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Post by Dave » Mon Feb 20, 2017 12:00 pm

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For those like me who would love to be able to paint or draw but have trouble creating a matchstick man perhaps this topic could offer an alternative. I have a photographic program called PaintShop Pro that I've used for years, upgrading it when needed. Over the years I've produced some images I'm pleased with and many more that went in the Recycle Bin, here are a few that might encourage someone to have a go. The first one is Scarlett Johansson, with the original photo, after I followed a Dark Art tutorial I found on the Internet. The next one is a 90th birthday greeting I made for my aunt that I put on her Facebook page.
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Post by Dave » Mon Feb 20, 2017 12:13 pm

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Here are three more that show the different types of images you can create. The first one was made from scratch using the art tools that are available, not using photos and altering them. The next one contains three images I found on the Internet which I combined with the appropriate text and merged them all into one picture. The last one, of the air crash that inspired Don McLean to write 'American Pie', was done in the same way.
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Another two examples of what you can create using PaintShop Pro, plus a Photoshop example. The first one is my wife's grandson, Fletcher, trying to escape. The second one is the Photoshop example using Rod the Mod as a model. The last one is an attempt at a Mandala that I'm pleased with, there were quite a few that I wasn't. The link below is one I posted in the Dark Room and enables you to get a free, if old, version of Photoshop. It's perfectly legal and I haven't had any problems with virus's.
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Post by boatbuilder » Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:45 pm

All very good Dave.

I bought Photoshop Elements 8 and the manual for it at the same time about 7 years ago. I must admit that these dayst I don't use it very much. I have numerous other programs such as Paint.net (not to be confused with the Paint program that is included in Windows) and Irfanview, which at the moment do the things I want for me.
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Post by SheilaO » Thu Feb 23, 2017 6:11 pm

These are great, just because a conventional paintbrush has not been used does not mean they are any less artistic, here are a couple of digital pics done by a friend
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Post by Dave » Thu Feb 23, 2017 10:44 pm

Thank you, SheilaO, your friend's pictures are very good. I imagine painting using a mouse or drawing tablet takes some getting used to. Do you know what program your friend uses?
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Post by Dave » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:04 pm

boatbuilder wrote:Graveyard
It looks like a pencil sketch, boatbuilder, do you have other painting types on your program, oil, watercolour etc?
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Post by boatbuilder » Mon Feb 27, 2017 12:14 pm

That is the first one I have done with that application Dave and I'm not sure if I could get to that result again. :lol: I don't do a lot of manipulating of images as don't seem to find the time. I mainly use the application for other things like resizing/cropping/adding text etc.

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boatbuilder wrote:I'm not sure if I could get to that result again.
Join the club, boatbuilder, I have to look at the tutorial again if I want to repeat a 'style' I've used before. Mel has said the same thing, that makes three of us with bad memories. :think: By the way, how did you get that result? :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Dave wrote:
boatbuilder wrote:I'm not sure if I could get to that result again.
........... By the way, how did you get that result? :lol: :lol: :lol:
Well, errrrr......!!!! :think:

Of course if you can't get to the same result again it makes the original a 'one-off' and maybe more valuable. Imagine a thousand Mona Lisa's :D
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Post by Dave » Mon Feb 27, 2017 5:46 pm

boatbuilder wrote:Of course if you can't get to the same result again it makes the original a 'one-off' and maybe more valuable. Imagine a thousand Mona Lisa's :D
You may be right, boatbuilder, as a great man once said, 'This time next year we could be millionaires'. :D
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Post by boatbuilder » Mon Feb 27, 2017 5:57 pm

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boatbuilder wrote:Of course if you can't get to the same result again it makes the original a 'one-off' and maybe more valuable. Imagine a thousand Mona Lisa's :D
You may be right, boatbuilder, as a great man once said, 'This time next year we could be millionaires'. :D
Ah, so you remembered my quote, Dave. :lol:
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Post by SheilaO » Mon Feb 27, 2017 6:01 pm

Dave wrote:Thank you, SheilaO, your friend's pictures are very good. I imagine painting using a mouse or drawing tablet takes some getting used to. Do you know what program your friend uses?
Sorry Dave, I've been trying to get in touch with him, but he is proving illusive at the moment, will let you know when he gets back to me.
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Post by Mel » Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:46 pm

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