[Clough]

Clough,
I can't imagine even being in a production like that. Sweating bullets????????? I would have been a bullet, right out the door! LOL No, I wouldn't let others down but I can imagine the moment it broke, how fast your mind must have been racing. From your posts, I would imagine you put everything into anything you do. I play "at" the guitar and I know about the skin on the fingers just the little that I play.

Just been thinking about all the kinds of art we see on this site and just am in awe. You, with your musical talent among many other talents, others doing beading, poetry, painting, making carriages, drawing, sewing, dyeing fabric, photography, just to name a few on this thread, not meaning to leave anyone's talent unmentioned. It is just late and I am not thinking clear enough to mention them all. It has been fun to be a part of this art community. I have never been much of a joiner but everyone has sure made me feel welcome and I am thoroughly enjoying all the posts. Clough, keep posting more of your work.

Thank you for your comments!

I did just think of other pictures of things that I might post. That would be pictures of antique furniture or pianos that I have refinished and rebuilt. It is an art if one does it properly. I wonder if people would mind my doing that?

I know that I could also post pictures of the thumb pianos that I have provided to others and that they have decorated. It might give music and art teachers ideas as to what they could do with their students.

[Clough]

Dear jrebel7,

The pictures of things that you have posted here are absolutely beautiful!

You might want to consider putting a watermark of some kind on your work that you post here like grammadidi has done on hers and others have also done. That way your work would be protected. I note that under properties of the original work and photos that you have posted, that certain words might come up in searches on the Internet for people wanting pictures of things like you have done. I would hate to see someone else use your work without your permission.

You have properties on some of your work like the following: artist-you-zoe-bernese-moutain-dog-acrylic-canvas-resized.jpg artist-you-thumb-piano-lighthouse-scene-8-note-resizedjpg.jpg artist-you-pyrotechnicque-acrylic-dipper-gourd-resized.jpg artist-you-gourdtar-magazine-moire-checked-resized.jpg artist-you-gold-black-dipper-gourd-vase-resized.jpg artist-you-example-one-before-being-cut-stained-resized.jpg artist-you-waiting-cougar-resized.jpg

[cal823]

All your art is so amazing!
Love all your art, some of which is almost as beautiful as you people are.
Want to see more of you guys art :)

Here's a pastel artwork that goes with my dp :)

Edit- sorry that its not a very good photo :s

[jrebel7]

Dear jrebel7,

The pictures of things that you have posted here are absolutely beautiful!

You might want to consider putting a watermark of some kind on your work that you post here like grammadidi has done on hers and others have also done. That way your work would be protected.

Clough,
Thanks for the compliment on my art work. We can all use all the encouragement we can give one another.

I appreciate your suggestions of the watermark and as soon as I figure out how, I will certainly do that. :) I have much to learn! Please post more of your work whether it be news paper articles, Thumb Pianos or furniture you have refinished. I know we would all enjoy it. I still go back through this thread and just absorb all the art everyone has posted.
jrebel7

[grammadidi]

jrebel7 - What graphics or photo programs do you have on your computer? Do you have PhotoShop, Paint Shop Pro, Microsoft Digital Image, Paint, etc??

Your art work is definitely worth protecting.

Hugs, Didi

[grammadidi]

all your art is so amazing!
love all your art, some of which is almost as beautiful as you people are.
wanna see more of you guys art :)

heres a pastel artwork that goes with my dp :)

edit- sorry that its not a very good photo :s

Wow! That's pastel?? Even though the photo quality isn't very good I can see that this is quality work! I can't wait to see more.

Hugs, Didi

[Clough]

jrebel7 - What graphics or photo programs do you have on your computer? Do you have PhotoShop, Paint Shop Pro, Microsoft Digital Image, Paint, etc???

Your art work is definitely worth protecting.

Hugs, Didi

I am sure that grammadidi, or cal823 could help you with watermarks much better than I could. I have had no experience in putting those sort of things on pictures.

[Clough]

Thank you for your comments!

I did just think of other pictures of things that I might post. That would be pictures of antique furniture or pianos that I have refinished and rebuilt. It is an art if one does it properly. I wonder if people would mind my doing that?

I know that I could also post pictures of the thumb pianos that I have provided to others and that they have decorated. It might give music and art teachers ideas as to what they could do with their students.

Comments on this post
Firmbeliever agrees: I would love to see your work:)
Bushg agrees: please post them, I love refinished furniture. Believe me there is beauty in the grain of wood and how it can be brought out by different methods.

Okay. Thanks for the positive comments! I will post some pictures of pianos and antiques that I have restored, maybe even some pictures concerning thumb pianos. I just have to find the pictures! I do have some on this particular computer right now. Also, others somewhere, where I would have to scan them in because they are so old! It will just take me some time assemble any of the pictures that I have so that I can find them easily on the computer.

[Clough]

So Didi and cal823, just how did you go about adding additional markings to your pictures depending on the individual programs that you use?

[grammadidi]

Okay, jrebel7 tells me that the graphics program she uses is PSP 8. I don't know how familiar you are with the program, but if you need more information, please ask. I will try to be as basic as possible. As I explained in my PM response, I don't use the actual watermark program as I have found that people have learned how to remove the watermarks. Here is what I find to be the best way.

Open the photo that you wish to mark.

Hit Shift and the D button to create a duplicate.

Close your original so that it remains intact with no changes.

Enter your text using the text tool (usually found on the left hand toolbar as a large letter A). If you don't see it, right click on your toolbar, go to Toolbars, then Tools and it should appear. I use Comic Sans MS most of the time, but use whatever you prefer. To make the copyright symbol (©) hold down your Alt key and type in 0169. Let go, and voilà!

Adjust your text so that it is exactly where you want it on the photo. I like to place mine where it would make the photo invaluable to others.

Now, on the right hand toolbar, if you have it enabled, you will see a Preview. Underneath that is your Layers toolbar. On the left you will see each layer of the photo. Make sure you have the text layer chosen (you will see the little boxes around the text). To the right of that you see an eye, and immediately to the right of that you see the number 100. Click on the number, and move the slider to the desired opacity.

When you are done, Save As (I usually mark mine with the same title as the orig, with a -markd behind it so I can easily find them.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions or problems.

Hugs, Didi

[Clough]

Comments on this post
Firmbeliever agrees: I would love to see your work:)
Bushg agrees: please post them, I love refinished furniture. Believe me there is beauty in the grain of wood and how it can be brought out by different methods.
Grammadidi agrees: Definitely consider refinishing antiques an art! Not to mention the other things. Please do post!

Thanks! I will once I have found, assembled, scanned and organized them! There are a lot of pictures...

I would love to discuss the various methods that others have used to put a finish on wood!

[cal823]

Thank you grammadidi :)

I used adobe photoshop to watermark mine, all I did was add text saying its my art and my email address, and then change the opacity of the writing with the little transperancy slider to make it see through :)

Clough, and any others who are good with wood stuff
I have a question
Well I was thinking, is it possible to put like a photograph onto a mannikin?
Like those little wooden mannikins, but make it so the whole mannikins surface is covered in photo?
I been thinking of how cool itd be to get a mannikin that's also a beautiful sunset or sky photo.

[chek101]

thankyou grammadidi :)

i used adobe photoshop to watermark mine, all i did was add text saying its my art and my email adress, and then change the opacity of the writing with the little transperancy slider to make it see thru :)

clough, and any others who are good with wood stuff
i have a question
well i was thinking, is it possible to put like a photograph onto a mannikin?
like those little wooden mannikins, but make it so the whole mannikins surface is covered in photo?
i been thinking of how kewl itd be to get a mannikin thats also a beautiful sunset or sky photo.

Why not have the photo imprinted on cloth, that would make it easier to fix it to the mannikin.

[grammadidi]

Good idea, chek. I was also thinking... I know they can print onto a thin layer of edible icing (like on those fancy cakes), so I imagine they could print onto almost anything (plastic, different fabrics, thin metals, rubber, etc) and it could be decoupaged onto the mannequin. I think the cloth idea could be expanded upon to include all different kinds of fabrics, which could add to the creativity of the mannequin idea.

Didi

[firmbeliever]

Specialist Media Printing - from Wood to Glass

Here is a link where they do all types of printing.

[chek101]

Good idea, chek. I was also thinking... I know they can print onto a thin layer of edible icing (like on those fancy cakes), so I imagine they could print onto almost anything (plastic, different fabrics, thin metals, rubber, etc) and it could be decoupaged onto the mannequin. I think the cloth idea could be expanded upon to include all different kinds of fabrics, which could add to the creativity of the mannequin idea.

Didi

You're on fire, girl! You go! :D
I use to do some silk screening a ways back screening images onto paper and cloth. Check it out. It is done using a photographic emulsion which I can't remember what the name of that product was... long time ago, hon... but I remember it being real easy do. It involves a hand made frame which has silk screen fabric on it, a squeegee and the emulsion. That's it. The thing needs to perk a bit... sit awhile till the pic developes. That's about all I can remember about the process, sorry... or else I'd detail it here for you.

And hey... you sound like me; I'll jump into anything... including a good fight if I see one.
Btw you said you'd like to use some of my stuff for whatever... please... be my guest. I haven't copy-righted anything, nor will I. What I do is for everyone.

[jrebel7]

Okay, jrebel7 tells me that the graphics program she uses is PSP 8. I don't know how familiar you are with the program, but if you need more information, please ask.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions or problems.

Hugs, Didi

Didi, what a jewel you are for going to the trouble of typing all this out. I will give it a try! I loved the ideas everyone had on the mannequin. With all the ideas everyone is sharing, just gets the creative juices flowing.

[cal823]

Thanks for the ideas and the link for the mannikin stuff :)
Its been an idea that's been floating round my head for a month now :)
Hmmmmm I wish there was like a building or sumting in the local area just full of unlimited supply of art materials/mediums etc, where all the arty people can like meet share ideas and do art together itd be so cool.
Well, least can share ideas with you guys/gals :)

[jrebel7]

Hey grammadidi!
I am giving this a try! If it doesn't look right, I can delete it I think. If it works, I will say "Thank you" ahead of time... couldn't have done it without you! If I didn't do it right, I will say, "Looking forward to more instruction from you when time allows! LOL" :)

[jrebel7]

Well, one is grainy, one is not! I will keep working on it!