Greetings.

[Monkey Shepherd]

Hi, been checking out this site for some time and now have finally joined. Been using Photoshop for about 3 years and hope to learn a lot more. Glad to be here!:cool2:

 

[Paul]

weird name but your most welcome mate, enjoy your stay and up some work lets have a look.

 

[Monkey Shepherd]

Will do. Cheers for the welcome. (Also originally from the UK, Charshalton). Here's an example and will upload some examples into my album.

 

[$1r_M4x1mu$]

Hi Monkey Shepherd

Welcome to PSG, make yourself at home

 

[Vafann]

Wow! That´s cool! What tool did you use to make those thorns? The liquify one or smudge or something?

Oh, and excuse my manners... Welcome to the forum! /vafann

 

[Monkey Shepherd]

Hi Vafann.
The thorns are a photo I took of rose branches on macro, ( I try not to use stock photo's) I roughly itched them out and blended them into the hands using a combination of masking and the stamp tool. The branches in the foreground are from another photo I took, Itched out (pen tool), Gaussian blur, to give the piece some depth. The hands was a photo i took some years back. I duplicated the layer, applied the hi pass (filter, other, high pass). Then de-saturated, M-curves for contrast. I duplicated the layer, gaussian blur, erased areas to help focus on the top hand. Then i used the burn and dodge tool for shading.
I hope that this is helpful.
A lot of what was done is about 'playing', have a vision then play with the tools and filters until you achieve it.
Have fun.

 

[Monkey Shepherd]

Hi Quee.raj
I'm not sure what it is you're asking, please rephrase or check out my reply to Vafann.
Be well.

 

[Paul]

very nice and a good idea also.

 

[Vafann]

Oh yes! This is very helpful! especially about the gaussian blur giving it depth and the thing with the highpass filter that I have never used. Very nice, thank you! / vafann

 

[Monkey Shepherd]

Only a pleasure.
Be well...

 

[Monkey Shepherd]

cheers.

 

[GWDPhotography]

Monkey Shepherd,
Welcome to PSG! Love that photo and I look forward to seeing more of your work.
Gunner

 

[Monkey Shepherd]

Cheers and thanks for the welcome GWDPhotograghy. Will through some work into my album from time to time. enjoy!

 

[menbe]

hello, Monkey Shepherd . i am a freshman too for this site.what different just that i haven't use the photoshop so far.i think your picture are so lively ,so different. i think i can learn a lot from you .thank you

 

[Monkey Shepherd]

Thanks Menbe, For me it's all about learning and having fun, ( and there's still a lot to learn). Enjoy and welcome mate.