For this re-create, I used Topaz 4 Sketch-pad pencil preset and Fractalius Rounded preset with reduced opacities on the layers and masked backed in the eye and bill details and pumped-up the saturation with Viveza.
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For this re-create, I used Topaz 4 Sketch-pad pencil preset and Fractalius Rounded preset with reduced opacities on the layers and masked backed in the eye and bill details and pumped-up the saturation with Viveza.
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Nice work Andrew! The fract work and colors look great. I think you know how to get a lot more out of Fractalius and Pencil Sketch than I do!
Love the effect on the egret. I feel the BG is a bit too busy. Just my taste. Still a fine image which shows some real fine creativity.
Andrew, I like this and I think you did a great job w/ the effect. The lores are great!! It might be nice to have the bird a little whiter to stand out from the BG but it is lovely as presented.:S3:
This is beautiful, Andrew. I love the effect on the bird. Nice use of fract!
Beautiful work, Andrew! I love the frac effect on the bird and BG, especially the depth it gives to the bird's feathers. I agree with Denise on maybe taking the bird a little lighter. Very well done!
Neat combo of effects, Andrew. Well done. :S3: Also agree about the nice definition on the bird. IMO A little more contrast between the bird and BG would be OK if it didn't sacrifice that beautiful feather detail. :w3
Andrew, I'm lovin' the detail on the egret along with everyone else. What I think would make this one killer and help the bird stand out from the bg would be a slight blur job on just the bg. I find the busy nature of the fract scratches a little distracting. Wanna try it? :c3:
Thanks for the comments folks. very much appreciated. Kerry that is a good idea for the background, but no time to repost before the end of the day.
