Be Creative Week #34

[lisabee]

Hi everyone,

Let’s BE CREATIVE.

Thanks to everyone who took part last week, great images.

The small print for the challenge is ……
Everyone reading the forum is invited to participate.
Please join in, share your images, ideas, imagination and inspiration.

Please post your images (as many as you like) below in this thread.

If you would like to comment or have a question, please post here (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?p=390524#post390524).

Above all, have fun!


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Be Creative Week #34

This week is again an ‘arty’ week, but this time an oil painted look, here’s the link

http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/oil-painting/index.php (http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/oil-painting/index.php)

The tut has instructions for making this into an action, which you need full Photoshop to do, so just ignore the first step and last one which are to do with that.

As always tweak the numbers if necessary.

This is a technique that when you are viewing the images, they are best viewed at full size.


Please try it out, have fun, and as always I look forward to seeing your images.

:D

[lisabee]

Here's mine .....

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/11Zkc75V5wuhRc7NN0HPVpztFHhpAS1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=11Zkc75V5wuhRc7NN0HPVpztFHhpAS1)

Lisa :)

[Aussie Nan]

Lisa, this tut is fabulous, I love it. I suspect we may get multiple submissions this week....I have done three already.:)

First one....maybe a bit high on the saturation

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/12mg537hSdf82bqaEFZT9w8nkDW_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=12mg537hSdf82bqaEFZT9w8nkDW)

And my favourite. Taken today, and when I saw it I thought "Mmmm, a sketch or painting or something for this one I think." And lo and behold, tonight you post just that for the challenge!

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/18NKrIiVAxHXm2MV3h6YVWxHaN21Q1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=18NKrIiVAxHXm2MV3h6YVWxHaN21Q1)

Toni (I'm off now to try some more:D)

[Joe M]

Thanks for the tutorial Lisa.

I learned something new in this tutorial. I had never used the command to stack filters.

I had to change the numbers dramatically to achieve anything close to what the pictures looked like in the tutorial. I think it's because I was using a very large image and the person in the tutorial was using a very low resolution image.

Instead of using Overlay I used Soft Light. I think it looked a little better for this photo.


http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1sv6lFC1uzlY3VPHDtqPlfyG5vOtv_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1sv6lFC1uzlY3VPHDtqPlfyG5vOtv)

[Jerrilyn]

Thanks, Lisa. It's fun to see the effects on various subjects.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1iCQ83rLFdJe6JyiQAIggSieBuGMv91_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1iCQ83rLFdJe6JyiQAIggSieBuGMv91)

[SharLamb]

I am way to fast to whine. So sorry. Here's the result of calming down and being persistent: http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/17XGfkjfoxK2k2jg7JAaKy82MBkhPP1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=17XGfkjfoxK2k2jg7JAaKy82MBkhPP1) Photo: Yosemite National Park Shar

[SharLamb]

Here's another one. What I discovered is that 4" or shorter on the longest side works. I wasn't thrilled with the way the water looked when I did it according to the directions, so I tweaked it (can't remember how) a little, and I think it turned out looking more like water color than oil. But I'm really FAST at doing it now! I don't know if you can even tell what it is, so I will tell you: It is a footbridge over a creek in Sun River, Oregon. ---Shar http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1QKGSCHQf1yaRv9hS8Sf0cen6DbO2a_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1QKGSCHQf1yaRv9hS8Sf0cen6DbO2a)

[SharLamb]

Yep. The photo itself makes a big difference: http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/18tlV9FXDyPkgTbLgLSjqZiWMY9bz1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=18tlV9FXDyPkgTbLgLSjqZiWMY9bz1) Shar

[efarnstrom]

I've tried this out on two photos. The garden (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5699&c=5) seems a better rendition. The Red Church (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5696&catid=member&imageuser=1069) in Sonora, CA, had some deep shadows.

[TonyW]

I started where I left off last week - so the end result is now the product of three creative weeks. Wonder what will happen to it next week - it's getting less and less like the original photo :D. Second one is another resurrected image from an earlier creative week.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1hI9LjjlVfQWkjgC68pivMawztmq7_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1hI9LjjlVfQWkjgC68pivMawztmq7) http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/13JVjr5BVFFnZNmrOZRbrzSEczb5n0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=13JVjr5BVFFnZNmrOZRbrzSEczb5n0)

Tony

[Fish]

Oil painting is addicting! Here are two of my favorites. I followed the tutorial, only I started with images that had the English tea-can effect applied first.

-Fish

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/10xqfZkEXhxJVbKDp4KqVNlFKUQQZA1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=10xqfZkEXhxJVbKDp4KqVNlFKUQQZA1)
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1uRugb31LALEitG26jpNM8fGpiGfv_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1uRugb31LALEitG26jpNM8fGpiGfv)

[mljrbg]

In keeping with my theme of the week, City by the Bay (crop challenge #52...just thought I'd get a plug in!!), here's my first try.

Mary Lou

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1hfDf6Bjh5Yz8n4c3gwwkGbAzgrw_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1hfDf6Bjh5Yz8n4c3gwwkGbAzgrw)

EDIT: Loking at it after I posted I think it looks like a blurry photo. Let's see what try #2 looks like.

[Bamagirl]

Very addictive. Thanks Lisa.


http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Fww3v8mXKoRrvaAGVkFIPD4diAxL_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Fww3v8mXKoRrvaAGVkFIPD4diAxL)

[Bamagirl]

Told you it was addictive.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/15xe7tjG37zwjXz80Noel22VvUjS0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=15xe7tjG37zwjXz80Noel22VvUjS0)

[billz]

You've got another winner Lisa. Let me be the first to submit a car.;)

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Cl5UdJ4GeSOtMZOWvKEu7Q05Wjgw0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Cl5UdJ4GeSOtMZOWvKEu7Q05Wjgw0)

Bill

[mljrbg]

Great tut Lisa. Nice car Bill.

Here's try #2. It's a little dark. I increased the canvas percent.

Mary Lou

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1rBNceJKfyGpbJjaOea6xcIRjBRxfJ_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1rBNceJKfyGpbJjaOea6xcIRjBRxfJ)

[Martha]

I really like this effect, though my image doesn't seem as painting-like as most that I've seen posted here. Thanks for taking the time to find all of these great tutorials!
Martha
http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/8/3/4/0/mauzet_flowers_0853_for-wee_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5707&c=5)

[kim2900]

Have you ever had the unfortunate experience of showing up at a gathering where you're in jeans and sneakers and you see that everyone else is in formal attire??? Well, that's how I feel right now! :o

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1bWziYzcMYwuZ0XUMWYChrVqyQ8dSH1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1bWziYzcMYwuZ0XUMWYChrVqyQ8dSH1)

[Zeria]

Lisa

Another fun tutorial. Here's my first attempt----

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1fkUvNPR1zyC37qSO78nsmKCQe9p_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1fkUvNPR1zyC37qSO78nsmKCQe9p)

[Martha]

I did this one last night-well, in the wee hours of this morning. I thought I posted it soon after doing it but apparently not-a senior moment perhaps. Anyway, here is my second attempt which shows the filter effects much better. I lowered the resolution and size more than I did on the first one.
Martha
http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/8/3/4/0/week-34_barn-shop-275_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5711&c=5)

[Sepiana]

Lisa,

Thanks for this tutorial. It's so much fun! I love it!

Followed the tut; added a frame (Jodi Frye's The Missing Styles cd).

[Bamagirl]

Had to try one more.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1GuwsZVC9smFJymgzMRnXH1xNYL4O_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1GuwsZVC9smFJymgzMRnXH1xNYL4O)

[kImages]

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1ctFGZ9w2wqWHFQGAcEUALSpbGdt_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1ctFGZ9w2wqWHFQGAcEUALSpbGdt)

Stock image I use for cards to my Senior's aquatic class members. A new twist for a get well card I need to put together this weekend.

Thanks again Lisa for providing this weekly challenge thread.

[Sepiana]

Lisa,

Couldn't resist. Here's another one. I followed the tut pretty much, but tweaked some of the filter settings just a bit.

Thanks for another interesting challenge.

[efarnstrom]

Thanks for your suggestion, Lisa. I have lightened up the original image and started over.

http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/1/0/6/9/creative-wk34-rev-red-churc_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5785&c=5)

[emkayess65]

This was a lot of fun.
Like potato chips... Can't have just one...
I like the church, a modern church now in a neighborhood on the way down.
I have tried at various times to take pictures of the church. Too many cars, houses
and street lamps. Had to get up early for this one.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1YKZghlFSW42TMdnjEElL1YCghHIQ_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1YKZghlFSW42TMdnjEElL1YCghHIQ)
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1w7eOYjAUf4CoqwOjY397MJG0L50_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1w7eOYjAUf4CoqwOjY397MJG0L50)

Thank you Lisa, a beautifu learning experience.
mks

[sosdog]

Never could get A decent oil painting from photoshop filters but this tut is pretty good.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1sHwIaHw948muryxMu41UUPtAR95_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1sHwIaHw948muryxMu41UUPtAR95)

[Martha]

This is another really fun one and I did yet another.
Martha
http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/8/3/4/0/week-34_sophie-s-photograph_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5813&c=5)

[Chesney]

After seeing all of these wonderful art masterpieces, I had to give this technique a try.......Thanks Lisa - I really like the effect. I am going to play with this some more!
http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/1/8/7/4/9/becreative34_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5815&c=5)

[rvrbndr]

Here is my attempt, don't think it looks much like an oil painting. I think I'll try it with another image, tweaking some settings like some others have.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1VovUbEFjhkUEjgl28jn8hAeiuoN1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1VovUbEFjhkUEjgl28jn8hAeiuoN1)

[rvrbndr]

My second try...playing with the settings, I think this one looks more like an oil than the first.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1lJAMX9k1iVT8fu2Te5nrh2T28kuGq_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1lJAMX9k1iVT8fu2Te5nrh2T28kuGq)

[Bayla]

I tried this with lots of different images. I liked best this panorama:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1VuOJLFu9IycEb0wdp9oonOcUyje_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1VuOJLFu9IycEb0wdp9oonOcUyje)

And I also tried it out on my favourite photo of my eldest granddaughter. It looks better if you click on the thumbnail. For this one I duplicated the filtered layer twice, set the second one to screen and lowered the opacity:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1g2XLaCUxT4uzxTmDzhWik2W1lX1R_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1g2XLaCUxT4uzxTmDzhWik2W1lX1R)



Thanks Lisa. BTW, this tutorial is almost identical to Matt Koslowsky's 'Painterly Effect' video inthe Subscriber Area.

Bayla

[Bayla]

Just couldn't resist doing one more. This leopard was behind glass, and I managed to get the image with very little reflection. I think changing it into an oil painting has improved it though:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1fZwAwcKDDNl9aDFNjdL0uGXKNqh2J_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1fZwAwcKDDNl9aDFNjdL0uGXKNqh2J)


And positively the last one, I used this same image when we did the English Tea Can effect. I love it as an oil painting:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1WmKVXkiQcygS10acV0Zs2AcU1f1tz_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1WmKVXkiQcygS10acV0Zs2AcU1f1tz)

Bayla

[Fish]

I couldn't resist posting another. Bayla, you are right. Using a lower resolution photo produces a more realistic effect. Here is a painting of the Marin Headlands.

-Fish

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1XOwAuWFykd0gLcDs62l2beUe4R1a5_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1XOwAuWFykd0gLcDs62l2beUe4R1a5)

[Deborah]

This is my first time,
What a fun tutorial to try....Looks like this could be addicting. Love the results.
Everyone has done such a fantastic job.


http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1UBJH1WFUun54XnmxkXcyAFaq2DX4_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1UBJH1WFUun54XnmxkXcyAFaq2DX4)