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28 of 365 is a painting of Thom Yorke #GIMP

 

Thom Yorke
Thom Yorke

 

So using the same technique that I used for a self-portrait a few sketches back, I decided to do a portrait of one of my favorite songwriters, singers and musicians, Thom Yorke, most famously of Radiohead. Starting with a well-known photograph of Thom, I worked in with various brushes, using samples of color from the photo itself. Holding my Wacom stylus in my right hand, I switched back and forth between sample (O) and paintbrush (P) to first choose a color from an area, then paint into that area with that color. A very fun technique.

tags: radiohead, thom yorke, portrait, painting, sampling, gimp, gnu, gpl, open source, creative commons, cc-sa, postaday2011, lemasney, 365, daily, sharing

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27 of 365 is a tree on a cloudy day #GIMP

 

Tree on a cloudy day
Tree on a cloudy day

 

So this is just a series of layers with different brushes used on each to create a scene. I created a layer in the background of sky color and painted into it with grassy notes. I added a transparent layer on top of that and placed some cloud brushes on it. I added another transparent layer and placed a woodland brush on it. I created another transparent layer and painted a single tree on it using a different brush. By keeping the layers separate I was able to adjust and edit each conceptual layer without affecting or destroying the others.

tags: clouds, trees, woodlands, sky, grass, nature, GIMP, gnu, gpl, open source, creative commons, cc-sa, lemasney, sharing, postaday2011, 365

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24 of 365 is a painterly self-portrait #GIMP

 

Painterly self-portrait
Painterly self-portrait

 

This self-portrait is a result of a great suggestion by my friend Angel who said:

“Pick any photo image you have (can be yourself) and make it look like an oil painting on canvas.”

Thanks for the suggestion, Angel! I used my webcam to capture images of myself from some interesting angles and lighting situations. Then, I used one as a base image in the GIMP to first color-pick then paint into with different brushes using a Wacom tablet. It was a lot of fun to ruin the perfect forms of photography and replace it with the warmth and approximation of painting. I’ve done this a few times before in different ways, but this was a very direct, very freeing method.

tags: Wacom, self-portrait, image, identity, painterly, 365, daily, postaday2011, GIMP, GNU, GPL, Open source, creative commons, CC-SA

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23 of 365 is a memory #GIMP

A memory
A memory

It’s incredibly hard to forget certain moments in your life, and I’m very happy for that sometimes.

tags: memory, reminder, note, lemasney, 365, postaday2011, daily, sharing, gimp, GNU, GPL, Open source, open

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21 of 365 is a short explainer #GIMP

 

What is 365 Sketches about?
What is 365 Sketches about?

 

Many friends see my posts in their daily Facebook stream and wonder what it’s all about. One person pulled me aside and asked me to explain it. I gave a much more detailed explanation in my conversation, but it boiled down to this.

tags: postaday2011, GIMP, GNU, GPL, Open source, lemasney, 365, design, painting, fun

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19 of 365 is a virtual ironing #GIMP

Blawenburg Band (original)
Blawenburg Band (original)
Blawenburg Band (modified)
Blawenburg Band (modified)

My friend Laraine wrote me recently with a request:

“I need help with the attached photo…it is the Blawenburg Band at the Hopewell gazebo, being directed by clarinetist, former member and my dear departed friend, Rich Hill, who died this past spring at 51…

I want to use the photo as the cover of a thank you card, 5 x 7,  to people who contributed to a band scholarship in Rich’s honor. I am choosing and writing the thank you cards; I’m secretary of the band.

But the problem with the photo is that Rich’s clothes looked rumpled… (maybe) shadows from the gazebo cut outs…

I feel the spirit of the photo is just right for the memorial thank you’s. (Do you think so?) But Rich looks rumpled…”

He was a bit rumpled, but that was easy enough to take care of with cloning, burning and dodging tools. I moved on to restoring the gazebo, band members and audience members with the burn dodge tool to bring out the shadows, highlights and midtones after doing some work on the picture overall to improve brightness and contrast. A bit overworked perhaps, but I really enjoyed the challenge. Thanks Laraine!

tags: lemasney, 365, dailypost2011, band, Princeton, Blawenburg, Hopewell, NJ, photo restoration, GIMP, GPL, GNU, Open source, Creative Commons, CC-SA