Painting My Dreams

© Lynn Haack

Painting My Dreams

Uploaded: September 14, 2008

Description

PS edits include: 2 images. A boat (tilted comp) docked at my dad's northwoods cabin - early morning light, water like glass. 2nd image: my hand against a white sheet of tag-board, window lighting. Boat image PS edits include: Paint filter dry brush-angled strokes, replaced color to selected areas, hue/contrast, sharpend, magic wand and clone tool to select colors to enhance, then applied texture filter for canvas effect. Slightly sharpened hand image, cut and merged photos. Added "paint" to brush with clone tool. Added light rendering at 2 o'clock-spotlight, then very slight crop. This was so much fun!! I really challanged myself to see if I could do this. I have always wanted to have time to "paint" and now I have in a totally unexpected way. Much less messy. To be more realistic, though, I should have splattered every color of paint (in PS) on my hand!! LOL....

Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/60 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 33.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi

Comments

Shannon D. Miller September 14, 2008

WOW! WOW! WOW!!! Lynn this is SENSATIONAL! What an AMAZING photo and I would say you have certainly mastered the look! LOVE IT! We will see this one again! Shannon~ #998501

Lisa B. North September 14, 2008

Lynn, this is a KNOCKOUT for sure! Creativity at its height! Great color and adding your hand was genius! And so nice of you to tell us how to do it! Lisa #6454163

Arlene Krassner September 14, 2008

What clever work on this Lynn and I love the colors. #6454247

Dianna Hauf September 14, 2008

INCREDIBLY CREATIVE and ingenious!!! WONDERFUL colors, terrific artistic composition Lynn! What an imagination you have! WELL DONE! #6454248

Margaret R. Barry September 14, 2008

Another "WOW" from me, Lynn. This is fantastic! #6454375

Bonnie C. Lackey level-classic September 14, 2008

Oh my!!! This is glorious, Lynn!!! #6454389

Lynn Haack September 14, 2008

Shannon, Lisa, Arlene, Dianna, Margaret and Bonnie...thank you so much for your supportive comments. I enjoyed each of your inspiring galleries very much! Lynn #6454505

Dianna Murphy September 14, 2008

Very creative and I love the colors. #6454844

Lynn Haack September 14, 2008

Thank you for your supportive comments, Dianna. Enjoyed your gallery very much. Lynn #6454889

John Connolly September 14, 2008

Outstanding work here Lynn, I really think we will see this one again! #6455169

Tiia Vissak September 14, 2008

beautifully done! #6455302

Stefania Barbier level-classic September 15, 2008

Lynn this is a work of art... I tried to read your explanation and got lost on the second line...! spectacular result! #6455470

Barbara Waldoch September 15, 2008

Wonderfully colourful work, Lynn! #6455535

Lynn M. Whitt September 15, 2008

beautiful.... #6455862

Dr. Harmeet Singh September 15, 2008

Stunning... #6456385

Tammy Espino September 15, 2008

Will win for sure :o) #6456705

Bojan Bencic level-classic September 15, 2008

Absolutely fantastic, Lynn. WOW! #6456827

Karen Slagle September 15, 2008

Wow, Lynn, this is great. All of that hard work really paid off with this beauty. Winner... #6456835

Melissa Olsen September 15, 2008

Now it is my turn for jaw dropping.
Wonderful comp and color...simply outstanding. Hands are very hard to do and this excellent photography.
PS. Someone needs to come by and help me with putting my jaw back place now! #6457503

Patricia Ronan September 15, 2008

WOW, this is gorgeous Lynn, such beautiful colours and great digital work:)
#6458724

Peter R. Hammer September 15, 2008

This is a wonderfully imaginative piece of art Lynn. It all comes together really well. Your idea of a few paint splatters on your arm would be well worth doing. #6458746

Patrick Rouzes level-classic September 15, 2008

WOW, glad I looked!!! PHEENOMENAL in every way!!! Wish this were my creation,Lynn!!!
I will study this further when I have time!!!WINNER!!!

Thankds for playing whazzit!!! I have a new pic posted as a clue!!! #6459445

Jeffrey D. Estacio level-classic September 15, 2008

Brilliant!!! #6459929

Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 15, 2008

So unique, creative and beautiful. Wow, Lynn, this is a stunner! #6459990

Janet McNeil level-classic September 16, 2008

Fantastic image!! So creative and original!! Hope we see this again! #6460852

Irene Colling level-classic September 16, 2008

Stunning image Lynn. If you can paint like that you don't need photography ;-).

Very creative idea skillfully crafted and beautifully presented. #6461542

Mitch Spence level-classic September 16, 2008

A great creative excursion, Lynn. Beautifully done. #6461945

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic September 17, 2008

Wowieee!!!
Lynn, I believe you have yourself a WINNER!
Such a pretty piece of art!
Smiles, Lisa♥ #6465971

April Riggs September 17, 2008

Creative and artistic! #6466659

Janet Daniel September 17, 2008

Hi Lynn, this is absolutely fantastic! Love it! :-) #6467313

Lynn Haack September 17, 2008

John, Tiia, Stefania and Barbara...thank you so much for your interest and wonderful comments! I enjoyed your inspiring galleries very much! Lynn #6467410

Lynn Haack September 17, 2008

Lynn, Harmeet, Tammy, Bojan, Karen, Melissa, Patricia, Peter, Patrick, Jeffrey, Donna, Janet, Irene, Mitch, Lisa, April and Janet D....WOW, I am overwhelmed by all of your wonderful comments and support! Thank you all so very much! You have made my day. Many blessings....Lynn #6467420

Susan M. Campbell September 17, 2008

A terrific composite Lynn. Colorful, creative and very eyecatching. Nice PS work. #6468329

Sam Britt September 17, 2008

Terrific image, Lynn. Very creative & colorful. I used to paint - it can get messy. Fortunately there's no clean-up or drying time with Photoshop! #6468485

Stephen Zacker September 18, 2008

Great work.. very creative and cool #6469879

Lynne Morris September 18, 2008

Wow what a beautiful image Lynn, very clever and creative, excellent work. #6472261

Lynn Haack September 18, 2008

Susan, Sabrina, Samantha and Lynne....thanks for your wonderful comments. I sincerely appreciate it! Lynn #6472381

Marilyn K. Lincecum level-classic September 19, 2008

Absolutley beautiful..so creative and original !! Love the colors !! #6477100

Karen E. Baumann September 21, 2008

I loved reading how you did this Lynn, thank you so much for sharing! What a fun idea! And, you did it masterfully. #6484015

Lynn Haack September 21, 2008

Marilyn and Karen...thank you so much for taking the time to offer your encouraging comments. It is very much appreicated. I enjoyed your inspiring galleries very much! Lynn #6485818

Joanne E. Bohenstengel September 26, 2008

WINNER! WINNER! Another proud moment for a mother (that be me). Had to take time to comment on this fantastic creation, Lynn. Can't wait to get home to put new phto's in my gallary. Mom #6517881

Lynn Haack September 28, 2008

Thanks MOM!!! LOL....I had a lot of fun achieving this one! I love to learn......Lynn :) #6524593

Chris Ebben December 02, 2008

You are very talented!! It would be my dream also. Very well thought up, good on you=^..^= #6840872

Lynn Haack February 14, 2009

Thank you Chris for your kind and thoughtful commets! Lynn #7164899

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