"Vintage Truck and Arches" PicsArt App

I utilized PicsArt App for this image today and yesterday. I began working on it on my tablet. I layered two photos of the Truck and Arches.

I applied enhanced color, and saturation to the truck,  then I added a watercolor filter. I took the Arches photo and added it. I resized the image of the Arches to fit the Truck. I changed the opacity, to allow the Truck to show through, using the property Overlay.

I next used the painting tools on the Truck. Slightly more color depth for the next step,  I hand painted it. I used the Text tool for my name and year.

I saved at various times before the final product. "Vintage Truck and Arches."

Vintage Truck and Arches 

"White Bicycle with Flowers in a Field" PicsArt App Plus

White Bicycle with Flowers in a Field

I have been garnering some photographs from various sources, and unfortunately, I did not keep track of the sources. This image was started on my Tablet in the PicsArt App. I applied a few different filters. First, I used the Artistic Watercolor filter increasing the color a bit. I also used the Fx filter HDR1 for that sharpness on the White Bicycle and Flowers. I added my name and year with the Text tools. I saved that large image, and it backed up to my Google Photos.

I downloaded the image to my computer. Opening in Paint.NET,  I adjusted the Saturation to 110. Then I used the Curves tool to add color depth to the piece. I saved this iteration.

Opening in Corel PhotoPaint, I resampled the image. 120dpi 1220 X 813 pixels, I saved as an Optimized JPG with 75 compression, and 25 smoothing.

I enjoy using the PicsArt App on my Tablet and combining the image creation with programs on my computer.

"Graffiti Building and Overpass" Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4 - Corel PSP Pro X3

Graffiti Building and Overpass

I was cleaning up my Hard Drive and came across some photographs not in my Picasa listed folders. I opened this one of the "Building and Overpass with Graffiti ," with Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4. I auto-painted it using a Watercolor setting with color set to Intense. I saved the 300dpi file and reopened with Corel PSP Pro X3.

There I added a 50 pixel border and a Film frame then an Ornate Picture Frame. I saved that larger file and resized for display.

I opened with Corel PhotoPaint and added my signature and saved with a little more compression.

Listening --- Kenny Chesney --- Live Those Songs Again

Exercise in Digital Manipulation and Auto Cloning - Painter 11 - Paint.NET

"Exercise in Digital Manipulation and Cloning," is today's image for display. I opened the photograph of a Koi Pond, taken by myself, in Paint.NET. I applied the Effects> Artistic> Oil Painting> filter to the image. Then I applied the Kuwahara Filter Modified to it for an even more painterly appearance.

Saving that file I decided to try cloning it in Painter 11, so I opened it there and did a quick clone with an ocher background. I selected the Artists brushes, first the Sargent brush and Auto Cloned. This gave me a light image. I also used the Van Gogh brush, and the Impressionist brush concurrently on the image.

I applied the Surface Texture Image Luminance, altering the Light Direction and the Amount of Depth of the texturing. I saved the iterative large file. I reopened in PhotoPaint to use Filter Forge's Photo Effects Vibrance on the painting. I also applied Filter Forge's watercolor framing to it with a forest green color and increased roughness.

I resampled the large file for display here, in PhotoPaint.

Listening ---- Kirk Mathew Gatzka ---- Warm and Green

Playing On The Floor - Painter 11 - PhotoPaint

"Playing On The Floor," is painted from a photograph I took laying on the floor with my Grandson, playing. I used my Canon Rebel XTi DSLR and proceeded to use my imaging programs to work on the image.

I first opened it in PhotoPaint and used the Local Equalization for high contrasts. Saving that large file I reopened in Painter 11 and began to create a muck up using the quick clone, with an ocher background. I used the Auto Van Gogh brushstrokes to make that and used the soft clone tool for the eyes, mouth and nose.

I selected so many differing brushes, some Acrylics some Oils some Digital Watercolors that I don't remember all the order I chose them in. I just painted away some times cloning other times not. I do remember using the liquid ink brush for the eye color a bright blue.

For the background I selected the Hurricane Distortion brush and the Marbling Rake for the background and foreground respectively. I generally softened or blurred the muck up with paint or distortion.

Back in PhotoPaint I adjusted the Tone Curve to brighten, upped the color saturation by 7 for a boost. I applied Filter Forge's watercolor frame, sizing it down a bit. And gave the piece a 20 pixel black border.

To complete the image I reopened it in Painter 11 and Applied Surface Texture Image Luminance for some brushstroke and framing textures. I lightened the effect so as not to make the image pixelated.

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Now playing: Kenny Loggins - Playing With The Boys
via FoxyTunes

Onions 89 Cents - Produce Shopping

A simple image post today. "Onions 89 Cents," is the title. As you can see the image is one of warm colors and depth. The original photograph was taken by my son Keir M. Gatzka in the Lansing, Michigan area, while produce shopping.

I used Paint.NET Effects> Artistic> Ink Sketch> on it after resizing it for the web. I upped the color all the way up. In PhotoPaint I used the Tone Curve to add depth to the piece. And using Filter Forge's Freepack 3 I added a warm colored watercolor frame. To that I added a 10 pixel black border and my signature in black as well.

In Painter 8 I applied Apply Surface Texture> Image Luminance> to the whole piece for a good texture. (see the larger version by clicking on the thumbnail.)

All in all a simple digital manipulation of a great photograph, keeping it warm and inviting.

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Now playing: Blind Blake - West Coast Blues
via FoxyTunes

Just a quick stop by the blog to post. I have been looking through my photographs of mountains and I found this one of an old bridge with the mountains in the background.

I opened the image in Corel's PhotoPaint and I made some adjustments to it. First I upped the saturation by 11 keeping the hue and lightness the same.

I then used KPT' Collection Pyramid Paint filter on it to give it a watercolor appearance.

I like the way the old bridge gives the eye a way to move around the image, at a slight angle. But the horizon is level as you move beyond the bridge to the mountains and river behind.

I have other mountain photographs I may post here as well.