Creative Portraits - Short and not curly

[Peter S]

After hundreds, nay thousands of requests, (well one anyway), Here is a pic for you to try.
Hope you all enjoy.

Peter

[byRo]

.. another one you had stored away from the old Russian "Eldorado" site?

Nice to play with, though.
Thanks

Rô

[lkroll]

Gloss oil.

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/230...22orwv2.th.jpg

[0lBaldy]

Pretty lady with sad eyes..

[mikajomc]

Thanks for the play Peter.
I think I finally figured out how to do a clickable image.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3272/...2af68933_m.jpg

[palms]

gosh Peter i was only just thinking "wouldnt it be nice if Peter posted another person image " you must of read my mind

Great post all they are great. I decided to dust the ahb off for this one

Palms

[Peter S]

Ro you seem to know me tooooo well


I like all these very much

Peter

[Fluffbutt]

There's a free program in development called fotosketcher - seems nice.

Here's three outputs unmodified (the newspaper like one is heavy compression to make file size, and looks a bit crappy because of it).

Fotosketcher would be a good start for an underpainting style beginning (cutie 1), or maybe a book illustration (cutie 2). The pencil one, cutie 3, has some dark lining on it I don't like - this needs fixing before that preset is useful.

All in all, worthwhile lookiong at.

[palms]

Originally Posted by Fluffbutt

There's a free program in development called fotosketcher - seems nice.

Here's three outputs unmodified (the newspaper like one is heavy compression to make file size, and looks a bit crappy because of it).

Fotosketcher would be a good start for an underpainting style beginning (cutie 1), or maybe a book illustration (cutie 2). The pencil one, cutie 3, has some dark lining on it I don't like - this needs fixing before that preset is useful.

All in all, worthwhile lookiong at.

it does look interesting fluffbutt will have to have a look

Palms

[Steve Conway]

Short and frosted.

Steve C.

[0lBaldy]

Looks Good Steve!!

[Steve Conway]

Originally Posted by 0lBaldy

Looks Good Steve!!

Many THNX!......

Always appreciated.

Steve C.

[Janet Petty]

GREAT picture. Lots of possibility for different interpretations. Thank you for finding this and sharing it.

Janet

[palms]

Another version from me and just realised it is very similar to Janets especially before i put the texture on must be great minds thinking alike


Palms

[Swampy]

Finally some time to play! Now I can mess up Peter's lovely portrait.

Mostly Flaming Pear's Pixel trash then saved and painted back with PST.

[cjpoco]

Here is my attempt. Prepared in PS CS3, painted in GMX Photopainter and finished in PS with Color Efex Pro.

Am so impressed with the work of everyone here. Very motivational to try more and learn.

tks
cec

[gholmes1936]

Originally Posted by cjpoco

Here is my attempt. Prepared in Photoshop CS3, painted in GMX Photopainter and finished in Photoshop with Color Efex Pro.

Am so impressed with the work of everyone here. Very motivational to try more and learn.

tks
cec

Amen to what you said tks. Such a talented bunch.

[Gilbert]

A lot of great versions..........here goes, crop, colour adj. and painted

[gholmes1936]

Originally Posted by Janet Petty

GREAT picture. Lots of possibility for different interpretations. Thank you for finding this and sharing it.

Janet

Palms, how did you accomplish this one? Basically, app, etc. Thanx, it's a jewel as are so many others in this thread.

[palms]

Originally Posted by Gilbert

A lot of great versions..........here goes, crop, colour adj. and painted

Gorgeous Gilbert really love this one

Palms

[palms]

Originally Posted by gholmes1936

Palms, how did you accomplish this one? Basically, app, etc. Thanx, it's a jewel as are so many others in this thread.

Thank you Gunner I am taking it that you mean the second one i done so if it isn't that one just let me know

As far as i remember it was a sketch layer ( swampy's line art version, which i have made into a action for ease of use ) then used the history brush at about 30% opacity, I probably would of sharpened, then dropped a texture layer over set to multiply

Palms

[Gilbert]

thanks palms

[gholmes1936]

I finally took the time to diddle around with this one to see if I have improved very much. I actually dare to submit my two efforts to this great community of people. Dare is the operative word, that's why my smiley is always the one sucking a pacifier.

[Swampy]

Gunner, those are both wonderful. I love the texture on the first one. What did you use?

[gholmes1936]

Originally Posted by Swampy

Gunner, those are both wonderful. I love the texture on the first one. What did you use?

It's called "Feathers". I will put a copy in here. Don't forget to change it back to the .psd format. It should work well as it was only 272kb, and now it is 197kb.

[palms]

Originally Posted by gholmes1936

I finally took the time to diddle around with this one to see if I have improved very much. I actually dare to submit my two efforts to this great community of people. Dare is the operative word, that's why my smiley is always the one sucking a pacifier.

Gunner great work, get real now you are one of us
Palms

[gholmes1936]

I am honored and am trying to be HUMBLE!

[Swampy]

Thanks, Gunner! Feathers is actually a texture that ships with PS. It is such a strong repeat pattern that I never thought to use it on a painting, but it works so well on yours!

[gholmes1936]

Originally Posted by Swampy

Thanks, Gunner! Feathers is actually a texture that ships with Photoshop. It is such a strong repeat pattern that I never thought to use it on a painting, but it works so well on yours!

Swampy,
I guess it depends on the individual setting used in it, no?

[Swampy]

Yes it does, Gunner. I've used it a couple times for matting around a piece of digital artwork (usually at a fairly good size scale). It was just so effective in your piece.