Coventina, Goddess of Water [20858 General ]
Uploaded: March 27, 2004 07:43:05
Couldn't let the month go by without a manipulation using my daughter's face! This was done in PSP 8.
Terry R. Hatfield March 27, 2004
I Cant Blame You At All Paula!! She Is Such A Beauty!The Sunlight Leads Directly From Her Eye Great Placement!! And Image! #111284Lori Ditlefsen March 27, 2004
Cool image Paula! Well done! #449086Kasia Elser March 27, 2004
Great image! Nicely done! #449146Charlene Bayerle March 27, 2004
This is wonderful Paula!!! How do you create this???? #449200Karen Bacon March 27, 2004
Beautiful and interesting Paula!A great combination! #449217Darla Hill March 27, 2004
Very impressive - Great job #449232Judy Mae Thorne March 27, 2004
Great image and well put together.Paula Showen March 27, 2004
Hi Carol...I used PSP 8. I used layers, layered one image over the other and then merged the two into one. If you use PSP 8 you just need to learn how to do layers, which is not that difficult. Take a look at their manual on layers or go to the JASC web page and do a search on layers. There is a tool bar dedicated to layers. The two key components on that tool bar is view layers and merge layers. When you view layers, you can adjust the opacity of either layer, so that you can see through it just enough to expose the second one. Once you've made the adjustment to your satisfaction, you merge the two images. For this image, I had to remove some of the background of the image of my daughter to make this work nicely. Keep that in mind when you are doing this. You may not be happy with the residue of the area around your subject. The process took me several hours and many drafts. It actual procedure isn't bad, it's making the images line up and get placed properly and getting the opacity just right. I've been working on this for several weeks. I had two images that I ended up with. I'll upload the second (the one I didn't select for upload).
Thank you all for your comments! #449246
Paula Showen March 27, 2004
On this second image, I used the wave tool to create a wave effect at the bottom of the image. I didn't select this one as my final product, because I wasn't happy with the way the wave looked and I didn't want to intrude on the beauty of the landscape as much as this version does.Hope that helps! #449253
Paula Showen March 27, 2004
Gosh...I'm sorry! I meant to address all that to Charlene B. I'm constantly confusing those "C" names!!!!!Paula Showen March 27, 2004
Oh yea, I also had to adjust the brightness and contrast of my daughter's image in order to allow her left eye to show up better. On the original image, her left eye was in a shadow. That's why I thought it would be perfect here. The sun is in her right eye, the nose would create a shade from the brightness of the sun, thus I thought it gave a sense of reality to the final image. The problem was it was a bit too dark. I made the adjustment and it looks much better.Well Charlene...I'm glad you asked how it was done. I really enjoyed sharing all that! #449270
Darren K. Fisher March 27, 2004
WOW awesome job here once again Paula. #449274Stanley J. Contrades March 27, 2004
Wonderful creativity on your part, Paula, and your daughter's blue eye keeps drawing me in! All of your work has paid off in a beautiful composition!Paula Showen March 27, 2004
Thank you Stan. Her eyes are actually brown. The combination of the sun and the brown eye came out blue. I think it has a mystical effect. Thanks again! #449453Shirley L. Carpenter March 27, 2004
Excellent work Paula and a very beautiful image ...... #449548Leanne M.E. Boyd March 27, 2004
Too Cool Paula!!!! Excellent work! #449634Susan T. Evans March 27, 2004
Really cool Paula, love the title and PS work, nice sunset too!! great commpostion! #449795Robin L. Wehrman March 27, 2004
Outstanding, excellent work like this alot Paula!! #449842Colleen Braun March 27, 2004
I like the first one the best... #449974Carol Brill March 27, 2004
Amazing technique in putting this all together, Paula, and what a wonderful result! #450127Susie Peek-Swint March 30, 2004
Wonderful work Paula.. I like the top image best but both would be great! I have just started to work with PSP8 and hope I can get to your level -- right now when I get stuck I head back to PS! #455001Paula Showen March 30, 2004
Thanks Susan. I do the same thing when I'm in PS...I get stuck and head back to PSP 8! #455032Evy Johansen April 12, 2004
Missed this one.... WOW - Wonderful work! You have a beautiful daughter!!Many congratulations, Paula -very well deserved! #474376Stanley J. Contrades April 12, 2004
Happy to see this one here, Paula, and am sure your daughter is even prouder for being a wonderful model! Congratulations and good luck!Colleen Braun April 12, 2004
Congratulations Paula... #474721Kathleen Clemons April 12, 2004
Another awesome combination, Paula. Congratulations! #475049Kasia Elser April 12, 2004
Congrats! #475206Paula Lechten April 12, 2004
I missed this one, Paula. Awesome creation. Congratulations. #476350Lori Ditlefsen April 12, 2004
Congrats Paula! #476402Darren K. Fisher April 12, 2004
Congrats to you Paula. #476820Murry Grigsby April 12, 2004
Congrats on your win and this wonderful composite image Paula!! #476946Carol Brill April 12, 2004
Congratulations and best of luck, Paula! #476981Karen Bacon April 12, 2004
Congratulations Paula! #477068Colette M. Metcalf April 12, 2004
Congrats, Paula!!! #477490Stephen Zacker April 12, 2004
Well Done. Congratulations! #478019Susie Peek-Swint April 12, 2004
Many congrats Paula! #478247Terry R. Hatfield April 12, 2004
Hi Paula A Big Congrats To You On Your Finalist! #478339Paula Showen April 12, 2004
Thank you very much, everyone. I appreciate your support and encouragement! #478775Susan T. Evans April 12, 2004
CONGRATS ON YOUR 4 WINS PAULA, THIS IS AWESOME, GOOD LUCK ON THE NEXT ROUND. #479206Julie Turner April 12, 2004
Congratulations Paula! This is very beautiful. #479436Robin L. Wehrman April 16, 2004
Hi Paula!! Congratulations on your finalist!!!!!!!!! Robin #487195Stanley J. Contrades April 17, 2004
Hi, Paula ... just wanted to wish you the best with this at P-U!! Good luck and best wishes on seeing this one again in the winners circle!!!Kayleene Ball July 30, 2004
This is another beautiful image Paula! It is very nicely done in PSP 8 too, not done w/a heavy hand or anything. #677463Paula Showen July 30, 2004
Thank you so much, Kayleene! I enjoy your work as well! #677881Taylor January 04, 2006
This was very clever. The one eye making that reflection looks really good. Congratulations. #2253655Paula Showen January 04, 2006
Thank you very much, Taylor! #2253724Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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