New digicam + GIMP

Chris F · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 3:08 pm **(#1)**

Hey, i have a new canon ixus 500 now. It was a present from my wife. :yes

I just play around today with colorkey and pimp up with GIMP. It should be for a smartphone background.
Not a new technique, but i know it works for flowers too.

The Warrior · **Joined:** Jun 02, 2013 **Posts:** 2075

Nice work!

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2770

thats very beautiful, Chris

i especially love the contrast between the grey and the red
would have looked good without the drips, too - imo

Odinbc · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 3:44 pm **(#4)**

Nice one, Chris! :bigthup

BaukjeSpirit · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 3:47 pm **(#5)**

That is beautiful, Chris! Would make a very nice poster

2-ton · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 8:18 pm **(#6)**

dang, all I can see is solid black on my macbook.

GnuTux · **Posted:** Fri Jun 14, 2013 8:50 pm **(#7)**

I don't see anything either. Maybe the attachments got dropped during the move. I was pretty sure I got all the latest files but maybe not.

Perhaps Chris can re-attach them.

Chris F · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:06 am **(#8)**

Thank you guys!
I wanted to edit the first post but i doesnt work.
So here the re-upload.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

I love those Chris...Did you use a mask to paint the flowers red?

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4758

Chris F wrote:

Thank you guys!
I wanted to edit the first post but i doesnt work.
So here the re-upload.

Much better with the drips. Without the drips it's an internet photographic cliché, somewhere between sea at very long exposure to give it a milky or cloudy look, and overdone HDR.

Chris F · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2013 5:21 am **(#11)**

Molly, no the digicam has this color-feature inside. Very easy to use. :mrgreen:

ofnuts, i like both. But you`re right as photo not very special.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

O, that is very cool. I still just use a cheapie digital that doesn't do anything fancy.

2-ton · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:53 am **(#13)**

I love the graphic! I want to know how to do the background as well as the pic with drips. I know, it's all about design, but maybe a tutorial/mini-tutorial could help get one started. Obviously, I would have to do the colorization on the render using Gimp as I don't have a fancy camera, lol.
p.s. I am still working on getting the watercolor tutorial down pat, but it is incredibly hard to get the right settings for different resolutions of pics. Do you have the pixel count of the original pic you used on that tutorial so I can estimate settings for different resolutions?

he4rty · **Joined:** Aug 30, 2012 **Posts:** 2174

Nice work Chris.

AnMal · **Posted:** Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:33 pm **(#15)**

chris f:

really cool looking picture! must be fun playing with that camera, i couldn't afford one but i did look at them. i have a canon powershot of a model that was on the verge of getting outdated, that way i could get a good canon fairly cheap and canon is the best!