August 14, 2021

CATURDAY ART





Caturday Art today is simple and basic.  Left, original photo: this was, I thought, a nice enough photo of June. Yet I felt it could be enhanced by making the background less distracting with the focus instead on June and her colorful toy.

Right, altered photo: she was first silhouetted with the soft brush so the background exposure could be darkened and blurred.  A filter called "satin" was used to further darken the vertical sides of the image while highlighting the center.  The last step, the "dodge tool" brightened and lightened June's white furs and her colorful toy.  

I felt the result was a more dramatic and interesting photograph, yet in keeping with her pensive mood as captured in the original.

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21 comments:

  1. Ooooooooooooo!
    I like the dramatic effect of the 2nd picture!!
    Really highlights June :)
    Purrs, Julie

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  2. Love the artsy photo of you, Juney!

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  3. Wow, that's amazing.

    The Florida Furkids

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  4. That's a great picture of June. We love the edits you made, too.

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  5. Your art is wonderfully beautiful sweet June.

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  6. You sure are a good computer artist!

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  7. Beautiful! You are a great photographer as well as a Photoshop maven. TW has yet to learn how to truly use the brush tools and the blur. She always makes a mess of the blur.

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  8. We really like the way that came out. And we always enjoy June

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  9. Wow, that turned out so nice. Dramatic, indeed!

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  10. Simply beautiful!!! You have such a good eye for artistry.

    Woos - Lightning, Misty, and Timber

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  11. The photo is so cute of June, and the light and dark effect in the art version is very effective!

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  12. June is always beautiful - and We loved the Chiaroscuro effect.

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  13. June is the perfect subject no matter what the art effect may be, or whatever her mood is! ❤

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  14. If I had not seen the original, I would not have even known it was 'artified'! Beautiful!

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  15. Wow. Being that i'm lucky to use a PhD camera (Push here, Dummy), i don't even try to alter my photos. My hat is off to your skill.

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  16. June! Your Caturday art is Terrific! We LOVE it! That look on your face is priceless!

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