Creative Portraits: The Fisherman

[Axleuk]

Axeuk... have to ask, is this the first version of Painter you've worked in..??

I have been working in Painter for approx 2 weeks now.....but did a lot of reading on it before hand.

I have used Photoshop for a number of years, so i guess that experience has ported across quite nicely, of course with a little work too.

There are many different things i want to accomplish using this software and when i do, i will sure to write a tutorial on it.

[sidis]

Apologies to the poor fellow who's picture this is...

[JackK]

Had to lighten picture and cut out background
PSP: Clone brush to add ear
Next Layers>Duplicate
Effects>Blur>Gaussian Blur,radius=3
Eraser tool size 1 to 5 to remove from eyes
Adjust layer Opacity to approx 50%
Merge all layers
Duplicate image
New Image>Next Layers>Duplicate
Adjust Color Balance Negative
Image Grey Scale
Image Increase Color Depth=16 Million
Layer Properties Blend Mode = Dodge
Effects>Blur>Gaussian Blur,radius= Range(3 to40)for this I used (4)
Layer Palette Duplicate Background layer
Middle layer - Effect, Edge, Enhance
Top Layer
adjust, Noise Add Noise = Adj to like (30%)
adjust, Blur Motion Blur, Angle=222, Intensity=10
Layer Palette Middle set Blend to Screen
Adjust Opacity of top and middle layers to 80%
Top layer Sharpen More as many times you like (2)
Copy original image and past layer above background and set layer to Screen
Adjust Opacity to achive your needs
Merge all layers

[JackK]

Open image in painter & clone
Using the bristle brush
paint your image using size 15 brush

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by JackK

Open image in painter & clone
Using the bristle brush
paint your image using size 15 brush

Another great interpretation, Jack, and a BIG A+ on the detail.

FYI: To modify an existing post, you can click the Edit button to add/correct/delete text.

Keep 'em coming.

~Danny~

[Neve]

Hello JackK and welcome! Delighted to see such a rare result and many thanks indeed for the PSP and Painter steps taken.

[ahutton]

My take on this gentleman. PSP8 impasto I think, then PM Art Gallery, buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz, flatten.

Second one I like better. Impressionist on one layer, Paint Flourescent Palette knife at 208. Another layer buzzed at 500, xero linart, merged on average I think.

AmyHutton

[Murray Harkavy]

Hi ... I essentially darkened the background, used Dry brush and in a quest to get a more natural look to the hair ... I selected the hair from the original amd moved it to the new version and blended it in ... MH

[jaykita]

Desaturated image, new blank layer with brown fill layer, layer masks and blends, vp ( a couple of them airbrush, wc, gouache), finished off with impr filter jaykita watercolor B modified (brush size 50, coverage 90, pressure 100)

[SWEngineer]

Hi Judy. I'm struggling to find words to describe how much I like this rendition. It's a great example of digital manipulation as art. That is, this could only come from an ARTIST, regardless of the medium / tools used. Exceptional.

-Mark

[akj]

Nothing overtly creative here--just some filters from PS6.

[TylerRB]

I thought that maybe this man needed to look a bit more like a tough-guy, perhaps for an earlier decade. Hope I succeeded.

Once again, I need to track my steps.......

T

[jaykita]

Thank you so much, Mark, for your wonderful comments, though at the risk of sounding cliched, everybody is an artist! I dont fancy myself as being in any way more talented than anyone else. I truly believe we all have the potential to become great(er) artists, but it takes a certain fire from within to make that happen. Maybe i should shut up now. Anyway, you made my day!

[tjacobs]

This one was created using the Gimp. I used the Graphite_2 settings for the Gimpressionist plug-in as well as the Van Gogh (LIC) plug-in.

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by tjacobs

This one was created using the Gimp. I used the Graphite_2 settings for the Gimpressionist plug-in as well as the Van Gogh (LIC) plug-in.

I'm glad you found this part of the site, too. (This is where Lyle posts his handiwork on occasion.) My compliments on this very unique interpretation.

Where did you get these Gimp plugins?