Many of our faithful followers are familiar with our Digital Abstractions. These are photographs that we modify in Photoshop to produce artistic images that have abstract and or impressionistic character. If you haven't seen this work before please check out some examples at:
http://www.mcfineartphoto.com/digital_abstractions/
Many people have asked us how we create these images but it is very difficult to answer because each image is different. There is no filter or button that you can press in Photoshop to accomplish this. Each image is the result of hours of work
Recently we have started working with the blending brush and other filters and have come up with what we hope is a unique look. In the example below I started with a photo of a cluster of white flowers and came up with the following image. (Click on the image for a larger view.)
Cathy and I would greatly appreciate your comments on this new addition to our Digital Abstracts, especially from those of you with fine arts backgrounds.Thanks for your help.
Mark
2 comments:
I enjoy the digital abstracts you and Cathy are perfecting. Light Musings must have been very difficult because of the narrow color/tonal range in white. It was difficult for me to tell if in this piece you made use of reflected color(s)when working with the white? I use color pencil when working with my digital abstracts because I use Microsoft Picture It (old unsupported program). That is how I insert slivers of color to keep white from becoming too flat. Did Photoshop allow you to bring in slivers of color to keep your whites vibrant?
Thank you,
LSweeney
All of our digital abstracts begin life as a digital photograph. We make sure that the original photo is perfect with respect to sharpness, color and tonality before we begin to modify the image in photoshop. Sometimes we will push the image just a bit over the edge such that it maintains its vibrancy during post processing. Each time we make a modification we check our contrast levels to assure the image is holding up.
Regards,
Mark
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