Photo Art

[ChrisH]

What I mean by that title is any photo altered in some way ... I have more than a few that I've messed around with, maybe in preparation for a wallpaper/sig/av or maybe just trying out some new techniques and a few I've done on request by someone. If you all don't mind I'd like to share some with you, although I hope you will overlook the fact that they are all of Johnny Depp! :D (I'll post the 'befores' too in clickable thumbs)
First are a couple of 'drawings' from this picture. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/th_19930200berlin01ba.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/19930200berlin01ba.jpg)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/photo%20art/draw1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/photo%20art/pskpotfilter.jpg

Colourisations
This http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/th_ps-46-008.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/ps-46-008.jpg)

to this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/photo%20art/towel.jpg

Some more colourisations in the next post

[ChrisH]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/th_d.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/d.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/th_yc1.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/yc1.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/th_bct1.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/bct1.jpg)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/photo%20art/vest.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/photo%20art/yc1-copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/photo%20art/tattoos.jpg

[anna_66]

WOW! Those are really awesome! Your really a great artist Chris:D

[Karen]

I would have taken the further liberty of removing the cigarette from each image, but otherwise, nice job!

[Chica]

Those are really great pictures! You are good!!!!

[Toby's my baby]

Those are great!! You are a great artist!

[dukedogsmom]

If only I were across the table from him in that last one. I wouldn't stay there long, though :D
ETA: I did this one of stacwase's Max. I often wonder about her and how she's doing. Anyone hear from her? I send an email a while back but it never got answered.

[Suki Wingy]

those are wonderful! I mess things up in PS all the time :rolleyes:

[ChrisH]

Aw, I really didn't expect anyone to be very interested, thanks so much everyone! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/Bobby%20Boy/Miscellaneous/Smilies/grouphug.gif


I would have taken the further liberty of removing the cigarette from each image, but otherwise, nice job!
Thanks Karen! :)
The cigarette? Ah, but you see us Depp fans may not actually approve of the smoking but we like the cigarette pictures ... ok, so we're a weird bunch, guess you'd have to have JDOCD to understand. :D

[Barbara]

You are a Photoshop Wizard Chris- and no- I don't mind that it is all Johnny Depp ;)

[Anita Cholaine]

Wow! :D They are really good!

[ChrisH]

Thanks Barbara & Anita! :D


If only I were across the table from him in that last one. I wouldn't stay there long, though :D
ETA: I did this one of stacwase's Max. I often wonder about her and how she's doing. Anyone hear from her? I send an email a while back but it never got answered.
Sorry Val, I missed it first time round, I like that Max pic, very colourful!

Anyone else got some to share!?

[Russian Blue]

I love your work Chris...and I love Depp as well!! I can't wait until July when the next Pirates of the Carribean movie comes out. :D I haven't even figured out how to colour the pics in photoshop yet. That will be a future lesson when I find the time. ;)

My sister's birthday is this month and my mother's birthday is coming up in July. I decided to create something from all the photos we have and this year I'll be focussing on the cottage pictures. Our cottage is like our home and we have had the property in our family for close to 70 years.

This was my first attempt at doing a significant alteration in photoshop. It's the cabin by the lake at our cottage and I'll be doing similar black and white pictures of each building on the property to eventually have a set (we have 5 buildings).

My sister said she wanted a cottage picture for her office at work. I'll be framing the altered picture below this weekend for her.

Here's the orginal pic & the alteration:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/syyren/Alternative/CabinPana.jpg

[ChrisH]

Thats great! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/Bobby%20Boy/Smilies/clapping.gif Thanks for sharing it! :D


I can't wait until July when the next Pirates of the Carribean movie comes out.
Nor me! Have you seen the trailers yet?

Glad you like my work, thank you. :D I have one of the earlier photoshops, version 6, but I think the colouring is a faily easy thing to do, especially if you have other pictures to colour pick from for the skin tone etc. Then all you need is to do lots of layers and have patience! :D

[ChrisH]

Two more :D (I do do other things it's just that right now I'm getting requests for Johnny D pics!)
(click-click)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/Large%20-%20HR/th_1afc6cae.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/Large%20-%20HR/1afc6cae.jpg)< to > http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/photo%20art/th_gina.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/photo%20art/gina.jpg)

and

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/Large%20-%20HR/th_2003-Maxwell-photo.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/Large%20-%20HR/2003-Maxwell-photo.jpg) < to >http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/photo%20art/th_VestB.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/photo%20art/VestB.jpg)

[ChrisH]

If anyone would like me to post my attempt at a tutorial for colouring black & white pictures let me know. Or one for making a feature of something in a colour pic as Russian Blue did of the boat in her Nakita thread.

[slick]

I totally missed this Chris. Thanks for the email.

I do do other things it's just that right now I'm getting requests for Johnny D pics
Yeah...right!!! What is this obsession with JD?? :D You do beautiful work Chris! Maybe you can teach me a thing or two when I get over there next year.

Kass, sorry I missed this. That pic for the sister is beautiful. I only have Adobe Photoshop Starter Edition on my computer. Can I do the what you are doing with that version??

[Russian Blue]

You do beautiful work Chris! Maybe you can teach me a thing or two when I get over there next year.



Awww..no fair. You're able to visit everyone while I sit on the sidelines. Care to sneak me in your luggage? I can go on a diet now and by the time you go see Chris I might just fit! :p I want to travel too.....darn renovations. :rolleyes:

[ChrisH]

This is not photo art as in the sense of the thread but just me having fun with some pictures from pirates. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/Bobby%20Boy/Smilies/pirateslifeforme.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CwmmawrJet/JD/Wallpapers/wp-copy.jpg

p.s.
just in case you are interested - made from three pictures and a background I made...... well, I would have added them but there seems to be something wrong with the attatchment uploading. I'll maybe try again later.

[finn's mom]

I love them! He's so beautiful. :)

[ChrisH]

Thanks Kari, :D and yes, he is isn't he. :)

[swimma253]

Wow awesome Johnny Depp photos! Those look great. :)

Not sure if this is exactly what you are talking about by photo art, bbut this is just something I made out of a pic I took of a dandelion.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/cjswim5/weed.jpg

Heres a picture of myself that I touched up with a purple duo-tone.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/cjswim5/dark.jpg

[Roxyluvsme13]

Ahh.. nice job everyone! I play around in Photoshop all the time, too. ^^
Johnny Depp *drool*

[ChrisH]

Nice work swimma, did you use an action for the first one? :)

Roxyluvsme, got any photo art to share here? :)

[swimma253]

For the first one, I use this tutorial. :)

Tutorial (http://www.pstut.com/tutorial-photo-montage-wallpaper.html)

[ChrisH]

Nice tutorial, but my being lazy I prefer the simpler way, using an already prepared action. :D
The two actions I used in the attached pictures I got from here
http://share.studio.adobe.com/axBrowseSubmit.asp?r=0&c=37&pgsel1=3