I thought that another of the digitally scanned images would be ok. So here is one which shows how it can reproduce colour. I know it isn't a tree (it is a Virginia creeper) but it is a part of the "Fall" as the Americans call autumn (incidentally maybe that is a good name for the season)  and that plant does show rather dramatically the Autumnal colourion. 

Hope you like it.

Duncan

Painting and every form of artistic expression is a part of the greater personal developmental process. As such it is always nice to do something which you are good at, but that must not be the end of the matter as we all need to develop and progress. Following that rule, my work on trees continues to expand and develop.

The above is an image of a skeletal leaf which I picked up on Triggs Lane a while ago. The temptations were to photograph, paint, ink, or whatsoever it. All the conventional ideas seemed great and very creative, however I felt the need to reproduce it with a technique which captured the essence in a slightly fresh manner.

I started by darkening the studio, a bit like a photographic dark room. Stage two was to remove to top of my scanner. Stage three to go into the scanner settings and increase the DPI (dots per inch) from the usual 300 to 1200. In the setting, activate the dust removal mode.  Then finally to place the skeletal leaf on the scanner and set the scanner in motion. The scan can take quite a while. Now place the image into photoshop and go into navigate mode in order to blow the image up to almost pixel level. At this point any dust or blemishes which remain become apparent and can be removed. Then, lastly adjust the contrast levels slightly to match with reality and print. Now the printing important, I chose a good quality, archival, matt photographic paper. Above is the result.

So think and try something different, or with a new twist in it. Have fun

Regards Duncan

 

Well at last home again and what a wonderful week it was at Epsom. Lots and lots demonstrated, taught and helped people along with. Many wanted to talk and on occasion really open up, several carers stopped and talked, as did many professionals. What a week; on top of everything else, during the mornings, days and evenings I manage to produce the above work.

 But it wasn't all work, we saw Mozarts Don Giovani and Rogers and Hammerstein's the Sound of Music; the latter by  a local operatic group and it was good, very good indeed.  All the children especially, the oldest and Gretel the youngest were every bit a s good as in the film. Maria was super.

So a marvellous week and we returned home exhausted; what is needed now is a few days of semi quietness, some hope!