Patina (ˈpa tə nə) is a film on the surface of bronze or similar metals (produced by oxidation over a long period); a sheen on wooden furniture produced by age, wear, and polishing; or any such acquired change of a surface through age and exposure. On metal, patina is a coating of various chemical compounds such as oxides or carbonates formed on the surface during exposure to the elements (weathering). Patina also refers to accumulated changes in surface texture and colour that result from normal use of an object such as a coin or a piece of furniture over time. / Patinas are restricted to exposed surfaces and are fragile (that is, they can flake off). One reason bronze is so highly valued in statuary is that its patina protects or passivates it against further corrosion. This natural patina is solid and seldom shows a tendency to flake. Brass is also resistant to corrosion, but it is, in the long run, not as attractive since local pitting shows against the shiny background. / source: Wikepedia Dictionary :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patina credits: / MJRANUM for the torso / water and textures (photographs and digital paintings) by yours truly. © 2009 jokiargu creations / All rights rederved
I was playing tonight with a tulip photo I took / ALL profits from sales that I get will go to the Phoenix Appeal
Collab with Ms.Chen Now this one seriously took me a very long time to make. Finally! and Salty was after my life to complete it. PRINT AVAILABLE!!!
© T.Russotto – / My work is NOT public domain and may NOT be used, modified, or changed in any way without my written consent.
This picture is originally my vector illustrations representing two lovely dressed-up in fancy patterns fish having a bubble-day :)
FEATURED WORK… Featured in the group ‘The Woman Photographer’ on the 8th of March 2009
this is a fractal with one of my swan photo’s that I took .. this took me a few days because Its so busy now with all the newborn kittens at the Humane Society and sooo many of them ..I really wish people would get their cats neutered so there wouldn’t be so many homeless kittys and end up in the shelter having more and more kittens …. and sweet as kittens are … if people dont adopt them ...they have a sad existence in a cage for a very long time All money that I make from sales from Red Bubble will go to the / TorontoHumaneSociety
While my scanner is on the blink I’ve been going through some of my photos taken while in Shanghai, China in 2006 and found a few with potential. I don’t think I’ll upload too many as photography isn’t one of my strong points, but it is fun to see what you can do with an image in photoshop. This one was taken while in a river traffic jam, our driver was a real character!
processed from photos I took and CS2 flood View Larger
illusions… / yesterday… tomorrow and memories
All money that I make from sales from Red Bubble will go to the / TorontoHumaneSociety
a little bit of artwork
6 stop HDR
A3 drawing on cartridge paper with G-Tec C4 0.4 pen, which I’ve since found out draws in a 0.2mm line no wonder they take a long time to do. This drawing is influenced by walking by the Sea in Devon on a very cold wet English summer day!
This artwork is the result of working with a fractal program, a photograph and the filters of a graphic program. I tried to find a good balance between composition, transparency and the graphic effects. Hope you like it.
This was originally my pencil drawing, then I changed it on my computer. / (this can be personalized to say whatever you like on it. just bubblemail me) / Animals / Birds / Drawings / Flowers / Water / Holiday / Paintings / Sunsets / Autumn / Macro / Words / seasonal
Merewether Beach, Australia. Photograph taken with a 6 MP Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-S500 and edited in Paint Shop Pro.
this is my drawing of an angel fish in pencil, then I iced it on the computer. / Animals / Birds / Drawings / Flowers / Water / Holiday / Paintings / Sunsets / Autumn
Swimming Girl / pastel & charcoal on acid free pastel paper / / / / / / / / / / /
Nikon D40x with 18-135 mm zoom, handheld from kayak, converted post-production and added hi-contrast.
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