Blog Find of the Week
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| This is a photo and not a painting! |
My blog find for this week is a photography blog. It is called Life-n-Reflection. I chose it because I was amazed at the "painterly" quality of the photos she is able to get by using a "soft texture" layer over her photos. I'm not completely sure how this works but I know she sells the textures on Etsy for about $3.50 for a set of four. This is particularly interesting to me because I know that landscape artists use this "filter" in their minds when they paint landscapes. They filter out the veridian green and replace it with a softer quieter color. I personally have a hard time doing that. Maybe it will come with more experience. And I know there are purists out there who only paint on-site and not from photos, but I thought this was an interesting thing that might be a good tool.
Isn't it kind of funny how some photographers try to get a painterly effect and some painters try to get a photographic effect? But in the end it's all lovely!
I agree Karla it would be a great tool! Yes there are so many styles of painting out but each have their merits.
ReplyDeleteExcellent post, Karla. Very interesting and beautiful work. I wouldn't have guessed it's a photo. I understand what you mean when you say it's difficult to "filter out" color, for example, or a shape or time of the year or ?. I'm such a visual learner, and it's easier for me to render what's in front of me rather than modify it in a big way. Perhaps if I did more prepainting planning, some thumbnails and color sketches I could see the possibilities clearer. Thank you for the food for thought!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely painting!! Did you do this one, Karla? Or is it a photo from the new blog you've found?
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