barbieq25 Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Hi all, thanks for your wonderful feedback. I have been a bit lazy & very busy with work. I try to keep up with the comps to show my support... & they are fun! ccr41981, thanks & welcome to you too It is now starting to get just a little bit cooler - bearable almost Here are 2 new images. One I did just after the death of my father & I guess in memory of that experience. The other one with the dogs was a tattoo that I saw. Enjoy... Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniels Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I must shamefully admit that I hadn't seen many of your newer works until now. They are quite beautiful. You have a gift. I appreciate you sharing it with the community. 1 Quote Logo/Banner Competition My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullbonz Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Very nice barbie,but sorry to hear of your dad. The dog one gave me a smile. Quote http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/21233-skullbonz-art-gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELEN Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Aww...the doggy one is a humorous one. I have no idea what you did for the background, but it works very well with the bright gold paw rims. The death image is sad although it has a brightness to it and I can see lots of love in there. Once I see lots of color, I automatically pair it up with something cheerful or in your case, bittersweet. 1 Quote Don't spit into the well, you might drink from it later. -----Yiddish ProverbGlossy Galaxy Ball---How to Make FoliageMy Gallery PDN Fans--My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt0815 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 very nice pictures 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDale Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Respect on your new works barbieq25, I admire the details and depth that you add to your works, always a pleasure to re-visit here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragdoll Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) I like the Cyd pic.It is cool.I never thought you could do something like that on paint.net.I guess I was wrong!:)I didn't even know about paint.net until my dad told me about it.I don't have a gallery yet,but I will once I start doing something other than coloring on paint.net. Edited March 26, 2013 by Ragdoll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 Welshy, thanks for the feedback. Ebb & flow, yes that is how it felt. We could be twins separated at birth. Daniels, thank you & I am glad that you enjoy looking at my work. I enjoy making my art & if it makes others happy too, then that is a bonus Skullbonz, I was going to write that Dad & I weren't that close, but even though we didn't see eye to eye on many things, there was still that bond, hard as it is to admit & I guess the various element in the image shows that. Ebb & flow (to borrow Welshy's words) of emotions of the relationship. Helen, I cannot even remember what I did for the background but I think it may have been Nebulous with Dents, possibly did a Clipwarp but definitely Metalize was a part of it I saw it done as a tattoo but they had the rest of the dog showing in the image too. Thanks Matt. I really appreciate the comment & the visit DrewDale, many thanks to you too. The feeling is mutual. Your works inspire me to keep creating. Ragdoll, child of Redbeard, welcome to the forum! Cyd is my girl rat. I love her to bits. She is running around my office at the moment. Why not try out some of the tutes. That is how got started. Create a gallery & post your attempts there & we will help you where we can. Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragdoll Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 (edited) You are super awesome with paint.net dude.I REALLY like it.It's SO cool.My dad(RedBeard)reccomended I come look at your gallery.After all,he told me that you are one of the people who inspired him with paint.net.And you inspire me too!I see what he means!I NEED to learn how to do that stuff.They are SO SUPER cool. Edited March 27, 2013 by Ragdoll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzerizon Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Your latest pieces are absolutely beautiful. Death Came In Stages... just... felt right, if you know what I mean. My condolences on the death of your father. :c The dog paws are quite cute. Four dogs scamper around the house, leaving paw prints all over! Quote 'Civil disobedience is still disobedience.' '↑ And that is how you confuse an atomic computer. ↑' ▬ Xžε⌐¡z○╖ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dug Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Sorry to read about your father. Yourself and Welshy are not having a very good time at the moment. Death Came in Stages: Dark,moody, sombre colours with the transparency taking you into the depth of the background. I can feel your experience.Excellent emotive piece. Paws: What a fun concept (getting inspiration here). The combination of foreground and background really works well. Clever piece. Quote MY GALLERYD.A.TheRawAtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted April 4, 2013 Author Share Posted April 4, 2013 Thank you Ragdoll Zeri, thank you too. 4 dogs? Wow, I can imagine they would be leaving lots of prints. Dug, thank you. Thanks is the bad part about getting older. Glad I could share a bit of inspiration with you all. Judging by your new works, you're doing well I finally got around to trying out Ella's Zen stones tute: http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/25550-zen-stones/ http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss265/barbieq25/Stone_zpsb376b2ae.png">http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss265/barbieq25/Stone_zpsb376b2ae.png I had a background done that I had no idea really what I wanted to use it for. Still thinking that Yellowman's rusting 3D text will happen with it too. Ragdoll, you are never too old or too good to try out a tute. It is the very backbone of being a good artist or good at anything for that matter. We can learn from each other anytime I guess I did stones because some days are just like that. Today was ok, yesterday was definitely stone. Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt0815 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 very nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELEN Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 That's so good, barbie. I love that touch of sparkliness on the rocks. A M A Z I N G texture. I still don't know how you do it! Quote Don't spit into the well, you might drink from it later. -----Yiddish ProverbGlossy Galaxy Ball---How to Make FoliageMy Gallery PDN Fans--My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniels Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Very nice stones. And the background is cool too. Quote Logo/Banner Competition My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDale Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Top work on the zen stones barbieq25, nice use of colours and a really eye catching background too, a job well done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 Thank you all for your encouraging comments. I started out with this texture I made using Nebulous (texture plugin), Dents, & the rest I really don't know: http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss265/barbieq25/Underwatermetaltexture_zps23445da3.png">http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss265/barbieq25/Underwatermetaltexture_zps23445da3.png This texture is manipulated in each of the elements in the image. I changed the colours using Colour Tint, Colour filter of Colour Flip/Rotate. The left overlap is the texture using Jitter plugin maxed out, then ran a Drop Shadow. Ah, yes, dents, I remember for this bit because it looked to me like Van Gogh's work. Somewhere along the line I did Sin Waves, probably before the Jitter. The drop ripple is in fact Sin waves with PI, transparent gradient, duplicated a couple of times with blend modes toyed with. I also played with Rotate/Zoom & that is probably why it looks like Drop Ripple. It actually had a blue crescent shape but it fought too much with the rest of the image. I should have kept it for another time ;( I always worry about the background, so the comments from Welshy, DrewDale & Daniels on the background is very much appreciated. It lets me know that I am on the right track. Helen, your influence is seen in the sparklies Ella's tute was easy enough to follow without being too prescriptive on settings. If you haven't tried it I would encourage you to try it out. The 1 Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sashwilko Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I can only echo the other comments on here, really nice zen stone image, so much detail, backgrounds are the thing I always fail on, but you manage to come up with something amazing each time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drydareelin Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Brilliant flower! I love the style you use Keep it up! Quote Gallery DeviantArt Planet Tutorial | Sun Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullbonz Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Why it's a Sparkling Purple Barbieflower!! They grow along side many others in all their splendor at barbieq25's PDN gallery. 1 Quote http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/21233-skullbonz-art-gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share Posted April 11, 2013 Thanks Sasha Backgrounds is what drives me insane. I always put too much in sometimes to the point that it is actually an image in itself. Dryda, I wondered what you were commenting on & then Skullbonz commented on the flower image too, so I went back to the gallery start. Aha! You see, I have not updated the first page since we had all the photobucket issues & my intention was to fix it once PB got it together again. Looks like they won't, so at some point over the weekend I will have to do a gallery reno But honestly, thanks for your lovely encouraging comments. Skullbonz, you made me smile on a grey, rainy Friday. Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Newest creation, hot off the keyboard! Entitled My Paris Hat. Inspired by Leene Aavik's Paris Hat. http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss265/barbieq25/MyParisHat_zps792572bf.png">http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss265/barbieq25/MyParisHat_zps792572bf.png Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDale Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Top detail on my paris hat Barbieq25, love the depth and detail in the face / mask and the texture and light on the background too. Top job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELEN Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Barbie, that's a nice piece of artwork there! Looks modern. The shapes and background fit so well together! Such a fascinating image. I love the golden look to the background and the texture is awesome. Who knew a few shadows and highlights could add such a great look to the face? Quote Don't spit into the well, you might drink from it later. -----Yiddish ProverbGlossy Galaxy Ball---How to Make FoliageMy Gallery PDN Fans--My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniels Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Very nice piece. The foreground is very well done, but once again stunned by the background! Quote Logo/Banner Competition My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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