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Welcome everyone, I am pleased to present another edition of Artists Down Under to you.
I don’t know how you all feel, but this year seems to be flying, it is October already and yes there are Christmas decorations for sale in the shops. It only feels like a few months since Santa’s last visit. The bonus is that the weather is starting to warm up slightly, which makes me very happy.
The cold weather has not stopped our artists though from producing some amazing art & I always feel so proud in presenting it to you, like a proud mumma bear.
I love it that our artists get so enthused in their art that they create a series of images, so I am honoured to showcase four artists’ series this month, Rosa Perry with her Regal Series, Christina Brunton with her Horses series, Julie Powell with her Still Life series & George Koncz with an amazing series of images from China.
We also have our regular features for you all to browse through.
I hope you enjoy this months edition. Stay safe & look after each other.
Pam Henderson
Julie Powell - Alice
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Panda
Backgrounds: Foxy Squirrel Laitha’s Designs - Jai Johnson - White Lane Studio Copyright 2017 © Artists in this publication are responsible for any rights appertaining to their work.
DENISE HUNTER LOGAN ( AUSTRALIA )
LOVE WHAT YOU FEEL
CUPCAKE GENIE
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The Artists Down Under Public Facebook page has been set up to allow the artists in the group to showcase their work and to enable them to share promotional information about themselves, e.g. exhibitions, awards etc...
You can find the Artists Down Under Public Facebook page at this address; https://www.facebook.com/groups/ArtistsDownUnder/
So, if you are an artist in the group, don’t forget to regularly share your work and information here, and to let your friends and family know about the page if they are interested in viewing the latest art and news from the group.
If you are a reader of the magazine who does not have access to the page, please click the link above and request to join. When you request to join you will be asked to answer three simple questions that will allow us to determine if you are an eligible artist who may wish to join the group and therefore be able to post on the page, or a member of the public who can view, comment and like the work on the page. It’s a great place to see some great art from this vibrant group every day!
Three ADU members receive a special gift
Our very good Awake friends Teddi Rutschman of Foxey Squirrel and Diane Stafford from WhiteLaneStudio continue to give gifts as a reward for members of the Artists Down Under group who contribute to the ADU Facebook page by regularly posting their artworks and supporting other members with their comments.
Teddi, from Virginia, USA, is well known for her fantastic sets of digital designer backgrounds, masks and all kinds of wonderful elements ready for designers to add to or build a wondrous creation.
Teddi Rutshman can be found at http://www.oscraps.com/shop/Foxeysquirrel
One artist will receive a Foxey Squirrel Kit
Diane Stafford from Chester, UK, designs Photoshop textures and overlays for photo artists and photographers to use in their digital artworks. Diane has created another special kit just for Artists Down Under for the month of OCTOBER.
Two artists will receive a Diane kit each.
Diane Stafford can be found at https://whitelanestudio.co.uk/biolinks
The OCTOBER lucky winners are
Foxey Squirrel Kit
- Al BaMass
Diane Stafford (WhiteLaneStudio) Texture & Overlay Kit
- Colin Killick
- Denise Cauchi
LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE
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Congratulations to the following artists for having their images chosen to appear in the International magazine “Living The Photo Artistic Life”.
Ilona Abou-Zolof
- Golden Grace
Penny de Jong
- Time Will Pass
Helen McLeod
- The Gallery
- To The Conclave
Jenny Davidson
- The Saxophone Player
Rosa Perry
- Magick
Sue Masterson
- The Illusion Of A Sleeping Elf
Maureen Maxwell
- Autumn Happiness
- City At Night
Denise Hunter Logan
- Just Another Manic Monday
- Tapestry Of Colour
Meaghan Pryor
- Conversations
Rosa Perry - Magick
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Golden Grace
Christina Brunton - Just A Touch
Christina Brunton - Pretty In Pink
Jenny Davidson - The Saxophone Player Meaghan Pryor - Conversations
LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE
Maureen Maxwell - City At Night
Denise Hunter Logan - Just Another Manic Monday
Penny de Jong - Time Will Pass
Maureen Maxwell - Autumn Happiness
Denise Hunter Logan - Tapestry Of Colour
Helen McLeod - The Gallery
Sue Masterson - The Illusion Of A Sleeping Elf
Helen McLeod - To The Conclave
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MARINA HOBBS ( AUSTRALIA )
RIDING FOR THE JOY OF IT
BEACH RIDE
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https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/julie-powell/
CHERRIES
TULIP STUDY
RANUNCULUS I
RANUNCULUS II
LIMES UNDER PRESSURE
TEACUP
TEAPOT
DENISE CAUCHI ( AUSTRALIA )
ILONA ABOU-ZOLOF ( AUSTRALIA )
ART STYLES
SPRING AWAKENING
AL BAMASS ( AUSTRALIA )
LA MINK
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SOME PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION INFO PANEL
By Andrew Haysom
The Photoshop Info Panel displays a lot of useful information as you use Photoshop. This includes colour information of the point in your image under the mouse pointer / tool cursor, the XY position of the mouse pointer / tool cursor, physical dimensions of selection marquees and crop borders and lots of other useful information.
The information displayed will vary depending on the tool you’re using, some different configurations are shown in Figure 1.
To view the Info panel, choose Window / Info or press F8. If you’re like me, you’ll keep it handy, docked in your side navigator.
Perhaps the most common usage for the Info panel is reading colour information for points in your image. In addition to the two standard colour readouts that appear at the top of the Info panel which show colour information for the area under the mouse pointer / tool cursor, you can use the Color Sampler tool to add up to ten colour sample points to your image, the colour information for these will also appear in the Info panel (see Figure 2).
[Fig 1 – The Info Panel]
[Fig 2 – Color Sample Points]
SOME PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION (CONT .....)
Colour information can be incredibly useful for things like colour matching certain parts of your image. You can customise what type of colour information you see by clicking any of the dropper icons next to the colour sample information on the panel (eg RGB, CMYK, HSB, HSL etc) –see Figure 3. For example, if you want to use a Hue Saturation adjustment layer to match colours in your image, changing to HSL will make using that adjustment layer much easier.
[Fig 3 – Info panel context menus]
[Fig 4 – Info Panel Options]
As shown in Figure 3, you can also change the units of measure shown in the other Info panel fields (Pixels, Inches, Centimetres, Percent etc).
Whenever an adjustment layer that changes the colour of your image is active, you will see two colour values for each colour readout and colour sample point, the “before” value and the “after” value. That is, the colour values before the adjustment layer took effect, and the colour values after the adjustment layer took effect.
It is important to note that the colour values you’ll see in the Info panel are sensitive to the active layer, so if you have multiple adjustment layers in your document, as you click each one you’ll see the colour values change, they’ll show the actual change that each adjustment layer made, relative to the layer below.
Clicking the option menu at the top right gives you access to the Panel Options menu (see Figure 4).
Here you can select several different options to display information about your image at the bottom of the Info panel.
The Info panel can be particularly useful and is well worth a look if you’re not using it.
Andrew Haysom
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https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-4/sharon-rankmore/
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-3/lynsey-stirland-mitchell/
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UPON THESE BROWS, THE TEMPEST BROODS
OUR CROWNS BEAR HEAVY DREAMS
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JENNY DAVIDSON ( AUSTRALIA )
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CHINESE WHISPERS #94
STAGE 1 STAGE 2
This month was a bit of a challenge with some interesting pieces to play around with. After the imagination kicked in, I thought I would take us to the land of Steampunk.
I hope you all enjoy it.
Pam Henderson
Maureen Maxwell
Pam Henderson
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https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/dennis-rickard/
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https://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/karen-waalwyk/
http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/george-koncz/ http://georgekonczphotography.com/
STREET SCENE, SUZHOE CHINA 1
STREET SCENE, SUZHOE CHINA 2
SUZHOE CANAL, CHINA 2
SUZHOE CANAL, CHINA 1
SUZHOE CANAL, CHINA 4
SUZHOE CANAL, CHINA 3
SUZHOE CANAL, CHINA 6
SUZHOE CANAL, CHINA 5
SUZHOE CANAL, CHINA 8
SUZHOE CANAL, CHINA 7
SUZHOE CANAL, CHINA 10
SUZHOE CANAL, CHINA 9
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http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/trish-hoskin/
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/kim-ricci/
‘COFFEE and PIXELS’
by Maureen Maxwell
THIS MONTHS CHALLENGE THEME IS Freedom
Maureen Maxwell - Earth, Sea and Sky Freedom
Penny de Jong - Wishing For Freedom
Karen Waalwyk - Loss Of Freedom
Col Gradolf - Freedom
Denise Hunter Logan
Jenny Davidson - Flying Out Of The Forest
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Wings Of Freedom
Christina Brunton - Falcon Flying To Freedom
Bev Terawskyj - Freedom
Denise Cauchi - Freedom On An Eagle’s Wings
Marie Helyar - Freedom
Julie Powell - Freedom
https://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/mick-rooney/
ON THE FARM
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/bev-terawskyj/
https://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/christina-brunton/ https://chrisbrunton.com/
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/sue-masterson/
https://photos.kogekar.com/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/hemant-kogekar/
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A COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF PHOTO ARTISTS
QUOTE CHALLENGE by the Art Buddies
A bit of background first:
In our Art Buddies group, we’re a vibrant mix of ADU members from across Australia, each contributing individual talents and viewpoints. Our team includes Christina Brunton, Denise Cauchi, Ilona Abou-Zolof, Marie Helyar, Ngaire Danvers, Marina Hobbs, and Robyn McLauchlan. We gather regularly on Zoom, taking turns to set our creative challenges.
Quote:
For this challenge, we will go to the year 1970 and choose a hit that was released for the first time in that year. Take a verse out of that song and use it as the foundation for an image.
Our Art Creations:
We hope our creations motivate you to share your own interpretation on the Artists Down Under Facebook page. Your artistic expression matters to us, and we are excited to see what you create!
Christina Brunton - Signed Sealed Delivered
Denise Cauchi - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Ilona Abou-Zolof - The Storm
Marie Helyar - While You’re In The World
Marina Hobbs - Just Call Out My Name by James Taylor
Robyn McLauchlan - Teach Your Children by Crosbie Stills Nash and Young
Ngaire Danvers - Song From 1970 Venus
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Karen Waalwyk - Watching The Prey
Bev Terawskyj - On Safari
Pam Henderson - Camp Safari
Christina Brunton - Safari Trouble
Rosa Perry - Where The Giraffes Lead
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Safari Meeting
Andrew Haysom - King Of The Jungle
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Forest Grace
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Gentle Giant
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Gentle Grace
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Horned Majestry
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Jungle Wanderer
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Shell Journey
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Tall Beauty
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Tall Friends
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