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p.1 #1 · Nature's Child

Haven't shared in a while so thought I would ..
I took this at a family reunion and adored this girls look of glee as she played with a water hose..so I changed the BG, used the preset rain brush in PS and painted lightly with a spackle brush.
Hope ya like it and thanks for looking

susi

Jan 03, 2008 at 06:34 AM

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p.1 #2 · Nature's Child

Cute, she seems very happy indeed.

You've got a bit of a highlight around her hair on the left side, is that on purpose?

Jason

Jan 03, 2008 at 07:13 AM

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p.1 #3 · Nature's Child

Very nice

Jan 03, 2008 at 10:30 AM

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p.1 #4 · Nature's Child

Great pic. Wonderful.

Jan 03, 2008 at 01:10 PM

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p.1 #5 · Nature's Child

Thanks for the comments!

Jan 03, 2008 at 05:15 PM

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p.1 #6 · Nature's Child

Hey Susi is back... Great as usual

Jan 04, 2008 at 01:56 AM

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p.1 #7 · Nature's Child

Thanks Natalia!

Jan 04, 2008 at 01:59 AM

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p.1 #8 · Nature's Child

Wonderful!! How did you extracted her out of the background?Love the highlights and the whole paintery feeling.Her expression is priceless.

Jan 04, 2008 at 04:47 AM

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p.1 #9 · Nature's Child

Nice contrast between the gloomy background and the radiant expression and pink shirt. Beautiful.

Jan 04, 2008 at 04:50 AM

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p.1 #10 · Nature's Child

Wow Susi. Thanks for sharing.

Jan 04, 2008 at 04:58 AM

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p.1 #11 · Nature's Child

Thank you so much for the kind comments!!!!!

Jan 04, 2008 at 05:14 AM

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p.1 #12 · Nature's Child

Nice to see you posting again , another good one

Jan 06, 2008 at 12:05 AM

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p.1 #13 · Nature's Child

Susi, great, I love all of your work. Is the "preset rain brush" something that you have in the DVD's. Can you please explain what the brush is/does. Thanks.

Jon.

Jan 08, 2008 at 05:45 AM

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p.1 #14 · Nature's Child

Welcome back, I have missed your images and techniques.

Mike

Jan 09, 2008 at 01:27 AM

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p.1 #15 · Nature's Child

Thank you so much Rod, Jon and Mike, I appreciate it!!

Jon the preset rain brush is in the preset brushes of CS2
You can also download free 'weather' brushes on the internet, just google!

Edited on Jan 09, 2008 at 03:17 AM

Jan 09, 2008 at 03:15 AM

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p.1 #16 · Nature's Child

susi wrote:
Thank you so much Rod, Jon and Mike, I appreciate it!!

Jon the preset rain brush is in the preset brushes of CS2
You can also download free 'weather' brushes on the internet, just google!

Susi, I have CS3, but I'll admit there is a ton of PS that I don't know. The only thing I know about brushes is when I use a filter, add a layer mask, click on "B" to get the brush tool, and erase my filter's effects where I don't want them. I had no idea that I could create neat things such as your raindrops in your "Nature's Child" shot. Are there any books or tutorials that deal with brushes in the way you use them. Thanks, Jon.

ps, I check the NAPP portfolio page every week to see if one of my shots gets picked as one of the images of the week. So far-no luck, but after seeing your shots there, I know I have a long way to go

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Jan 09, 2008 at 04:31 AM

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p.1 #17 · Nature's Child

Jon,Keep practicing and you will end up there! ..email me and I will send ya a screen shot of the preset brushes so you can find them easy. I have some free lessons on my site also at the bottom of my site. The link says "Portrait Articles"

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Jan 09, 2008 at 05:37 AM

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p.1 #18 · Nature's Child

Here are some free weather brushes that are great!

Jan 09, 2008 at 06:27 AM

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p.1 #19 · Nature's Child

Susi, thanks for the help. I went to the site you recommended, and downloaded the "rain" brushes. I've been playing around with them.

Jon.

Jan 10, 2008 at 05:20 AM

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p.1 #20 · Nature's Child

Glad to be of help Jon, Enjoy!!

Jan 10, 2008 at 06:08 AM

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p.1 #21 · Nature's Child

Congratulations on winning the NAPP contest. Your work is nothing short of amazing. Thank you for sharing.

Jan 10, 2008 at 10:20 PM

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p.1 #22 · Nature's Child

Thank you very Much JP, I appreciate that!!

Jan 10, 2008 at 11:00 PM

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p.1 #23 · Nature's Child

JPetty wrote:
Congratulations on winning the NAPP contest. Your work is nothing short of amazing. Thank you for sharing.

There are a few people around, that are so talented, and so secure in who they are, that they share their knowledge and expertise with anyone who has a question. Susi is one of these people. In the last couple of days, I've asked so many questions, that Mother Teresa would have told me to go to hell and stop bugging her-not Susi. Thanks again.

Jon.

Jan 10, 2008 at 11:20 PM

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p.1 #24 · Nature's Child

Ha! Thanks so much Jon, when ya love what ya do , it is good to share that passion and so rewarding to see others benefit from it!
However, I can assure you, I ain't no saint

Jan 10, 2008 at 11:46 PM

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p.1 #25 · Nature's Child

Wow, I think that's the closest to the "Dave Hill" look that I have seen yet. Very well done.

Jan 12, 2008 at 02:13 PM


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