Community Art Challenge #3--Animal

[LoricaLady]

Well, I surely appreciate you saying the reflections are good as I was wondering about them. I don't mind that you vectorized my art work on this forum, but I am a compulsive "editor" both with what I write and what I do with art, so no doubt will be making my own changes in the future.

 

[LoricaLady]

Do you have a scanner that you could use for the image?

The reflection on it is really good by the way.

Here is the image slightly retouched, vectorized, etc. if it is helpful. If it is not helpful I can delete it.
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Your vectorizing did actually improve the image that is on this page. It has more values contrast. The thing is, the image I pasted, from my iPhone to Dropbox, is rather paled out. The real art work, too, has deeper values contrast, plus richer colors, especially in the pink parts of the water and sky. Next time if I paste something I guess I will do so more carefully, not so hurriedly.

 

[tall73]

Your vectorizing did actually improve the image that is on this page. It has more values contrast. The thing is, the image I pasted, from my iPhone to Dropbox, is rather paled out. The real art work, too, has deeper values contrast, plus richer colors, especially in the pink parts of the water and sky. Next time if I paste something I guess I will do so more carefully, not so hurriedly.

The vectorizing was just to enable it to scale more. The deeper values was a saturation and contrast adjustment.

And actually, I think the vectorization was not needed, the original image was larger than I realized.

Since it sounds like you may have the tools to edit it after all, I will let you handle that, as you can see what the original tones look like. I wasn't sure initially if you had the programs to do so.

 

[LoricaLady]

Yes, I have a scanner and Painter X, also a Huion monitor one can draw directly on. When I first found out about digital art I was thrilled. As you say, it is so fast. But after awhile it didn't suit me personally so I just mainly do digital work for touch ups. It is great that the Father has made so many ways to do art. (Disclaimer on Painter X. I don't really like that some of the images that pop up on start up are pretty creepy, but Photo Shop from what I hear must be paid for now monthly if you didn't buy it in the past)

 

[tall73]

Yes, I have a scanner and Painter X, also a Huion monitor one can draw directly on. When I first found out about digital art I was thrilled. As you say, it is so fast. But after awhile it didn't suit me personally so I just mainly do digital work for touch ups. It is great that the Father has made so many ways to do art. (Disclaimer on Painter X. I don't really like that some of the images that pop up on start up are pretty creepy, but Photo Shop from what I hear must be paid for now monthly if you didn't buy it in the past)

I understand, I have three other family members into art and they all prefer traditional, and do not care much for digital.

I have an earlier version of Painter, and I think you can disable the pop-ups (at least in the earlier version) if you mean the art examples that load.

As for photoshop, there are other options, such as Gimp, etc. that are free for editing. Gimp works pretty well when I have tried it, I am just accustomed to Corel.

 

[tall73]

Previous work:

This is done in Corel draw, vector.

 

[LoricaLady]

I understand, I have three other family members into art and they all prefer traditional, and do not care much for digital.

I have an earlier version of Painter, and I think you can disable the pop-ups (at least in the earlier version) if you mean the art examples that load.

As for photoshop, there are other options, such as Gimp, etc. that are free for editing. Gimp works pretty well when I have tried it, I am just accustomed to Corel.

Thanks for the info.

 

[tall73]

New work:

Dry erase marker, photographed and then vectorized.

 

[SpiritSong]

This one is called "3 Falcons in the mountains"

 

[tall73]

This one is called "3 Falcons in the mountains"

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Been seeing falcons around here lately. They are beautiful animals.

I like the brightness of this piece.

Were you doing wet on wet with the mountains?

 

[SpiritSong]

Thanks, no, it was wet on dry. I was never really trained in WC, just oils. So I think I kind of paint more as if I am painting oils than WC.

 

[tall73]

Digital, Colors 3d on Nintendo 2dsXL, about an hour and 52 minutes, a longer one this time. Adjusted in Corel Photopaint.

Video: Colors! Live - Perch by tall73

 

[tall73]

New work, created after the thread but forgot to post it here:

Colors 3d on Nintendo 2ds XL

Video:
Colors! Live - Layover by tall73

 

[tall73]

Previous work:

This was originally a pencil drawing, I think from my teens. Digitally colored in 2005 or so in Corel Photopaint.

 

[tall73]

Previous work, around 2005 also.

Digital Corel Photopaint.

 

[tall73]

Started in traditional watercolors decades ago then finished in digital watercolors (couldn't get the same color mix after I let it sit) in Corel Painter around 2005.