Friday, February 2, 2024

[dewarp]

I’ve been having a lot of fun over the past couple of weeks. For the camera club, we have to do a series of 6 to 10 images of some topic of our own choice. The various series will be displayed at our Gala evening in December.

I’ve decided that my Topic is “Dutch Windmills: As they might have been visualized by artists”. So, I’ve prepared 10 painterly images. They may need a bit of touching up here and there, but basically I about completed the year’s work!

While I was about it, I decided to frame each image using a “Dave Type” frame. Thanks Dave.

Anyway, one of the digital painterly effects that I have never managed to do successfully, is the palette-knife look. In the past, the my most likely candidate was based on Fotosketcher’s Emergence drawing parameter; but that wasn’t quite there.

This time I decided to have another go at using the PS Art History Brush, together with some impasto brushes, which I think I got from Tim Shelbourne years ago. I used the same method as I do with my Watercolour images, with underpainting, medium detail, and fine detail layers. Ultimately, I made an Emboss layer, and overlaid that using the Hard Mix blending mode.

Anyway, it works reasonably well. Below is the current state of play.

   

I think that I will probably have another go at this image, knowing what I do now!

C&C Welcome

regards - Pete

[Adamphotoman]

Hey Pete,
It is painterly. The Heavy Lighter/Whiter Clouds above the windmill draw my eye and it is where I look every time I look at your image .Good job....

[Dave]

That is remarkable, Pete. I have often wondered how to create a painting knife effect, but never got anywhere with it.

Hi Grant. I agree with your comments about Pete's painting.

Here's a small flower that lives beside our garage, taken about an hour ago...

   

Today is a beautiful day here in Huntington Beach. Blue sky, white clouds, and no rain. The rain that ended yesterday caused some heavy flooding at the coast, but nothing damaging in my area. Forecast calls for 4 or 5 days rain starting tomorrow night, and probably heavier than what we just got.

[Adamphotoman]

Dave,
We only have melting snow, the Mercury is hovering between 20° F and 45° F....

[Man From Ironbark]

I'm a great fan of Pete's work.
Palette knife look is excellent but also almost bas relief.

Your flower Dave, looks to be a Begonia.

[dewarp]

Thanks for the positive comments folks.

Another good floral there Dave. Well done!

regards - Pete

[Luv2shoot]

I too am a great fan of Pete’s work and I enjoyed the latest creation.
Good to see that you are still at it.

Hi y’all.
On vacation on AMI since last Friday.  Been too cold and windy to take my camera for a walk.
So, believe it or not, no new photos to share.
It is suppose to warm up this weekend, but company arrives for the next 13 days, so the camera won’t be coming out of the bag much.

Glad to see that the site had been kept busy busy you all. (Today is Wednesday, Feb 7th)
Lorell