We’ve reached the final week of our July One Four Challenge, hosted by Robyn Gosby at Captivate Me. I have had a lot of fun editing my image each week and have enjoyed the nice feedback from participants on my photo processing efforts. Bengie has been the star this month, and I thought I’d finish off with something a little different – for me anyway!
Week Four Process
Bengie – Week Four
I have had fun with this one! I wanted the introduce some brightness and cheerfulness in this last interpretation, to reflect how I feel about having this little critter in our life.
Here is the process I followed:
I cropped the week one image to a square. I then took the image into Sketch Guru for a Gouache treatment and adjusted the sliders till I was happy with the effect.
Back into Photoshop, I played with the surrounds, using the Liquify filter, a tool I didn’t even know existed. Now that was exciting, and transformed the background of the boat behind her into something a little funky. I then noticed her name tag was turned the wrong way so I had to fix that! I used the text tool with the Jokerman font, which is the font we have used for the sign writing on our boat.
You can see the result: a whimsical, painterly and bright treatment. I hope it brings a smile to your face.
Just as a reminder, here is the progression over the four weeks:
As always, your feedback is welcome.
Time to vote for your favourite!
Since this week concludes the One Four Challenge for the month, I am including a poll for you to vote for your favourite interpretation.
Next month, we are taking a break and reviewing what we have learnt. So there won’t be a weekly post, but we will look back at our creations at least once during August.
For now, be sure to wander over to the One Four Challenge page to see what other participants to this wonderful project have done. There are some very creative people amongst our midst!
Sv-Anui 
HI Chris
I’ve been enjoying your photography journey – and find shot 3 of Bengie amazing. The surreal effect of the flecks in his eyes mimic the fleck in his fur. fantastic. Ive got 2 labradors and 2 ragdolls waiting for their portrait photo when you guys next get to the Island to visit us.
Craig Paton
You’re on Craig! We’re having a whale of a time… Literally!
pretty orsome!!
Thanks Chris! It was fun playing with this version!
Be give, you are out there this week but I like week 2 better. Hope you are having fun up north with your humN mates
Hi Sue – all going well – lots of whales and good fish for me to it! The humans are back in internet service so will post soon!
I love this Chris – what a wonderful end to Bengie’s series 🙂
I don’t think I’ve commented on week 3 yet either and I like it too – the closeup is fabulous!
She is a great subject. I voted for week 4. A Fauvist kitty! Love it 😀
Thanks Robyn – just back in internet service for a couple of days – lots of catching up to do! Thanks for your kind comments and vote:)
Hope you’re having fun Chris 🙂
Hey Chris whats the height of your table on TIE ? I am up to making ours.
73cms from floor to the top surface.
thankyou
i love it Chris, well done. Playing with filter and artistic tools in photoshop is such fun
It was a good discovery Julz! Thanks for commenting.
Psychedelic kitty! Fun variation 😍
Thanks Stacey! I had fun in this edit!
I almost went the crazy road, but my image didn’t respond to my craziness. With your image, it works splendidly, you did an amazing job throughout the month. My favorite is week 2. I like the balance, it is wild, but still close to the original.
Thanks Lore – you have to try a bit of crazyness sometimes.
Oh my…psychedelic and scary!
Lol! She is a bit!
Interesting progression through the 4 weeks. It’s a tie for me between week 1, which is a good edit to bring the image up. And week 2 for the effects you produced.
Thanks Lynne!
love all the incarnations of Bengie but voted 3!!
Thank you Cybele! I have been back on board with the furry one and she is really quite sedate!
Such a chuckle!
I love this week’s edit – it’s such fun! It could almost be a picture from a graphic novel. 🙂
Oh thank you Louise, that’s a lovely thing for you to say😊
You’re welcome. 🙂
Wow. It looks like you have channeled Warhol. Or maybe only Peter Max. And I love it. I see I’m in the minority but that doesn’t bother me much.
I like it too – had great fun playing with the liquefy filter! Thanks for the feedback Emilio!
Very hard to choose between the last ‘pop art’ version of Bengie (great colours!) and the tiger one of week two – actually even the original is beautiful. You are so lucky to have such a photogenic cat…
We adore her! Thanks for the feedback Eliza!