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Old 02-17-2005, 06:38 PM
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Thumbs down Creative Portraits: Baby under a Blanket

http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml

Neve left the link for this wonderful site today, i have downloaded about 100 pics today, one picture i downloaded i wanted to share with you, and maybe we can all try and paint it, its just so adorable not to share!

Lets have some fun...
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Old 02-17-2005, 08:52 PM
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Talking I need to go bed now...

But i had to post this before i did, i shall be adding the results to my portfolio, i am just wondering how many pictures a person is to have in a portfolio.

Anyhow good night everyone, if its evening there good evening, and if its morning, well good morning have a nice day!
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Old 02-17-2005, 08:54 PM
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Red face ha...

I just noticed i have squished the ear...well there ya go nothing is ever perfect...
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Old 02-18-2005, 01:39 AM
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Glad to see your still cookin' LA. Those eyes say it all...!
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Old 02-18-2005, 08:18 AM
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Red face Hi Neve

Your picture is dreamy, that is lovely!!! Well done hun!
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Old 02-18-2005, 09:28 AM
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I'm still experimenting with the Wow Watercolor method. It seems to work better on "scenery" than "people."

This is a very cute picture nonetheless.
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Old 02-18-2005, 10:02 AM
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Nicely done!

Danny that is awesome, and yes its an awesome picture, what a cutie!
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Old 02-18-2005, 12:46 PM
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LegacyArt -- lovely choice of image, and nice touch on both versions.
Neve -- you're right -- those eyes say it all, and your emphasis really enhances them.
Danny -- your watercolor technique is good, but with this baby, it seems to emphasize the "startled look" in his eyes and mouth.

I started with a sharpened/diffused layer with layer masking to reduce a good deal of the effect, leaving it on the blanket, and around the edges of his face. Then I ran Graphic Pen (chose black and his pinkish skin color), added a Layer Mask, and ran a gradient on the mask to show a transition from the drawing effect to the previous image. Used a layer mask to reduce the pencil effect on his face.
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Old 02-18-2005, 01:39 PM
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C.j.

Beautiful...Just Beautiful!
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Old 02-18-2005, 04:00 PM
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Baby Boy

Well I ran a sketch action on the photo and came up with this.
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Old 02-18-2005, 07:14 PM
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Wonderful results people. I'm a sucker for babies and this one is no exception. Thumbs up to all of you.

Here is my contribution. If it turns out too yellow on your monitors, please let me know. I added quite a bit of yellow to the final and my monitor is calibrated to the printer so what I get is often different that what ya'll get. Thanks

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Old 02-18-2005, 09:29 PM
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... If it turns out too yellow on your monitors, please let me know. Janet
Since you asked ...
Janet, the baby's skin shows pinkish/magenta for the most part, but there is a section on the left side (facing) that shows 100% yellow when I look at it in Photoshop. (varies but 18/76/100/9 [CMYK] is typical from what the eyedropper picks up). The shaded area on his chin and on the right side are also high in yellow, but not 100%, and don't LOOK yellow. The brightly lit areas of his face (his "mask", I believe is the term, is mostly majenta according to the numbers. It's an attractive look to my eye, and I would expect a bit of yellow reflection from the yellowish blanket to show up on his face next to the blanky. (quite honestly, if you hadn't brought it up, I'd never have noticed -- I had to bring the image up in PShop to "see" the yellow.)
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Old 02-18-2005, 09:53 PM
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Ran Neat Image on this one first. Then One Step Photo Fix in PSP9 followed by Edge Preserving Smooth and Brushstrokes. Smudged the sharp edges left by brushstrokes, added a texture layer, and framed in PS7.

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Old 02-18-2005, 10:12 PM
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Nice Catia. I'm glad you ran Neat Image. It is something I should have done when I realized how much grain the face had in it to begin with. Nice job!

Thanks CJ for the comments. I was trying for a yellowish/magenta glow to warm the picture up a bit but couldn't tell if I'd accomplished it without feedback from another eye (not just numbers).

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Old 02-19-2005, 12:26 AM
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Nice versions all. I'm curious what Janet did to get the "imported from painter" base layer in hers. Please share.

Mine is basically a repeat of my 2nd "Paula in BW" version. But I left out the cutout layer, added a hint of color, and added a texture layer.

-Mark
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Old 02-19-2005, 03:59 AM
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Hi Legacy Art,

I created several Selections and placed them on seperate Layers. Using Layer styles I then created a drop shadow for each and used a 1 pixel stroke to help seperate them from the background.

I created another empty Layer and placed a number of question marks on it.

Regards

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Old 02-19-2005, 04:48 AM
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Another Helen Yancy style one from me.

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Old 02-19-2005, 05:02 AM
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What a beauty Christine. I'm saving my pennies for her CD.
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Old 02-19-2005, 08:43 AM
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hi Everyone

Hey nice work Con...

Christina that is GORGEOUS very soft and subtle...pretty!

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Another Helen Yancy style one from me
Who is Helen Yancy? And how much are her cds, i am saving up for the other cds of trimoons.
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Old 02-19-2005, 10:02 AM
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Who is Helen Yancy? And how much are her cds, i am saving up for the other cds of trimoons.
http://www.helenyancystudio.com/



wonderful results everyone!
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Old 02-19-2005, 12:22 PM
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What a cutie!
Still trying to get on terms with the Art History Brush (tutorial half-written)
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Old 02-19-2005, 01:14 PM
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Wonderful work Ro. Fun and slightly addictive isn't it?

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Old 02-21-2005, 02:01 AM
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Wow.
My net server was down for just 3 days, and what a wealth of creativity i see here already! Its good to be back!
This is a pencil sketch with a brush made by me. One color-range layer for the towel (which would have otherwise taken forever to do!) Added a sandstone texture.
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Old 02-21-2005, 02:17 AM
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I was wondering where you were, glad to see you too. This is terrific Jaykita, very effective. Everyone will be chasing you for that brush,
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Old 02-21-2005, 02:28 AM
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jaykita -- Wonderful rendition!!

Luminous!
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Old 02-21-2005, 02:34 AM
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Well I ran a sketch action on the photo and came up with this.
I like this rendition the best, it really brings out the tenderness and innocence of the image.
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Old 02-21-2005, 09:56 AM
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Smile PSP8 & Painter

This picture was so good to work with. However, I changed my approach so many times that I lost my trail..

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Old 02-21-2005, 11:46 PM
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Thanks Neve, C.J. Neve, touched that someone noticed i was gone!! Thats so sweet of you.
Worked on this darling image with the pattern stamp tool. Also some g'blur, hardlight blend.
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Old 02-22-2005, 10:29 PM
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Steve, simply GREAT! It would take me ages to put down that kind of detail with the a-h-brush! Your work is indeed marvellous.
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