Here's an attempt at the "Asian" theme. The bird was photographed on snow, an unusual spot for a Killdeer! A heavy crop, Topaz cartoon on a layer, erased from the birds head and feet, stroked and framed.
Killdeer on a cloud
Here's an attempt at the "Asian" theme. The bird was photographed on snow, an unusual spot for a Killdeer! A heavy crop, Topaz cartoon on a layer, erased from the birds head and feet, stroked and framed.
Last edited by Dan Brown; 01-11-2010 at 11:11 AM. Reason: add photo
Dan, Since I am not as familiar w/ Asian art could you give us/me an explanation as to why they would put the bird on a vertical comp. like this. I know that I have seen this before-I was just wondering what the thoughts behind it were-if you know. :)
I love the sig and chop and the soft "clouds' of snow.The treatment on the Killdeer looks nice. Nice work
a wonderful minimal comp Dave, with just enough colors and form. The pano crop works well here and lends a nice oriental feel to the image. Very well done! :)
I will have to look into the reasons behind this Asian vertical crop. My attempt here may not be appropriate for this, I just went with it:p. For one thing, the crop fits the "scroll" canvas and rice papers but I'm sure there are better reasons than that.Originally Posted by denise ippolito
Dan, Thanks. I was just wondering if it had anything to do w/ the way they write their letters/words-on a vertical.:) I like your comp. it goes w/ the theme wonderfully.
I like the vertical, the simplicity of the shot, and the snow is lovely.
Denise, I asked my Chinese brush painting instructor about this and was told that the narrow vertical scroll format originated "back in the day" because the houses were so small that there wasn't much available wall space for big, square of rectangle paintings and the scrolls could be rolled up and stored without taking up much space. Now it is tradition!
Nice scroll format, Dan. I like the bg texture. Very nicely done.
Dan, Thankyou for getting back to me-I always wondered about that and it makes sense. I was considering an image w/ a similar format -but wasn't sure if there were certain guidelines to consider.:) This has already been an informative week!
Very nice image and application Dan.
Thanks for Judging so you can't be considered!! :D
Very beautiful image Dan. He looks like he's walking on clouds. I think the origination of the vertical scroll format
is interesting.
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