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Post by blackpenny on Mar 17, 2012 17:36:13 GMT
Day at a time and staying positive is the best you can do. And you're right, there are a lot of success stories. There's a gentleman in my calligraphy guild who had prostate cancer. A few years ago he mentioned he was going through chemo and said he was telling us so we'd know what's going on and why he'd lost his hair. He was very calm and matter-of-fact about it, and I got the impression he'd been through it before. As far as I know he's okay now. I'm sending all the good vibes I can.
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Post by barbieq25 on Mar 17, 2012 22:10:19 GMT
Agree with BP. One day at a time. Of course if you get sick of cats there are always rats ;D Hubby got a rat ornament from his 93 year old grandmother & it reminds me of the Christmas pudding rat you did so well. Even has a lean on it too, holding an apple.
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Post by Sargon III on Mar 19, 2012 5:29:11 GMT
Sorry to hear those news Pixey, hope everything will go well. The kitties are so lovely, I am confused, is it a photo or you have drawn them yourself?
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Post by Pixey on Mar 19, 2012 8:46:19 GMT
@bp - Thank you my dear .... I am hearing of stories, like your friend, that are helping me to keep up hope. @bbq - Oh yes ....... there definitely will be a rat, or mouse, or two on the horizon. @sargon - Thank you for those kind words. No the kitties are not photos (wow - what a compliment) I 'painted' them in PDN ... a lot of paint brush and smudge. Thanks everyone
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Post by AFG on May 7, 2012 10:49:41 GMT
the cats look great, love how you have made the spiders eyes look squint like it is getting knocked about by the cats, great work on Audrey, the slight hint of colour on her lips really brings it together and makes it pop.
Best wishes to you and your husband, I know only too well the feeling of hopelessness and heart ache that word brings, but you pull the gloves on and come out fighting.
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Post by Pixey on May 11, 2012 16:12:49 GMT
AFG- How wonderful to hear from you ...... I often think about you and wonder how you are doing. And, thank you for the lovely comments on the kitties and Audrey I'm posting a piece I made before I went away ...... I now have to get back "into" doing PDN again. Thank goodness I have good news to report on hubby. The cancer has not spread and the prognosis is very encouraging ..... he's probably going to opt for the surgery route, which should take care of removing the tumour. Thanks so much for everyone's thoughts and support
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Post by barbieq25 on May 11, 2012 22:29:38 GMT
Pixey, you always do such great work with the smudge. The girl is adorable but what gave me the biggest thrill was to know that the prognosis for your hubby is good. I am so pleased to hear it!
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Post by Helen on May 12, 2012 1:59:44 GMT
First off, it's great to hear about your husband. That's always nice to hear something so positive! And the "Girl" is extremely well-done. I love the shadows and highlights and her expression.
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Post by Sargon III on May 12, 2012 4:24:59 GMT
I am glad to hear the positive news about your husband. And the girl is great, you have manged the lighting/shadow, smudge very well, and I like her blue eyes, are so effective.
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Post by AFG on May 12, 2012 4:55:02 GMT
Shadow and highlight are what is important in a portrait, you have done a great job here. Great news on your husband
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Post by Ella on May 12, 2012 5:19:54 GMT
Such nice soft look and lovely colors, also like the shadows and light. Glad to see you around again and all the best for you and family in real life .
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Post by Pixey on May 12, 2012 7:46:59 GMT
@bbq – Thanks Barbie …. I hope your Mum is doing better now Helen – So glad you liked the Girl ….. And to think I once said to myself; “Phooey – never again will I do a piece with smudging” @sargon – Thanks so much for your lovely words AFG – I’m so glad to see you posting, and many thanks for your support. I did have a quick question for you (hope you don’t mind) but I noticed from one of your posts that you switch between Photoshop and Paint.Net. My question is with the ‘flow’ in Photoshop. As I do many of their tutorials and try to adapt to Paint, I’m never sure whether I should lower the transparency in the ‘colours’, or lower the opacity in the ‘layers’ in order to match to ‘flow’ of Photoshop. I find when I lower the transparency; I don’t always get a good colour match Ella – Thanks a lot Ella ….. Lovely to see you back on here as well
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Post by AFG on May 12, 2012 10:43:13 GMT
There is no real equivalent of Flow in Paint.Net, it relates directly to the brush, not the layer or the colour and works in the same manner as loading a brush with paint, transparency in the ‘colours' is the closest to it. It is also used at it's best with pen pressure. Sorry about the size of the image (cannot find thumb nail on photobucket ) both opacity and colour are 100% but the flow is graded.
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Post by Pixey on May 12, 2012 13:10:22 GMT
Thanks so much AFG for that. Your hair sketch looks wonderful and is so much harder to do in Paint.Net Wonder if Rick would take to the suggestion about the brushes/flow and pen pressure? My attempt ..... but it can't compare to yours
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Post by blackpenny on May 12, 2012 15:59:02 GMT
Great news about your hubby! And good to see you back here. I love the Girl. You are so good at portraits.
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Post by AFG on May 13, 2012 7:39:58 GMT
I think Rick did mention Tablet capabilities at one stage; it’s the one source of frustration for me with Paint.Net, but it is the only one. Having used both Paint.Net and Photoshop extensively now I can honestly say if you take the painting side out the equation, Paint.Net is as good and in many aspects far superior to Photoshop, you only have to look through the galleries here to see what can be achieved with Paint.Net.
If you put another layer on top of the hair and this time vary the size of the brush and saturation of the colour you will see a difference. If it still does not look good to you, don’t delete the layer simply put another layer on top again and repeat the process, that way you begin to build depth and volume.
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Post by Leif on May 16, 2012 17:23:49 GMT
Wow, those eyes. Somehow they really makes the picture for me. And you must really have put a lot of work into those hair lines.
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Post by Pixey on May 21, 2012 12:37:19 GMT
@bp - Thanks for that .... I think I really like doing portraits now ;D AFG - many thanks for you input. I keep meaning to download Photshop, just to try it, and it's nice to know that you think Paint.net is far superior. I do find it difficult, though, having to 'paint' everything in the smudge mode when I do portraits. I'm afraid, if I go over to Photoshop that I'll get 'hooked' on the brushes Leif - Thank you! Yes, lots of time to do the hairs. I think I've gained at least three pounds per portrait, as I spend so much time on this computer Well, here is my latest piece and for some of you who have already commented over on the main forum, please don't feel you have to comment again Do you know who she is? This is the photo I used
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Post by Helen on May 21, 2012 15:21:27 GMT
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Post by Goonfella on May 21, 2012 17:25:18 GMT
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Post by Ella on May 21, 2012 18:47:26 GMT
I am guessing Michelle Pfeiffer .
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Post by barbieq25 on May 21, 2012 22:03:33 GMT
It is a stunning work as Helen rightly said. The shading & the vibrancy of colour is just out of this world. Her eyes are what really gets me. Like liquid. Man I love this. I don't know who she is but I think Ella may have it. Not event he photo helps.
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