Fun with filters (for Savage_Dragon) by faroutsider
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My corporeal form lives with my wonderful wife and six eccentric cats in beautiful Sedgefield, but my dreaming body is frequently elsewhere, exploring the fractal universe and marveling at nature's chaos. I love traveling to places that exist only as mathematical constructs on my computer and bringing back snapshots that sometimes remind me of the real world (whatever that means), sometimes of metamagical worlds we can visit only in our imaginations. I trained as a biologist and run a small company specialising in science publishing - writing, editing, illustrating and typesetting. For 3D world building I use Vue, Daz Studio and Poser, but I've also used Bryce since version 2 and done some work with Terragen, Carrara and Groboto. For technical illustration I use mainly Illustrator and Photoshop.
Thanks for visiting my little corner of Renderosity, and to everyone who has kindly commented on my images or added my works as a favourite, thank you for that too. Craig.
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Comments (25)
3x3
wow! awesome experiment Craig x f!
Darkwish
Nice, very nice pics!
popeslattz
You've gotten some great effects here, Craig. Have you checked out Filter Forge? They offer a free month's trial. It's a really great program. You can even create your own filters and earn the program by submitting your new filter. I just won FF in a competition at graphics.com with my image, "Woven Portrait. Keep up the cool experiments!
starfire777
Excellent use of filters!!!
NoobasaurUS
Very interesting effects!!!!! Radically changes your renders!!!!!! I love the colors and how it changes the mood and atmosphere!!!!! Excellent work!!!!! The terrains are simply breath-taking!!!!!!
novelist
Wonderful effects. I especially like the top left and the bottom right in this series.
e-brink
This is a wonderful experimental experiment, Craig... nice work.
Lunastar
Very cool tests.
Black-Carrie
Great ones!!! Excellent done!
schonee
Very cool and super dedication for Angel! I love the top left best!
grafikeer
Kind of like Warhol meets Ansel Adams...excellent experimentation Craig,love the combination.I too was once a purist when it came to using filters,but once I saw how they can take the image to the next level,I must confess that I like what they can achieve...keep playing Craig!
Savage_dragon
Ah, but linger just a moment longer & enjoy... I will. ")
amota99517
This is such a cool experiment and so well done! The top two are my favorites.
Dreamingbee
fascinating experiment - looks great, i love the red one ;)
fractalinda
Interesting results. Cool filter play.
Danny_G
Very Nice !!
carlx
Excellent!!!
Miska7
Very nice effects. Great work!
flora-crassella
wonderful works!!! Great colors!
ppetersen
The ones on your left are my favs... the intense reds of the sunset are superb and draw the eye.. the one right below could well be a planet with a gaseous atmosphere. Love them all but those two are a 'thumbs' up for sure.
photostar
Cool quartet and very dynamic results you have achieved on each one.
lyron
Great work!!
FCLittle
Excellent terrain work and interesting atmospheres....
hipps13
Hi Craig bottom left from me I see so many lines how they cross and might divide makes me think and that I like wonderful work my friend you have been in me thoughts sweet kiss on the cheek, Linda
anahata.c
I can see that all four are of the same scene, but the filtering makes them different enough that they appear to be slightly different places. The top-left has a dramatic dawn or sunset-ish feel, bathed in rich golden-browns. The top right has detail & hue that appear out of a vast desert-scape; the furrows & ridges are pronounced and are quite beautiful. The bottom left is something out of science fiction, or a strangely exposed shot. (In my photoshop paintings, I explore that very phenomenon, how filters reveal the line-contours of shapes—as they do here—and how those lines can be art all by themselves. This image is a fine piece of exposed contours: They really speak in this version.) And the bottom-right is bathed in deep restful blues, with plenty of deep shadow. They demonstrate one of the joys of filters, how they transform a single vision into different worlds. Very enjoyable all around, I never tire of this myself.