I like this better than the original shot but am interested in what you all think.
I cropped and desaturated the image; applied black pencil effect, followed by the buzz effect; then returned some color using layers and colorization. I then added a canvas texture and an edge treatment.
Thank you, Carole and Julie. The "buzz" filter is a plugin that uses simplifying and some other effects for a type of painterly result. Unfortunately it is no longer available; the company that produced it went out of business.
Anita,
This is great! I too like the finished product more than the original. I love to play with photo's to make them more creative.
This is an excellent post. Thank you for sharing how you obtained the results.
Sharna, Fabs, and Nonda, thanks for the time you took to stop & comment. It was actually processing software that got me back into photography. Someone gave me PSP and Photoshop and I was just astounded to discover what could be done with photos!! Altho I don't do alot of "digital art," once in a while I create one I really like. I don't think the above is one of those, but later I'll post a couple of my favorites.
Anita,
I look forward to your posts of your favorites. I have one I worked on last month and I think I'll share it too. It's not nature. Does that matter?
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