Creative Portraits: Mother and Daughter - Toni and Shanon - Page 2

DannyRaphael · #31 03-19-2005, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by avogadro

I used photoshop's graphic pen effect to create copies of this in four different orientations (horizontal, vertical, left diagonal, right diagonal), then used these with various blend modes over the original, saving the result each time in a new layer. I then made a copy of all of the original that wasn't overlapped by these. I used the colored pencil effect on this and on a copy of the original. I blended these two for the best effect. Then I used the four blended graphic pen layers, with layer masks, to add some directional strokes where needed. I also did some further monkeying around.

avogadro:

The application of Graphic Pen to multiple layers, each time in a different direction, then combining the best of each layer is a great way to vary stroke direction. Combining Colored Pencil in the mix is very unique, too.

Hope to see more of your inventive recipes in the near future.

Well done and welcome aboard.

~Danny~

TylerRB · #32 03-22-2005, 07:34 PM

I like how the mother turned out in this one. But, the daughter ended up looking a little bit creepy with the black, dead looking eyes. My apologies to her.

T

CJ Swartz · #33 03-22-2005, 11:37 PM

I used Paint Engine's filters to finish off after separating the mother/child from the distracting background and substituting another I created.

CJ Swartz · #34 03-22-2005, 11:44 PM

Mitch -- I really like your sketch technique a lot!

The canvas looks fine when expanded to full view, but it does look blotchy if we just click on the thumbnail.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TylerRB

I like how the mother turned out in this one. But, the daughter ended up looking a little bit creepy with the black, dead looking eyes. My apologies to her.

T

You can try to bring back some of the original look of her eyes with a layer mask -- her squint into the light hides most of her eye, and that does make it harder to avoid the overly dark look. I like the look of the mother also!

jaykita · #35 03-23-2005, 12:11 PM

Thank you very much, Gold coin, for your comment.
This was cloned in Painter 8 using a soft blender brush and soft watercolor brush, all different opacities and sizes. (I modified the brushes). The image was first desaturated and adjustments applied in ps7.

TylerRB · #36 03-23-2005, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CJ Swartz

You can try to bring back some of the original look of her eyes with a layer mask -- her squint into the light hides most of her eye, and that does make it harder to avoid the overly dark look. I like the look of the mother also!

Thanks for the tip CJ. I hadn't thought of tampering with it after the fact. Will keep that in mind for the future.

T

raniday · #37 11-25-2005, 08:05 PM

Such a beautiful mother and daughter, and everyone has done such outstanding paintings! Here's my attempt in Painter IX.

Steve Conway · #38 11-26-2005, 11:14 AM

Textured painting of woman & child.

Steve

cazubi · #39 11-27-2005, 08:05 PM

I used Painter oil cloners and PS to give a light painted effect.

Cathy

Kraellin · #40 11-28-2005, 01:39 PM

always easier to work with a great picture and this one is pretty incredible. such smiles!

so, i thought i'd do their Christmas card up for them

i used some images from another challenge.

Craig

lkroll · #41 12-23-2005, 05:42 PM

A lot of help from NeatImage and Paint Engine's @wetter2 preset. Also used Danny's djrOil24 Impressionist preset for the lady's hair.

camon · #42 12-24-2005, 04:31 PM

I thought this lovely pair just needed a minimal amount of improvement.
1. replaced background
2. Dodged the hair to try to bring out some highlights.
3. dodged the the left side of the ladies face
4. finished with noise ninja to soften the skin tones.

Easy with a great picture to start with

Peter S · #43 01-06-2007, 06:18 PM

Well I finally got round to this one.

Smoothed out with some noise reduction.
Adjusted colours with Hue & Sat.
Simplifier plugin.
Diffuse filter.
Add a texture.

Peter

Kraellin · #44 01-07-2007, 11:53 AM

peter,

what is the simplifier plugin?

Peter S · #45 01-07-2007, 12:12 PM

Craig its a free plugin from Amphisoft. The link below will take you to where it can be downloaded. Its part of a collection of plugins, some freeware, some not.
Should be OK with PSP but check out the specs.

Peter

http://www.download.com/AmphiSoft-Ph...-10620163.html

Steve Conway · #46 01-07-2007, 12:27 PM

Here are mom and daughter just one more time.

Steve

sunfly · #47 01-09-2007, 08:22 PM

A lovely photograph. Mom and daughter in watercolour. CS2 native watercolour filter x2 after doing some work on the background and colour adjusting.