Results 1 to 9 of 9

Thread: Mississippi Woman

  1. #1
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    NE Mississippi
    Posts
    4,700
    Threads
    636
    Thank You Posts

    Default Theme: Mississippi Woman

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    I restored this very old, heavily damaged photo, colorized it, and texturized it. Texture from 2 Lil Owls under and over the image.

  2. #2
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Russellville, Arkansas
    Posts
    5,189
    Threads
    674
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Well done with the textures & colors! People from this era certainly did not believe in saying "cheese" for the camera! But those eyes are piercing! I like that you angled the picture for a different look.

  3. #3
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    southeast Michigan
    Posts
    2,846
    Threads
    208
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Another nice one. Good work on the colors, and I agree whole-heartedly with Nancy about the angle.

  4. #4
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    Southern Illinois
    Posts
    2,615
    Threads
    383
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    yes, you turned the stern of the past into a softer version. Like the angle, too. Just wondering if the sunken cheek on the left is a result of the original or the texture?

  5. #5
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    NE Mississippi
    Posts
    4,700
    Threads
    636
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Thanks Nancy, Dennis and Hazel. I'll check to see if it's the texture Hazel. I thought about working some more on the image and haven't gotten around to it yet.

  6. #6
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Toronto, Canada
    Posts
    8,458
    Threads
    682
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Nice work Judy, the textures and colour scheme are very pleasing. I like your diagonal framing too.

  7. Thanks Judy Howle thanked for this post
  8. #7
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    West Nottingham, PA, USA
    Posts
    7,038
    Threads
    427
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Wow! Excellent. This is an arresting image: her look, her simplicity, your processing! I like the diagonal and would never have thought of it myself. Not sure about the sunken cheek--maybe tone it down a tad? The texture on the upper left frame is a bit distracting to me. This is outstanding and compelling work.
    I am still confused about using textures under and over the image. I know about texture over, but what do you mean about under?

  9. #8
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    NE Mississippi
    Posts
    4,700
    Threads
    636
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Thanks Anita. I forgot about the sunken cheek, will have to check it. I'm not that crazy about the upper left either but too much work to do something to it unless I can find something to paste over it.

    About the texturing: I opened the texture and placed the image on top. It was just "sitting there" and didn't blend in and looked too modern. So I just duped the texture layer and placed it on top of the image and changed the blend mode probably to soft light, and I probably lowered the opacity. Then it blended in and looked much better.

  10. #9
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    West Nottingham, PA, USA
    Posts
    7,038
    Threads
    427
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Judy Howle View Post
    Thanks Anita. I forgot about the sunken cheek, will have to check it. I'm not that crazy about the upper left either but too much work to do something to it unless I can find something to paste over it.

    About the texturing: I opened the texture and placed the image on top. It was just "sitting there" and didn't blend in and looked too modern. So I just duped the texture layer and placed it on top of the image and changed the blend mode probably to soft light, and I probably lowered the opacity. Then it blended in and looked much better.
    Thanks for explanation. I'll try it out.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics