Tag Archives: photoshop

Belfast Hornpipe – compare and contrast

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Guthlac

Light is such a wonderful thing.  It allows the photographer to change change the mood at a stroke.  However, Photoshop also allows this and when the two are combined then the opportunities are endless. So I give you two views … Continue reading →

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On a night like this….

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Guthlac

One of the most frustrating questions that any artists can here when they have tried to make a likeness of someone is when some one asks “…who is it?…”.   I was pondering this question this morning when I was … Continue reading →

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Here and Now

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Guthlac

  I have a confession to make.  I love trashy pop music.  Music that doesn’t have any deep mean but just is a great tune or harmony or something else that can hook you – that is my sort of … Continue reading →

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Death on the dance floor

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Guthlac

A sketch/playing with ideas based on a George Bellows print.  

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…nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in the ring…

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Guthlac

“…nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in the ring…” Sugar Ray Leonard    

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Continuing the Boxer Vibe

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Guthlac

At the moment I seem to be moving away from trying to make likenesses to some far more powerful imagery.   I have always been influenced by the boxing photography of the early part of the 20th century – I … Continue reading →

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A very hoary old chestnut

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Guthlac

The other day an old college of mine got involved in a dispute over the term “direct from camera”.  His view is that this adds value to the image produced and whether this is correct or not is not for … Continue reading →

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Galadriel

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Guthlac
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Decisions Made

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Guthlac

When I set out to create a digital painting of the character Galadriel I wanted to make it a ultra realistic painting of a photo that I had found.   I doubt I would have published the final version for copyright … Continue reading →

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Galadriel…the journey begins

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Guthlac

I have decided to work on a really complicated painting of Galadriel from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.   It may well take me some time to complete as I have decided to make this a photorealistic digital … Continue reading →

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