[Leica] IMG: Sentience

[montoid at earthlink.net (Montie Talbert)]

Got your point, maybe I stopped too soon, try this one.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/montoid/Sentience-III.jpg.html

Montie


-----Original Message-----
>From: George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>
>Sent: Nov 3, 2010 2:35 PM
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Sentience
>
>I've already acknowledged
>that I like the design and compositional elements.
>
>"if this were a charcoal drawing"
>I may (or may not) be enjoying the artistry of the drawing.
>
>Drawings depend on the work of the hands in coordination with the eyes.
>'tis that which makes them beautiful (when successful).
>Which is why I asked about (and indirectly suggested) the wacom tablet.
>
>Photoshop filters don't instantly turn digital photo files into charcoal 
>drawings (not even close).
>(even when the filter's labeled "charcoal").
>It requires knowing what a charcoal drawing actually looks like.
>Then working the photograph far enough to move away from the aesthetics of 
>a photograph
>and towards the aesthetics of a charcoal drawing.
>
>The problem (for me) is that the filter effect has taken over the 
>aesthetics in your example.
>The image "looks like" it's attempting to "be" something other than a 
>photograph;
>yet does not reach that goal.
>An actual charcoal drawing does not attempt to "look like" a charcoal 
>drawing.
>
>This tutorial appears to achieve the goal may you may be attempting to 
>achieve:
><http://www.dphotojournal.com/charcoal-drawing-with-photoshop/>
>Not sure it succeeds either because the images are so small.
>
>YMMV
>
>Regards,
>George Lottermoser 
>george at imagist.com
>http://www.imagist.com
>http://www.imagist.com/blog
>http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>
>
>
>
>
>On Nov 3, 2010, at 12:06 PM, Montie Talbert wrote:
>
>> Step back for a moment, what would you think if this were a 
>> charcoal drawing and not a photograph??  Be as objective as
>> possible!
>> 
>> Montie
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>
>>> Sent: Nov 3, 2010 12:47 PM
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Sentience
>>> 
>>> and I'm not aware of
>>> any "return tiny section to medium format quality" PS filters
>>> (yet).
>>> 
>>> ;~)
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> George Lottermoser 
>>> george at imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com
>>> http://www.imagist.com/blog
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Nov 3, 2010, at 11:33 AM, Montie Talbert wrote:
>>> 
>>>> The comp and light play were there...quality was not;  ;-)
>>> 
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