Arctic Dawn


Posted by Carol Clarke on Sat Mar 25, 2017 10:54 am

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Seeing Cindy's wonderful fox in Liquify made me rember how much fun it can be to work with this great filter.  Be warned - it can become very addictive!

Here is a scene created from an original lake view with flying swans, which was then worked on in Liquify, some pastel colours and a touch of light.
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by E.J. Peiker on Sat Mar 25, 2017 11:53 am
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Oh my, I don't pay much attention to digital creations, generally not my thing, but this is so over the top beautiful that I'm absolutely stunned and speechless. Just WOW, WOW, WOW!!!!!
 

by david fletcher on Sat Mar 25, 2017 2:38 pm
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this is just so cool Carol. Outstanding. The colour scheme is sublime...
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by Ron Day on Sat Mar 25, 2017 3:16 pm
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Carol, this is superb! The swans in flight are gorgeous, and it almost appears they are flying into the curl of a breaking wave - very unique!  The pastel colors work wonderfully, and I love how you brightened the space behind the swans to guide our attention to them. Fantastic work with the Liquify Filter! A true work of art!  :)
 

by Cindy Marple on Sat Mar 25, 2017 3:32 pm
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Carol this is absolutely gorgeous. The choice of colors totally appeals to me, but I love the whole design as well. Print this one big and hang it up!
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by Cynthia Crawford on Sat Mar 25, 2017 8:30 pm
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Just magical, Carol- the beautiful colors set the mood for a dreamy world that just makes me want to fly away with these birds. Your compositions are always so perfect!  Agree with everything previously said!!  :)



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by john on Sat Mar 25, 2017 11:26 pm
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We have the swans just starting to filter in to their staging grounds so nice timing with this shot. Its our final commitment from mother nature that spring has arrived. One read a lot of stories into what you have done with this image. Very nice.
 

by Carol Clarke on Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:23 am
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Thank you all for taking the time to comment, and for your positive encouragement!
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by Mark Boranyak on Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:37 am
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Wow, this is eye candy for sure.

Nice work; thanks for sharing.

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by John Labrenz on Wed Mar 29, 2017 1:15 am
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Fantastic!....love this!
 

by Carol Clarke on Wed Mar 29, 2017 3:43 am
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Mark, John, Thank you for taking the time to stop by and leave a comment. Always much appreciated!
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by WOlf38 on Wed Mar 29, 2017 4:02 pm
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Just superb, Carol!
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by Carol Clarke on Thu Mar 30, 2017 3:31 pm
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Thank you Wolf!  8)
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There is something about this that resonates 'peace'! Love it! If I look at the bottom half of the water it doesn't even look like a generated image but rather a real mirror that I am viewing a reflection in.
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by Carol Clarke on Fri Mar 31, 2017 8:37 am
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Thank you AnnaMaria, it was very relaxing and therapeutic when I was painting this scene, although it isn't easy painting with the mouse as it feels so detached from the actual 'canvas'.  You also have to keep your finger on the left click button to keep the paint flow going and frequently change the thickness of the paint brush!   When I'm doing these I just keep going until it feels time to stop. 8)
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by Cynthia Crawford on Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:01 pm
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Big congrats Carol- one of your finest!
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by SantaFeJoe on Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:59 pm
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Ditto exactly what Ron said! A real beauty, Carol! Sorry I'm late chiming in on this one.

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by Carol Clarke on Sun Apr 02, 2017 8:00 am
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Thank you again Cindy, and thank you Joe for your kind words.


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Carol Clarke wrote:Thank you AnnaMaria, it was very relaxing and therapeutic when I was painting this scene, although it isn't easy painting with the mouse as it feels so detached from the actual 'canvas'.  You also have to keep your finger on the left click button to keep the paint flow going and frequently change the thickness of the paint brush!   When I'm doing these I just keep going until it feels time to stop. 8)
It takes lots of imagination combined with disciline when to know 'stop'. Always a challenge.
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by Debapratim Saha on Wed Apr 05, 2017 11:22 am
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A divine feel here,amazing work...well deserved EP...congrats Carol!!
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