Creative Portraits: Bride with Flowers in her Hair

[Legacy~Art]

I used his Impressionist Plugin...

I have to tell you i have used this plugin on nearly every single picture on my computer...

Legacy...

Even doing "Dannys" Instructions on resizing i am still having trouble...

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by Legacy~Art

I used his Impressionist Plugin...

I have to tell you i have used this plugin on nearly every single picture on my computer...

Legacy...

Even doing "Dannys" Instructions on resizing i am still having trouble...

This one sized OK.

re: Impressionist plugin
This is one of my all time favorites. FYI: Microsoft wrote Impressionist, not Trimoon. He uses it frequently on the wonderful artwork he creates.

[Legacy~Art]

Well thank you Danny...Microsoft wow its the first thing i like about microsoft plugins...do we have anymore of these plugins?

Harry ~ I sent you the psp scripts did you get them? Never got a reply?

Its hardwork running after a 34yr old man you know, get me some water, get me some tissues, i need the bowl i feel sick...MEN!

[PamSav]

I've been playing around with the free version of Deep Paint lately and though I'd use it on this old pic. Hope you like it !

Larger version here: Bride with Flowers in her Hair

[cazubi]

Awsome, Pam. I used Studio Artist and Painter. This is a very nice photo and I will do something else with it again.

Cathy

[Steve Conway]

Sometimes this 100k gets me, but managed to get this in by the skin of my Pentium.

Steve

[raniday]

Danny, thanks for a great photo to play with. All the paintings here are gorgeous! Here's my attempt, done in Painter using Captured Bristle, Just Add Water, and Cover Pencil. I kept messing with the canvas texture and never got it just like I wanted it, but life goes on

[cazubi]

Catherine and Steve: Very beautiful.

I used painter oils for my second try.

Cathy

[Steve Conway]

Thanks Cathy.

Had to really reduce the original downoad size after the manip. So the quality was not as good as the original, but I got it to finally upload.

Steve

Originally Posted by cazubi

Catherine and Steve: Very beautiful.

I used painter oils for my second try.

Cathy

[Duv]

Boy, the last half dozen entries have been really great!! I just tried some PopArTisT adjusted back, Twirl Motion Blur on background, a noise filter and then ran a pastels effect in Paint Shop Pro.

Cheers

Dave

[Chance_1]

jaykita - love your watercolor softish effect, brilliantly done to get that very soft look
axle - like your watercolored background version on the first version, and love your great looking background on the second version
neve - love the impasto effect you got on the hair
legacy - like your out of the frame effect
pamsav - always liked your work, and you have plenty of them
rainday - love your second version which has a great frame effect, and love your background, I need to learn to make such great backgrounds.

Danny - thanks for the welcome and thank you for the great tutorials and stuff, and are you sure there is only one of you ?

My modest version is done in Painter 9 with Acrylic with Captured Bristle variant and tried to add some paint and blend in lightly. Will be quite a while before I can match the great talent here.

[NancyJ]

Server went down at work and this is the only site I can get to so I thought I'd have a play at this one while I wait.

[Nanls]

hmmm, mine ended up in a new thread.. Don't know why it happened. Have been playing with smudge painting. Would like to know how to get the beautiful edge effects the atist get, like in Catherin's image.
~Nancy~

[cazubi]

Nancy, you can use plugins like Extensis Photoframe, or Auto FX Photo/Graphic edges. If you want to make your own you can make a layer mask and use some of the different natural media brushes to paint an edge around the image. When it looks the way that you want it you apply mask. You can have a paper layer under it so that it looks like it was painted on. You can then use the eraser with a low opacity to fade areas around edge. I am sure that there are many other ways to do it too.

Cathy

[Nanls]

Originally Posted by cazubi

Nancy, you can use plugins like Extensis Photoframe, or Auto FX Photo/Graphic edges. If you want to make your own you can make a layer mask and use some of the different natural media brushes to paint an edge around the image. When it looks the way that you want it you apply mask. You can have a paper layer under it so that it looks like it was painted on. You can then use the eraser with a low opacity to fade areas around edge. I am sure that there are many other ways to do it too.

Cathy

Hi Cathy,
Thanks for the response. I have Photographic edges volume 4, but looking for more of a real painted look. I will try your suggetions...
Thanks,
Nancy

[raniday]

Nan, you have Photographic Edges? I've wanted that for such a long time but just can't make myself turn loose of the money for it. How do you like it, and would you buy it again?

[Nanls]

Hi Catherine,
I have volume 4, and to tell you the truth there are only maybe 10 or so that I like enough to use.. There are three action sets for borders here: www.liknes.no/photoshop
I haven't tried then, but they look nice in the representation. I have been playing with the history brush and some brushes and I like some of the results I am achiving, although I'll have to work at it a little more to get it down.
Nancy

[cazubi]

Catherine, I also have Photoframe and I really like the program. It is very easy to use because it is a PS plugin and 10,000 edges and frames are instantly available to you. I also have AutoFx Photographic Edges (I am addicted to plugins) and I don't like it as well. I'm lazy and don't like to mess around with edges that I have to make myself.

Cathy

[raniday]

Thanks, Nancy & Cathy. I saved the sites to my favorites for the actions and PhotoFrame, and I'll go back and browse a little later. I love plugins and actions, too. The most recent filters I've bought lately are Organic Edges & Sketch Master.

[lkroll]

GIMP's NL filter, Paint Engine, Impressionist, Cybia's Colourworks filter and some smudging (please don't ask what steps; I tend to go a little crazy and end up with something that I rarely can reproduce exactly; LOL).

[Neve]

Wishing all my RetouchPro friends a very merry Christmas and even better 2006!

A special thank you to Danny for your unfailing support and encouragement All the best wishes to you and your family this festive season.

Another go at this lovely bride almost a year since my first attempt.

[DannyRaphael]

Thanks for your kind words, Neve. It is a privilege to be affiliated with the members of this forum.

May everyone enjoy this wonderful time of Christmas.

~Danny~

[Peter S]

A whole year since the last posting in this thread!!!!!
Well too good a picture to leave festering, so here's one from me.

That good old poster edges filter again.

Peter

[alexmeta]

Pencil Sketch

[MargaretM]

A sketch - MargaretM

[MargaretM]

Another version using Painter cloning.
MargaretM

[Kraellin]

this was all psp. some masking, colored pencil, color balance and duplicating of layers to put in another location in the stack. and then a blend mode or two.

[patriciakay]

Peter...a good thread to revive....like your fun look!!!
Alexmeta....This is lovely...such a soft and gentle look..very nice!
Margaret....nice sketch and painter version...both looking good...
Craig...Like your more dramatic look...makes the picture pop!

I have just used the acrylics brushes in Painter...

Patricia.....