Real Tiger photographed in India, March 2012. I wanted to emphasize the difficulty in seeing tigers in the golden environment of early spring before the plants turned green. I also wanted to show the coiled power of the tiger. I used Topaz B&W, high key III to remove the colors of the original image. Then I overlayed a fire texture (from CGTextures.com) and free transformed where I wanted. I reduced some of the fire effect on the tiger. Then I used Fractalius. Then with Topaz Adjust 5 I used shadow recovery and then sepia. I erased the effects on the eyes back to the B&W image.
04-13-2012, 06:23 PM
Christopher Miller
Very cool effect, Nancy! I like how the tiger blends in yet you can still easily see it. Well done.
04-13-2012, 09:20 PM
Steve Adkins
Wonderful effects, Nancy! Bringing back the eyes really adds the perfect organic element. :S3:
04-13-2012, 09:27 PM
Maureen Allen
Really wonderful, Nancy :S3:
04-14-2012, 09:43 AM
Kerry Perkins
Super work Nancy, the image really conveys your thoughts! I would suggest bringing back some detail around the nose and mouth areas as well. Love the fracting and hot colors!
04-14-2012, 05:38 PM
Paul Lagasi
Very nicely done, Nancy. The effect is super.
04-14-2012, 07:07 PM
Nancy Bell
Thank you all! Kerry, I also thought about a bit more detail in the face.
04-15-2012, 05:02 PM
denise ippolito
Very nice Nancy! I am so happy for you that you got to see these beautiful animals and photograph them. You did a great artistic rendition!
04-15-2012, 06:49 PM
Andrew McLachlan
Hi Nancy, my new favorite of yours. Beautifully done! :S3:
