View from Taronga Zoo

Thank you! I scanned in real watercolour paper to get the texture right. I simplified the details of my photo, accentuating the edges to imitate the darker line you get when the watercolours bleed together when overlapping. I filled a new layer with the paper texture and experimented with layer blending modes like colour burn until I got the result I was looking for. It takes a lot longer than using effects filters, but I think the results are more realistic.

Definitely!
Great job!

What a deligthful image! Thanks for the details Joshua on the clever way you made this look so much like a watercolour. Stunning stuff!

Very realistic painterly effect.

Very nicely done!

Thanks for the comments!

Bought the card version of this. Love it!

love this , piece hmm scanned in real watercolour paper?? tricky

This is amazing. The watercolour really adds to the feel of the image for me and the mixture of colours is great.

Excellent work, and well worth the trouble
actually looks like a water colour painting

great picture…

Beautiful work !
……..........Were on at the Tap Gallery shortly, so maybe catchya, Graham.
Please forward to everyone who loves visual arts and performance!!!

Greetings! I’d like to invite you to a group art exhibition “ALIVE” featuring 40 Artists and performers @ TAP gallery, 278 Palmer st Darlinghurst – HUGE opening night celebration Saturday 3rd October , 6 – 10PM
The show is an experiment in positive creativity and communication brought to you by Alive Media Australia
Please find below all the details. The event website is up located at www.alivemedia.com.au the opening celebration will be broadcast live from TAP gallery at the same website.
The exhibition runs for 2 weeks, from 29th Sept to Oct 10. Hope to see you there! Thanks and peace.
Tell everyone! This is gonna be fun. ENTRY IS FREE!

Marvelous image and you’re right, your technique does give a much better end result than just using filters. Thanks for letting us in on it.
Trevor Tanner.

Congrats on the homepagefeature!! 20-nov-2009

♥ Beautiful work !!!Congratulations on your homepage feature !!! :D ♥

marvellous! CONGRATULATIONS!!

nicely done Joshua! And nice different perspective of the same place! and congrats on the home page as well. Keep it up!

its stunning! Awesome effect.

Congratulations on being featured on the Red Bubble home page.
November 20th 2009.

such lovely work and colour..huge congratulations too
:)

beautiful!

Wow! What beautiful light. Very well done.

Picked this up from the home page. Beautiful work Josh. You are the Josh from potd way back?

There’s no word can describe this..so beautiful! the composition,the colours..mood and everthing is perfect..i love this so much!!

Thanks for the comments everyone! I haven’t been active on Red Bubble (or any art site) for ages due to work and having two young girls under two, so I was surprised to see an old image on the home page! I’m planning on getting more involved once I leave teaching at the end of this year – and have more time to take photos and create art.
Yes Bill, I’m the Josh from POTD!

It is really a wonderful painting. www.shirleycharlton.com