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Lali
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# Posted: 7 Mar 08 23:39 - Edited by: Lali
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In the past I used a drawing effect on a few pics I made. I printed those pics on common paper, and it looked great, just like a true drawing. I used the »drawings« for presents for those who were photographed and it was always a big success.
Just a few days ago I was fulling around with one of my photos »down by the river«, and I came on to an idea that it would be nice to ad some »true« parts of the photo on a drawing.
I was thrilled with the experiment and I like the result wery much. I know that those things a mostly the metter of taste, but I would really like to see your opinions and maybe also some of your pics which are intersting manipulated .
Three little kittens playing; the original photo is one of my favorites but it was unnoticed here on woophy, so I decided to try with the same tehnique as with the previous one.
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spark
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# Posted: 8 Mar 08 02:00
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A great idea,very good work well done.
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Martin de Rijk
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# Posted: 8 Mar 08 09:22
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Hi Lali, I like the grafic effect on the first one very much although I'm not such a fan of this effect. IMHO as a comic book fan, a drawing has to have been drawn 
The second one looks a bit odd to me as if the kitten is wounded.
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Lali
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# Posted: 8 Mar 08 09:44
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@Martin, oh yes the drawing has to be drawn, but unfortunately I can not draw 
Wound?? I guess you a refering to the paw in the middle ...
Anyway, I apreciate your opinon, thanks!
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Vidar S
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# Posted: 8 Mar 08 09:55
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I think I've allready commented your top picture. Very good, but i agree with Martin about the cat. I aslo thought it looked like it was wounded until I studied the picture. Not so lucky with it imo, but the top one went into my favourites. 
Regards
Vidar
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pansa
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# Posted: 8 Mar 08 10:56
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Very nice effect in the first one. Like it very much. Good idea to combine drawing with reality.
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Oscar_
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# Posted: 8 Mar 08 12:31
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Very good idea, like the first picture with the mixture of drawing and a small part of real picture.
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Dieuwertje
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# Posted: 8 Mar 08 17:34
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Hi Lali I agree withthe others, the first one is very good, but the cats I don't like at this way.
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TBM
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# Posted: 8 Mar 08 18:49
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But the picture of the cats has very strong potential. I like it very much, let's say it is still a work in progress. Remove the "wound", apply the effect to the other paw and to the ear of the cat in the foreground, and I bet it will be a hit!
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Lali
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# Posted: 8 Mar 08 22:58 - Edited by: Lali
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@everybody thank you, you've all been very helpful. I am very proud that the first picture got so many positive critiques. And I am amazed how blind can an author sometimes be; becouse I know that pic of kittens so well, l Iwould never thought that the paw could look like a wound, and I must admit that I still can not see that, it looks a bit to aggressivly real to me and that is it. I apreciate your reviews very much!
Now I will delete those cats from my portfolio and folow the wise advice of TBM. The only thing that bothers me is that than there be red x instead of picture but that's the way it is.
Just another question, maybe a bit odd but anyway; do you think that a series of pics in that tehnique would be to much for my woophy collection ? I know that a lot of people actually do not like the use of effects but I became rather enthusiastic about it...
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trudy tuinstra
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# Posted: 8 Mar 08 23:56
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you can always try and if it doesnot work you can remove them, why not. I like at your first picture, i like it very much, and i am sorry i cannot see the other, because you removed it. I have no idea of that picture now. Just give it a try, nothing can happen. The comments only can help to become an even better photographer. And you made very good pictures untill now.
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Lali
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# Posted: 9 Mar 08 01:23
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@Trudy the photo is back, but there is also a new version, and I hope this one is better.
old one
new one, with much much softer colours and without the paw in the middle
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spark
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# Posted: 9 Mar 08 02:49
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Much better,well done i like the effect.
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Vidar S
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# Posted: 9 Mar 08 07:51
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You've just healed the cat!
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Lali
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# Posted: 10 Mar 08 07:51
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@Vidar; 
I made a few new pics in this tehnique, but for now I uploaded only this one
At first I didn't meant to put it on the forum, but on the second thought why not, that's whay I opened this topic...
@everybody; still hope to see your experiments
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Dieuwertje
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# Posted: 10 Mar 08 17:55
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Hi Lali, the cats are better now, but IMO the paw is stil a bit disturbing because all other lines lines are soft.
The one of the child is beautiful. Can you tell what technique it is?
Regards Dieuwertje
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TBM
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# Posted: 10 Mar 08 19:28
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And here are some of my X-files!
I am working on a series of pics of "marina houses in Liguria", heavily photoshopped. I have printed them in large format (50x70) and they look great that way (seeing them on screen is not the same thing...). The colours and the details (the windows, the people, the drying laundry etc.) are well highlighted by the effect. I'd like to know your opinion.
Strange to say, I've made them for the same reason Martin won't like them: because they look like a comic strip...
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trudy tuinstra
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# Posted: 10 Mar 08 19:55
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@ Lali. I like the second version of the cats very much, i like the picture with the child also.
@TBM. In this version it looks a lot like a photo, i think very large it is more like a painting. I think when you are working this way with pictures your more an artist then a photografer.
I like these results. But I have not made up my mind about were taking pictures stops and making paintings starts, and i am still not sure what to think about it.
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Vidar S
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# Posted: 10 Mar 08 20:17
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Lali, Hi!
Looks like you've inspired a lot of people here! 
My experiment, but I've only used software. (Yeah. I'm cheating! ) 
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Lali
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# Posted: 10 Mar 08 22:30
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@Dieuwertje; it is nothing special, I just turn the photo in to a drawing with the use of special effect and then I add the »true« parts of the photo.
@TBM; Fantastic colours, really very beautiful….great effect
@Trudy; I think that all photographers are artists, for me to photograph means to make art
@Vidar; I must admit that I am not quite shure what you meant with »I only used software«, didn't we all …and to be honest, I think you'll have to put a bit more effort in to this experiment 
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