WDEJan07/11 sheep and swans

[bluelilac]

I made it! I really made myself sit down to focus and to finish something. I have found it so hard to get back here. Today and yesterday I worked on these images.

This was fiddley. It started as a vector file and then into Painter where i used the pastels and coloured pencil brushes with my little Wacom Bamboo Fun Tablet and pen.
When the above was finaly complete, on a curious note I hit the Woodcut effect selection and enter and this is what the computer did with it. I think it is rather fun. I'd love to know what you think of this?



And then I moved onto swans


And I tried the woodcut effect and then...


I am glad I tried working with these lovely images this week. Thank you for the beautiful photos this week. I love to get your thoughts and comments. It is late and I will come back tomorrow to see who I have not yet checked out. It is such a great group this week.

[connievanwinssen]

Great job on both! I like the woodcut filter best on the sheep.

[missswiss]

Originally Posted by connievanwinssen

Great job on both! I like the woodcut filter best on the sheep.

This was my thought on it too.

[Charlie's Mum]

I think these are super MJ - I can see all the work in the sheep - very labour-intensive, but certainly worth it!
Then the swans, again a lot of cp detail in them. Absolutely love the water effect and colours used in that - love that little painting!

The woodcut effect is superb and both will make greatcards don't you think?

I'm glad you managed to find time to gget back here MJ - thanks so much for the lovely work!

[Desiree]

I love the woodcut filter on the sheep the best, its wonderful. I am actually doing some lino block carving and this is right up my alley. What a great way to take some of my sketches or paintings and see it already done!!!

[carol_lee]

I also like the sheep woodcut version best....they all are great!!!

[Toshiko Tanimoto]

So interesting taste!Really these are like woodcut.So nice!!

[Deano]

They're all great, Mary! Love the directional strokes.
The woodcuts are powerful works that seem to turn back time!!

[Scotkatidid]

Originally Posted by Deano

They're all great, Mary! Love the directional strokes.
The woodcuts are powerful works that seem to turn back time!!

I have to agree with the above MJ - love the sheep woodcut the best! Also nice to see you back and thanks for the comments on my redo of the truck!

[Valri Ary]

Yes yes...the woodcut filter is SUPER for the sheep! Looks like you can start printing cards right now!!

[CerraAngel]

I like all four of them BlueLilac.

[Turpintine45]

Really good on all of them. The woodcut on the sheep really works. Very interesting to see the different efects. Jen

[eyepaint]

Cool! I love the detail of the first versions and the style of the second, woodcut, version

[skappy]

Very good the sheeps are great i really like the swans and the way you did the water the woodcut filter wors well on both but i like the swans better without it
Robert

[bluelilac]

Thank you all for coming by to see my sheep and swans. I really had fun with them. Maybe I will makes some cards of these woodcut images. they were such a surprise when they popped up on the screen. The base images took a chunk of time as I drew those little lines and played with colours but the woodcut effect was just a whim and a click. Sometimes the computer takes my breath away when it makes things happen like that. But there is nothing like the real thing is there? real paint on real paper.
But I have to admit I am becoming addicted to digital because it is so clean and there is such a colour choice among many other things.
Yikes I am talking too much.
Have a great week!