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[NMarti]

There are two new videos in the subscribers area. Matt is doing a watermark and Dave is doing a paint effect. Off to check them out....

[Wendy]

Oh they look interesting ... :)

Wendy

[Wendy]

Well I just tried out both Videos. The painted effect is excellent and a nice transparent copyright sign to add to it ... here is the result.

A painted images with a transparent copyright ... !! :)

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1WkuVJx8uxLALKZRhfNCaEGRTT4MS_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1WkuVJx8uxLALKZRhfNCaEGRTT4MS)

Wendy
EDIT ... The moire pattern isn't really on the image its just the thumbnail that makes it look like that !!

[Dorrie H.]

Nice going Wendy,
You just happened to have a boat picture around didn't you....just waiting to apply that technique...:D:D:D

[Robyn]

I still haven't looked at the previous two. :o :o

[karen donnybrook]

Wendy,

That is lovely and I like the watermark too.

Karen

[TonyW]

No boat handy so I had to make do with a log cabin. That's a very nice and simple method especially for someone who can't paint :) . Hmm like Wendy says the thumbnail is a bit moireish.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/17dpzrSGsz8okCFw39xGscFcreL21X_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=17dpzrSGsz8okCFw39xGscFcreL21X)

Tony

[Tom K]

Very nice Wendy. I got to admit that you are fast with the tuts, the ink is
hardly dry and you've already done it.. :D :D Tom

[Wendy]

Tony ... Oh nice effect, it looks good !!

Tom ... I was just sitting here waiting to try out a tut or two :D :D

Wendy

[TonyW]

Wendy- love that boat but I just had to try another building - the local photo shop where I get all my supplies & printing done. Built in 1886 in the Queen Anne Revival style for anyone architecturally inclined.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1ICuXYNLL6ysDa1ZZ2PiYVy3pzZXDa1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1ICuXYNLL6ysDa1ZZ2PiYVy3pzZXDa1)

Tony

[NMarti]

Wendy - I really like that!

Tony - both of those would make wonderful framed prints. I really like the second building.

[ebsnapper]

I haven't figured out where the videos are yet, but got side tracked with the Images by Nancy (?). I have occasion to look at a LOT of wildlife pictures for reference for my husband's wood carving (and then I get to paint them) and I have yet to see a lovelier picture of an eagle or waterbird than those. Thank you for sharing. I have sent them on to several people who could stand a lift in their day. ebsnapper

[karen donnybrook]

Here are two of my attempts at Dave's tutorial:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/15Pzq4Fmbk86YJ3N8mf2S9RWrSxfeg0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=15Pzq4Fmbk86YJ3N8mf2S9RWrSxfeg0) http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1itwZWvYUC7EL9HgDEPRHpKl3JUYXw1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1itwZWvYUC7EL9HgDEPRHpKl3JUYXw1)

Halong Bay and The Pinnacles

Don't look crash hot as thumbnails!

Karen

[Wendy]

Hi Ebsnapper ...

Just go to the subscriber area and click on Video ... you will see them both there :)


Wendy

[Wendy]

Oh this effect seems to work on all sorts of images ... very nice !!

I must go and try it on some buildings :)

Wendy

[NMarti]

Ebsnapper
Thank you so much for your kind words. The eagle is definitely one of my favorites.

Karen
Those both turned out really great. I'm really gonna have to give this one a try.

[lindajay]

Here's my attempt at the tutorial. I found, working on a large res photo, I had to up the settings on the effects quite a bit to make them show up.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1U50Bi2Cb04Ye4t0HJ9B1Y2SdahIl_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1U50Bi2Cb04Ye4t0HJ9B1Y2SdahIl)

[Wendy]

Linda ...

Oh that looks good ... it really brings out the colours in it :)

Wendy

[karen donnybrook]

Nancy,

Glad you liked it

Karen

[karen donnybrook]

Linda,

That is wonderful. Like the way you have the background, it really shows off the "painting".

Karen

[NMarti]

Linda
That is quite beautiful! You guys are doing great with this one.

[lindajay]

Thanks Karen, Wendy and Nancy :) It was kind of a fun one to try. I think it might look nice on a sunset/water picture. I'll have to look for one.

[Wendy]

Now thats a thought ... I bet that a sunset on water would look great with this effect :)

Wendy

[kayser]

I'm having a hard time getting the settings right still, but I stole your idea of a sun on a water, and here's my attempt:

[/URL][URL="http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1zXqwZcFstqF54aDAg004Ulvudoi1"]http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1zXqwZcFstqF54aDAg004Ulvudoi1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=14q9GvcFEvcqzQa8gBEzwPW0C5KR30)

[lindajay]

Well, I tried with a sunset-on-water photo, and didn't really like how it turned out. But here's a reflecting pond that I think goes well with this effect. I modified the texturizing instructions somewhat -- for one thing, I used Filter>Brush Strokes>Crosshatch.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1odpGT9vpwXk6MRd73b0aLZtjUWI0F0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1odpGT9vpwXk6MRd73b0aLZtjUWI0F0)

[lindajay]

Kay, that does look good! I find it hard to get the settings right on this tut, too. Especially the smart blur part. But you did a good job of it, Kay.

[kayser]

Oh, no, I should delete mine... Linda- yours is something I want to hang on my wall. what a beautiful picture!!

[karen donnybrook]

Kay,

Love the colours in your sunset "painting" - well done and don't dare delete it :D

Karen

[NMarti]

Hey they are both beautiful guys. Nice work!

[karen donnybrook]

Linda,

The reflecting pond is beautiful and really works well with this effect. Great idea to use the cross hatch texture.

Karen

[lindajay]

Kay!!!! It's beautiful, so don't even think that way! It's way better than the sunset/water one I tried. I didn't even save it. Yours worked great.

[ebsnapper]

Hi Ebsnapper ...

Just go to the subscriber area and click on Video ... you will see them both there :)


Wendy
Thank you Wendy - I found them, but at the same time I found ALL the other great things I had not found before. I have been a subscriber to Elements since the first copy, but for some reason had never followed up on the web benefits. I have had enough other things to deal with, but so many intriguing things are a real bonus. I wish I had found this wonderful world when I was younger, but even now at nearly 80, it is a great gift. It gives me a lot of pleasure. Thanks again. ebsnapper

[Wendy]

Hi Ebsnapper ..


Now that you have found all those Video and written tutorials you will no doubt be trying out lots of them.

So why not start a gallery and let us see some of the ones you do .. :)

Wendy
Do hope that you found my tutorials in the Tutorials section ... I made a list of them for quick reference.

Wendy's Mini Tutorials (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3641)
Wendy's Scrapbooking Mini Tutorials (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?p=88048)

[ebsnapper]

Wendy - Oh my - more things to try (just as soon as there are more hours in the day - or excuses to use some of the existing ones.) I'll bet you would be the one to ask about making stationery out of my own design. I have the design in Elements 4, and a half a dozen other places, but can't seem to get it in Stationery on Outlook Express. I know you have a MAC and mine is a PC but thought maybe you could steer me in the right direction. I succeeded one time and now I can't find the path I used. Frustrating. ebsnapper

[Wendy]

Hi ...

Oh I am stuck on that one :( ...

I donlt know how to do it ... but hopefully one of the others will be able to help ..

Wendy

[Ashac]

All the pics look so great, just had to try Dave's paint effects myself. Maybe I didn't put enough texture?

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1n0gLBQZnsAxCag27X7olNGWdd_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1n0gLBQZnsAxCag27X7olNGWdd)

Asha

[lindajay]

Asha, I think you did real well on it. I don't think it needs more texture. What beautiful colors in that one!

[kayser]

I was never happy with my original sunrise picture, so I tried again with a sunset. I like this much better:
http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/gallery/view_img.php?id=11042
(http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/gallery/view_img.php?id=11041)

[lindajay]

Kay, I know that sometimes a piece I've worked on just doesn't "do it" for me, too. I thought your first was very nice, HOWEVER this one is (as Wendy would say) "brilliant!" :) It really does look like a painting.

[Robyn]

Kay........

lovely work and such beautiful colours. I really must have a look at this tut. I haven't looked at the last 4 I'm ashamed to say. :o :o

[randy_nacol2002]

Here's my try at it with both tutorials as well.
http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1mSHFtFkCbGnb6WskhW331AGzEJkCM

[Wendy]

Hi Randy ...

Nice work ... it looks just like a painting !! :)

Wendy

[lindajay]

Randy, I agree with Wendy that it looks quite like an authentic oil painting. It was a great shot to work with on this effect.

[editor]

Great work everyone! It's so much fun for me to see how people take a tutorial like this one and run with it! Keep up the great work!
Dave

[NMarti]

Kay and Randy
Those are both beautiful! Nice work!

[Robyn]

This is the rotunda in our local City Park. It is disappointing how it has lost of a lot of its definition/texture in the resizing and uploading. But anyway this is my first try..........

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1xBx389mmEkM3wEs2nVuiBpfClAq1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1xBx389mmEkM3wEs2nVuiBpfClAq1)

I mean to try again because to me this is not a satisfying result.

[Robyn]

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1NuwxNTqePIzlCMyrK632DhQ17Mi1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1NuwxNTqePIzlCMyrK632DhQ17Mi1)

The full Pixentral version looks a bit better than the thumbnail I think............... I went heavy on the texture to try and get it to show up. This is part of Entally House, a National Trust property just out of Launceston. It was originally owned and built by early settlers.

[TonyW]

Robyn: that's a great one - the heavier texture really works well. I tried some flowers and didn't like the result but your ones in the foreground look just right - I'll have to try again.

I did a double take when I saw National Trust and Launceston - I have some pics of a National Trust property in Launceston but it's the other side of the world from you :)

Tony

[Wendy]

Hi Robyn ...

Both of those look so good ... you have done great with the effect :)

One of the problems with applying a texture is that resizing does tend to change the way it looks :)

Wendy

[AngelicKim]

Wendy and Tony, great pictures. I personally think that the moireish look in them makes them look more like they were actually painted on a canvas. Just my opinion though.

[Ashac]

Kay, I love your 'pastel' sunset. The colors are gorgeous and it really looks like a painting. I'd hang it in my livingroom any day!!

Asha

[kayser]

Thanks, Asha, I'm actually considering a large print of that one!

[Wendy]

Kay ...

I think it would make a great large print :)

Wendy

[NMarti]

Kay
I agree. It was be beautiful!