Sylvia Williams  


Cardinal by Sylvia Williams

November 2024 - Cardinal

November 2024 - Sylvia Williams

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About the Image(s)

This month I attempted to give this cardinal a watercolor painting look.
Basically,
I started with duplicating the original and adding Filter Gallery ??“ Artistic ??“ Watercolor (layer two)
The next layer I added a black outline: Duplicate previous layer then go to Filter ??“ Stylize ??“ Find Edges, then took the Saturation all the way down. I changed the blend mode to either darken or multiply.
I added a layer on top of layer two and chose two colors from the bird to use as my foreground and background colors, then Filter ??“ Render ??“ Clouds, then filter blur - Gaussian blur (red layer)
I added a layer on top of layer two and chose two blues my foreground and background colors, then Filter ??“ Render ??“ Clouds, then filter blur - Gaussian blur (blue layer)
I then added a mask to both color color layers and took a watercolor brush to each layer until I liked it.
Then I went to lightroom and added a radial gradient over his face then a bit of a vignette to the whole photo.


This round’s discussion is now closed!
3 comments posted




Peter Newman   Peter Newman
Wow! You certainly did a lot of work on this image. It is quite painterly. I like your use of negative space, there is plenty of room for this guy to fly around. Though I wish that his tail had more separation from the background.   Posted: 11/16/2024 01:25:09



Deborah Milburn   Deborah Milburn
I love the painterly effect. I appreciate the instructions, as I want to try. Well done   Posted: 11/17/2024 00:47:56



Angela Bonner   Angela Bonner
You did a lot of work with this image. I think it has given it a cartooney feel. I like the positioning of the bird and the curve of the branch he is sitting on.   Posted: 11/17/2024 23:05:52