Smudge Painting

[mmuhlenkamp]

I tried this new (to me) smudge painting technique a little while back on a self-portrait. I like the processing pretty well and so I decided to try it on a few more photos. Please let me know what ya'll think!


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Thanks for looking.

[d2creative]

It's always fun to do these.
I like the bride especially.
I really like using Corel Painter for this kind of thing, especially with the Cintiq.

[mmuhlenkamp]

Thanks, Dennis. I've never used Corel, but having my little wacom tablet really helped, it's easier to do natural "brush strokes" with a pen tablet than with a mouse.

[HotHolly]

I like the bride best too. I like broader strokes. Paintings dont have as much detail as photos, which is why I like it like that. To each his own, though.

I like smudge painting too.

Here is a tutorial on it and some stuff I did a while back. (In case anyone reading this thread is wondering how to do it)

http://blog.bellesphotography.com/?p=212