Zhang Ziyi on Ice

[PerezDesignGroup]

I was feeling artsy today. I heavily manipulated an image of Zhang Ziyi. The original can be found here (http://www.superiorpics.com/zhang_ziyi/pictures1.html) (last one on the left). Thoughts or comments?
http://art.smugmug.com/photos/7636766-L.jpg

[lynnma]

I was feeling artsy today. I heavily manipulated an image of Zhang Ziyi. The original can be found here (http://www.superiorpics.com/zhang_ziyi/pictures1.html) (last one on the left). Thoughts or comments?

Very cool! excuse the pun... I like it..

http://art.smugmug.com/photos/7636766-S.jpg

[pathfinder]

I was feeling artsy today. I heavily manipulated an image of Zhang Ziyi. The original can be found here (http://www.superiorpics.com/zhang_ziyi/pictures1.html) (last one on the left). Thoughts or comments?
http://art.smugmug.com/photos/7636766-L.jpg
Cool - Now you did it!!! Now you've gotta tell us HOW you did it!

[damonff]

It's beautiful...

[PerezDesignGroup]

Thank you for the kind words everyone. Making this image took several hours. If I remember correctly, I used the Plastic filter to start out. Then I killed all the channels except for Blue. Then I moved back to RGB and started painting in the shadows and highlights with my tablet. Once I was happy (and tired) I moved on with a bunch of smudging. And I do mean a bunch of smudging. And damonfff thanks for the post at FM. I thought I would get more feeedback over there due to the traffic but I shoulda stuck with good ole Dgrin. I'll take quality over quantity anytime.

[wxwax]

PDG, that's pdg. I really like the effect. Not sure what you mean about smudging. I guess I'll have to try it and see for myself. I'm toying with ideas for a band poster, this one's worth a try. Your execution is excellent.

[PerezDesignGroup]

PDG, that's pdg. I really like the effect. Not sure what you mean about smudging. I guess I'll have to try it and see for myself. I'm toying with ideas for a band poster, this one's worth a try. Your execution is excellent. Sorry for the vagueness. A lot of this was actual drawing. I used primarily the brush tool with pressure sensitivity on. I sampled the darkest colors in the pic for my hard lines and the mid for, well, the mids. :D

Afterwards, in order to get the smoothness going, I used the Smudge Tool in Photoshop CS. It's hidden away in there somewhere along with the Blur tool (eyedrop looking thingee). The smudge tool really pulled the image together nicely.

[wxwax]

You knw what just clicked? This is a legitmate work of art on your part. It's your interpretation of the original photo, not just the use of some PS effects that anyone could recreate. It's a testimony to your creativity and your skill. I couldn't hope to replicate the results - the result is uniquely the result of your talent. And it's wonderful. :bow Thanks for sharing it, PDG.

[cmr164]

I was feeling artsy today. I heavily manipulated an image of Zhang Ziyi. The original can be found here (http://www.superiorpics.com/zhang_ziyi/pictures1.html) (last one on the left). Thoughts or comments?
http://art.smugmug.com/photos/7636766-S.jpg
:clap:bow:clap:bow:clap words fail me.

[PerezDesignGroup]

You knw what just clicked? This is a legitmate work of art on your part. It's your interpretation of the original photo, not just the use of some PS effects that anyone could recreate. It's a testimony to your creativity and your skill. I couldn't hope to replicate the results - the result is uniquely the result of your talent. And it's wonderful. :bow Thanks for sharing it, PDG.
:clap:bow:clap:bow:clap words fail me.
Nicest words anyone's ever spoken about my work. Thank you. I mean it. :thumb