Photoshopped Sushi
Watercolour, crayon, marker and computer
Charlene Brown
Watercolour, crayon, marker and computer
Charlene Brown
It’s one thing to paint something that already looks sensational, but the latest challenge on Different Strokes from Different Folks presented a tasty, but not particularly sensational-looking, subject -- I hesitated a few days before trying it. The only other time I sent a painting to this blog, the subject was a ‘San Francisco Victorian’ and I think there were almost 150 entries in that one. I decided to try the Week 25-26 Challenge – Sushi, just because there were nowhere near as many entries for this one.
As I’m trying to produce more abstract mountain landscapes and cityscapes, I decided to try stylizing this still life in an abstract direction using a ‘find the main shapes’ approach (the only approach I know). But, as usual, my main shapes picked up a few details they didn’t need.
As I’m trying to produce more abstract mountain landscapes and cityscapes, I decided to try stylizing this still life in an abstract direction using a ‘find the main shapes’ approach (the only approach I know). But, as usual, my main shapes picked up a few details they didn’t need.
Then I tried having a go at it with Photoshop, and liked a few of the results. Today (March 20) I decided to substitute my favourite for the one I sent in to Different Strokes. I would have sent 'Photoshopped Sushi' to begin with -- but, as they specifically request that you don't send in computer-manipulated versions of the original photograph, I assumed they didn't want computer-manipulated versions of your paintings either.
