Sitting Pretty

palms · #1 08-31-2009, 04:32 AM

And quiet

taken over the summer holidays, and thought it would make a good painting (except for the background sorry)
please ask if you wish to post on another site

hope you all enjoy

Palms

Steve Conway · #2 08-31-2009, 06:53 AM

Palms I'm shocked! What a delightful image....and no flowers.

Steve C.

Peter S · #3 08-31-2009, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Conway

Palms I'm shocked! What a delightful image....and no flowers.

Steve C.

Or Cats

Nice pic Palms

Peter

lkroll · #4 08-31-2009, 12:12 PM

Wow Palms; a great capture for play. I really like your result too Peter. Anyway, I made the decision that the white out window had to go; my result might be that good because of it, but oh well. Used Impressionist, FotoSketcher, and a few other things for the result.

palms · #5 08-31-2009, 12:42 PM

Ha ha Steve and Peter (no flowers, or cats, huh )
mind you, you should be grateful that i cannot post facial shots of the grandkids as there are thousands of them

Steve love the brush strokes in this one

Peter great swirling background and emphasis on the dress

and that is a great result Lyle inspired me to perhaps try one on a black background

Palms

amica999 · #6 08-31-2009, 02:15 PM

What a lovely image, Palms! Thanks for sharing. Sooo, I couldn't resist this one, played and came up with this:

alexmeta · #7 08-31-2009, 04:14 PM

Wonderful capture, Palms!
And nice renditions from everyone.

Steve Conway · #8 08-31-2009, 04:41 PM

Couldn't resist another try. (Window light reduced.)

Steve C.

0lBaldy · #9 08-31-2009, 05:48 PM

Thanks Palms... Excellent shot!

cut her out, Rectangle tool, Style=Copper Tube for the background, added a bit of flare, Smudge Stick, Palette Knife

MiningArt · #10 08-31-2009, 11:26 PM

Improved the view and finished up with PaintEngine using the pastel2 preset.

palms · #11 09-01-2009, 02:52 AM

Lovely Amica the new window looks great any chance of popping over and changing the real one ?

Alex nice brush strokes, and like the blue of the second it gives a different feel to the image

Steve another great one i do like the brush strokes that you get

Ol Baldy super cut out and copper background added

John that is a better outlook

and good work with paint engine i must give that a try again one day

Thanks all for the great renditions so far

Palms

FranS · #12 09-01-2009, 04:24 AM

Couldn't resist giving this a try. Beautiful photo. I wish I could have done a better job getting rid of the blown out area in the upper right. If anyone has any suggestions or tips for me on how to do that, I'd appreciate it.

Great job, everyone!

Fran

amica999 · #13 09-01-2009, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by palms1

Lovely Amica the new window looks great any chance of popping over and changing the real one ?Palms

Thank you, dear, if only you would have asked two weeks ago, I might have jumped over, now I am back to work, unfortunately

Steve Conway · #14 09-01-2009, 08:21 AM

Can't seem to stop playing with this great image. So here's a final one.

Steve C.

palms · #15 09-02-2009, 03:25 AM

That's another great one Steve just the right amount of fractaulis

and another version from me a ahb chalky one

Palms

MiningArt · #16 09-02-2009, 08:13 AM

Nice one Palms, the window is a nice touch and gives the setting a little action.

palms · #17 09-02-2009, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by MiningArt

Nice one Palms, the window is a nice touch and gives the setting a little action.

Thank you John

and messed around with another version

Palms

geepee52 · #18 09-05-2009, 07:07 AM

Great image for play Palms and good versions by everyone.Here's mine using Impressionist plus a couple of Photoshop filters.

Thanks
Grant

CJ Swartz · #19 09-13-2009, 12:08 AM

Palms -- such a lovely photo! No wonder everyone is having such a good time working with it. Lovely work by everyone, and especially by Grandma Palms.

I'll give it a go too.

palms · #20 09-13-2009, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by CJ Swartz

Palms -- such a lovely photo! No wonder everyone is having such a good time working with it. Lovely work by everyone, and especially by Grandma Palms.

I'll give it a go too.

Thank you C.J. your version has added to all the lovely versions so far, but i will let you into a secret what looks like a little angel sitting there is in fact a very cheeky little devil

Palms

Peter S · #21 09-13-2009, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by palms1

what looks like a little angel sitting there is in fact a very cheeky little devil

Palms

I wonder where she gets if from, hmmmmm

Peter

CJ Swartz · #22 09-13-2009, 05:25 PM

Peter - you beat me to it!

Palms, I'll bet that "cheeky little devil" is just grandmother talk for loads of personality and the ability to get grandma to do what she wants most of the time. She was an angel in that image, and what she did 5 minutes later doesn't change that!

palms · #23 09-14-2009, 05:43 AM

Ha ha Peter and C.J. I don't hold out much hope but will have to ask her grandad if i can post a photo i took of him yesterday after she had "made him over" although i was keeping it for blackmail purposes

Palms

sylvia1065 · #24 09-19-2009, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by palms1

Ha ha Peter and C.J. I don't hold out much hope but will have to ask her grandad if i can post a photo i took of him yesterday after she had "made him over" although i was keeping it for blackmail purposes
Palms

Please DO !!!

What a beautiful picture, Palms, thanks for sharing it!
Dancer's tut + Nik Pastel.
Sylvia

Imagetwo · #25 09-19-2009, 05:33 PM

Beautiful Photo, would like to know how you did it...I have photoshop, but just an amateur..

really good.
JP

Johnny5SD@hotmail.com

sylvia1065 · #26 09-19-2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Imagetwo

Beautiful Photo, would like to know how you did it...I have photoshop, but just an amateur..
really good.
JP

It depends who you're "talking" too, we all have very different techniques.
Mine involves the use of the Impressionist plug-in and a fine layer of Nik Pastel.
Sylvia

Imagetwo · #27 09-19-2009, 05:58 PM

Could you explain that in more detail. Like, is it software you need to buy? If so, what kind, and where?

thanks, john

sylvia1065 · #28 09-19-2009, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Imagetwo

Could you explain that in more detail. Like, is it software you need to buy? If so, what kind, and where?
thanks, john

The Impressionist plug-in is free. You can download from my website at
http://photoart-tutorials.com/index_tutorials.htm.
It's at the bottom of the page.
I hope you work on Windows as it doesn't work on Mac computers

Nik's pastel is one of the many plug-ins of the Nik software company.
You can find more about them on their site at
http://www.niksoftware.com/colorefex..._filters.shtml

Good luck

Sylvia

PS: There are tons of free plug-ins on the Internet. If you're new at digital art, you might want to experiment with free stuff first.
Here's a page that lists a lot of them:
http://thepluginsite.com/resources/freeps.htm
Personally, the ones I use the most are Impressionist, Topaz Clean and once in a while Nik's pastel.

Kraellin · #29 09-19-2009, 08:23 PM

good pic, palms

i almost didnt post because there are so many really good renditions here

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