More Doom & Gloom

[chrisc]

Used a combination of Cannockwolf's workflow and some ortonizing.. C&C welcomed, as always.

[janis]

Chris, it does not look so much doomy and gloomy to me as it does enchanted. And enchanting. I like the effects very much. Composition-wise, the lines of the branches take my eye to all four edges of the frame. There's an Oriental feel to this and I quite like it.

[Kay]

Just enough hints of what is showing in the shadows to make me feel like venturing in there - quite a captivating creation for me

[Barry]

I would also go for enchanting to describe this. The old tree has caught the light well, making it stand out from the rest probably due to your help in PP.

[chrisc]

I used the term Doom and Gloom for David Byrne's PP workflow, not necessarily to describe the image. I'll have to watch myself on that.

The light was already on the tree, but it just wouldn't go dark enough with regular PP work without looking garish, and really not even far enough with D&G workflow though I suspect there are probably more steps to get that rich black than he included in his description, but I wouldn't give all my secrets away either ;D



This was what I had prior to David's and my own wacked out workflow applied.



I did some selcective masking, duping certain layers, applied the orton effect to some, midnight black to others, then layered them back, feathering some of the edges as I went until I pretty much had what I wanted. I think I am going to have to go back to Calvin Hollywood to figure out some better ways to set masks.

I still haven't achieved that rich black I see in a lot of other work on here..any tips would be greatly appreciated.