Photopainting...

*FHPhotographer* · 07-15-2008, 06:15 PM

is this the right forum for this? It isn't a photograph (although as you can see in the lower right corner, it started out that way) but it sure ain't a painting.

The best definition I've come across from the Digital Fine Arts Society of New Mexico is: Photopainting combines the disciplines of photography and painting. The artist uses image editing and paint software to go beyond dark room techniques to add further expression to the image.
Comments and/or criticism?

dgsullivan · 07-15-2008, 10:51 PM

I like it! Nicely done. Reminds me of a water color painting.

some color in the pears[?] in the back might work well, just IMO.

*FHPhotographer* · 07-16-2008, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by dgsullivan

I like it! Nicely done. Reminds me of a water color painting.

some color in the pears[?] in the back might work well, just IMO.

Thanks for the kind words. By the way, everybody sees different background objects; if you look closely at the original you'll see there are two chunks of bread (french in this case) and a lemon. As I used to say in my previous occupational life (public relations) perception is everything,
FHP

Andi Lo · 07-23-2008, 02:48 AM

Ah, those in the back are bread? I thought they were cheese ^^;

I like it the way it is, but the object in the middle lacks shadows and to me it looks a bit like they're not gournded. Oterwise lovely work =) I would complain on The Knife being over the border in a real shot but it works for the painting

foxglove · 07-24-2008, 01:42 PM

Interesting effect - I quite like it. I'm assuming that among other things you did some equivalent of Photoshop's "find edges" filter - the only thing that slightly bothers me is the precise found-edges type lines in the bowl of whatever-it-is. The rest of the image seems much smoother.

Did you take this photo with the intention of treating it this way, or was it a post hoc decision? And when you started altering it, did you have a clear plan? Whatever the case, it worked out very well!

Julie

*FHPhotographer* · 07-24-2008, 03:04 PM

Andi, thanks for the feedback, and looking at again I agree about the peppers not appearing grounded, I'm going to play around with shadowing and see if I can improve it,
FHPhotog

*FHPhotographer* · 07-24-2008, 03:19 PM

Foxglove, remember the Charlton Heston movie "Agony and the Ecstacy"? He has a line in there I've remembered for decades, that sculpture is taking a big rock and chipping the pieces that aren't part of the sculture (or something like that). In any case, I wanted to try a new technique (for me) of reducing instead of adding to an image. It's three steps, first in PS3, then into Painter X, then back to PS for finish editing and output. If you want the whole laborious process, send me PM and I'll pull it together into a Word doc and email you.
FHPhotog

*rmtagg* · 07-24-2008, 07:44 PM

Gosh, I could have swore I posted here a few days ago! well i don't see it so ...
I like it very much

very nice work!

foxglove · 07-25-2008, 05:27 AM

Originally Posted by FHPhotographer

Foxglove, remember the Charlton Heston movie "Agony and the Ecstacy"? He has a line in there I've remembered for decades, that sculpture is taking a big rock and chipping the pieces that aren't part of the sculture (or something like that). In any case, I wanted to try a new technique (for me) of reducing instead of adding to an image. It's three steps, first in PS3, then into Painter X, then back to PS for finish editing and output. If you want the whole laborious process, send me PM and I'll pull it together into a Word doc and email you.

Don't recall the movie, but I'm familiar with the quote, or somebody else's that's more or less the same idea.

I don't have a lot time to spend pping at the moment, unfortunately, so I'll pass on the detailed instructions, it sounds like it'd be a pain for you to write up! It does sound as though you had a pretty clear idea of what you were aiming at, though. I suspect a lack of direction has been my problem on the few occasions I've tried really messing with a photo! Maybe when I have more time on my hands I'll come bothering you...

Julie

*procyon* · 07-25-2008, 06:14 AM

Originally Posted by FHPhotographer

Foxglove, remember the Charlton Heston movie "Agony and the Ecstacy"? He has a line in there I've remembered for decades, that sculpture is taking a big rock and chipping the pieces that aren't part of the sculture (or something like that).

Forgive me art historians if I'm wrong, but didn't one of the great artists of the renaissance say that ? Michelangelo maybe ??? Really don't remember which one of them.

TaoMaas · 07-25-2008, 07:19 AM

Originally Posted by procyon

Forgive me art historians if I'm wrong, but didn't one of the great artists of the renaissance say that ? Michelangelo maybe ??? Really don't remember which one of them.

You could be right because Heston was playing Michelangelo in "The Agony and the Ecstasy".