To make this image, I painted a portrait from two pictures: one had Leo with a smiley face, and a pumpkin on his head, but it was not so clear that it was a pumpkin. One the other picture, the face wasn't right, but the pumpkin looked perfect. So I used paint.net and mixed the two pictures. I chose to paint it like the other pictures in the same series.
I realised that I had picked an image that did not go very well with the square format needed and decided to crop this image to see if I could get nearer to my ideal image. Here is the finished image:
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| Leo with pumpkin |
It took me very long to assemble the scanned background, and the painting on the computer. I have learnt these skills very recently and mostly because of the finished product I wanted.
I was very pleased with the finished image, except that it is obvious that I need to improve my 'photoshoping' technique. I have heard of the term 'feathering' and if I have time, will investigate to see if it is what I need here to improve on the merging of the two pictures.
On reflection, I am pleased with the progress I have made in this area. Other things I have to think about if I did something else like this:
. think of the format first - the pose (or position) of the subject and how it is going to fit that frame.
. think of my skills and the time available. Learning something new takes a long time, maybe well spent but in the long run I must be able to finish within deadlines (either for a 'client' or for my course).
I have one un-finished painting.
. always have the final image in mind. Many of my initial pictures were not suitable - children making terrible faces. Something else cropped up: I had given children a selection of fruits, that they picked themselves.Perhaps I should have been more in control of this too, like a film director!
And finally, I am finally getting to grips with the presentation of my blog. It may not be perfect, but I am happier with it, and having less and less problems with it.
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