jpclicks Project 365-2022

Out at the Horse Farm
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Out for the day touring around and came across this. No edits.
 
jpclicks said:
Not sure which version I like better...

Snow On Ice
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Distressed FX and Snapseed.


Snow On Ice
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Here I used MobileMonet. It was the first photo painting app I ever used. I also used a bit of Snapseed.
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Ooo, I like both of them but maybe the first one more. Looks like an old painting.
 
jpclicks said:
Not sure which version I like better...

Snow On Ice
27.1/365

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Distressed FX and Snapseed.


Snow On Ice
27.2/365
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Here I used MobileMonet. It was the first photo painting app I ever used. I also used a bit of Snapseed.
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Hmm.. I like the house in both versions -- in each case it suits the treatment of the rest. For me, the woods work a little better in the first version, but not by much. The sky's quite different, much more wintery in the second version, although I like the old linen postcard look of the sky in the first version (except for that heavy wrinkle at the very top). The snow is more appealing in the second version although I'd like to try it with a little more detail. (I captured both versions from the screen and tried layering them together, but nothing magical happened. :D )
 
terse said:
Hmm.. I like the house in both versions -- in each case it suits the treatment of the rest. For me, the woods work a little better in the first version, but not by much. The sky's quite different, much more wintery in the second version, although I like the old linen postcard look of the sky in the first version (except for that heavy wrinkle at the very top). The snow is more appealing in the second version although I'd like to try it with a little more detail. (I captured both versions from the screen and tried layering them together, but nothing magical happened. :D )
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Thanks so much for the feedback Ted. I didn’t care for the wrinkle at the top either but it came with that texture.

I see what you mean about the snow in the second one. I’ve only tried layering a few times. I should think of it more often. I know that’s how the amazing abstracts I see posted here are done.
 
jpclicks said:
Thanks so much for the feedback Ted. I didn’t care for the wrinkle at the top either but it came with that texture.

I see what you mean about the snow in the second one. I’ve only tried layering a few times. I should think of it more often. I know that’s how the amazing abstracts I see posted here are done.
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DistressedFX Plus does have masking, though I'm not sure how well that would work with the wrinkle. With DFXPlus you can also rotate the overlay and change its blend mode, which might work in this case. You could use a clone tool (as in SuperimposeX or Leonardo or TouchRetouch) to remove it, or maybe try a healing tool (Snapseed or TouchRetouch). Lots of fiddling you can do if you're in the mood.

For me, the easy way to get into layers was to take a couple of the (many) variations I tend to produce, pull them into a layering app, and then play with the opacity and/or blend mode to see how they look combined.
 
terse said:
DistressedFX Plus does have masking, though I'm not sure how well that would work with the wrinkle. With DFXPlus you can also rotate the overlay and change its blend mode, which might work in this case. You could use a clone tool (as in SuperimposeX or Leonardo or TouchRetouch) to remove it, or maybe try a healing tool (Snapseed or TouchRetouch). Lots of fiddling you can do if you're in the mood.

For me, the easy way to get into layers was to take a couple of the (many) variations I tend to produce, pull them into a layering app, and then play with the opacity and/or blend mode to see how they look combined.
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Never thought of TouchRetouch. Great idea.
 
terse said:
DistressedFX Plus does have masking, though I'm not sure how well that would work with the wrinkle. With DFXPlus you can also rotate the overlay and change its blend mode, which might work in this case. You could use a clone tool (as in SuperimposeX or Leonardo or TouchRetouch) to remove it, or maybe try a healing tool (Snapseed or TouchRetouch). Lots of fiddling you can do if you're in the mood.

For me, the easy way to get into layers was to take a couple of the (many) variations I tend to produce, pull them into a layering app, and then play with the opacity and/or blend mode to see how they look combined.
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In order to “zoom in” past the wrinkles, I’ve saved off the textures and will blend them in another app, like iColorama. Now I may go in heal the wrinkles on those saved textures. Hmmmm.
 
jpclicks said:
Never thought of TouchRetouch. Great idea.
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jpclicks said:
Thanks so much for the feedback Ted. I didn’t care for the wrinkle at the top either but it came with that texture.

I see what you mean about the snow in the second one. I’ve only tried layering a few times. I should think of it more often. I know that’s how the amazing abstracts I see posted here are done.
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terse said:
DistressedFX Plus does have masking, though I'm not sure how well that would work with the wrinkle. With DFXPlus you can also rotate the overlay and change its blend mode, which might work in this case. You could use a clone tool (as in SuperimposeX or Leonardo or TouchRetouch) to remove it, or maybe try a healing tool (Snapseed or TouchRetouch). Lots of fiddling you can do if you're in the mood.

For me, the easy way to get into layers was to take a couple of the (many) variations I tend to produce, pull them into a layering app, and then play with the opacity and/or blend mode to see how they look combined.
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One could just crop that wrinkle off.
 
juryjone said:
In order to “zoom in” past the wrinkles, I’ve saved off the textures and will blend them in another app, like iColorama. Now I may go in heal the wrinkles on those saved textures. Hmmmm.
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I like the idea. I’m not exactly sure how but I’ll try it. I may have a question or two for you Jerry.
terse said:
DistressedFX Plus does have masking, though I'm not sure how well that would work with the wrinkle. With DFXPlus you can also rotate the overlay and change its blend mode, which might work in this case. You could use a clone tool (as in SuperimposeX or Leonardo or TouchRetouch) to remove it, or maybe try a healing tool (Snapseed or TouchRetouch). Lots of fiddling you can do if you're in the mood.

For me, the easy way to get into layers was to take a couple of the (many) variations I tend to produce, pull them into a layering app, and then play with the opacity and/or blend mode to see how they look combined.
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Would iColorama work as a layering program?
 
jpclicks said:
I like the idea. I’m not exactly sure how but I’ll try it. I may have a question or two for you Jerry.

Would iColorama work as a layering program?
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Sure, that'll work in this case. The drawback with iColorama is that you have to merge each layer as you add it, so you can't go back and change your mind about positioning and such, and you can't have multiple layers at once to enable infinite fiddling. But for blending two images together, iC works fine and offers more blend modes than some apps.
 
terse said:
Sure, that'll work in this case. The drawback with iColorama is that you have to merge each layer as you add it, so you can't go back and change your mind about positioning and such, and you can't have multiple layers at once to enable infinite fiddling. But for blending two images together, iC works fine and offers more blend modes than some apps.
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What app would you suggest? Procreate?
 
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jpclicks said:
What app would you suggest?
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The app I use most of the time for layering, masking, and blending is Leonardo, but it hasn't been updated in 3 years, so even though it still works, its days are numbered and it wouldn't be a good buy. Its successor is Superimpose X, which does the same layer/mask/blend things but is laid out a bit differently.

apps.apple.com

‎Superimpose X

‎Turn your ideas into beautiful works of art using Superimpose X, the new version of the Superimpose app. If you can imagine it, Superimpose X will provide the tools to do it. Packed with wide range of editing capabilities from multiple layers, blending modes, masking, adjustment layers...
apps.apple.com

In SX, I set the pref to "use old interface" which gives me tool layouts and looks that are closer to Leonardo and so more familiar.

But other people probably have their own favorites. Starzee? zenjenny? JillyG? juryjone? ImageArt?
 
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terse said:
The app I use most of the time for layering, masking, and blending is Leonardo, but it hasn't been updated in 3 years, so even though it still works, its days are numbered and it wouldn't be a good buy. Its successor is Superimpose X, which does the same layer/mask/blend things but is laid out a bit differently.

apps.apple.com

‎Superimpose X

‎Turn your ideas into beautiful works of art using Superimpose X, the new version of the Superimpose app. If you can imagine it, Superimpose X will provide the tools to do it. Packed with wide range of editing capabilities from multiple layers, blending modes, masking, adjustment layers...
apps.apple.com

In SX, I set the pref to "use old interface" which gives me tool layouts and looks that are closer to Leonardo and so more familiar.

But other people probably have their own favorites. Starzee? zenjenny? JillyG? juryjone? ImageArt?
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I like SketchClub‘s multiple layers and multiple undo fx.
Not better or worse than Procreate and iColorama, just different. I think SC is one of the AppStore‘s best-kept secrets. Especially since its most recent update, well worth a look.
 
terse said:
The app I use most of the time for layering, masking, and blending is Leonardo, but it hasn't been updated in 3 years, so even though it still works, its days are numbered and it wouldn't be a good buy. Its successor is Superimpose X, which does the same layer/mask/blend things but is laid out a bit differently.

apps.apple.com

‎Superimpose X

‎Turn your ideas into beautiful works of art using Superimpose X, the new version of the Superimpose app. If you can imagine it, Superimpose X will provide the tools to do it. Packed with wide range of editing capabilities from multiple layers, blending modes, masking, adjustment layers...
apps.apple.com

In SX, I set the pref to "use old interface" which gives me tool layouts and looks that are closer to Leonardo and so more familiar.

But other people probably have their own favorites. Starzee? zenjenny? JillyG? juryjone? ImageArt?
Click to expand...
I always use SuperimposeX for masking. It has great variety of masking tools and ways to tweak masks. For unclear reasons I do most of my layering in iC or procreate, the latter when I want to work with multiple layers.
 
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