Painting of a Horse with the PS Mixer Brush

[ALB68]

I did this with the mixer brush tool. I used one of the default bristle brushes and set the dynamics until I got what I wanted it to do. Came out pretty well I think, what do you guys think?

Here is the freebie stock I used

 

[SPWA]

That's really nice. I haven't even heard of that tool, still so much to learn.

 

[ALB68]

It's located on the brush flyout. You can use one of the several presets if you like until you learn to do what you want. Suggest watching some tuts on it. Use WET settings to use the brush as if the color on the image is wet paint. Find a nice bristle brush you like and set the dynamics the way you like it to be. You can also use this tool with no paint loaded to smear pixels around and smooth them out etc, kinda like the smudge tool.

That's really nice. I haven't even heard of that tool, still so much to learn.

 

[Tom Mann]

Larry, that's just *superb* ! ! ! It's one of your best!

Fix the area around the horse's feet and sell it.

Better yet, go out to some local horse farms with that image in hand (as marketing material), and see if you can hustle some commissioned work.

Best,

Tom

PS - BTW, the colors are spot on. Have you switched to your new monitor?

 

[ibclare]

Very nice painterly effect. I agree with Tom. I didn't see the area around the feet till I read his post. Otherwise, mwhaaaa! Nice.

 

[ALB68]

Tom,
That means a lot coming from you Master! I actually did that a couple of weeks ago and I just got around to posting it. However, I have done a couple more since then. I actually had in mind of taking these and printing them on canvas media and stretching them with one of those new mounting systems. I think they would be a product, would make a great gift etc. I am in the process of putting my Canon ipGraph 8000 back into service. It has been sitting for awhile and it's an expensive process to get it back up. But to print these it would be ideal. I suspect 24" wide would sell.
No, new monitor yet!

Larry, that's just *superb* ! ! ! It's one of your best!

Fix the area around the horse's feet and sell it.

Better yet, go out to some local horse farms with that image in hand (as marketing material), and see if you can hustle some commissioned work.

Best,

Tom

PS - BTW, the colors are spot on. Have you switched to your new monitor?

 

[ALB68]

I had meant to fix that, but I did it couple of weeks ago and I was cleaning up on the computer this morning and realized I never posted it, so I let it go like it was without looking. I picked up the grass color probably at his feet. But thanks, I think this may be something I can make a buck with. Print em on canvas and print on my wide format printer huh?

Very nice painterly effect. I agree with Tom. I didn't see the area around the feet till I read his post. Otherwise, mwhaaaa! Nice.

 

[ibclare]

If you get serious buyers, look into the Giclee method of reproduction (not done with inkjet color though). They make beautiful repros on canvas but they're expensive. Sure, there are a lot of methods. I've just seen these and they are very true if printed high quality.

 

[ALB68]

My printer is touted by Canon to be a Giclee printer and uses an archival ink, supposedly tested for a 99 year life. I understand that Giclee is done by adding paint to the print by an artist and then they are varnished. Limited in quantity and very close to the original painting. (Clare, these people in my market would not grasp this. Nice inkjet print on stretched canvas at a good price, I can sell,,maybe)

If you get serious buyers, look into the Giclee method of reproduction (not done with inkjet color though). They make beautiful repros on canvas but they're expensive. Sure, there are a lot of methods. I've just seen these and they are very true if printed high quality.

 

[HomePhotoshoppingNetwork]

So the Mixer Tool was a CS5 feature. I've only got CS4.

It looks like a cool tool. Nice work!

 

[ALB68]

May be..I went from CS3 to CS6. Not sure.

So the Mixer Tool was a CS5 feature. I've only got CS4.

It looks like a cool tool. Nice work!

 

[IamSam]

Great job Larry!

I guess I can stop painting from scratch now!!!

 

[ALB68]

Well I would say you would definitely have a head start on it Sam..Thanks!

Great job Larry!

I guess I can stop painting from scratch now!!!

 

[hershy314]

never thought bout using this tool before, looks really good

 

[SPWA]

That will be why I haven't heard of it then. I only have CS4 also.