Frog on a Rock – Photoshop Art

[momzillanc]

I created this drawing from a photograph of the iron frog statue that sits on a rock next to the ornamental dry creek bed in my back yard.

Using the pen tool, I drew the elements of the frog on various layers. Then, I selected each element and created the gradient highlighting, then I added the shadowing gradient – both were achieved with with the "mixer brush tool" and blending into the base color of each element to achieve the shading and highlights. For the background, I applied the "Gaussian Blur" to the base image; then I applied the "Extrude" filter, followed by the "Oil Paint" filter. Finally, I merged all the elements of the frog drawing and applied the "Oil Paint" filter to it for the final image.

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Here is the original photograph

08 May 2019, with E-600 Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm F4.0-5.6, by D. Denise Dianaty

This project began as an exercise to refamiliarize myself with Photoshop. I haven't had the software since the early 2000s. But, I am quite pleased with the final result.

Comments

[pixresteemer]

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[cave-man]

Very cool!
I have never learned to use Photoshop and I don't think I ever will because I don't have a creative designer's mind at all haha.

[momzillanc]

Thank you. I used to be an award-winning graphic designer. This project actually began as a way to teach myself all the ins and outs of Photoshop again as I haven't had access to the software since the early 2000s.

[prydefoltz]

Wonderful. Iove the way technology aids the development of art:)

[momzillanc]

So do I. And, I love being back into Photoshop! Gray was actually supposed to be loading some Adobe fonts for me and he loaded PS instead. I was not pleased that he unilaterally decided to do something other than I'd acquiesced to – the last time he put PS on my old Mac, it was a trial version. Now… do I trust Gray to get me full and complete Illustrator working on my iMac? 🤨

[prydefoltz]

I say trust your instinct:)

[momzillanc]

LOL – My instincts are conflicted. The boy is bloody brilliant… He's also frustratingly quick to disregard my qualms over letting him at my iMac.

[prydefoltz]

Yep ... being he is also not flipping the bills

[momzillanc]

I tell him that all the time! Until he has his own mortgage, he is NOT in charge!

[prydefoltz]

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