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Posted on 28/03/07 1:59:02 PM |
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char
Collage Conquistador Posts: 141 Reply  |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
"This is the way I see her"  |
Posted on 28/03/07 2:00:12 PM |
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char
Collage Conquistador Posts: 141 Reply |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
"This is the way Fernando Botero would paint her" 
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Posted on 28/03/07 3:38:09 PM |
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pauline
Centenary Challenger Posts: 213 Reply  |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
Char those are lovely!! I love the way the blanket pours out of the frame in the first one! _________________ Pauline |
Posted on 28/03/07 5:15:28 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1818 Reply  |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
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Posted on 28/03/07 7:51:59 PM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2157 Reply  |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
We need more colour in our lives.  |
Posted on 28/03/07 9:26:58 PM |
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char
Collage Conquistador Posts: 141 Reply |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
Gracias Pauline.Yes, the fabric left to me the painting linen cloth….. Ayy D.Miguel, that humor you always have, thank you very much by the flowers, roses. Vibeke, you have given an air him different from the challenge, the colors give joy him! I like! |
Posted on 29/03/07 09:00:57 AM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1818 Reply |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
Another winner....  |
Posted on 29/03/07 6:56:18 PM |
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duncangrove
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Re: Contest 139: Works of art
Wow!!! What a privilege to have so many talented people work on one of my snap shots. I regret that I am no artist but Steve’s criticism of my one legged approach stung! I posted another shot showing the second leg but this looked as if it was added even though it was not. Consequently, I did add a leg to the original shot, added a bit to the top of the shot by cloning in order to balance it, added another triangle thingy on the bottom left to cover something up, then changed the colour balance to lose some of the green. I also added some noise to the “flesh” areas, but I hate noise in my shots so toned it down so much it makes little difference. I also used two raw shots, one under-exposed in order to try to lose blown highlights but did not totally succeed – there is still a small blown area on her lapel. Anyone know why my D200 can’t cope with this, even when I bracket my shots? Anyway, this is the shot I shall be submitting for the print competition. If the judge reads this forum I do not stand a chance! Congratulations everyone on your work. It is good to see so much talent and enthusiasm allied with an obvious strong community spirit on the forum. If anyone is interested, there are other of my pictures at www.duncangrove.com. Regards Duncan  |
Posted on 29/03/07 11:01:20 PM |
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mguyer
Incisive Incisor Posts: 799 Reply  |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
Excuse my third entry but...I did keep the file small...I have been working at making her second leg look real...what do you think?  |
Posted on 30/03/07 08:36:32 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6935 Reply  |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
Plenty of inspired paintings this week: it seems impressionism is the style of choice for our members. First to set up his easel was mguyer, who may not have fixed the leg back on but at least he's found it. A good watercolour texture here, which works particularly well on all that draped fabric. And Marty clearly got a little carried away with his second entry - but achieved with no little skill, although a perhaps imperfect appreciation of female anatomy. Do you have Maltesers in the US? A craftily rebuilt leg in the third entry, which fits well. The only real problem here is the shadow, which follows the line of the leg too closely; this makes it appear stuck right to the leg. If it were rotated about the knee joint, it would be further away from the leg at the ankle, which would look more convincing. And remember, shadow on the leg only! Not on the distant sheets behind! A gppd animated entry from James, with an interesting canvas texture and a neatly swinging leg. Marilyn's head is a good idea, but isn't it a little on the small side? And perhaps a touch more green is needed to make it match that body... A very stylized entry from Ben Mills, which has an interesting 'painting by numbers' feel: the posterization here works particularly well, I feel. And I love the jaunty angle of the new leg! A classy frame, too. Good to see you've signed your work, Ben. A subtle entry from GKB, with a rather tasy wood frame. Very neatly positioned on this wall, though: tucking it behind the picture and vase really places it in the scene, and the shadow matches the real shadows well. An interesting quality of light from Wayne, with a hard chalk and charcoal effect that does the job nicely. And just the hint of a second leg in there! The Lichtenstein-inspired second entry is a great addition: really, though, the colours should have been made of dots of different angles. You're a printer, Watne, you know this stuff! Soft focus from Tom: changing her hair colour to brunette works well here. I particularly liked the sketchiness of the second entry - very effective. A new head, a new leg, and blinking eyes from Michael Sinclair: not quite sure what that twitching hand is supposed to be doing, though. Now if she had a ball in there, she could be tossing it up in the air! A great shock of orange hair and ribbon from Deborah Morley, with fantastic lighting and a very neatly inserted new leg. There's a real glow to the highlights here that brings the picture to life. A very painterly approach from vibeke, with a real sense of brush strokes - particularly down the leg. The fabric does seem to have been vacuum-formed onto the frame behind! The extra colour in the second entry is a great addition, it really adds to the picture. Splendid work from katew, with a great artist's studio and a fine pen and watercolour illustration. Does this artist grind his own paints from cabbages? What is that green thing behind him? A strong canvas effect and a neat leg from Dirtdoctor23, who's also found time to put the painting in a frame. Just one thing: the frame could really do with a slight shadow inside it, to accentuate the tnree-dimensionality of the scene. A glorious painting from Neal, which incorporates our model perfectly. This is a truly seamless job - fantastic. Slightly disconcerted to see someone who looks just like me peering in from the background! Move over, Jack Vettriano... josephine harvatt has got your number. And very moody it is, too. I greatly enjoyed the second entry - a cubist tour de force! It looks as if Pauline has taken the painting idea to heart, and completely recreated this image from scratch. And what a beautiful job she's done of it: excellent texture in the fabrics, a really classy piece of work. Ah, the process of the creative artist: Glen has given us a scene of great complexity and beauty. Is this painting by numbers again? Those blue outlines look awfully familiar! And the Lichtenstein second entry is a real treat, too. Not only has dave.cox placed his pen and watercolour image inside a frame, he's even added a reflection to the glass. A very neat touch, which greatly accentuates the sense of the glass as a medium. It's also a terrific rendition of the original, Dave. Another Vettriano-inspired entry from Dek_101, with great fabric textures and a solid glow to the body. A more stippled effect in the second entry, with the sense of aged canvas; and a third entry that vaguely reminds me of Norman Rockwell (if, perhaps, a bit saucier). The new lighting direction by Steve Mac provides a whole new focus to the image: some very carefully created shadows here help to complete the effect. A very interesting approach. Dark, moody stuff from Whaler: there's a sense of occasion here that makes the whole image much more mysterious. Most effective. Stunning work from stefan, whose recreation of a World War 2 poster is immaculate. This is amazingly convincing - fantastic textures, excellent degradation of the image! Beautiful - and, unusually, static - work from char, with a painting that's not only very painterly, but pours out of the frame. Recreating that shoe from a different angle must have been tricky! And the way the fabric folds over the frame is beautifully accomplished. And the picture-in-a-picture in the second entry reminds me of Magritte - lovely! Many thanks to duncangrove for providing the starting image this week! |
Posted on 30/03/07 10:05:39 AM |
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stefan
Detail Demon Posts: 401 Reply  |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
Thanks very much Steve. |
Posted on 30/03/07 10:14:44 AM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 678 Reply  |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
Thanks Steve! I was too tired to clone out the plant!  _________________ Wrinkled was not one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up ... |
Posted on 30/03/07 11:42:40 AM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
Many thanks Steve. Seeing everyone elses great works I feel I should have done more. But for a change I decided to stop. |
Posted on 30/03/07 1:21:18 PM |
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pauline
Centenary Challenger Posts: 213 Reply |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
Thank Steve. This one was right up my alley and just what I needed to get me active again. _________________ Pauline |
Posted on 30/03/07 1:48:23 PM |
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char
Collage Conquistador Posts: 141 Reply |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
Thanks, D. Esteban,  , the shoe is a Manolo's, famous by the series “Sex in N.Y. ”, and it was not difficult. I took the brush and I drew it, could not make another thing! |
Posted on 30/03/07 2:42:38 PM |
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dave.cox
Marquee Master Posts: 518 Reply  |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
Thanks for the kind comments Steve 
I enjoyed this one, and I learn so much from every one of these. |
Posted on 30/03/07 5:14:35 PM |
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Wayne
Printer’s Devil Posts: 312 Reply  |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
Aw, come on Steve, you asked for a painted effect, not colour separations! Anyway, the Benday method of shading is obsolete, we printers use Half-toning nowadays. 
Thanks for commenting. |
Posted on 30/03/07 6:03:14 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3882 Reply  |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
Thanks Steve |
Posted on 30/03/07 7:24:24 PM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2157 Reply |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
Thanks Steve, and Michael thanks for the fowers. |
Posted on 30/03/07 7:33:57 PM |
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celosia
Wondrous Woolflower Posts: 58 Reply |
Re: Contest 139: Works of art
Can this newbie post a late entry? Larger Version (Can't get the thumbnail to post, do I have to upload it somewhere on this site?) |
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