Post by: Al on August 09, 2007, 12:44:27 PM
John Locke - LOST
Sawyer - LOST
Have a hard time just doing photo corrections in PS. Amazing how he can start from nothing and end in such a beautiful piece of artwork.
an actual painting he did....
Lord Of The Rings
Post by: Gregg on August 09, 2007, 12:59:53 PM
Post by: Xairbusdriver on August 09, 2007, 06:21:44 PM
Of course, a 'realistic' artist can always make it seem fast, if not easy! 
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Have a hard time just doing photo corrections in PS.
I don't even have PS! PS Elements seems to have a lot more than I can use! 
But I would suggest that you concentrate on a small set of functions and practice those until they become close to automatic. In the effort, you'll learn what they actually do and when to use them as well as in what combination.
Post by: Al on August 09, 2007, 06:33:58 PM
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Interesting but we really don't know how long the 'painting' actually took to create. Of course, a 'realistic' artist can always make it seem fast, if not easy!
Of course, a 'realistic' artist can always make it seem fast, if not easy! Each drawing took approximately 4 to 8 hours.
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Have a hard time just doing photo corrections in PS.
I don't even have PS! PS Elements seems to have a lot more than I can use! But I would suggest that you concentrate on a small set of functions and practice those until they become close to automatic. In the effort, you'll learn what they actually do and when to use them as well as in what combination. I was just trying to put my knowledge of PS in perspective to what this guy knows....LOL I correct pictures that I took all the time, but, other than that and adding some some tidbits, I can not imagine drawing with PS.
Post by: Bruce_F on August 09, 2007, 11:54:15 PM
Happy Teapot
Post by: Gregg on August 10, 2007, 07:22:32 AM
Post by: Xairbusdriver on August 10, 2007, 05:11:46 PM
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I can not imagine drawing with PS.
I started to say something about that, also. Maybe that's why it's called Photoshop rather than Paintshop! 
I've never been a good artist with pencil/pen/brush/mouse! The various brushes do help with blending certain areas/edges, especially when used with the "Burn" or "Dodge" tools. However, it still takes me longer with less spectacular results than your linked image! That teapot painting reminds me of one of my sons—five months, three shirts!
I suppose painting at a 90 degree off axis helps create the shading/distortion/etc.? Avoids concentrating on the objects as real objects?
Post by: Al on August 11, 2007, 09:38:54 AM
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Here's a time lapse of an oil painting that took over 5 months. The painter is the brother of a friend of mine.
Happy Teapot
Happy Teapot
I was just wondering if that artist was going to add vivid color to the painting and in the end you really see it. Such nice work!
Post by: jcarter on August 14, 2007, 12:01:57 PM
Remember years and years ago when on the PBS channel there used to be an artist who would paint a landscape in about 20 minutes and it would be really beautiful. He had a German accent, I forgot his name, but I think the show might have been called, The Mighty Brush, or something like that. About 40 years ago, but I am still impressed with that elderly artists work.
Long before computers and Photoshop. I will ask my brother if he can remember the mans name, as my brother is also an artist.
If he remembers, I will see if I can find something about this person on Google, its worth a look.
Jane
Google does it again! Here it is,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Alexa...vision_painter)
Thought I cannot find any filming of the show. But this is the person, amazing artist.
Post by: Highmac on August 17, 2007, 02:57:46 AM
Post by: jcarter on August 24, 2007, 09:24:11 AM
We just got home from a vacation in Maine and NH, and I wish I could paint some of those beautiful mountain and seashore scenes.