Orchid water color

[chauncey]

A good friend of mine who shall remain nameless, maybe, issued a challenge...make an orchid
into a water color look. I think it looks okay...what say you all?

[IzzieK]

White flower on a white background...very headachey but you did right here...

[Manfred M]

It's a nice shot, but is far too crisp to be a watercolour. A bit more work to soften the edges and to reduce the more vibrant colours will get you closer to your goal.

[chauncey]

very headachey but you did right here

Aah...don't understand what you mean.

soften the edges and to reduce the more vibrant colours

Can do, thanks.

[Mike Buckley]

If you're really serious about this approach, there are lots of tutorials at "photo art" web sites about how to convert an image into a water color.

I like your photo a lot. You preserved great detail everywhere except one small area in each of two flowers. Check out the top two flowers on the right side of the left stem.

[Shadowman]

Nicely done, leaning more towards airbrush art in the contrast and color capture.

[Brownbear]

Hi Chauncey,

Thank you for sharing. As you know I hope to learn more about this look but I think the colours and edges of the petals need to be softer, sort of a fade away look but almost like a drawing in that sometimes they seem to show lots of detail.

See the orchids in this link
https://www.google.ca/search?q=chine...Q&ved=0CB8QsAQ

[chauncey]

Softer version, but I gotta say that I don't like it or the Japanese watercolor look...the soft colors
are there but the detail is missing. Completely reprocessed.

[Mike Buckley]

Softer version, but I gotta say that I don't like it or the Japanese watercolor look

I have a novel idea : Make an image that you like for the reasons you like it regardless of whether it emulates a widely recognized style of photography or any other art.

[Brownbear]

Hi Chauncey,

Just to say that I also prefer the original. Nevertheless thank you for sharing. I will try this on one of my swans.

[chauncey]

Make an image that you like for the reasons you like it

That makes entirely too much sense.

[dragon76]

A good friend of mine who shall remain nameless, maybe, issued a challenge...make an orchid
into a water color look. I think it looks okay...what say you all?

For a water colour look, I'd blend in paper texture.

Cheers

Dean

[dennybeall]

Pretty flowers but I'd like them better on a background. Perhaps on textured art paper in a very pastel color.