Should I darken it up

[Litespeed]

Tried following the watercolor tutorial but I think I need to experiment more, it looks to light to me.
Before:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Litespeed/Lighthousesmallpictures.jpg

After:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Litespeed/Watercolor-lighthouse.gif

[GaryK]

Yup ..I think a bit darker would be good. Try just changing the blend mode (if I am recalling the right tut:))
Or double up and multiply??

[Litespeed]

Does this look better?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Litespeed/Another-watercolor-lighthou.gif

[Chuck S.]

Yes! Now all it needs is a little straightening of the horizon like you did the first time. Very nice rendition!

[Litespeed]

Don't know how I straightened it the first time, but I will go back and see what I can do.

[Chuck S.]

Try using Filter>Correct Camera Distortion, which has a section for rotating the image in tenths of a degree. The Crop tool will also work, I believe.

[Chuck S.]

Litespeed, I tried the Correct Camera Distortion filter on your photo and it needed just 2 degrees to straighten nicely.

I really love the watercolor effect you've created!

[Joe M]

Very Nice.

A frame, even online, would really bring it out.

[Jancy]

I definitely like the dark one. Great job
Straightened and a frame would finish it off.

[Tina_B]

There is a straighten tool that works pretty good. It looks like a tilted picture frame and it is right under the cookie cutter tool. Just play with it a little and you will see how it works.
Tina B

[Tina_B]

If you want to show of the lines of the siding on the building I would try
Enhance> adjust lighting>shadows and highlights. try shadows around 25% and Darken Highlights about 50% and then -17 for midtone. Those adjustmens will bring out the lines of the photo and help darken it just a little. That is what I would do before I did the painting technique.
Tina B

[Litespeed]

Thanks for all the tips, I will finish it up this afternoon and post the new picture.

[Litespeed]

I did the image again from stratch. The Enhancement feature didn't seem to make to much of a difference, but tell me what you think.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/Litespeed/Lighthousewatercolorpicture1-28-08.jpg