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Impasto oil paint technique in PS

Last post by Duck « Tue Dec 29, 2020 5:40 am
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by Duck » Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:38 pm
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Recently I have been experimenting with different ways of getting a more realistic oil paint technique. The one thing I hate about most actions is...
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Tue Dec 29, 2020 5:40 am
fingerwork - August 21 - Nymph Falls

Last post by minniev « Mon Nov 09, 2020 3:28 am
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by minniev » Tue Aug 21, 2018 5:32 pm

in real life, the sunbather was a not so attractive young man, so I changed it. The noon light made the whole thing uninteresting so I changed that...

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Mon Nov 09, 2020 3:28 am
Masks Not Required Here

Last post by Duck « Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:57 am
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by minniev » Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:34 pm

Just for fun, I put Luke and a giraffe in the woods with the orange fungus. A haphazard thing made of various painting tools and filters in PS.

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Last post by Duck
Mon Oct 19, 2020 12:57 am
'Horse, Donkey and a Jackass'

Last post by minniev « Thu May 28, 2020 10:35 pm
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by davechinn » Wed May 27, 2020 9:09 pm

This is a composite that I had finished a few weeks ago. I tried to post it, but had issues with the file size. It was too large for PM and I gave up...

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Last post by minniev
Thu May 28, 2020 10:35 pm
Cuban Street Scene

Last post by St3v3Murray « Mon Apr 27, 2020 7:18 am
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by minniev » Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:48 pm

I don't think I've posted this one yet. It's another mix of sketch and paint and just plain scribble. My grandson thinks scribbling can be turned...

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Last post by St3v3Murray
Mon Apr 27, 2020 7:18 am
Sandcastle

Last post by minniev « Sat Mar 28, 2020 11:08 pm
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by Psjunkie » Wed Mar 25, 2020 2:16 pm

Not all images are cut out for this treatment and this was not the best of candidates but used it anyway...hoping it doesn't just look like a filter,...

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Last post by minniev
Sat Mar 28, 2020 11:08 pm
Julia Cameron Photographs the Dam Birds

Last post by minniev « Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:55 pm
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by minniev » Mon Apr 01, 2019 3:19 pm
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And brings one of her little friends along.

All suggestions appreciated, including shadowing/tinting/sizing, etc. though for a fantasy picture some...
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Last post by minniev
Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:55 pm
Dogwood Before and After

Last post by minniev « Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:51 pm
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by minniev » Tue Apr 09, 2019 2:16 pm

Dogwood, earlier and later after beaten with storms. All feedback appreciated.

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Sat Mar 28, 2020 9:51 pm
'1948-50 Dodge Truck'

Last post by minniev « Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:30 am
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by davechinn » Wed Feb 20, 2019 9:47 pm
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This is a composite I stared the other day and decided that it's time for me to stop before I make matters worse. The main subject is a 1948-50 Dodge...
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Last post by minniev
Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:30 am
Dogwood

Last post by St3v3Murray « Sun Mar 22, 2020 5:08 am
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by minniev » Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:57 pm
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Artistic take on a dogwood bloom.

How is it overall, and do I need to blur the background more? What other thoughts?
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Last post by St3v3Murray
Sun Mar 22, 2020 5:08 am
Judas Tree - spring study

Last post by St3v3Murray « Sun Mar 22, 2020 5:00 am
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by minniev » Tue Mar 19, 2019 12:46 am

I like what you did in both on their own, however I am wondering how the two concepts would look married together.
My only concerns are the overly...

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Sun Mar 22, 2020 5:00 am
Turning Angel

Last post by St3v3Murray « Sun Mar 22, 2020 4:39 am

by St3v3Murray » Sun Mar 22, 2020 4:39 am

This is a statue memorializing 5 young women who were killed in a gas explosion that destroyed the local drug company in 1908. The 5 story facility...

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Sun Mar 22, 2020 4:39 am
Pink Fish Two Ways

Last post by St3v3Murray « Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:46 pm
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by minniev » Fri Feb 22, 2019 3:55 pm

I took a picture of Luke's favorite fish when we went to the museum, a pink thing that I couldn't find a name for. For fun, I made an art version by...

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Last post by St3v3Murray
Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:46 pm
New Orleans: Dark Lord

Last post by St3v3Murray « Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:38 pm
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by minniev » Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:22 pm
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I've posted this guy before, and so has Dave Chinn. I pulled out an unfinished version or a new composite for him, and worked a bit more on it. It...
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Last post by St3v3Murray
Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:38 pm
'Sgt. Pepper' (A composite still in process)

Last post by davechinn « Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:22 am
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by davechinn » Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:30 pm
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This is a composite I started a few years ago and never finished. I've started back up with it and have been working off and on the last few days....
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Last post by davechinn
Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:22 am
Tribute to Gudrid

Last post by St3v3Murray « Sun Mar 15, 2020 12:05 am
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by minniev » Tue Feb 12, 2019 1:08 pm

I like your improvements

Thanks.

I'm still not quite satisfied, but not sure exactly where to go next with it...

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Last post by St3v3Murray
Sun Mar 15, 2020 12:05 am
Bird in (Minnie's) Hand

Last post by St3v3Murray « Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:48 pm
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by PietFrancke » Sun Feb 10, 2019 11:51 pm

I love the composition of the last one - the subject has become the seed and the ring and the bracelet and sleeve (due to it's beautiful green). I...

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Last post by St3v3Murray
Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:48 pm
the Ranger

Last post by St3v3Murray « Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:43 pm

by St3v3Murray » Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:43 pm

like I sometimes do, took a pic of one of my models - but this time tried overpainting the image with a mixer brush attempting to capture the look of...

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Last post by St3v3Murray
Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:43 pm
waiting for Spring

Last post by St3v3Murray « Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:33 pm

by St3v3Murray » Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:33 pm

after all that cold, the last few days lets us hope for Springspring.jpg

I found myself staring at this and listening to the story it created in my...

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Last post by St3v3Murray
Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:33 pm
Loading the Ark: Montego Bay

Last post by St3v3Murray « Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:28 pm
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by minniev » Sun Feb 03, 2019 7:59 pm

I don't know what to say this is, except fingerwork. More of trying to meld art and photographic figures from different sources into one silly...

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Last post by St3v3Murray
Sat Mar 14, 2020 11:28 pm
Monday Fingerwork or It's Cold Outside

Last post by St3v3Murray « Fri Mar 13, 2020 3:40 am

by St3v3Murray » Fri Mar 13, 2020 3:40 am

Mixing text and photos and surfaces.

I'm curious what the image would look like on canvas! S-

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Last post by St3v3Murray
Fri Mar 13, 2020 3:40 am
Castle Creation, Help Needed

Last post by St3v3Murray « Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:45 pm
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by minniev » Mon Jan 28, 2019 6:04 pm
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try this… I am suspecting that it is saturation that holds the issue. Convert the image to B/W (just to see it without any color at all). Fix any...
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Last post by St3v3Murray
Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:45 pm
Blue Balloon Over Havana

Last post by minniev « Thu Mar 12, 2020 2:59 pm
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by St3v3Murray » Thu Mar 12, 2020 3:13 am

I couldn't tell you what all I did to this one, which was at a high ISO and from a moving bus. I made 2 copies of it, distorted one and lowered its...

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Last post by minniev
Thu Mar 12, 2020 2:59 pm
Blue Bleakness

Last post by St3v3Murray « Thu Mar 12, 2020 3:46 am
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by minniev » Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:31 pm

I've been stuck on the color blue lately, so went all blue for this bleak midwinter scene.

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Last post by St3v3Murray
Thu Mar 12, 2020 3:46 am
Mardi Gras Mannequin

Last post by minniev « Wed Mar 11, 2020 12:22 pm
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by minniev » Sun Mar 08, 2020 3:16 am

For some reason I take pictures of mannequins when I run across them, and this one was all gussied up for Mardi Gras. They're not all that...

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Last post by minniev
Wed Mar 11, 2020 12:22 pm

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