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by **Greymist** on Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:56 pm

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Photo Art Challenge 412: Santa's coming to town

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http://www.pbase.com/image/71588124

Give Santa a touch of your magic! Be sure to include some information on the methods you used to achieve your results.

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by **dan** on Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:35 pm

Ken, Thanks for the nice pic!
Here is my Xmas card

Regards,
Dan

by **Greymist** on Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:43 pm

Great Christmas Card , Wonderful job you have done here Dan
Ho. Ho. Ho,

by **dan** on Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:47 pm

Ken, Thank you very much for the kind comment!
Regards,
Dan

by **lylejk** on Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:08 am

...the wrong era. lol

Yet another stipple. Only 2 colors (laser printable).

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by **pavel123** on Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:41 am

One of these experiments I run from time to time - if I mess the pic enough, is it going to look like watercolor?
Don't like the result so much, but I'm out of options.

Pavel

by **phyllis stewart** on Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:34 am

Great look, Dan!

Lyle, you are really hooked! Should we call Stipplers Anonymous? :mrgreen:

Pavel, off to a good start with the wc look! I have a suggestion to bring back the lost detail. Follow the "basic outline" tute and blend it over this image (multiply, overlay, or soft light, lowered opacity in all cases). Lots of wc's have line drawings left in them.

I've attached an example. In this case, I increased the contrast and darkness of the basic outline using brightness/contrast, and used the burn tool to bring out his face more then whited out some speckles around his eyes and nose. Then used soft light blend mode at a medium opacity. I also ran a big fuzzy dodge tool set to highlights over his beard and face. Here's how it turned out.

by **pavel123** on Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:34 am

Phyllis, thank you for your comments and suggestions....yours is looking much bettrer.
I did have an outline blended in at some point, it kinda looked to obvous so I reduced opacity

Pavel

by **lylejk** on Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:17 am

An oil rendering. Attached is a low quality crop (to give an idea how the whole picture will look).

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by **patricia kay** on Thu Dec 14, 2006 7:19 pm

Hi Ken...Lovely photo...looks like everyone had a great day!!!

Dan...Your card is great...Santa looking good!!!
Lyle...nice ones...you have been busy!!!
Pavel...Nice watercolor and Phyllis did a great job of bringing the outlines back into focus...Thanks Phyllis for the tips!!!

I have had a try with line art...framed with an action in Photoshop!!!

Patricia...

by **Leonard** on Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:17 am

Dan, Lyle, Pavel, and Patricia - great work on all of the above examples.

I ventured towards a slightly more 'loving' example by using Flexify plugin from Flaming Pear to provide the Heart shape cylindrical concept,

Leonard

by **dan** on Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:33 am

Thank you all for appreciation!
Phyllis, Lyle, Pavel, Patricia, Leonard... very well done artwork!
Regards,
Dan

by **pavel123** on Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:59 pm

Dan, thank you. Pavel

by **AllenG** on Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:28 pm

Nice versions all. Mine is a simple Holiday card. Replaced background and added a border to make into a card.

by **HLisa** on Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:32 pm

love the winter background Allen! very nice!!

by **AllenG** on Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:36 pm

Thanks Lisa....

by **Ron** on Wed Dec 20, 2006 5:16 am

Terrific work, everyone! Lyle, Patricia is right - you have been busy!

I used Painter for mine...

http://web.rollins.edu/~rpease/photos/santa.jpg

by **phyllis stewart** on Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:52 am

Ron, superb! How did you get that great fun look... what brush/es?

by **patricia kay** on Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:54 am

Ron...

Fabulous brush strokes..great lookin Painting...I wait with baited breath to see what brushes you used too!!!!

Leonard....Fun one from you....very nice..

Allen...a lovely Christmas card...

Patricia....

by **Ron** on Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:41 pm

Thanks, gals!

I used the Sargent brush over the entire image and then brought in detail using the camel brush cloner and bristle brush cloner with a touch of the soft cloner to bring out the faces. I then used the smeary flat cloner and tiny smeary palette knife to cut in the outlines.

by **sylvia_dg** on Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:38 pm

Very nice picture, Ken! Thanks for sharing it with us.
It looks like it was a really nice parade!
Sylvia

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Photo Art Challenge 412: Santa's coming to town

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