The Self Portrait Thread

**sallybode** · 27 December 2005, 03:07 AM

Yes, fun thread.

Everyone's posts have been super.

For those who want a clue to the hair. Drawing hair is shall we say "HARD"?!? New plugin which
comes with Alien Skin Eye Candy 2000 is called "Fur". So technically speaking I have fur for hair.

And just like the real stuff, it is hard to control. Bad hair day, put my hat on.

**-=Drifter=-** · 27 December 2005, 04:32 AM

Wow, Sally, that is really really cool. It is beautiful. I must suggest, however, that you consider ironing your shirt before you go out into public... people might talk...
hahahahahahaha
EXCELLENT ART!!!!!

**sallybode** · 27 December 2005, 04:47 AM

Who has time for ironing if you draw as much as I do?

**min** · 27 December 2005, 09:38 AM

(1) Photo was taken 35 years ago (I'm 5 in this pic)
(2) Just played with filters - no actual drawing involved

Happy New Year

Amanda

**spondoolix** · 27 December 2005, 03:44 PM

An artist I'm not.

**Craig1128** · 28 December 2005, 02:50 AM

Min, I really like the effects in your portrait (of your beginnings...

) Is there any chance you may share what kinds of filters you used? Keep up the good work!

**sallybode** · 28 December 2005, 05:34 AM

Min, I agree, the filter use is wonderful. What did you use and what settings. Very sweet picture, BTW.

**min** · 28 December 2005, 10:17 AM

Thanks Craig & Sally

I used the poster edges filter (under artistic) from Photoshop. It's a bit hit and miss using photoshop filters in Xara - varies with the version of Photoshop: not all filters show and no guarantee they will work when they do show! Anyway, I pointed Xara to my 5.5 version of PS and a number of the filters do work.

Basically the image consists of 2 layers with the same photo on each layer. Top layer has filter applied and then a flat transparency of about 40% so unfiltered photo shows through and softens the effect a bit.

Here's another - same method, different filter: pointillism (Virtual Painter).

Happy New Year
Amanda

**x_ACE_x** · 28 December 2005, 01:14 PM

Ok, since installing the cd, this is my first picture (eheh seeing as I lost all my previous trial pictures due to my error). But I wanted to note this is my very first go at a 'human' picture.