Comments | maewyn_2: I've been experimenting...

maewyn_2

I've been experimenting...

Mar 15, 2009 20:49

Some time ago I scanned some of my old drawings. They have been sitting in one of my picture folders ever since. The other day I came across it and found one of the pictures that I had experimented with in my ACDSee photo program. I couldn't remember how I'd done it, so I did a bit more experimentation. I eventually found it - via filter/ ( Read more... )

photographic effects, flowers

Comments 14

mechtild March 15 2009, 18:05:09 UTC

That's "sheet metal" effect? That's very cool-looking!

maewyn_2 March 16 2009, 11:57:47 UTC

The colour ones look more like satin ribbon to me!

mechtild March 16 2009, 12:30:30 UTC

They *are* a lot like things made of ribbon - or made of worked satin.

maewyn_2 March 16 2009, 13:00:58 UTC

Banjo looks like a figurine sitting in a satin box!

mechtild March 15 2009, 18:10:19 UTC

I was scrolling through again and saw the last one was "fur", not "sheet metal". You're right, that's a great evvect. I think it looks a rose striving to survive in a rain of soot of blackened blood. That makes it sound like I think it's gross, but I think it's beautiful. But very evocative of a dozen moods and scenarios. These effects have wonderful potential for illustrating texts.

maewyn_2 March 16 2009, 12:00:43 UTC

That's a different way of looking of it, and I can see what you mean!

To me, it looks like a (literally) dusty rose!

mechtild March 16 2009, 12:32:08 UTC

To me, it looks like a (literally) dusty rose!

Like a rose thriving in the dry season, a sign of hope. There I go again, making it into an illustration, rather than letting it be itself.

maewyn_2 March 16 2009, 13:02:06 UTC

You know, I can see it as something you could find on the cover of a book!

illyria_novia March 16 2009, 11:36:43 UTC

These are fantastic! Not to mention surreally mesmeric. The Sydney memorial especially!

maewyn_2 March 16 2009, 12:14:26 UTC

Thank you!

I was really amazed at the effects I could make with these pictures.

The Sydney memorial consists of over 400 seagulls representing every man that died on the HMAS Sydney during World War II. This one turned out really well!

whiteling March 16 2009, 14:28:18 UTC

Woah, Maewyn - those pictures effects are really stunning!
Many of them (especially the flower ones) remind me of a sort of embroidery. Very lovely.
And help!! The praying mantis looks all the more like an alien in blue! ;-)

maewyn_2 March 17 2009, 12:07:27 UTC

Thank you!

Many of them (especially the flower ones) remind me of a sort of embroidery.

Yes! That's exactly what I thought when I saw the effect of the first one (the drawing). It looks like it's been satin-stitched. Then I thought I'd see what another one looked like... Once I got started, I couldn't stop!

Yes, it's a big, blue, bug-eyed alien! \ö/ :)

este_tangletoes March 28 2009, 21:53:12 UTC

These are really beautiful, Maewyn.

Thank you for sharing.

--Estë

maewyn_2 March 29 2009, 02:04:38 UTC

Hi Este! I was blown away by these effects. Who'd have known the means to transform pictures like this was there all the time?!