K_I_N_G 0 Report post Posted July 14, 2008 wow! I find it a bit dark... guess my fairy princess had too much nectar wine. not too bad but what does it represent? or is it just a bunch of effects one after another. an abstract should convey at least an emotion. Um...Never ending vortex of insanity, engulfing my mind, body, and spirit? Haha, nah jk. Not sure...boredom? Yours is much more complex, very nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oma 28 Report post Posted July 14, 2008 thank you. word of advice when doing abstracts. start with an idea, and use your colors and effects to convey that idea. Very rarely when you go to a museum and view abstracts are there ever canvasses that are almost exclusively black. (not saying there aren't any but there are not many) Black is the absence of color, the absence of life within a picture and should be used to enforce/enhance something lighter, it should be a foil for the central theme, and seldom the central idea. edit PS artwork should never be boredom it should be viewed as an adventure at expanding your ability to express thru shapes and color. :wink: anyways welcome to the forum and I'm going to be watching your artwork progress as I think you have loads of potential. ciao Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K_I_N_G 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2008 Thanks for the advice. Just finished another, what do you guys think? (I was thinking of the sun falling into the ocean...haha, yeah weird but it came out interesting) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topezia 0 Report post Posted July 15, 2008 Well, I wasn't bored and enjoyed a lot doing this so I decided to exhume from his sleep one of my old glory (lol) the crazy smiley and give him a life, this is him in Somewhere Outhere islands and some more sets from ordinary life of a looney smiley are coming....(yeah, that's a threat!) @King that looks more like marble to me , but is cute @Oma: That one is beautiful just like all your images! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LFC4EVER 4 Report post Posted July 15, 2008 oma, i see you have and are using Polar Inversion well in your abstract. Great piece! Nice piece topezia! I like the way the red fish has its eyes sticking out in shock . Mine started off as the bottom of a spinning top, and kind of phased into this: (its a link) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K_I_N_G 0 Report post Posted July 16, 2008 A top...now thats cool. Hey guys, tried to make a bionic lookin butterfly and came up with this, comments? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJXD 0 Report post Posted July 17, 2008 Yer its good but its way to sharp, honetly you could cut yourself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topezia 0 Report post Posted July 17, 2008 oma, i see you have and are using Polar Inversion well in your abstract. Great piece! Nice piece topezia! I like the way the red fish has its eyes sticking out in shock . Mine started off as the bottom of a spinning top, and kind of phased into this: (its a link) Thanks, the bottom of a top? :?: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bronson-H 0 Report post Posted July 17, 2008 There's my go =] Edit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frozen_byte 2 Report post Posted July 18, 2008 You Image isn't online anymore. Hers my try on a Beam: I know the white twist on right is cruel.... Help me to improve it Update: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
007 Nab 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2008 All I see is Image Banana logos - no pics... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frozen_byte 2 Report post Posted July 19, 2008 imageshack: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
007 Nab 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2008 Hah - that looks awesome Very cool explosion - I like the light, color choice, background, well placed brushes - very good job overall! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blardjosh 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2008 Heh, I was playing around with the pdn tools for a while, this was my outcome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pinkboy 0 Report post Posted July 26, 2008 Lol, i love scribbling Blardjosh, yours is awesome, i love how you have like...idk what you would call it...maybe like reflection of the first circle on top. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KonArtist 0 Report post Posted July 27, 2008 I tried to make a fractal with Paint.NET don't think it came out that good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oma 28 Report post Posted July 27, 2008 not bad maybe a bit too many lines a possible tilt of layer might help on this one. quite a while back I also played around with this concept I've put a few hints on my DA in this picture http://omagrandmother.deviantart.com/ar ... e-65704032 If you look on pg 5 of my gallery at DA you will see a few others. maybe you might find some tips and inspiration. ciao Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KonArtist 0 Report post Posted July 28, 2008 Thank you so much oma that helped me so much. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
janettsue 2 Report post Posted July 28, 2008 I'm not even going to try a fractal right now but I have been playing around with effects and layers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topezia 0 Report post Posted July 28, 2008 I'm not even going to try a fractal right now but I have been playing around with effects and layers. Wow! :shock: Janettsue: That's absolutely gorgeous! Could you please add a brief explanation of techniques used? Ciao Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
janettsue 2 Report post Posted July 28, 2008 I'm not even going to try a fractal right now but I have been playing around with effects and layers. Wow! :shock: Janettsue: That's absolutely gorgeous! Could you please add a brief explanation of techniques used? Ciao I'll try and tell you some of what I can remember. I made the ball with the graident (radial) black and yellow. I cut it out and used rotate/zoom to get the ring around it. I always make a copy of a layer before I play with it. Sometimes when I get a picture I like I save and bring it back as a blending layer. Their are a lot of layers and rotate/zoom in there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eightball200 0 Report post Posted July 29, 2008 Here's two that I made: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tapeworm1001 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2008 Here is my Abstract Art Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topezia 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2008 Two abstracts from same image, just to keep practicing... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Max Power 1 Report post Posted August 2, 2008 My first Abstract: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites