Morikami (transferred & handcolored)
Uploaded: April 28, 2008
For this image I painted blue watercolor on a piece of Strathmore Aquarius II 80 lb. Cold Press paper. I then printed my b&w image on Sheer Heaven then did an alcohol transfer onto the painted paper after it had dried. I then used Conte Pastel pencils and colored in the rocks, bushes, leaves and trees. The blue sky and water are just the effect of the watercolor paint. You can see a little lift-off from the transfer in the middle foreground. I actually think that adds to the look, but that may be just me. The scan for posting is a bit more vivid in color than the actual product.
Canon EOS 30D, Infrared
1/125s f/11.0 at 35.0mm iso500
Aggie Villanueva April 29, 2008
Oh my gosh, Rene. This is so far beyond my knowlege and skills. You have created a wondrous mixed media piece of art. I truly hope you offer these masterpieces for sale somewhere so others can enjoy them. #911073Rene M. Hales April 29, 2008
Aggie and Deborah, thanks so much for your comments. I have been taking a class in Painting Photographs at http://www.ppsop.netIt has really been fun. And, yes, I did pull out some techniques from a book I have and also from a transfer listserv that I belong to. It was fun putting lots of different techniques together.--Rene #5859656
Barbara Kehoe April 30, 2008
Wow, this is really beautiful. I've been reading about these types of effects but have never tried. You've created a really wonderful image here. #5862114Rene M. Hales April 30, 2008
Barbara, thanks so much for you kind comment.--Rene #5862448Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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