Got the idea while driving by farms and thinking of the challenges - the old children's poem came to mind...
I never saw a purple cow;
I never hope to see one;
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one.
-Gelett Burgess
I probably won't be the only person to think of this, but oh well... ;-) It was fun!
PP actually included very little:
Selective layers of color sat, lighting/exposure, dodge/burn brush
Neat Image
Blend brush & clone brush to clean up some messy areas
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Of course, I am a little disappointed with my score (but not completely surprised). I still really like this shot a lot though, and for those critics out there, "surrealism" was my goal... ;-P
Keep having fun!!!
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WOW! I just came across this - never looked threw this challenge or voted - if I had - this would have been a 10 from me - I love it!!!
So original! and my 3 year old loves it also - great poem - gotta add to favorites - great job !!! :)
Fun picture here. I like the composition you've used. IMHO the post processing could have been done a little smoother. The horizon line and edges of the cow show clear signs of post processing
if you're going to go this far, paint the sky too - it feels odd to have it normal and the bottom half cartoon - love the composition though, with the sky treated this could be a very striking piece - 5
LOL - point(s) for humor. Too funny. I do wonder how the "tech" crowd vs. the "eye pleasing" crowd will disect this one. You'll either end up with ground beef or filet mignon.
LOL!! i suspect this might get hammered by the voters but i just love it. not often does a radical color shift work well but this is nice work. thanks for the laugh. "i'd rather see than be one" :D
These colors sure are bright. You have done a pretty good job of selecting the cow I do not see rough edges and it looks pretty 'natural' at least at this resolution. I wish the cow was a little higher in the frame.
This is f-ing hilarious. You took the literal direction of the challenge and ran with it. HURRAH for you!! This has a definite POW factor and Andy Warhol would have loved it!! Bravo for your orginality.
Oh and by the way, we had a 48 purple DeSoto that my mother inherited from an aunt and guess what we called it????
And you never will see a purple cow. LOL...I really wish this was in normal color. IT woudl have looked great against the grass and sky. Lovely. I hope you post the original later with cow uncolored. I will keep it as a fav!
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