Turning Portraits into Digital Sketches, Oils, Watercolors - - Creative Portraits: Kids, Mason - Page 2

DannyRaphael · #16 01-12-2005, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Karyn

I have never replied to anything on this site yet, but I thought I would give this a try.
At first I did not realize this was a section for oils and watercolours - mine is nither, but I'm posting it anyway.
My first attempt was to combine both pictures.

Karyn:

As Ro said, you're in the right place with this one. Two thumbs up for using both pics.

Thanks for taking that leap of faith.

~Danny~

DannyRaphael · #17 01-12-2005, 03:58 PM

Pretty much a few layers of Impressionist rendered effects + Photoshop Dry Brush blended together using layer masks and layer blending options.

See snapshot of the Layers Palette for the detailed layer progression. Dry Brush and the Impressionist effects were applied to copies of layer "Base."

If I have time later I might see what this one looks like with a few brush strokes in Corel Painter.

Thanks again, Legacy, for the darling pics.

~Danny~

Karyn · #18 01-12-2005, 05:09 PM

Thanks for the wonderful comments. Everyone is so encouraging. I am learning a lot from this site. Hopefully this is just the beginning for me.

Neve · #19 01-12-2005, 09:22 PM

Hi Karyn and welcome, keep up the good work!

Very nice result Danny, I must set up Impressionist again soon.

I went back to the drawing board in Painter with this which I'm still fumbling around in and experimenting. There's so much to learn!

Goauche, then Digital Water Colour, Soft Cloner, some GB. Opened in PSP8 to finish off adding a slight WC layer reduced opacity.

jaykita · #20 01-13-2005, 12:24 PM

Adorable little boy. His family will be very happy i'm sure. Everyone's done such good work.
Here's my color-pencil sketch.

Neve · #21 01-13-2005, 04:50 PM

Wonderful result Jaykita!

jaykita · #22 01-14-2005, 11:05 AM

Thank you, Neve! Good work everyone

I loved doing this one too. Such a cutie-pie. Thank you for a wonderful pic to work on!

DannyRaphael · #23 01-14-2005, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by jaykita

Thank you, Neve! Good work everyone

I loved doing this one too. Such a cutie-pie. Thank you for a wonderful pic to work on!

I especially like how you did this one... Painter? or what?

Legacy~Art · #24 01-14-2005, 11:41 AM

Mason's grandmother joined this group last night so she could see the pictures and she also as a love to do this kind of artwork...

I have to say however you did that picture its just BEAUTIFUL...

Axleuk · #25 01-14-2005, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Legacy~Art

Mason's grandmother joined this group last night so she could see the pictures and she also as a love to do this kind of artwork...

I have to say however you did that picture its just BEAUTIFUL...

What ? and she didnt even leave a comment ? tut tut deary !!!

Legacy~Art · #26 01-14-2005, 01:51 PM

AxelUK she don't know how to use these boards...

But i am sure she is giggling at your remark!

~Legacy~

jaykita · #27 01-14-2005, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Legacy~Art

Mason's grandmother joined this group last night so she could see the pictures and she also as a love to do this kind of artwork...I have to say however you did that picture its just BEAUTIFUL...

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Originally Posted by DannyRaphael

I especially like how you did this one... Painter? or what?

Thanks LegacyArt. Mason's granma must know i enjoyed doing it.
Hi Danny. Thank you so much for the appreciation. The software i used was good old photoshop 7. Thats right!
I'm not sure you want details of technique used, but i'll tell you anyway.

First i prepared a sketch layer the usual way. (desat, invert, g'blur etc) Then i used the photocopy filter on it and increased lightness to get thicker, softer lines. Erased all background noise.This was the base layer. Background layer was on top with a blank layer sandwiched in the middle (set to multiple blend). I used the bckgr layer for reference and eyedropper to pick the foreground colors and painted on the middle blank layer. For the complicated parts eg. squares on shirt, i used the select-color range feature, and edit-fill. Occasionally viewed my work by turning bckgr layer "eye" off every now and then. When finished, i discarded the bckgr layer.
Technique is very similar to what i did in the thread "English Gentlemen" pg.3. The method is described ON THIS SITE.
Hope this makes sense to you.

Legacy~Art · #28 01-23-2005, 05:41 PM

I got a new computer 3 months ago, from the old one which was 5 yrs old,and the old one had only 6 gigs, this new one as 80 gigs, the old one i had the mouse for 5 years so when i got the new one i changed it all over, not a wise move, i have hated the new one really hated it, never would move smoothly, back to the old one i decided to attempt Masons picture in the painter program and this is how it turned out...