Turning Portraits into Digital Sketches, Oils, Watercolors - - Creative Portraits: Long and Wavy

Peter S · #1 10-09-2008, 04:47 PM

Okay I haven't post one for a long long time.
So here's one from the long departed El Dorado site for you all to enjoy (I hope)
I've been experimenting with making my own brushes
Is that quick enough for Mrs P ????

Peter

lkroll · #2 10-09-2008, 09:10 PM

Hey Peter; really like your sketch. I've been in that sketchy mood of late too so did mine in color. Left a crop to keep Danny happy (and just in case the original get's lost over time).

palms1 · #3 10-10-2008, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter S

Okay I haven't post one for a long long time.
So here's one from the long departed El Dorado site for you all to enjoy (I hope)
I've been experimenting with making my own brushes
Is that quick enough for Mrs P ????

Peter

And about time too Peter

and thanks for rubbing it in about the brushes

they look good

here's a ahb more to follow as time allows there are few other techniques i want to try out if i can remember how !

Palms

Steve Conway · #4 10-10-2008, 11:11 AM

"Lips"

Steve C.

amica999 · #5 10-10-2008, 01:27 PM

Nice find, Peter and really beuatiful work from all of you. Congrats!
I have been playing with Vivacity a bit..hope you like it :-)

0lBaldy · #6 10-11-2008, 02:25 AM

Thanks Peter.. Keep em coming. I can't resist a pretty lady!

Fluffbutt · #7 10-11-2008, 04:45 AM

I had a go with this, but I find that my results are over 100k board limit, and the only way to reduce is to either save as 30% jpg quality (bad picture) or make the image 640 x 480 ish in size = effect not visible too well.

Will this board ever increase the allowed image size? 250k would be good.

lkroll · #8 10-11-2008, 07:15 AM

Could always add an embedded link (like I did) FB. Get a benefit if you donate some money too (200K); think that time's about to come up again for renew for me too.

Gilbert · #9 10-11-2008, 07:31 AM

Thanks to Peter for unearthing another gem of a pic.......

Joeven · #10 10-11-2008, 11:43 AM

That's pretty cool Gilbert.

Joe

alexmeta · #11 10-11-2008, 12:18 PM

Thank you Piter for the nice photo.

Little bit of smudge

Peter S · #12 10-11-2008, 03:57 PM

Lyle - I have to say I didn't like the thumbnail but when I viewed the full picture I changed my mind very quickly - like it
Palms - as ever what can I say, err rubbish, only joking I like it.
Steve I tried to get that effect but my masking for the lips was awful.
Amica - that's sharp very nice
OB - you certainly brought out the highlights there. (BTW I'm looking for one to call Long and straight watch this space)
Fluffbutt - come on post the link.
Gilbert - love it but the BG doesn't seem to fit otherwise excellent
Alex - again at first I wasn't sure about it, but it gets better after a couple of drinks, sorry views

Keep them coming

Peter

amica999 · #13 10-11-2008, 04:23 PM

Thank you, Peter. How many drinks you needed for that comment? :-)
Joking..the compression did take out a lot of the effect...

Swampy · #14 10-11-2008, 06:10 PM

Sketches, huh?

Here's Mine.

Started with some color correction and contrasting then Smart Blur (edges) for the basic outlines. Diffuse/Aniso. Set to Color Burn

Used the luminosity from the color layer (3 copies merged). Desaturated. Filter/Brush Storkes, Cross Hatch. Under the Color Burn Layer

Inverted the luminosity from the color layer. Desaturate. Crosshatch.

ABOVE these three layers: A copy of the color layer desaturated and set to Color Dodge.

Steve Conway · #15 10-12-2008, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter S

it.
Steve I tried to get that effect but my masking for the lips was awful.

Peter

I think I lucked out. Masking a small area like that ain't easy.

I did a bit of cleanup with the clone brush in Paint Shop Pro, & that helped.

Steve C.