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I won't stop! I'm just playing!!!

Thank goodness for that!  You have such talent.

Oooh I could hug you! Thank you! I was swearing away last weekend at my lack of ability - I had problems mixing exactly the right pink! Still not happy, but I'll try again when I get a free moment!

After all Plocket it was after seeing your wonderfull paintings I tried to emulate it by using Photoshop. Being a person with no artistic ability it allows me to produce pictures I would have been proud of having a smidging of your ability.
This is my latest attempt, learnt something new today. Take a picture of my writing, turn it into a paintbrush to give a signature.
It was taken at the pretty Cornish village of .................. any guesses ?
DD

Well I'm truly honoured Dirk. I think your photo-paintings are fantastic! What software are you using coz I'd love to have a go? Don't know Cornwall very well - Polperro? (Or whatever it's called!!!)

All down to your inspirational paintings Plocket.
Software using is Photoshop CS. A bit on the expensive side, but sure a lighter version called Photoshop Elements would allow the same amount of manipulation. I think the latest is Elements version 4 retails at about £49 I think. Full version is about £400 - £500 pounds, a bit heavy for most.
I have elements version 3, will try and emulate a painting on there and post it.

No its not Polperro, any other guesses ?

DD

Hum I think I'm going to have to stick to paper, paints and brushes! Any spare cash I have is being saved for a visit to GWL this year! Could I ask a favour? If I post a picture of one of my flowers, one that I've painted, could you work your magic and see how it turns out. I'd be interested to compare my work with yours! And if you don't feel like it/don't want to I really won't mind - honest!

Would love to have a go, how could you get the image to me without disclosing E-mail address online ? Could it be PM'd its just I've not enabled my PM's yet.
DD

I can post it on here if that's ok!

Even better idea.
DD

Give me a mo then!

Here you go - they are pretty big!!! Take your pick!

First quick attempt at both. Not quite happy yet will try later tonight.
DD

Oh WOW!!!!  They are quite amazing! When you get a chance you'll have to tell me what the procedure entails. I'm fascinated!

I am quickly running our of wall space for these FABULOUS pictures!  I already have a mass of Greenwizards pictures in the kitchen, now these.  I love them all!  Wish I had an art package on my 'puter, maybe then I could do something pretty from the rough old snaps I take.  Keep posting them, they brighten my day!

As promised Plocket, finished a couple of minutes ago. Think I prefer this one to the earlier one.
Process involves creating 4 identical copies of the original photo. Changing them all in different ways to produce the finished result. My procedure is to turn 1 to black and white, find the edges on another, increase saturation of colour on another and last of all blur with Gaussian blur. They then get blended together to produce the basic image. A texture like sandstone is then put over the image to try and reproduce the watercolour paper effect. Sandwiched down to one picture then a border and title added.
Hope you like.
DD

another quick attempt of the sunflower

now that is very pretty dd :)
also prefer your 2nd attempt

Yes eveyone the same effect can be produced with Adobe Photoshop Elements version 3 or 4. Made this one just now using same procedure but used Elements 3
DD

Must stop and have a rest now. Last one probaby for the week.
Too much messing ?

Come on GW your turn!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

no way dd little ol'me can't compete with those. ::) ;D
really like the last one :) love the way it's spilling over the black edging.very clever indeed.
more ;D more ;D