Gallery: Photo ArtPosted November 30, 20051,408 views6 comments
Created using Painter, PS, Flaming Pear filters, and several layers blended at various opacities. Started with a blank canvas.
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6 comments
Comment posted by renae sandberg on November 30, 2005 at 6:50 PM
Fantastic creation. When you say you started with a blank canvass does that mean you drew the birds or are they photos that you brought in? I absolutely love this.
Registered on December 29, 2004, 313 Posts, 2476 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Gallo on November 30, 2005 at 7:18 PM
I used two seperate photos of egrets, removed their original bg in water, put each on its own layer, used liquify to add some style to their wings.
I then opened a new blank canvas, used a flaming pear filter (glittero)to create the bg, added the swirls in painter at low opacity, and then added the egrets to that new canvas.
It's all in the blending, and how you add or subtract color to the various layers. Everything goes on its own layer, and for this image I had ten or more layers to work with until I got the look I was after.
Registered on September 14, 2005, 182 Posts, 1471 Comments
Comment posted by renae sandberg on November 30, 2005 at 7:39 PM
Thanks for responding, Mike. I am a real fan of your work, but this one simply blows me away.
Registered on December 29, 2004, 313 Posts, 2476 Comments
Comment posted by Michelle C. Parent on December 1, 2005 at 9:02 AM
Mike,
This is magical! I love the glittery stars or snowflakes scattered on the image. It's like fairy dust.
Registered on June 23, 2004, 453 Posts, 5551 Comments
Comment posted by Sally Scott on December 2, 2005 at 8:33 PM
Another gorgeous creation Mike! I appreciate your detailed workflow description - reading that shows that it took vision, skill and patience to come up with this image. You are accumulating quite an impressive body of work - well done!
Registered on August 5, 2004, 22 Posts, 84 Comments
Comment posted by Elizabeth Kimes on December 5, 2005 at 1:12 PM
Mike A well deserved EP! You have quite the artistic flair, beautiful work
Registered on June 10, 2004, 256 Posts, 249 Comments
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6 commentsI then opened a new blank canvas, used a flaming pear filter (glittero)to create the bg, added the swirls in painter at low opacity, and then added the egrets to that new canvas.
It's all in the blending, and how you add or subtract color to the various layers. Everything goes on its own layer, and for this image I had ten or more layers to work with until I got the look I was after.
This is magical! I love the glittery stars or snowflakes scattered on the image. It's like fairy dust.