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Smudge !

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Posted by Wim Reyns on April 26, 2011 at 8:07 AM
Smudge !
So i have been having some fun with the smudge tool lately,
to create a more painterly look for a portrait of my dog :wink:
Its a fairly easy technique it just takes a very long time.

This is not really nature photography per se, but the reason i'm posting this is that i think this would look quite nice on other subjects as well (flowers etc)

Anyway the attached image is what i came up with, hope you enjoy and thanks for looking :biggrin:



Wim
Posted by David W. Kelly on April 26, 2011 at 1:38 PM
Beautiful Wim. I did an image of a lion using the smudge technique. I would love to see some of your flower images posted in the Photo Art Forum. :smile:
Posted by Carol Hyman on May 30, 2011 at 12:26 PM
Hi Wim,

I like what you've done very much. I've never used the smudge tool, and Wim, I think it would be very helpful if you could provide use with a couple of screen grabs to show us the layers you used and explain the technique a bit more. I think it could be a great technique to use with floral images.

Thanks,

Carol
Posted by Cheyenne Howell on January 9, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Wow! How beautiful and artistic.
Posted by Pete Jacks on March 17, 2012 at 10:31 PM
I like the effect you have achieved in this photo. It is difficult to tell without seeing the original photo but I would like to see a bit more of the lower jaw shown before the smudge effect starts. :smile: