Creative Portraits: Ali

[DannyRaphael]

This is Nathaniel's older sister, Ali, short for Alexandra.

Let's see how much fun you can have with this one!

~Danny~

[cazubi]

I used Painter oils and cloners after editing in PS.

Cathy

[chilli7101]

Beautiful little girl-
I used a ghost image technique

[deadants]

I tried for the children story book look.

[Xaran]

Painter Oil Cloning.

Christine

[Xaran]

Xero line art and impressionist charcoal.

Christine

[Kraellin]

wait for it....

Craig

[Serissa]

Im using PSP 7
I darkened it alot then used a glow filter from virtual photographer
smudged
and used a nostalgia filter by xero

[Xaran]

Another sketch version

Christine

[Neve]

WOW....fabulous results!!!! Another great thread full of talent. Wonderful photos Danny...both Nathaniel and Ali. Good quality and makes such a difference.

Done in Painter...created a bg first. New layer - Cloning/Blocked in with RonE's Block-in Brush, blended with his wet in wet brush. New Layer - Some more blocking in with Acrylics Captured Bristle, blended with Just Add Water.
New Layer- Cloners/Wet Oils (low opacity) - probably blended more? New Layer - Hair/Oils/Camel Fine Hair (which I notice left little star like impressions?!). Couldn't quite tell where her hair length ended so just added more colours to the bottom.

Dropped all layers and then did her eyes with the Captured Bristle. Some Dodging and burning and layer adjustments.

[Karyn]

Neve, your background colours work great. Awesome result.

Ali looks like a gentle type of girl, so I tried to do a "soft" look for her.
Here is my attempt.

I made a sketch and then masked in some colour. Removed unwanted clutter. Finished with a Vignette.

Karyn

[Steve Conway]

Cute kids! Nice pics to work on.

Steve

[Nanls]

Pretty girl. Sketch, selective coloring.
~Nancy~

[LQQKER]

Attractive children, obviously from a superior gene pool.
Used filters similiar to what was used with Nathaniel but applied them quite differently. Typical handwork on highlights & shadows.

[Kraellin]

ok, since ali and the boy are brother and sister, the obvious next step would seem to be to combine the two pictures.

Craig

[Duv]

Paint Shop Pro combo of Pastels and Gauche.

Cheers

Dave

[Kraellin]

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

Craig

[Duv]

Excuse! C'est Gouache.

Dave

[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

[Duv]

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

Dave

[Duv]

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]

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]

ah! la virtual painter. merci, mon ami.

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

and danny, thank you:

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]

Gorgeous little girl!

I did this in psp 7.

[dbuckle]

I used Studio Artist and PScs2.

[Mitch]

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]

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

Regards to all,
Mitch.

[Janet Petty]

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]

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]

very nice, cat!

Craig