Maximilian

I seem to be noticing a faster performance in the new version, at least on my computer and concerning the filters I use the most. Many thanks for all the effort, @null54 🖐👍

Nicely cartoony!

Thank you, @ReMake. I very much appreciate all messages. You've all been too kind ❤️️

Thank you, @Djisves

Thank you, Red.

Thank you, @Pixey ❤️️

Although I completely understand the reasons behind the cancellation of the competition, I can't help feeling very sad about it in many ways. The signature contests encouraged me to learn a lot when I was a PdN novice, and I stopped participating nearly a year ago only because it was around the time when my dad's health began to decline faster than before, so I've been mostly caregiving for him and therefore unable to do much art. This time I had however managed to finish a couple portraits and convert them into signatures I was going to share last week, but then on Thursday last week his decline got even worse and lastly passed away on Sunday morning after nearly 25 years with Parkinson's. Despite everything, I want to share here the pieces I had made, just to prove that this time I had actually managed to complete something. But I like I said above, I understand it makes no sense to keep a contest running when there's such a little participation, which nonetheless brings me down anyway.

First of all, greetings to all 🖐🙂 I almost had an entry for this contest, but life and its chores keep pushing me away from completing any art 🙄 Anyway, I hope I can make it to the next round 🦉

They all look so enlightening I can't help loving each, as they all look capable of a lightbulb moment

Many congrats and greetings! Everything looking abstract!

Glad to see it's all solved 🖐🙂

What a curious phenomenon, the download link appears to still work on my end 🤔 Let me know if anyone wants the zip and can't download it from the original thread 🖐🙂

On a second read to your question, I'm guessing you probably need either Object Shadow or Object Shadow 3D, which are part of BoltBait's plugin pack (you can find their descriptions in the first post):

@Ellie Amore Take a look at the Shadow effect, under the Effects menu (Object submenu). Make sure to download the latest zip, which is version 1.3, and unzip it to the Effects folder.

@lynxster4 I sadly finished it by the time the competition was already closed 😔 But I'm nonetheless glad you both like it 🖐🙂💖

Greetings and congrats to both 🖐🙂 All entries look super cute, and hedgehogs look super cute 🦔 I recently made this portrait of one:

I wanted to contribute one more entry, but as it happens, life got in the way and such. But it's true, the number of filters keeps growing, their possibilities are endless, and I've been using the artistic ones in my previous winning entries as well. The G'MIC library is unmissable. Greetings! 🖐🙂

A portrait of a Pink Robin produced from this photography, whose author's identity I sadly ignore. (I combined the G'MIC filters Comic Book, Line Art, Painting, Poster Edges, plus a few tweaks and some playing with colors and blend modes)

Pedro Pascal as Joel Miller on The Last of Us, produced from one of the final scenes from episode 5. (G'MIC filters used are Comic Book, Hard Sketch, Illustration Look, Line Art, plus minor tweaks and some playing with blend modes)

Very many thanks and greetings to everyone, especially to my voters 🤗 I had a lot of fun doing my entry, so it feels super nice to see it being appreciated

Long before landing what I say to be her most outstanding role to day on the sci-fi series 12 Monkeys (2015-2018), Amanda Schull was a professional ballerina for several years until retiring in 2006 to fully pursue acting. Her first acting credit dates back to the year 2000 in the film Center Stage, where she deploys the magnificence of her classically styled maneuvers. Follows the sig-sized version of one portrait produced from this still, from her days as a ballet dancer. I used a good number of techniques and filters to create what I hope to be a decent comic-style artwork:

It's been a contest packed with great art. It's always nice to portray and write about elephants! 🙂

Such a realistic mug!

Looking so pleasantly serene indeed!

Welcome to the forum! You have a very singular style super pleasant to look at. I'll be checking up for more of your content