Ldina Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Something a bit different for me. I wanted to try simulating an oil painting effect (at least on the rabbit), using Designer and the pixel persona. The sky was created using a Procedural Texture in Affinity Photo. The foreground foliage was created using some of @DelN's Nature Brushes and some that I created myself. (Thanks again for sharing, DelN!! Some great brushes and textures.) I created two versions using different skies. I like the colorful one, but the blue sky makes the rabbit stand out more. I'm curious which one others prefer? Anyway, hope you like it. Alfred, dannyg9, StuartRc and 1 other 4 Quote 2024 MacBook Pro M4 Max, 48GB, 1TB SSD, Sequoia OS, Affinity Photo/Designer/Publisher v1 & v2, Adobe CS6 Extended, LightRoom v6, Blender, InkScape, Dell 30" Monitor, Canon PRO-100 Printer, i1 Spectrophotometer, i1Publish, Wacom Intuos 4 PTK-640 graphics tablet
DelN Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Nice work. I love the psychodelic rabbit! 😀 I keep coming back to look at them, and really can't make up my mind which I prefer. They both look like they have a watercolour wash as the background, the first one being rather more of an 'acid trip' or 'aurora borealis' background, the second one just as it's getting dark... He's great though. Like an artist's palette... Ldina 1 Quote
Ldina Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 @DelN Thanks. I've noticed that how large an image is displayed on my monitor (or iPhone/iPad) and which version I view first often skews my preferences with many images, not just this one. What catches my eyes, background colors, ambient lighting, etc, all make a difference in my perception. I like them both. The 'acid trip' was courtesy of a Procedural Texture filter. I'm new to digital (and traditional) painting and I'm experimenting at this point. DelN 1 Quote 2024 MacBook Pro M4 Max, 48GB, 1TB SSD, Sequoia OS, Affinity Photo/Designer/Publisher v1 & v2, Adobe CS6 Extended, LightRoom v6, Blender, InkScape, Dell 30" Monitor, Canon PRO-100 Printer, i1 Spectrophotometer, i1Publish, Wacom Intuos 4 PTK-640 graphics tablet
DelN Posted January 26 Posted January 26 Experimenting... That's what I find myself doing all the time. My mind is working on stuff I've not started yet when I'm not even sitting at the laptop... 🙂 Ldina 1 Quote
Alfred Posted January 26 Posted January 26 15 hours ago, Ldina said: I like the colorful one, but the blue sky makes the rabbit stand out more. I'm curious which one others prefer? I like them both, but I prefer the one with the colourful sky. I don’t think that splash of extra colours detracts in any way from the rabbit’s appearance or its ability to stand out; if anything, it complements the colourfulness of the main subject. Ldina 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen)
Alfred Posted January 26 Posted January 26 11 hours ago, Ldina said: I'm experimenting at this point I venture to suggest that this experiment was a huge success. DelN and Ldina 1 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen)
LionelD Posted January 26 Posted January 26 @Ldina I prefer one with the colorful sky. Regards Ldina 1 Quote
Ldina Posted January 26 Author Posted January 26 7 hours ago, Alfred said: I venture to suggest that this experiment was a huge success. Thanks, Alfred. I appreciate the encouragement. Alfred 1 Quote 2024 MacBook Pro M4 Max, 48GB, 1TB SSD, Sequoia OS, Affinity Photo/Designer/Publisher v1 & v2, Adobe CS6 Extended, LightRoom v6, Blender, InkScape, Dell 30" Monitor, Canon PRO-100 Printer, i1 Spectrophotometer, i1Publish, Wacom Intuos 4 PTK-640 graphics tablet
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