Wait For It!
I've seen a lot of artwork created lately with blurry shots, fuzzy shots, or too far away shots - basically shots that just don't cut it. I'm guilty of it myself sometimes...you capture a moment and you think you'll never get that moment again or anything close to it, and you think you just HAVE TO do something with that shot.
The quality of your photo affects the quality of your photo-art. There are some things you just can't fix...and blurry is one of those things.
When it comes to wildlife, it's very easy to think "I'll never see this again!". And you may not. However, if you're at a place where you go frequently, here's something to remember: Wild animals and birds are creatures of habit. If they come out in one location once, there's a very good chance they'll come out there again. If you feed birds and draw wildlife onto your property, they will surely come again, too.
My point in this video is to really think about the art you want to create and to use the best photo you can for your work. If you got a shot but it's not "great", then wait for it...keep trying...eventually you may just get that better shot, and THEN do the art. :)
In the video below, I take you through my photos from two separate shooting opportunities with the same fawn, and then I complete my final image with textures and resources from The Farmhouse Collection.
--Jai Johnson
The quality of your photo affects the quality of your photo-art. There are some things you just can't fix...and blurry is one of those things.
When it comes to wildlife, it's very easy to think "I'll never see this again!". And you may not. However, if you're at a place where you go frequently, here's something to remember: Wild animals and birds are creatures of habit. If they come out in one location once, there's a very good chance they'll come out there again. If you feed birds and draw wildlife onto your property, they will surely come again, too.
My point in this video is to really think about the art you want to create and to use the best photo you can for your work. If you got a shot but it's not "great", then wait for it...keep trying...eventually you may just get that better shot, and THEN do the art. :)
In the video below, I take you through my photos from two separate shooting opportunities with the same fawn, and then I complete my final image with textures and resources from The Farmhouse Collection.
--Jai Johnson
My second chance photo:
And The Final Art:
Collection Used In This Video:
The Farmhouse Collection
$300.00
The Farmhouse Collection is a huge bundle featuring 110 resources, which include: 24 heavy painted textures, 24 soft paint textures, 18 PNG focal point overlays, 24 authentic chalk paint textures, 10 glazed wood textures, and 10 whitewashed, distressed wood textures. For wildlife, domestic animals, still life, people, landscapes, and more of your favorite subjects, the resources in this incredible bundle will help you create a wide range of farm house style art with photos of your favorite subjects.
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Use these textures "as is" to add a painterly feel to your photographs by placing them on a layer under your subject and masking away the subject's original background. Using your transform tool in your software, you can stretch them and position them exactly where you need them for your art. You can also use these textures as overlay layers to enhance existing photos or to add unique color tones throughout your artistic images. These also make wonderful beginning backgrounds for your digital paintings!
This collection contains a total of 110 resources, all for one low price. Download is presented as ELEVEN (11) large zip files. Textures are 6000x4000 and 6000x6000 pixels in size and are large size JPG and PNG files. Due to the large file sizes, the downloads may take several minutes to complete, depending on the speed of your internet connection.
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