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02-06-2005, 11:01 AM
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Juried Member
Joined: Jan 2002
Location: Longmont, CO
Posts: 62
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What a difference!
Thanks, Alice and Terry. I guess I'll have to learn photoshop or just get better at taking photos (I'll bet there's tons of info already posted that can help me there). This helps immensely for the shadowed areas and I guess I can probably find other photos in the lot I took that will help inform me about the highlighted areas. But this already makes a huge difference -- thanks.
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02-08-2005, 09:59 AM
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'09 Third Place PSOA Ohio Chapter Competition
Joined: Aug 2003
Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 1,483
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Julie I like what you have started and am interested in watching the progression.
And I think I need to go to school to learn Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro. How do you two DO THAT???
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02-08-2005, 12:23 PM
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Juried Member
Joined: Dec 2004
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Posts: 6
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Photoshop tips
I think PhotoShop is essential for portrait artists. My 30 years as a graphic artist, the last 16 on the computer, have helped to learn photo manipulation. I compose photos together, change backgrounds, resize and move elements around, manage cropping, color, value and sometimes detail issues before picking up a brush! Furthermore, I like to show the client the results of the computer layout for approval before painting. Saves revisions at the end of the project! Most of what I've learned about PhotoShop has been by just doing it, but there are one-day workshops and books by Scott Kelby ( http://www.photoshopuser.com/) and I'm sure some local classes at colleges and private institutions, as well as online tutorials. I'm happy to answer questions if anyone on the forum needs help.
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02-09-2005, 10:12 PM
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Associate Member
Joined: Mar 2004
Location: Missoula, MT
Posts: 45
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Microsoft Picture It!
I have worked as a graphic designer, too, but I never did get too proficient with Photoshop. It's a very deep program. Now I have a computer at home, and I can't afford all the high power software. I have found that even the software that came with my basic Microsoft package works pretty well. It is set up similarly to Photoshop (though sadly lacking in keyboard shortcuts and it tends to crash more frequently). So you could play with whatever photo-editing software you have and get moderately good results.
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02-11-2005, 05:31 PM
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Juried Member
Joined: Dec 2004
Location: Costa Mesa, CA
Posts: 6
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Photo editing software
Yes, if you are adjusting brightness and contrast in general, the simplified programs will do. I'm not familiar enough with them to give advice, but it never hurts to experiment on a copy of the file.
How's the portrait coming, Julie?
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02-16-2005, 11:50 PM
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Juried Member
Joined: Jan 2002
Location: Longmont, CO
Posts: 62
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How it's coming...
Sorry it's taken me awhile...I actually used some pto today and took the day off of work so I could work on THIS for awhile...isn't that just silly? But I haven't had a chance to work on it since I posted last...
I was able to lighten the photo in photoshop, but then I had to mess with the RGB vs. CYMK settings to get the color separation right for printing, etc. etc. It helped to have that lighter reference around.
I'm pretty happy with this so far. I think I've got about one more sit with this then I'm going to call it done, lest I the little guy. I'm not really happy yet with his right eye, so I've still got to resolve that. It helped just to turn the reference and the painting upside down and relearn how to see his face. I felt like I was getting tight and making prejudgments about what I was seeing. I got some super-soft brushes, and some Graham Walnut Alkyd so I could glaze and blend a little better. I really love the alkyd - it dries quickly, non-toxic and just makes the paint like butter. I'm really glad I read about it. Besides the eye, I think I've got some of the go back in on some of the highest highlights and the darkest shadows, but I don't think I'll paint again until I've had a chance to look at it for awhile.
Thanks for looking and thanks for all of your comments -- they really helped!
Julie
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02-16-2005, 11:51 PM
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Juried Member
Joined: Jan 2002
Location: Longmont, CO
Posts: 62
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wow...
His irises look really funny to me all of a sudden! Guess I'll add those to my list of things to touch up!
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