Chiaroscuro Statue

[Cheryl Slechta]

I took this image in the courtyard of the Lightner Museum in St. Augustine. I originally was working with it as a color image and had used Tonal Contrast in Nik Color Efex. I decided to try making it into a theme entry and started out by doing a Gradient mask to change it to B&W. Then I used Nik Reflector effect to highlight the face and a dark vignette (I had to paint part of the background black to eliminate the building in the bg and a bush). Then I took it into LR and used the Radial tool to add more lighting to the face and finally Topaz Dark Night and brushed out part of the effect.
Thanks for looking

[Judy Howle]

That is awesome Cheryl! Very good example for the theme!

[Christopher Miller]

Great use of lighting and shadows, Cheryl! I love the the polished look to the statue.

[Kerry Perkins]

Textbook example of the theme (haha, easier than typing chiaroscuro) illustrating the use of contrasting light (and dark) to add modelling to an object. Nice job Cheryl!

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Cheryl,

Greetings. Interesting look. I like the way the face is emphasized and the sparse representation of the hand showing the impact of chiaroscuro. I can't quite make out what is happening to the body on the left side. a bit more of the body on that side would work for me.

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Cheryl Slechta]

Not fair - I have to look up how to spell it every time

Textbook example of the theme (haha, easier than typing chiaroscuro) illustrating the use of contrasting light (and dark) to add modelling to an object. Nice job Cheryl!

[Cheryl Slechta]

Hi, Michael, there isn't really much on the other side - I've attached the original.

Cheryl,

Greetings. Interesting look. I like the way the face is emphasized and the sparse representation of the hand showing the impact of chiaroscuro. I can't quite make out what is happening to the body on the left side. a bit more of the body on that side would work for me.

Cheers,

-Michael-

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Spooky looking Cheryl, I really like it! The BG just adds a bit of mystery for me.

[Cindy Cone]

Wonderful chiaroscuro, Cheryl! Great use of the filters for the effect. I especially like the texture/glow of the statue. Thanks for posting the original, too. It really shows how the use of light and shadow can completely transform an image.

[Michael Gerald-Yamasaki]

Hi, Michael, there isn't really much on the other side - I've attached the original.

Thanks for posting the original... (er, still can't make out the left side ;-) ) I like the lighting you placed in your chiaroscuro...

Cheers,

-Michael-