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02-16-2004, 10:55 PM
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Associate Member
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Madison, WI
Posts: 1,567
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Thanks Kim,
"Style " is so hard to define. I want to paint like Bill Whitaker, Chris Saper, Marvin Mattleson, etc etc. But I seem to end up with this when I don't have to please the customer. Lots of hair and muscles!
Jean
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02-27-2004, 01:47 PM
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Associate Member
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Madison, WI
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While the forum was down I did a lot on Steve. All nitpicky, increased contrast in the shirt, bluejeans, and his arms. I'm trying to round his arms out more, but don't like the color of the darker line on his right arm.
Jean
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02-27-2004, 01:55 PM
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Associate Member
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Madison, WI
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I'm finally getting his hands to look like hands of a working man instead of claws. His left hand is starting to look accurate. I'll be working on his right today. As I was painting away I managed to increase the size of this hand, so I cut it back last night. He looked like a cull (lobster with a deformed claw). When I lived in Boston we went to the docks and bought lobsters with funky claws for $4.00 a lb. That was a long time ago.
Jean
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04-03-2004, 02:33 PM
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Associate Member
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Madison, WI
Posts: 1,567
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Test
I've been having a horrible time trying to compress images to the target size. My wonderful husband has helped me (he's looking over my shoulder) and it has finally posted. Now if I can only figure out what he did! The image looks way too intense, I'll be back in later, severe frustration has set in. I consider this painting completed.
Jean
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04-03-2004, 02:44 PM
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SOG & FORUM OWNER
Joined: Jun 2001
Location: Tampa Bay, FL
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Jean,
All graphics programs have an option when you save the file as a jpg to select the compression level. It will be there somewhere when you click "file save."
Cynthia
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04-03-2004, 09:06 PM
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Associate Member
Joined: Sep 2002
Location: Madison, WI
Posts: 1,567
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But, but, but... I'm on a Mac! I do everything the easy way and this has changed my routine. We had to find out where the compression tool was (a separate program). Before, I was able to do everything in my very simple IPhoto program. I still haven't learned Photoshop so that's not an option right now. Things should go better now.
Jean
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04-03-2004, 09:53 PM
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SOG & FORUM OWNER
Joined: Jun 2001
Location: Tampa Bay, FL
Posts: 2,129
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In Photoshop, all you need to do is open the file and then do a "file | save as" - give it a new name and it takes you right to the compression selection as you go through the save process.
Many of the images on the site were needlessly huge. With the accumulation over time, eventually, the Forum would have to have it's own hard drive.
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