Another from Scott's Class

[DianeR]

Hi, all!
This is the other subject we had to work with in Scott's class. The feathers were a challenge but Scott's videos and pdfs were so detailed and helpful that it made the results a lot easier to try to achieve. Photo was courtesy of Mike Warren. Those of you who have signed up are really in for a treat! Enjoy and hope to see you post your work here to share.

http://www.pbase.com/ramseyd/image/94110874.jpg

[Lisa]

OH! PERFECT! Diane, didn't you find doing this eagle a lot harder than the portrait? You did a FAB job, particularly on the head feathers.

[Robert]

Wow Diane!!! I'm blown away by this smudge!! Everything is so well done, and once again, your background is terrific!!! Excellent!!!!!!!!

[Rob]

Hi Diane, thanks for the preview of what we are in for. You've done a great job with this - Looking forward to the class

[DianeR]

OH! PERFECT! Diane, didn't you find doing this eagle a lot harder than the portrait? You did a FAB job, particularly on the head feathers.

Thanks, Lisa - you're always so encouraging. I find portraits harder than the animals/birds I've done so far. My real "thing" is flowers so anything else is "out of my sandbox". I find that smudging portraits requires additional talent, if you will, in knowing where and when to put a highlight here or a shadow there - if it's not there already. It's the "little things" or the minute detail that makes such a difference. Scott touches on some of that detail in his class which is a help. This poor eagle has been messed with for so long by all the students, I'm sure he's ready to up and fly away!! :biglaugh:

[DianeR]

Thank you so much Robert and Rob -- he's a beautiful bird! When smudging, it helps tremendously when the subject is as good as this one!

[Harv]

Great job, Diane. This is gorgeous. Scott is obviously a popular and talented guy.

[DianeR]

Great job, Diane. This is gorgeous. Scott is obviously a popular and talented guy.

Thanks, Harv. Having never attended a class of any kind since old school days, this one really left me with a warm, fuzzy feeling and came away from it having learned something. Scott creates an excellent learning environment with his tutorials, pdf's as well as movies.

[MGlennn]

Beautiful work Diane.....:cheer::cheer: I think I am just west of you down the beach............:coo3l:

[MiriamJ]

Wow, Diane, that's beautiful. And just the right amount of effect applied, still looks realistic, but pops!

[marush]

Thats wonderful. Its the type of image I am hoping to create after I finish the class. If I get anywhere near this I will be very happy.

[DianeR]

Beautiful work Diane.....:cheer::cheer: I think I am just west of you down the beach............:coo3l:

Really? You haven't been having very nice weather lately, if that's the case! Are you mixing it up with all those Spring Breakers on PC Beach?? shocked; Hopefully, you're further west than that. :wideeyed:

[MGlennn]

Really? You haven't been having very nice weather lately, if that's the case! Are you mixing it up with all those Spring Breakers on PC Beach?? shocked; Hopefully, you're further west than that. :wideeyed:


Had lunch @ Cowgirl Kitchen in Rosemary Beach today rolleyes;rolleyes;

[paul weston]

I really like the smudge effect, Very nicely done.

[DianeR]

Wow, Diane, that's beautiful. And just the right amount of effect applied, still looks realistic, but pops!

I'm glad you like it, Miriam. I usually don't smudge anything but flowers, but following Scott's tutorials made it much easier. :)

Thats wonderful. Its the type of image I am hoping to create after I finish the class. If I get anywhere near this I will be very happy.

I'm glad you made it into Scott's next class, Ken. You'll like it a lot! :)

I really like the smudge effect, Very nicely done.

Thank you for commenting, Paul. The trick is to remember everything we learned! Having the pdfs and movies for reference will be a huge help.

[Guy]

It looks like a Robert Bateman painting... Beautiful..

[EV Wonder]

Beautiful work Diane! You made an already great looking bird even better, nice work.