welshblue 2,931 Report post Posted March 13 @lynxster4 ... many thanks. It lost a bit of glossiness in resizing, but I'm quite happy with it. I've a few 'fabric' textures hanging around, I'll have to knock up a bit of a compendium maybe ? @Pixey ... many thanks. I'm not sure about the 'right hands' ... I just enjoy making textures more than the pieces themselves. It's sadly very satisfying when they work @Seerose ... many thanks. I'm not sure about 'talent' ... more a jack of all trades and not quite a master in all. Thanks for your kind word ladies, and to @Ego Eram Reputo for the Rep+ The kind words spur me on to try and be better and it's always nice when your creations are appreciated for the work involved Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maximilian 1,809 Report post Posted March 14 Looking like a silvery chess set! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,633 Report post Posted March 14 14 hours ago, welshblue said: I'll have to knock up a bit of a compendium maybe ? I'd be up for that. I think it's a great idea! 😉 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woodsy 844 Report post Posted March 15 Nice chess set @welshblue! It's so shiny and clean, I'd be afraid of muckin' it up. You'd probably beat the socks off me anyway. (Which piece is missing?) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshblue 2,931 Report post Posted March 23 @Maximilian ... yep. Too silvery maybe. I should have stuck with the more tarnished look I had going on. Oh well @Woodsy ... there's a pawn missing. Thanks. All the knight is pretty 'naff. I can play play, that's about it. @Ego Eram Reputo is the grand master of the forum ... @lynxster4 ... I'll knock something up. You've gotten me into sewing 😉 I thought that was over after mailbags and 8 stitches to an inch ... I'm currently working on a Shape3D tut to show the basics to get all kinds of objects then I'll post all my fabric textures ----------------------------------------------- Trying out the website @dipstick linked to https://www.remove.bg/ A bit of a double whammy health wise this week and Evil Amongst Us was born. No great artistic shakes but sometimes it's good to do something mindless. That said a bit of a paradox, as I also think too much ... 5 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ego Eram Reputo 2,411 Report post Posted March 24 4 hours ago, welshblue said: @Ego Eram Reputo is the grand master of the forum ... 🤣 I'm a strong club player at best. Damn fine image that Evil Amongst Us..... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,633 Report post Posted March 24 Another dark one from the mind of @welshblue! 😨 Where do you get your ideas?? Love it! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pixey 3,900 Report post Posted March 24 A very spectacular image @welshblue It's really got the 'Wow' factor. She looks a bit like Christie Brinkley - very easy on the eye 🧐 and I recognize a 'painter' that I once used in an image of mine too 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maximilian 1,809 Report post Posted March 24 Enticingly obscure and somewhat scary in a positive way! Reminds me a bit of the movie The Nun 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seerose 4,037 Report post Posted March 24 @welshblue! Fantastic! I love it. I love such workings. I used to make a lot of poem cards back then. Thank you for sharing your result! Below the picture made of the link. The picture is called: "Rival" 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshblue 2,931 Report post Posted March 25 @Seerose ... thank you. That's a very pretty image, it's got a really good atmosphere to it @Maximilian ... many thanks. I tried to get it to be everything you said. Not seen The Nun yet, as the wife isn't into horror films ... and I'm too much of a wuss to watch them by myself 😄 @Pixey ... many thanks. I got the stock from https://www.deviantart.com/mjranum-stock ... he's got some great stuff there, and the website dipstick posted works well on them. Oooohh Christine Brinkley 😍 @Ego Eram Reputo ... many thanks ... don't put yourself down chess wise mate - you kicked my butt a few times @lynxster4 ... many thanks. 18 hours ago, lynxster4 said: Where do you get your ideas?? To be honest, most are from life experiences. If I can get them to make sense on the canvas, it helps my head process the 'real' thing Last week I found out I'm no longer in remission and that my acid reflux I thought was getting worse, is actually Unstable Angina ... . It is what it is, and a seed has to push through C*@p to survive. One thing I am is a fighter ... and no point stressing about things we can't change ... we've 2 choices in life when things take a dark turn ... Step Up or Step Off (although my wife thinks there's a spelling mistake in the angina part and it should start with a 'V' ...) @Woodsy ... thanks for the rep' point 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JulioCoolio 114 Report post Posted April 3 Wonderful artwork like always Welsh! Always love coming back and seeing the amazing works you've been doing. I especially love the chess set. The shine on the pieces is amazing. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshblue 2,931 Report post Posted April 9 @JulioCoolio ... many thanks. I'm glad you enjoy a look at my work ... it's not to everyone's taste so I'm happy to please 😁 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Something a bit different. PDN meets Incendia in more bouts of 'thinking and living'. Stem Cell 6 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woodsy 844 Report post Posted April 9 @welshblue I think this is the weirdest one yet. I don't know where you come up with these ideas. Sorry, I'm not familiar with Incendia. (weird in a good way!) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,633 Report post Posted April 9 Now, that is really cool @welshblue I'm very familiar with Incendia and all the neat things it can do. Bravo! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReMake 832 Report post Posted April 9 2 hours ago, welshblue said: Something a bit different. Bravo, Maestro! Let the inspiration always be around you. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eli 1,072 Report post Posted April 10 I am amazed on the way you combine light and shadow. ⭐ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seerose 4,037 Report post Posted April 11 @Welshblue ! Awesome! Master does not fall from the sky, there is only in the Family. Thank you for sharing this with us! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshblue 2,931 Report post Posted April 13 @Woodsy ... thanks mate. Weird is good - at least I hope so, because my wife is always telling me I am 🤨 The inspiration for this piece was to either punch and kick things or come to terms with another battle with rogue genes. This time in the blood ... so last resort - stem cell transplant, if conventional treatment doesn't cut it. @lynxster4 ... many thanks. To be honest I've only scratched the surface with Incendia - I'm too impatient to let things render 😉 @ReMake ... many thanks. Not sure about maestro ... but thank you. Inspiration can be all around us I guess ? @Eli ... many thanks. I always used to struggle with light/shadow and I'll always be grateful to ASH, OMA and LFC4Ever for their time behind PM's @Seerose ... many thanks. I look like I've fallen from the sky most mornings when I wake up 😛 Thanks for the comments and reps' guys, on what is an emotive piece for me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pixey 3,900 Report post Posted April 14 Wow! This is just gorgeous Is this a photo manipulation, or did you make those beautiful swirls - which look like silk - and did you make the X's with @MJW's rounded object plugin? They actually remind me of those metal things .. ...pick-up sticks Sorry - I'm out of Reps ....... I will return 🧐 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JulioCoolio 114 Report post Posted April 20 Wow, Stem Cell is stunning! Love the texture of the stem cells as well as the background. They look very mechanical and like they took a long time to make. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshblue 2,931 Report post Posted May 25 @Pixey and @JulioCoolio ... much thanks for the kind words. Seems months ago Only about 30 % of PDN in Stem Cell I'm afraid ... the majority of it is Incendia and my head (Incendia is good - my head isn't when I start thinking too much) ------------------------------------------------------------ Devil's Pulpit This is a project that's been on the go since January. Slightly overworked (a lot)and if I don't post it now, I'll totally ruin it. Named after a local landmark and my wife reckons I'm more likely to see the pulpit rather than the pearly gates ... 4 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barbieq25 931 Report post Posted May 26 Lovely work on your last 3. The Devil's Pulpit is just marvellous. Quite eerie yet serene. Well done on all! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pixey 3,900 Report post Posted May 26 What a lovely landscape Lots of detail and shiny too. I'm wondering if you used this tutorial for the trees? I've been meaning to try it out sometime 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynxster4 2,633 Report post Posted May 26 WOW, @welshblue that looks so beautiful and so desolate. Wonderful scene! It instantly reminded me of the news story I just saw this morning about the woman lost in a Hawaiian forest for 17 days and they found her alive. Great job! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
