painter plugin attempts to simulate this style. People have varying opinions on the degree to which it succeeds, but it definitely renders an arty result.

Kraellin · #23 10-31-2005, 12:50 AM

ah! la virtual painter. merci, mon ami.

i have virtual photographer, but not painter, so ok.

and danny, thank you:

Quote:

Pronounced: gwash (like squash)

What is gouache?
Gouache is a painting medium similar to watercolor, but heavier and more opaque because a gum substance is added to the mixture of ground pigment and water. Gouaches, like watercolors, are usually on paper.
Who used this technique and when?
Starting in the middle of the 19th century and continuing to the middle of the 20th, most European & American artists painted in gouache at one time or another in their careers.
Why not just use watercolor?
Watercolor is more about light than is gouache. And, frankly, gouache is a lot easier to control than watercolor. It's a quick, direct medium and works well for a sketchy kind of painting.

Craig

Legacy~Art · #24 10-31-2005, 02:25 PM

Gorgeous little girl!

I did this in psp 7.

dbuckle · #25 10-31-2005, 05:21 PM

I used Studio Artist and PScs2.

Mitch · #26 11-13-2005, 08:38 AM

Hi All,
Great work from everyone - Just a simple sketch from me. I've just treated myself to a Graphire4, this is my first effort with it. So I'm learning on all fronts now.

PSP

Little ink pots - sketcher and thredgeholder pro.

Regards to all,
Mitch.

Mitch · #27 11-13-2005, 06:44 PM

All lines changed from black to conte brown.
Linen texture added.

Regards to all,
Mitch.

Janet Petty · #28 11-13-2005, 09:24 PM

This picture is just for fun. I'm trying a new (well to me anyway) chalking technique. Ali was a perfect subject to try it on.

Janet

P.S. I've just calibrated my monitor and would like anyone to pm me with comments about whether or not the color balance is off. Thanks.

raniday · #29 11-13-2005, 11:28 PM

This little girl has inspired a thread of very creative paintings! Janet, that's a neat effect; since I don't know what shade you were trying for, I can't tell if your monitor is right on or way off.
Here's mine. It ended up looking a little like chalk...............I think.

Kraellin · #30 11-15-2005, 06:26 PM

very nice, cat!

Craig