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Digital Airbrush Painting
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Scarification is a means of permanently marking the skin by cutting alone, without the use of pigments. The scars may be lighter or darker than your original skin tone and may raise up (keloid scarring). There are many ways to produce a scar but the cut must always penetrate the dermis if a scar is to be produced. The result depends as much on your skin as the method used. Black skin in particular is very good at producing pronounced keloid scars and this is a popular alternative to tattooing for people with very dark skin, for whom a tattoo might not show up very well. In many parts of Africa these scars are marks of beauty and a way to identify someone belonging to a particular group. Scarification also may mark one’s status as a civilized being, adult, or member of a specific ethnic group or initiation association. I spend a day in his school in a remote village of Benin to work on the Art in All of Us activities (www.artinallofus.org). I had really a great time thanks to the kids creativity. Please see some of their works on Benin Gallery ! hope you enjoy !! All proceeds from sales of pictures will go to the art education project of Art in All of Us (WWW.ARTINALLOFUS.ORG)
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Number 10 diving block at dawn. / Merewether Ocean Baths / Newcastle NSW Australia
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Ten Tips for the Absolute Photoshop CS2 Beginner
by The Gift of Art: Members of A Photographer's CraftSo you’ve finally installed your copy of Photoshop CS2, the one your friends have been raving about for months now and telling you how go…
So you’ve finally installed your copy of Photoshop CS2, the one your friends have been raving about for months now and telling you how good it is and how you won’t be able to live without it. Yet, once installed, you can’t make heads or tails out of it? The language seems so foreign and you have no idea just where to start. Here are 10 very basic tips on getting to know and love Photoshop CS2 – you’ll see that in no time, you’ll agree that your friends are right on this one – you won’t be able to live without it! Let’s begin: / 1. When you open up an image for the first time, make a copy of that image and give it a name. Then promptly close the original image so that you have a record of it. To do this, simply go to the “layers” panel, right click on the background image and then select “duplicate layer” and select “new” in the destination bar. It’s good practise to do this each and every time, so that you maintain a record of the images in their original format, to those that have been edited. 2. Digital cameras use their sensors to see the images we see with our eyes. Sometimes images captured with our cameras aren’t as we remember them. That’s because no matter how sensitive the sensor, they’re still no match for our own eyes. To try and replicate the image we saw with our own eye, we need to tweak the levels, the contrast and the colour. When you’re just starting out, simply select “image” from the toolbar, go to “adjustments”, then select auto levels, auto contrast, and auto colour. You can always undo these steps in the history panel. And when you get more comfortable with PS, you’ll be able to tweak the levels, contrast and colour yourself from that same “adjustment” menu. 3. Is the photo still lacking that little something? Perhaps you need to apply “curves” to it. No, it won’t warp it into something unrecognisable (unless you want it to…) curves will simply help with the tonal range of your image. If your image is lacking contrast, it could be that the curve is a little flat. To remedy this go to “image” in the drop down menu, select “adjustment” then “curves”, a graph will display and you will want to make that line follow an “S” shape. As you’re tweaking it, watch the changes on your image, then simply select ok when you’re done. / 4. Now, speaking of warping images. You’ve taken that perfect shot of that sunset. Compositionally it’s perfect, the colours to die for, but your horizon is crooked. Do you delete the image? No, of course not! Do you live with the image as is? No, of course not! To correct something like a crooked horizon line, go to “Select” in the toolbar, select ‘all” – you should have marching ants surrounding your image (hoorah!), go to “edit” in the toolbar and select “transform” from the menu. Now you have a selection of different methods of transforming your image – and it will depend what you want to do with it as to which method you choose. For this example, let’s select “skew”, then use your cursor to straighten up that horizon. When you’re done, just hit enter, the computer will have a think and you’re done. 5. If you’re still not sure whether that horizon is straight or you simply want to see if you’re following the “rule of thirds”, then go to “view” in your toolbar, select “show” then “grid” – these gridlines will tell you just how straight the lines in your image really are. / / 6. Get to know and love “Layers”. That is the one big mystery that catches beginners in PS time and time again. I’m sure volumes can be written about Layers alone, as they are crucial in turning an ordinary image into a WOW image. Layers means that you can divide your creation into different parts by assigning these parts to different layers. Different “layer effects” can be applied that can enhance your image, and you can blend more than one image together to create a totally new image – this is all possible by using layers. If I have an image of a flower and the background isn’t especially pleasing, then I can create a layer, position this above the flower image, select a brush and colour of my choice and begin to paint on that new blank layer. You haven’t destroyed the flower image, and any excess painting can simply be erased. Which brings me to the next point, 7. Make “Layer Masks” your next best friend to using layers. Using the analogy of painting a more interesting background for your flowers, there is an icon in your layers palette – the circle in a square, select that icon and you will see it will appear on the layer you had active. Making sure that the mask is the active of the two images on that layer, now select the “eraser” tool and make sure that the colour selection in your toolbox is set to black and white. White will erase what you have painted, and the black will add the paint back again. What this means, is that you won’t lose the image as it stands. There is nothing worse than making changes, finding you don’t like them, then finding you have to start all over again as the history panel has only gone back so far. Using layers and layer masks will help save a lot of time and effort, as what they do is act as a record for each editing change you make on your image. 8. Again discussing layers, don’t be afraid to select a choice other than “normal” when applying layers. One effect that is popular and creates a dreamy, diffused effect to your image, is the “Orton Effect”. To do this, you will need to duplicate your background image. Now with your duplicate, go to your “filters” toolbar and select “blur” then “Gaussian blur”, depending on your image and the effect, choose any number of pixels here. The greater the pixels, the more diffused and exaggerated the effect. Select ok, then go to the layers panel, select “multiply” and you now have a soft, dreamy, moody image. Selecting other effects such as overlay, soft light, hard light and so on will yield you different results, so have a play with the effects. You can always tone it down by moving the slider from 100% opacity to a lower amount. 9. Could your images use a little more sharpness to them? There are several ways of sharpening your image, but for me the easiest and most effective is the “High Pass” method. Begin with your background image, then duplicate. Go to the “filters” toolbar and select “other” from the drop down menu, then select “high pass”. Here is where you don’t want to overdo it. Only select between 1 and 2 pixels for a realistic look. The image shown should be quite grey with only the sharpest areas highlighted. Select ok, then in the layers palette, select “overlay” and your image is now sharper and crisper. If you still want to retain some areas that aren’t as crisp, simply apply a layer mask and erase the part of the high pass image you don’t want (remember to make sure you’re erasing the mask, and not the image). 10. Lastly, don’t be afraid to explore and play with his wonderful program – it has so much to offer, that these 10 basic steps really don’t even do it justice, but they’re a way to slowly introduce you to the joys of Photoshop. Keep a pen and notebook beside you so that you can record your steps and discoveries – there’s nothing worse than trying to remember exactly what you did last time. / Most importantly, have fun, enjoy and create!
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www.cathleentarawhiti.co.nz People/Portraiture HDR Photography Macro Photography Architecture Collaborations Skyscapes Animals/Birds/Insects Street Art Street Photography Everyday Objects Seascapes/Rivers/All Water Summer Photography Odd/Unusual Flowers/Plants/Trees Landscapes New Zealand Abstract Humour Black and White Photography
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It was freezing
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Enjoy this one! You can interpret this any way you choose to. / / / On a night like tonight / you saved my life / Red and green / wet shoes slip on refracted lights Running faster than my legs can take me / Shouting louder than my lungs allow me Why has the river flood / Still gotta die for someone / Feel my embrace now / Feel my embrace now Light a match, / bring the flame over to your eye / Slipping past, you won’t see me before you die / Breaking down our sleep, my head’s still aching / This war is killing you and all around me Why has the river flood / Still gotta die for someone / Feel my embrace now / Feel my embrace now You go, go, go, go Why has the river flood / Still gotta die for someone / Feel my embrace now / Feel my embrace now -Panu / (an Aussie band) / Thanks Ninaji for recommending me these lyrics!
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The Ten Red Indian Commandments
by dawndaviesTreat this earth and all who dwell thereon with respect.
Written commandments set down in the 1800’s by top Red Indian chiefs for the benifit of all mankind.
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Digital Airbrush Painting
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Digital Airbrush Painting
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Digital Airbrush Painting
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Fort Amherst is located at the entrance of St. John’s Harbor opposite Signal Hill across the Narrows’. The Fort was built in the 1770’s to defend the entrance of the Narrows’. Gun placements were used at The Fort during WWII to protect the harbor from German U-boats. In 1813 a lighthouse was built at Fort Amherst and was to be the first permanent lighthouse established in Newfoundland. It operated until 1835 but was then replaced by a new structure in 1852, which was demolished in the early 1950’s to make way for the new lighthouse which is seen today. / More in this series / / / / / / / / Visit my website On The Rock Photography
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Graphite drawing inspired by Picasso’s African mask’s. This became a simple cubist head experiment where I wanted to portray as many heads as possible by hiding their obvious were about’s. The intial perspective is two and a half head’s but closer inspection reveal’s ten. These hidden feature’s gave the drawing a wider perspective with exterior narrative.
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Digital Airbrush
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Hand Painted Digital Airbrush
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Exhibitionist; Hello, my name is Cathleen and I'm....
by Cathleen TarawhitiGreat week; having my first exhibition with graphic art…
Great week; having my first exhibition with graphic artist, Marion Chastelas – she does mixed media collages. Opening night rocked. Sold Top Ten Favourite Men , For All Ages and Brokeback Mansion which wasn’t in the exhibition but goodo. Marion entertained us with her original songs and one of the guys from her band and my children behaved beautifully :) It’s open daily from 10am to 4pm on Sunday. I’m doing the 10 -1pm shift and some forced study. And a bit of dvd watching. Friends are great., especially the ones with portable dvd players. The photo’s are a bit cruddy as I was shy, yes shy, but you get the jist :)
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ten posts in the water at St Kilda Marina, Melbourne. visit my website, galleria mancuso
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Sales @ Ten Weeks (two new tshirt sales!!)
by Karin Taylor___ / FIRST BIT OF NEWS / ___ I sold two tees Yay (one last night and one this morning!!!!!) Two Late…
___ / FIRST BIT OF NEWS / ___ I sold two tees Yay (one last night and one this morning!!!!!) Two Latest Designs sold (with many thanx) to beautiful fellow bubblebees Firstly, last night some time Liesl Yvette Wilson an aussie artist living in London who does gorgeous children’s illustrations (please pay her a visit !!) purchased my latest Kokeshi Doll Autumn TShirt: ...and NEXTLY, SalsBells69 a fellow bubblebee and wonderful photographer from Australia, purchased my other latest tee design Fantasy Island Retro TShirt: I have been really down lately, and these two sales have boosted my spirits enormously, a very big thank you to my two special buyers Leisl and Sal :) thanx guys! _________ NEX BIT OF NEWS * ( / i see you’re still here, thanx so much for hangin’ round for next bit) / ________ Hi fellow bubblebees, I joined red bubble community on or around about the 7th February 2008 (near on 10 weeks ago) i think :) i never know what today’s date is even tho it’s apparently right here on my computer screen…i am really a computer illiterate in many many ways (sh don’t tell anyone that lol) – my friend frozenfa knows this only too well :) Just me with a special update…for a while now I’ve ummed and ahhhed as to whether to share or not about sales and figures…when i first started bubbling i was so excited i couldn’t help but share good news…but as time’s gone by, I’ve noticed the ups and downs emotionally that we all go through over the good and bad times. I think all of us struggle terribly when no-one’s buying our work, and I’ve had an immense struggle with it myself. When no-one’s buying you think, okay, it’s all over bar the shout, i’m finished, i’m washed up, i wanna get out of this cruel game which is a roller coaster ride to say the least I’ve watched friends many times feel despairing, and I know that feeling so well. So sometimes sharing about sales and views can crush someone else’s spirit, or it can spur them on to become more and more determined to win the big prize :) I feel seeing someone else’s success does both these things to me. I’m not sure how the rest of you are going with your sales and progress, i’m told some even make close to a living from selling their work here…...I’m far from that goal ….. but we must continue to encourage one another all the more if some are feeling low and flailing, there are so many wonderful artists here, and i see they have no comments on their work, or just one and i wonder why is that? I have been so encouraged by this wonderful community and the warm sentiments fill my heart with joy and put a spring in my step, i can assure you all of that :) and I wanted to say thank you to everyone for being like, my extended family of brothers and sisters :) Anyway, I’ve been keeping quiet about sales and views for a while…..i wonder whether if you’re doing well..people will drop you off their watchlist….or if you’re doing not so well, people let you go anyway, i really don’t know…. But i try to be honest about who i am, so i’ve decided to lay it on the table today….and here are my stats :) Ten Weeks on Red Bubble art views 25,045 / clothing views 7,350 card sales 25 / tshirt sales 12 / _print sales _ 1 total sales* 38 translated $$$’s $163.48 ________ FINALE _ (if you’re still awake and stuck with me til this / point, i must applaud and congratulate and send you / big hugs and thanx :)_ ________ I’ve been very busy lately, as i was commissioned by some folks in United States to create some designs for a business proposal…don’t think i can say much more than that…but stay tuned as it could turn into something big….and that would be very cool :) thanks for listening to my guff everyone, love yas all :) big hugs from Karin xo
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Digital Airbrush Painting
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Spirit Walks Challenge Finalists
by DamianThe ten groups involved in the Spirit Walks Challenge have decided their winning entries, and they are now open for a public vote for…
The ten groups involved in the Spirit Walks Challenge have decided their winning entries, and they are now open for a public vote for an overall winner. Thanks to all of the members of Practising the Dark Arts; Blood Red – All things vampiric; Monsters Ink; THE PHANTASMAGORICAL; Short stories – Spherical Scriptings; 1 In The Beginning – Ancient Practices; Fantasy Art; The Art of 3D; Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales and Flash Fiction. The challenge attracted 105 entries, made up of 34 written works and 71 images. Not bad for 10 days! There is AUS$20 for the overall image winner, and AUS$20 for the overall writing winner. Runners-up in the writing and image section will recieve a copy of the In the Moment publication. The writing finalists are In The Beginning – Ancient Practices / (1) Alison Pearce with The Last Leaves of Autumn Blood Red – All Things Vampiric / (2) Empress with To Tempt A Taste Fantasy Art / (3) Alison Pearce with Finding the Faery Flash Fiction / (4) Anne van Alkemade with Happy Samhain Monsters Ink / (5) Damian with Blood Spilt Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales / (6) Damian with The Wild Hunt Practising the Dark Arts / (7) Alison Pearce with Spirit Waters Short Stories – Spherical Scriptings / (8) Miri with Schoolgirl Error The image finalists are In The Beginning – Ancient Practices / (1) Helene Kippert with Circle magic / Blood Red – All Things Vampiric / (2) Melanie Dooley with Black Widow / Fantasy Art / (3) F.M. Gore-Kelly with Little Witch / Monsters Ink / (4) Ravenor with Dark Invocation / Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales / (5) Angela Barnett with Samhain Goddess : The Crone / Practising the Dark Arts / (6) Geoff Coleman with Ianus Semitas / THE PHANTASMAGORICAL / (7) colin with Samhain / The Art of 3D / (8) GoofyFoot with Remorseless Appetite / Voting has closed The Winners are here You can go and have a look around the groups that participated below. / 1 In The Beginning – Ancient Practices / Blood Red – All Things Vampiric / Fantasy Art / Flash Fiction / Monsters Ink / Myths, Legends, and Fairy Tales / Practising the Dark Arts / Short Stories – Spherical Scriptings / THE PHANTASMAGORICAL / The Art of 3D
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Make a statement this election year. Christians know that prayer changes things, even world events. This design was inspired by the “change” platform a certain candidate maintains. Our faith should not be pinned upon a political party, but upon our God, who commands our destinies. Pray hard. † © Christopher Heidt 2008 “Christians are the Bible that sinners read.” E.M. Bounds
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