Painted Rose

[denise ippolito]

I started off with an in-camera blur of this rose from Longwood Gardens. I added a few ripples and softened the BG. Then I added a texture overlay to parts of the image and finished it off w/ a painting effect.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Denise, You captured a very believable painterly look. The texture is a big plus along with the soft color and lighting...nicely handled...

[Jay Sheinfield]

Love it, Denise.

Fab painterly look to this! What are ripples?

[denise ippolito]

Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words.
Jay In PS go to FILTERS>DISTORT>RIPPLES set it up on a layer mask and a little goes a long way. I try to use the med or large.

[Paul Lagasi]

Nice work D, the painting looks like a winner...your eye is drawn to the center...TFS

[Christopher Miller]

Beautiful work, Denise. Great painterly look, the texture and colors are perfect. Personally I think I'd prefer a little more detail in the rose; not a lot, just a little bit.

[Patti Edens]

Very pretty! Love the color of the rose and the texture.

[Ken Childs]

Nice panting job, Denise! You did great things with that texture.
Like Christopher, I think I'd like it even more if there was just a bit more detail. :)

[Stu Bowie]

Denise, The textured painted effect has turned out really well. I understand your workflow, but would be interested in your camera settings for this shot.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Just love it!!! All came together perfectly on this one!

[denise ippolito]

Thanks guys, I appreciate it.
Stuart, I don't have the exif date right here but it was probably 1/8 sec or less.
I do have the image before the paint job w/ more detail-but I do prefer this one. I may post the other one in a couple of days.:)

[Andrew McLachlan]

Denise, love the amount of blur and the pinks. texture is a very nice touch to finish off this wonderful creation!

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks for the info Denise.

[denise ippolito]

Andrew and Stuart, Thanks!!:)