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Old 09-04-2006, 08:04 PM
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John,
Thank you for putting the picture back in the spotlight (Danny, thank you for finding the picture in the first place).

Painter, additional work in Photoshop (textures, background). Pavel
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Old 09-05-2006, 08:12 AM
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Pavel:---no problem, it's amazing what you can find on this site, it seems to be never ending!
Patricia:---like yours, it makes you wonder how even using the same brushes everyone comes up with a different take on the same pic.
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Old 09-05-2006, 08:17 AM
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Nice one Pavel...like the soft colors...

John...Thanks for your nice comment...very new to doing faces and this one was good practice...infact you inspired me!

Patricia...
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Old 09-05-2006, 08:19 AM
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Patricia---I inspired you!!! I always thought it was the other way around!! ....
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Just realized that, although I started this thread, I never got around to posting my own version. So here it is.

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Old 09-05-2006, 10:48 AM
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Tried a "boosted colors" version of my earlier posting. Pavel
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Old 09-05-2006, 11:27 AM
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MMMMMMMMM---Nice.......John
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I tried it in three way
Impressionist: PSCS Halftone Pattern,USM: PSCS AHB

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Old 09-05-2006, 01:46 PM
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I like the third one especially, minimalist but very effective.....John
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I like the third one especially, minimalist but very effective.....John
Thank you John

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Old 09-05-2006, 02:50 PM
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Just realized that, although I started this thread, I never got around to posting my own version. So here it is.

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Amy,
My apologies, it was you who started the thread. I assumed (by default) that it was Danny.

Alex... I vote for your first picture.

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Old 10-17-2006, 03:13 PM
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Re: Creative Portraits: Woman with a Hat

Just found this thread with such an interesting face. I did an ink sketch in Painter.
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Old 10-17-2006, 05:56 PM
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Re: Creative Portraits: Woman with a Hat

Great photo. So much character.
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Re: Creative Portraits: Woman with a Hat

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Old 10-18-2006, 09:33 AM
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Re: Creative Portraits: Woman with a Hat

Ah!...a lady from out of the past, (threads that is).

OK, here's another try, done with a lot of just playing around to see what came up.

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