Turning Portraits into Digital Sketches, Oils, Watercolors - - Vernazza Doorway - Have fun

Swampy · #1 05-28-2007, 02:15 PM

I just love this photo. Have fun.

I did mine in Painter (believe it or not!) One of the few things that I have painted in Painter that I have been happy with. Blunt Chalk and a Water Wash cloner. Took it back to PS to add the framing and canvas texture.

Kraellin · #2 05-28-2007, 09:10 PM

yup, good picture and excellent rendition, dee dee

lkroll · #3 05-29-2007, 07:25 AM

Started with Tonemapping then threw in a bunch of filters and selective erase throughs (via layers of course) and got this.

Alcar · #4 05-29-2007, 08:45 AM

This interpretation used the ImpressionFX plugin.
Alan

Swampy · #5 05-29-2007, 08:51 AM

Ikroll, Does the tone mapping always shift the colors so dramatically? Terra cotta becomes orange, leaf green become chartruce? Any way to back off and make these colors more subtile?

Alcar, That is very nice.

Steve Conway · #6 05-29-2007, 10:45 AM

Some photos need no tweaking, they set a mood so nicely. This is one such photo. Tried to do as little damage as possible.

Steve C.

palms1 · #7 05-29-2007, 02:38 PM

Nice photo Swampy any idea where it was took ? just been wondering as i have been working , somewhere in europe maybe ?

Palms

Swampy · #8 05-29-2007, 02:50 PM

Steve: Oooo that is nice! You did very little "damage", but managed a very nice watercolor. You are right though. This photo just caught my attention. Symmetry, color, focal point, texture. All in a greata shot. I found it in a Google image search.

Palms..Two great watercolors!! I googled and came up with....

>>Vernazza is a town and commune, located in the province of La Spezia, region of Liguria, in the northwest of Italy. It is one of the five towns in Italy's ..."

lkroll · #9 05-29-2007, 05:23 PM

[quote=Swampy;156397]Ikroll, Does the tone mapping always shift the colors so dramatically? Terra cotta becomes orange, leaf green become chartruce? Any way to back off and make these colors more subtile?

Yes and no. I did make the greens a little bright (under other things done; lol). To each's own Swampy.

Swampy · #10 05-30-2007, 06:07 AM

Ikroll... When I selected your last sentence to copy/paste it into this quick reply (Yes and no. I did make the greens a little bright (under other things done; lol). To each's own Swampy.) The following was appended to the sentence....

"Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote"

I've never had this happen before. Who is "Digging" your posts?

lkroll · #11 05-30-2007, 12:55 PM

Text is text Swampy so that is strange. It could be the smiley's fault. lol

Always end with a smiley.

palms1 · #12 05-30-2007, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swampy

Ikroll... When I selected your last sentence to copy/paste it into this quick reply (Yes and no. I did make the greens a little bright (under other things done; lol). To each's own Swampy.) The following was appended to the sentence....

"Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote"

I've never had this happen before. Who is "Digging" your posts?

would it be something to do with the icons at the bottom of each thread as they are "digg this post" add to delicious, technoratti and furl this post ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Palms

Swampy · #13 05-30-2007, 02:04 PM

Beyond me, I usually type my own :-)'s LOL

Kraellin · #14 06-07-2007, 05:48 AM

yes, it has to do with the little icons under your 'sig' on the bottom, left. there is an explanation of those here: http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/web...cons-mean.html

Kraellin · #15 06-07-2007, 06:10 AM

this was done with what is fast becoming one of my favorite filterforge filters, 'chinese water color' by mekenzie. this filter offers a wide variety of water color type effects.