Day 28 - Lowestoft Lighthouse

[vilakins]

I could not resist the photo quarryquest posted today of Lowestoft Lighthouse. Done in Artrage, with the lighthouse's texture made by squeezing virtual paint out of the tube then using the palette knife on it. :-)

Lowestoft Lighthouse



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Comments

[gwendraith]

I LOVE this picture! I collect miniature lighthouses and still have to get one of Lowestoft, which isn't that far from me.

[vilakins]

Thank you! Greg loves lighthouses too (which was one reason I did this one), though the ones he has are just generic. He does have one from Bulgaria though from when he was there.

[zoefruitcake.livejournal.com]

you've made a beautiful one there

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :-D

[ultrapsychobrat.livejournal.com]

Very pretty!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[lizamanynames.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! I seriously thought that was a photo at first!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Really? But you can see all the irregularities! :-)

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Splendid! It is such a beautiful combination of green abd white! I love lighthouses!
I admire the way you made the leaves glitter.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Greg loves them too which was why I just had to draw this one when I saw it. :-)

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Oh this is wonderful, the different textures and the light, airy, sun-kissed feel of it...

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I did put fewer clouds in the sky. :-)

[quarryquest.livejournal.com]

You must have B7 on the brain to call me that! Nice pic though. I am flattered that people keep drawing from my photography.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I copied some HTML code and didn't change it. :-P It's fixed now.

But you take such great photos!

[san-valentine.livejournal.com]

That;s another lovely pic. You're getting some very good effects with Artrage - using it very well to create the different textures.

I've not been to Lowestoft in years now, but it's about 30 miles from where I grew up and was one of our regular destinations for a Sunday drive out. We usually used to eat at the Tide's Reach cafe, near the beach. There used to be a little track next door with little electric go-karts/cars for kids to zoom around in. I loved that.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

You gave me a hit of nostalgia for childhood holidays! I've never been there myself. From quarryquest (http://pics.livejournal.com/vilakins/pic/002g8yp3/g100) photos of her new town, it's a beautiful place. She took the photo on her walk to Tesco.

[threeoutside.livejournal.com]

Very nice!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

OOOh, very, very nice! The sky, the trees, the lighthouse, the grass--- it all looks wonderful.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I've found I can put texture on lower layers with the palette knife (lighthouse) or sprinkles (the grass, an accident that stayed).

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

When I get my new computer & get it settled in, I do think I'll get ArtRage for it, it really looks like great fun to work with.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It is! There are lots of tools I've not used except when experimenting like pencils, chalk, pastels, the glooby pen...

[luinielle.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful - I love the paint texture on the lighthouse. :o)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's fun: I just squish and smear with the palette knife. Artrage is great: it was developed for artists and pretty much acts like the real thing.