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Katia Cutrone
{K:12940} 10/21/2003
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Your pic difficulty seem photo.
I like your way to work on it, really creative and attractive.
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Harlan Heald
{K:15732} 9/20/2003
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I think the technique is excellent! I'm influenced by the type of image that you choose and the skill in which you apply it. This image reminds me of the paintings of Chuck Close - http://art-meets-art.net/art/chuck-close.html
Stay with it!!!
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Mário Sousa
{K:16985} 9/16/2003
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excellent image
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Ursula I Abresch
{K:6515} 9/15/2003
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When I first looked at this picture, I couldn't take my eyes off the eyes, and I thought they were getting too much attention. So I came back to look at it again a bit later, and still the eyes stood out. So I thought, that doesn't work, the eyes and the rest of the picture do not go together - but the technique, for portraiture, seems quite beautiful.
So I started imagining the picture all in brown (it ended up too boring of a picture), and then all in green (hummm, that was hard), and then (finally) I noticed that the eyes section doesn't seem to have quite the same technique applied as the rest of the picture. Wow, I thought, that's interesting ... so on to imagine all in green in the different technique - that, in my mind, made the girl look rather frightened, big eyed and darkish, but not as beautiful as she looks in the brownish squarish technique.
Soooo ... I decided that the combination was probably best, at least it's keeping me imagining and looking, and I guess that's good (at least for me :)
Anyway. I have no idea if this squarish technique would work as a bridge between photoart and portraiture. I like it, but my mum probably wouldn't. I do like your work!
Ursula
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Craig Garland
{K:27077} 9/15/2003
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I think you've done this portrait in a very sensitive and effective manner. The lighting on the face and hair is excellent, and the warm tone suits the subject. I'm going to have to think about the blue-green around the eyes, but I do agree that it does need something there as the eyes are so important. I see a bit of old Egyptian character in this work-- I think it's the hair style and a bit in/around the eyes. I like this a lot. Nice work Jim.
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Rhonda Prince
{K:17687} 9/15/2003
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Hey Jim: Thanks for the response to the comments. What I need to know is did she get the part? She's beautiful!
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Ronny Van Eeckhoutte
{K:12734} 9/15/2003
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Unusual, Dynamic and Exciting... Thanx for sharing.
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Mr. Arrey
{K:11516} 9/15/2003
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very artistic!
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Jim McNitt
{K:11246} 9/15/2003
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Hi Guys!
Thanks for your opinions on this. Portraiture has never been my strong suite, and before I invest more time refining this technique for portrait applications, I thought it would be wise to get feedback from people whose opinions I value. Seems to be a strong consensus that this is worth pursuing!
The real challenge is how to find a balance between abstraction and realism for the eyes. That obviously still needs a lot of work.
Some responses:
Hakan:
No Gimp. I traded in my PC for a Mac in 84 and never looked back. The basic effect is done with a combination of custom PS brushes and a PS Action that runs the Find Edges and Wind filters on the independent RG&B channels, then recombines the result into a single layer. It's worth noting that I vary the technique significantly according to the subject. In this case, for instance, I used a white overlay layer between the "sketch" effect and the mosaic effect to lighten the overall image. In other words, how the subcomponents of the effect are combined and applied depends on the subject and the final objective.
Hi Anna:
Happy to show you the original photo. It was a quickie headshot of my daughter taken about an hour before she caught the train into NYC to audition for a new Broadway musical titled "American Princess." I was trying to portray her as a "young Grace Kelly."
Hi Rhonda:
I personally like this a lot. But I also realize that it's pretty far "out there" as far as portraits are concerned. It's not uncommon to revisit an image after a few months and find myself asking: "What was I thinking?" It's good to get some trusted and unbiased opinions.
Stefan, Leslie, Peta:
The eyes are going to be the tough part. When I did the squares, I was thinking of the surrealist work "Portrait of Valentine" by Roland Penrose in which he covers the eyes of his subject with butterfly wings. There really are stars in her eyes, but they are barely visible in the jpg.
Bob:
What spots?
Thanks again everyone. You ideas are deeply appreciated! --Jim
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peta jones
{K:12615} 9/15/2003
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Love the effect very much except the eyes are throwing me for a loop, have looked at this many times. The lightness/brightness of the green above the right especially. I know you mention 'stars' but I don't see that.
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ADAM ORZECHOWSKI
{K:7957} 9/15/2003
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Excellent mozaic portrait,but for me to much light in left corner.Well done.Adam
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Robin McAulay
{K:8908} 9/15/2003
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hi Jim - it's a great piece - i love the background work you've done - almost 3 dimensional and the right choice in colours - spooky stuff! - robin
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Leslie Cohelan
{K:20807} 9/14/2003
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for me this works to a point...the point is the eyes...that's where I'd throw a curve and use a different shape...like oval...but an oval created out of tiny squares...just a thought...
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Stefan Engström
{K:24473} 9/14/2003
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It is techinically as incredible as your other work with this technique, but the treatment of the eyes create a dissonance when I view this (maybe that is good :-) Maybe it is the eye on the right that is quite dark, or maybe it is just the abrupt transition.
One nit-picky thing I see are the strands of hair that can be seen in the rectangular elements - they reveal that this is a photograph and that this did not start out as an abstraction.
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Rhonda Prince
{K:17687} 9/14/2003
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Hi Jim: I really like the eyes on this portrait. For me the squarist technique (which I love by the way) doesn't work here as well as it does on the other subjects you have created. But I suppose it is a very subjective thing and may work for others. To me the squarist technique (and I don't know the right words to say this) looks best if the entire image is more abstract, to use it but still retain so much of the recognizable image is not as effective (and I repeat) for me. How do you feel about it?
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Bob Whorton
{K:2740} 9/14/2003
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You were born 4000 years to late, mate! The Egyptian Pharohs would have made you rich & powerful. Knocks the spots of the sphinx!
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Anna
{K:2994} 9/14/2003
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I don?t know Jim... The image itself looks fine and as ever masterfully done; the colors are superb... but I suppose if you would show us the original picture I would like it better.
(troppo sincera?.... ;-))
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Hakan Aker
{K:14146} 9/14/2003
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Hi Jim,i like this mosaic style .Are you using Gimp?Loved those eyes also.My best regards to you,HakaN.
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Maja Gligoric
{K:13528} 9/14/2003
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Jim,I really like this one!Probably this is one of your best!Excellent work!
Cheers!
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Carla Pires
{K:10713} 9/14/2003
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Wow, just great this one. Excellent work. Congratulations! ;)
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