Art, anything goes...

Below is an image crafted to look like a fine painting. Reading about Neil Peart's life on the healing road made me think of the work I had done some time ago, so I resurrected it.


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The work is based on a photo I took back in 2015, using a variety of Studio filters to emulate a painting.
 

JonDouglas said:
Below is an image crafted to look like a fine painting. Reading about Neil Peart's life on the healing road made me think of the work I had done some time ago, so I resurrected it.


may10_2015_shutesbury_cooleyvillerd-pnt.jpg


The work is based on a photo I took back in 2015, using a variety of Studio filters to emulate a painting.
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Amazing what filters can do. Found this site online and took a great liberty with your terrific photo Jon.

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https://www.befunky.com/features/photo-to-art/
 
RnR said:
Amazing what filters can do. Found this site online and took a great liberty with your terrific photo Jon.

AwhcXPj.jpg


https://www.befunky.com/features/photo-to-art/
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To me, selecting some "look" from a menu of looks doesn't involve much in the way of artistry or talent. There is perhaps more personalization and artistry using electronic "brushes" in conjunction with a number of other controls (e.g., noise gain, tonal curves, selective exposure and radiance, etc.) and applying these in multiple layers. The pallet painter has to select a color/tint and apply it to some x//y points on the canvas in some relationship to what he/she sees. The electronic painter works in a third dimension (i.e., multiple layers of electronic canvas) with a great many more brushes, tools and colors.

Also, taking someone's photo and running it through some program without their permission, such as you have done, is a copyright infringement. IMO, what you came up with looks like someone threw up on what was a beautiful scene.
 
JonDouglas said:
To me, selecting some "look" from a menu of looks doesn't involve much in the way of artistry or talent. There is perhaps more personalization and artistry using electronic "brushes" in conjunction with a number of other controls (e.g., noise gain, tonal curves, selective exposure and radiance, etc.) and applying these in multiple layers. The pallet painter has to select a color/tint and apply it to some x//y points on the canvas in some relationship to what he/she sees. The electronic painter works in a third dimension (i.e., multiple layers of electronic canvas) with a great many more brushes, tools and colors.

Also, taking someone's photo and running it through some program without their permission, such as you have done, is a copyright infringement. IMO, what you came up with looks like someone threw up on what was a beautiful scene.
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So truly sorry if I offended you Jon, please accept my heartfelt apology. I certainly won't do it again.

I really like your photos and look forward to seeing them each time you post. Your eye for composition and interesting subject matter is wonderful to me.
 
RnR said:
So truly sorry if I offended you Jon, please accept my heartfelt apology. I certainly won't do it again.

I really like your photos and look forward to seeing them each time you post. Your eye for composition and interesting subject matter is wonderful to me.
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No offense taken. Just making you aware.
 
JonDouglas said:
To me, selecting some "look" from a menu of looks doesn't involve much in the way of artistry or talent. There is perhaps more personalization and artistry using electronic "brushes" in conjunction with a number of other controls (e.g., noise gain, tonal curves, selective exposure and radiance, etc.) and applying these in multiple layers. The pallet painter has to select a color/tint and apply it to some x//y points on the canvas in some relationship to what he/she sees. The electronic painter works in a third dimension (i.e., multiple layers of electronic canvas) with a great many more brushes, tools and colors.

Also, taking someone's photo and running it through some program without their permission, such as you have done, is a copyright infringement. IMO, what you came up with looks like someone threw up on what was a beautiful scene.
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I somehow missed the copyright notice on your photo. Would you point it out please?
 
RadishRose said:
You sounded pretty offended to me;
"looks like someone threw up on what was a beautiful scene."

She was only having fun.
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Fun? Well then, it was especially important that she be aware that altering other people's copyrighted work without their permission is just not something you should do. Had she asked and told me of her intent, I would have given permission. As you noticed, I did express my opinion on the result of that alteration in no uncertain terms, as would have happened whether she asked permission or not. You will find that many people who do creative work, be it either artwork or patented inventions (I have done both), don't take lightly to others taking license with what they created. As it is, there's so much infringement going on that we have to stand up.

That said, I appreciate your response and consideration.
 
A Gentleman Of No Small Talent: Storm clouds and the threat of rain cut my ride short and had me heading for home. Taking the most direct, yet somewhat scenic, route, I happened by a house where a man was doing some chainsaw carving. I stopped and asked permission to photograph his work. Some work!

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The gentleman's name is Ryan Meader who is on Facebook as Meader Built Chainsaw Carving. Ryan carves these out of his head with no plans or drawings. After asking if he needed work and getting a telling look, I asked how big his backlog was. He said it was around 45 carvings to be done. When you see his more complex work, you understand the reason for the backlog. Ryan was kind enough to open his garage door and see a piece he did for himself. Shown below, it blew me away looking at the detail up close.

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Note the use of the potentially dangerous, high voltage, fractal burn patterning on some of the wood surfaces. There's an art to that also.

Good fortune rides with those who are open to see new things. I am honored to have met Ryan and view his work.
 
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