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My house, another try

Last post by minniev « Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:47 am
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by minniev » Tue Sep 11, 2018 4:08 pm

I'm always trying for an artistic impression of my old house. Here's another.

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Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:47 am
Strolling_in_waves

Last post by Psjunkie « Tue Sep 11, 2018 5:51 pm
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by Psjunkie » Tue Sep 11, 2018 3:15 am

Starting to play a bit with textures, so all help appreciated,,,

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Tue Sep 11, 2018 5:51 pm
Location # 3 - Railroads and Rain

Last post by minniev « Tue Sep 11, 2018 2:45 pm
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by minniev » Sun Sep 09, 2018 1:57 am
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Well, here's a new thing I'm trying to learn, a sort of illustration technique. It is a mix of photo, photoshop edges, various filters, extreme...
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Tue Sep 11, 2018 2:45 pm
About Felix - Fingerwork of a New Variety

Last post by minniev « Mon Sep 10, 2018 3:56 pm
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by minniev » Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:42 pm

My friend Felix the junkman lives behind this fence. The fence goes on for a quarter mile in this same fashion. I need suggestions as to how to...

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Mon Sep 10, 2018 3:56 pm
'Brandy' (You're a Good Girl)

Last post by St3v3M « Sat Sep 08, 2018 6:52 pm
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by davechinn » Sun Aug 26, 2018 2:49 pm

My latest composite consist of three images. The background image was taken on the beach in San Diego back in 2007. The girl image (Brandy) was taken...

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Sat Sep 08, 2018 6:52 pm
Fingerwork - Silly Therapy for A Bad Day...

Last post by St3v3M « Sat Sep 08, 2018 6:48 pm
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by minniev » Thu Aug 30, 2018 6:13 pm

When you're having a rough day, it may help to get your mind on something else - so I tried . No intent here to create great art, but to practice my...

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Sat Sep 08, 2018 6:48 pm
Fingerwork - August 17 - Texas

Last post by St3v3M « Sat Sep 08, 2018 6:32 pm
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by minniev » Fri Aug 17, 2018 8:55 pm

Here's the latest concoction, made of a photo I took last time I was in Terlingua, TX, stacked in with a scan from an old magazine illustration, a...

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Sat Sep 08, 2018 6:32 pm
Hay Bales

Last post by minniev « Fri Aug 31, 2018 2:05 am
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by minniev » Mon Aug 27, 2018 6:25 pm

A thing I did up for a lesson in using PS to do watercolor-ish stuff. All ideas, suggestions welcome. Original file shot yesterday at sunset, with...

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Fri Aug 31, 2018 2:05 am
Canna Whimsy - Fingerwork #4

Last post by pop511 « Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:33 pm
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by minniev » Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:53 pm
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This started out on the ipad, with a texture added there to emulate a painted surface. Then it went to PS, where a Victorian lady wandered in off an...
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Mon Aug 27, 2018 1:33 pm
Blueberries - Fingerwork #3

Last post by St3v3M « Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:38 am
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by minniev » Fri Jul 13, 2018 2:33 pm

I am posting these in Critique now, since I figured out posting them in showcase might make people think I didn't want feedback. I don't want you to...

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Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:38 am
Benedikt

Last post by PietFrancke « Sun Aug 26, 2018 1:55 am
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by PietFrancke » Thu Jun 07, 2018 4:41 pm
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Hi, Meet Benedikt Hellhorn - Evil Warrior, Reaper Miniature available at Amazon for ten dollars and fifty cents. From the bottom of his boots to the...
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Sun Aug 26, 2018 1:55 am
fingerwork - August 21 - Nymph Falls

Last post by minniev « Wed Aug 22, 2018 2:42 pm
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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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Wed Aug 22, 2018 2:42 pm
'Sweet Hitchhiker' (composite)

Last post by minniev « Fri Aug 17, 2018 8:46 pm
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by davechinn » Thu Aug 16, 2018 2:05 pm
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It is rather hard to photograph cars, planes, or people without having bystanders or other obstacles mysteriously appear in the scene. This composite...
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Fri Aug 17, 2018 8:46 pm
August Fingerwork #7 - Gallinule

Last post by PietFrancke « Wed Aug 15, 2018 11:50 pm
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by minniev » Wed Aug 15, 2018 12:43 pm

I was happy to find some gallies in the backwaters of the local refuge just after sunrise, and decided to make a mess of them. All suggestions...

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Wed Aug 15, 2018 11:50 pm
August Fingerwork #5 - If there be dragons

Last post by pop511 « Tue Aug 14, 2018 1:27 am
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by minniev » Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:23 pm
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I chose something I knew would be just about impossible for the fun of it - a water lily in the harshest sun imaginable. Then went from there with...
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Last post by pop511
Tue Aug 14, 2018 1:27 am
Small Boat at Sea (Composite)

Last post by Charles Haacker « Mon Aug 13, 2018 1:26 pm
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by Charles Haacker » Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:03 pm
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Not precisely inspired by (perhaps homage to) some of Piet's creations, especially Lost .

This started with a literal snapshot with a smartphone...
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Mon Aug 13, 2018 1:26 pm
Fingerwork for August#1 - Today

Last post by minniev « Sun Aug 05, 2018 4:50 pm
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by minniev » Sat Aug 04, 2018 4:58 pm

The name of this little joint is Today , and I shot it as we were leaving Alert Bay BC last week. Then I tried out some techniques for artistic...

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Sun Aug 05, 2018 4:50 pm
MarshLord

Last post by PietFrancke « Wed Jul 11, 2018 11:56 am
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by PietFrancke » Tue Jun 26, 2018 9:42 pm
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starting this one in an environment. Specular issues are not making him look real yet (I think), but we have good detail available at least, we'll...
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Last post by PietFrancke
Wed Jul 11, 2018 11:56 am
Divas

Last post by Psjunkie « Tue Jul 03, 2018 1:16 pm
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by Psjunkie » Sat Jun 16, 2018 3:06 pm

in the slang sense....thoughts on the presentation?

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Tue Jul 03, 2018 1:16 pm
Let's play ball

Last post by St3v3M « Sun Jun 24, 2018 4:52 am
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by Psjunkie » Sat Jun 09, 2018 2:37 am

any thoughts on either image......

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Sun Jun 24, 2018 4:52 am
creating a battle scene

Last post by St3v3M « Sat Jun 23, 2018 12:18 am
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by PietFrancke » Thu May 31, 2018 10:46 pm
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One guy on a horse does not a battle make.

Over the next couple of weeks I want to keep building onto this image until we've got something that...
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Sat Jun 23, 2018 12:18 am
Kick

Last post by St3v3M « Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:16 pm
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by Psjunkie » Thu May 24, 2018 2:07 am
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tired of these....general thoughts???
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Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:16 pm
The Chase

Last post by St3v3M « Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:10 pm
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by Psjunkie » Mon May 21, 2018 9:36 pm
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'nother soccer shot..the good, the bad, the ugly all welcomed.
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Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:10 pm
Meanwhile, back at the natural history museum...

Last post by St3v3M « Tue Jun 19, 2018 4:11 am
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by Charles Haacker » Sun Apr 29, 2018 4:57 pm

Had trouble figgering out where these should go. Andi loves this little U of Nebraska museum so we go often, and I always takes a camera.

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Tue Jun 19, 2018 4:11 am
Offense

Last post by St3v3M « Sat Jun 16, 2018 9:56 pm
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by Psjunkie » Thu May 10, 2018 1:20 pm

all comment absorbed.....

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Sat Jun 16, 2018 9:56 pm

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