Creative Portraits: Redhead in a Hat with a Pensive Look

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by PamSav

Thanks all

Danny - if you downloaded your Den's Funky Chunky from Marilyn's site you should have the Messy oil brush in the same collection. I think its actually called Oil Brush Messy

Ro - I totally agree. Den's brushes are my favourites (along with some of the Jeremy Sutton ones that come with his Painter Creativity book).

Ah, that explains it. I got Funky Chunky from the Jeremy Painter Creativity IX CD, which does not include Messy.

Too many brushes, not enough time!

Thanks for that clarification.

[GOLDCOIN]

Mighty nice, Pam... that's a real Keeper!!

[cricket]

I am in a watercolor mode. Someday I will figure out how to do wet watercolors, but for now, digital will have to do. My dh is in Malaysia, Penang and staying at a wonderful guest house. The background is a door/wall at that guest house. BTW, he says that it should be in the 1000 things to see before you die book.



Cricket

[Kraellin]

My dh is in Malaysia, Penang

umm, what is 'dh'? darling husband?

Craig

[cricket]

dh can stand for many things.....in this case and at this time it is darling husband....but he prefers ah (adoring husband)



Cricket

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by cricket

I am in a watercolor mode. Someday I will figure out how to do wet watercolors, but for now, digital will have to do. My dh is in Malaysia, Penang and staying at a wonderful guest house. The background is a door/wall at that guest house. BTW, he says that it should be in the 1000 things to see before you die book.



Cricket

Hey, Cricket:

Glad to see you dropped in. Lovely results... very painted looking. Did you use your WC tutorial approach on this one?

Don't be a stranger (or any stranger than me!).

~Danny~

[cricket]

Yes, I used the WC approach, but this one was more difficult because of the darkness in her hat, cloak and the door behind. As you can see I dealt with that problem by changing those colors to lighter ones.

I think I am about as strange as you....

Cricket

[Kraellin]

cricket,

thank you. wasnt sure if it was darling or d*mned

nice job, btw!

Craig

[Mitch]

Hi All,
I've been in and out of my local hospital for a while - so I can't remember all the steps in this. I had to come back on this picture - it's a classic.
All in PSP

Paint engine - various
rain plugin
vignetted to transparency
Bottom layer filled with colour picked from mid tones of cloak and textured.

Regards to All,
Mitch.

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by Mitch

Hi All,
I've been in and out of my local hospital for a while - so I can't remember all the steps in this. I had to come back on this picture - it's a classic.

All in PSP

Glad you're out of the hospital and able to get back into the saddle again.

I agree, this is definitely a classic pic and you've done a very painterly rendition of it.

Welcome back...

~Danny~

[Kraellin]

welcome home, mitch.

i like everything but the green eyeballs. chalk it up to too many times being drunk or ill

Craig

[Mitch]

Hi Craig,
You know I didn't notice her green eyes, - must be that age thing again!

Thanks for the welcomes.

Have tried a little de-greening.

Regards to all,
Mitch.

[Kraellin]

mitch,

ah! cool. i like that

Craig

[dbuckle]

Done with Studio Artist layers and touched up with the clone brush.

[lkroll]

After applying all the filters, I had to do some erasing (multiple layers of course) to clean up the areas that I did not want to be filtered, hence, reverse painting. LOL

Impressionst (using Danny's djrOil24 preset, one of my favorites), Little Ink Pot's Chalkaholic filter, and some contrast/saturation enhancements.

Forgot to add, PS's Chrome filter and GIMP's Bumpmap filter.