StevieJ's PaintedMetal by StevieJ

StevieJ's PaintedMetal by StevieJ
http://www.filterforge.com/filters/2231.html

Example #2

Example #4

Hmmmm.....copper etching.....don't get me going I've been trying to get out of metallics.....but it keeps pulling me back in

V2 Example #2

V2 Example #4

V2 Example #5: This filter also creates paintings from photographs....

ok, i'm gonna start narrowing my crititques down a bit here, steve. so, prepare

this one doesnt seem best suited for the flowers. there are some qualities there that i like, but your other filter seems much better for the flowers. the landscapes are quite good here. there is a nice, etched metal quality to them. #'s 1, 3, 4 and 5 work very well. 6, i'd tone down a bit. it seems a bit 'blown out', flat and not as edgy as the others.

5 is very good. i like that grainy, high color feel. and i like parts of #1 also, like the saxophone part.

now, all of this is my opinion only. period. i'd like to see you branch out a bit. a number of your filters are starting to have a sort of same quality to them. i think you're also going to find a limited reception on some of these. i find on retouchpro that there's a lot of traditional type photo artists that want to simulate other, more traditional art styles, but that arent that ...comfortable... with some of the newer styles or with the more 'flamboyant' type filters. i do like your filters, especially that one you recently posted that i raved about. but i'd like to see you break the mold a bit on what you're currently doing.

and again, this is just me. so, tell me to go shove it or whatever you wish. it's just one opinion and there are over 6 billion more out there

steve,

well, that's about the most tactful 'go shove it' i've ever received

it's fine. i like your filters. i'm not even sure i have a high usage one myself. but if you get a wild hair and just feel like stretching off in another direction, i'd be curious to see where you go.

hehehe.

actually, i went looking through the library last night and i think some of my remarks about the sameness of some of your filters was a bit out of line. i think i was getting a bit confused by the various versions of the same filters. you've got quite an array of filters posted.

This has sort of a "gold leaf embossed" feel to me; it might look very nice on text, I don't know, I haven't tried it out yet. I think about those books with the special covers that bulge out a little, maybe a children's book... hmmm there's an idea.

looking at the pictures again here, i noticed #4. it's got quite an embossed look. nice.

yup. i like my presets i've actually been thinking about only submitting my filters here on the forums just so i can show off my 120 presets

actually, it's a trick to get rest of the world to come post in the forums

.....or this one???

nice

Thanx guys