Alexandra....

[palms1]

Thank you JimJam and

Thank you Craig, yes i am getting into the ahb i love it's versatility and not to forget the help i get from the history brush.

Very nice smudge ( not plain at all ) Nancy any tips on which brush you used etc? please

Brad super work, and i second Steve's request what software etc do you use ? ( it is ok will ask for the trade secrets later )

Steve very nice i like both of them ( and not a flower in sight )

Alex nice work i do admit when i looked at the first thumbnail i was a bit dubious but when enlarged it is great i really really like it ( lesson to us all dont look at just the thumbnails)

Peter your watery thingy is good gives quite a different feel to the picture

PALMS

[DWThomp]

Palms - that is a fantastic job, I love it. Any tips on how to accomplish this?

Thanks.
Dennis

[patriciakay]

Steve...Like this unfinished look...gretrudis and buzz work well for you!!! Your second one is good too!!!

Brad...Beautiful...what a sophisticated hairstyle you have given Alex...suits her(are you a hairdresser in your spare time?)


Alex...Like both of these, a really different look...agree with Palms the pics always look better in big!!! Havent seen Alex yet...will show her the pics on Sunday...I think she will be amazed at all the fab and different renditions!!!

Peter...Like your watery thingy...looks as she is now so i am sure she wont mind!!!!

Craig...I have 4 stepdaughters...Therese was 3 when i first came and Alex 7,also have a son in England...over voting age...well over!!!

Hopefully i will have time to do one!!!Been searching the web for family history...its so confusing!!!!

Patricia.....

[Steve Conway]

Darn! Did I forget the flowers?

Thanks much.

Steve

Originally Posted by palms1

Thank you JimJam and


Steve very nice i like both of them ( and not a flower in sight )



PALMS

[Steve Conway]

Nice comments...always appreciated. A fun image to work on.

Steve

Originally Posted by Kraellin

steve, on the first one, interesting feathering strokes and love the hair. on the 2nd, i like this one better. very nice.

[palms1]

Originally Posted by DWThomp

Palms - that is a fantastic job, I love it. Any tips on how to accomplish this?

Thanks.
Dennis

Dennis there could be, which one did you mean though the hi key or the ahb ?

Palms

[DWThomp]

Originally Posted by palms1

Dennis there could be, which one did you mean though the hi key or the ahb ?

Palms

The hi-key one. It's amazing.

Dennis

[palms1]

ok Dennis that's a easy one follow this tut here

http://www.nikoncafe.com/vforums/showthread.php?t=90320

Palms

[lkroll]

Sorry; still on my mosaic binge. Attached is a lower (very much so) quality crop. Here's the full quality version.

[palms1]

Back again, with another experiment using just the cutout filter and sharpening
no more on this i promise where is Therese's thread again

Palms

[pavel123]

Tried to mess up as little as possible.
Palms, my apologies, I used your HK as a starting point. Don't think I improved it.

Pavel

[palms1]

well i really like it Pavel

Palms

[pavel123]

Palms, thank you

Pavel

[Kraellin]

patricia, thank you. 4... sounds like a handful

lk, i like that mosaic. i especially like that it's not just a square mosaic and square pattern. what program are you using for this?

pavel, very nice!

[pavel123]

Craig, thanks.
I borrowed Palms HK & played with it: increased contrast, aniso,added darkened crosshatch layer to add texture in some spots, background, added color. The color was supposed to be sepia, but after JPEG compression I ended up with blotches of red and grey.

The credit goes to Palms.

Couple more tries, Painter

Full size JPEGS 1;
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