Red ochre Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Good work Jim. Looks like you took plenty of photos in England - possibly the Cotswolds, or maybe Bath area ? If 'Highway run' is based on an English photo (the 'pylon' [electric cable support] looks familiar), then they're on the the wrong side of road! - probably the least of their concerns Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Many of the photos (though not mine - more the result of internet search) do come from England. I love the old world "look" so often times my search my consist of "medieval village", "cobblestone street" (or similar), and even "old world village (or street)". Regrettably, I don't recall specifically which villages or areas the photos are from, though "Cotswold" does sound familiar. Normally when I save the images, I save them under the specific term I was searching under i.e., cobblestone street1, cobblestone street2, etc. HIghway run was from a generic search of something like "empty highway" or similar (I don't recall now). The picture itself I believe is from here in the U.S. That specific portion of the highway (or interstate) didn't have any vehicles on it. I added the semi-tractor trailer, motorcycle, and horses. The semi however was from a picture somewhere in Europe. The specific picture (believe it or not) was demonstrating a technology to provide an image of the highway in front of the semi (which is normally blocked from view of drivers behind simply because of the size of them) onto the very back of the trailer. It was cool a photo, but I wasn't specifically interested in that aspect of the original picture, I was searching for a specific angle that fit the background. In this case, the highway curves to the right, and so I wanted the semi to be turning in that direction as well. The semi was reduced enough so that what it was demonstrating in the original photo wasn't obvious in this one and could've been represented as almost anything. Overall I wasn't really pleased with this specific picture. The motorcycle didn't come out well and I failed to adjust it adequately so it looked natural to the picture. To everyone who's commented, thank you. I love doing photo manip's because of the different feel that can result from making something that's fairly simple and otherwise "uninteresting" in itself and creating something of interest. Sometimes though, some of the pictures that I download and keep may only be "cleaning" them up. Similar to the "Riding Through English Village", I have some pictures that I've removed people from some these photos simply to present a better image. They are fun and challenging in and of themselves (like removing the trash from the forementioned picture). Again, thanx for the comments! These are always fun to do (though my mind has been blank of ideas in the past couple months). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minners71 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Nice work Jim,I had been wondering what you had been up to now I know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dug Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Nice job on the manips,some clever ideas,I hope you impressed your parents.They certainly impressed me. Quote MY GALLERYD.A.TheRawAtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Great ideas & well done, Jim. Photomanips are not easy... Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 (edited) Well, with this latest one, I thought I'd make something related to the upcoming holiday using a picture of one of my dogs and some photos I found on the internet: Halloween These are the source pictures: This is one of my dogs taken this past summer This is the actual subject photo This is what I used for the inside of the pumpkin Here is the finished piece EDIT: NO ACTUAL PUMPKINS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS PICTURE EDIT: EER, sorry. I didn't even realize you made a similar statement today until after I posted this. Edited October 27, 2012 by jim100361 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 I'm so glad you added the statement about no ........ because the first thing I wanted to say was ..."how could you stuff such a big (& cute) doggie into a yucky pumpkin? Jokes aside - I just love it. What a lovely dog you have. Your photo manips are amazing - I have yet to try to do one and I know who to come to for help Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Great image. Your manips are so good! Love the doggie Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dug Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Nice manip,very cute dog,pertinent piece. Quote MY GALLERYD.A.TheRawAtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Thank you everybody for the comments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 At first, I was like "how did you get the pumpkin pieces to float!?" Then I put my head to the desk and was like "this is a paint.net forum...duh" Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted October 30, 2012 Author Share Posted October 30, 2012 ... Then I put my head to the desk and was like "this is a paint.net forum...duh" LMAO (Actually, I glued toothpicks to the backside to hold them in place) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 (edited) The below pictures I did awhile ago. Not exactly my best work (which is why I didn't post them earlier) This was done way back in February: This one was done back in August: This is a picture I cleaned up back in June: http://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/p495/JClout100361/RemadeRudesheimBoppard_zpsd8f5ced5.jpg Edited November 2, 2012 by jim100361 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELEN Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 You know, Jim, retouching photos or manipulating them isn't always easy. In fact, not all people can do that (I speak for myself, only). And I'm saying that you have amazing ideas on how to make a photo much more interesting by adding a touch of your genius in there. I also like how you cleaned up the photo (the third one down). Looks like it was taken that way. Great job, Jim! 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...
barbieq25 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I have to agree with Helen. I find manips so hard to do. I love the work you do. The jetski is not one of my faves but the dolphin most certainly is! Great work with cleaning up the image too. You do so well with these things Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 To be honest, I love the challenge of cleaning up the pictures - in this case, this one in particular I attempted it twice, the first time I failed so I stepped away from it for a couple weeks then did it again. Often times my intent is to do something else with them after I'm done cleaning them up just to give them a different feel (like the one a page back where I cleaned up the trash and then added the car and motorcycle), but in this case after I was done I just couldn't think of how I could utilize the picture further so I didn't do anything more to it. Which in and of itself is fine too I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeard Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 You did an EXCELLENT job of cleaning up that last photo, Jim. I agree with Helen, it looks like that's the way it was taken. I'm digging the dolphin picture. Your creativity is second to none and your execution gets better with every project. If I may make one suggestion: one thing that I've found always helps my photo manips is this: after the whole thing is done to my satisfaction and I've flattened the image, I add just a hint of noise. It gives a nice "film grain" effect as well as helping all the elements blend together relatively seamlessly. Quote My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Thanks, I'll try to keep that in mind and give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowman Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Nice two manips jim, I love the Dlophin one, very good job and great ideas. Quote My GalleryMy YouTube Channel "PDN Tutorials" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dug Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Got to agree with Welshy.It's not till you try photo-maniping that you realise the time and patience it takes to get the finished piece look seamless and you have it down to a fine art. A good imagination and making the unbelievable believable.Nice work! Quote MY GALLERYD.A.TheRawAtom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 (edited) OK, about a month ago, NN had mentioned to me (via message I believe) that she'd like to see a tutorial on the picture I made with the football player coming through the laptop screen. I also posted a copy of that same picture in the "Popping Out of a Picture" thread hoping to inspire others to take the concept to the next level. After posting it (and another one I did), another member also asked for a tutorial. So, over the last couple days I've been doing another one (which actually forks off to end with 2 possible results): My dilemma is that because of the step-by-step way that I tend to illustrate the tutorials (hoping to catch and provide all details so all levels of users can accomplish the same tutorial), I've come up with a total of 75 pictures. I think that such a lengthy tutorial may not necessarily be worthwhile. Any opinions on this? Edited December 25, 2012 by jim100361 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitenurse79 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Indeed I would welcome the tutorial jim, and indeed I did request one the best thing about your tutes is all the step by step illustrations, I also find that parts of a tute can be implemented in another work in progress. I hope you do post it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewDale Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Your gallery is amazing, very very good work showing just how much can be done with PDN and imagination, top work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim100361 Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 Thanks Drew. I appreciate the comments. So, recently I came across this fellow while doing a search: He seemed to be pretty comfortable laying their soaking up the sun's rays. However, with such a striking pose, I thought he could do better. So I went out and searched for a new habitat for him: Now who could refuse such a lovely place like this? Sunshine and cool waters...! He really seems to be enjoying himself as much now as he did at his old home: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 OMG Jim - this is just precious :) Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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