tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386053572012-02-16T06:20:41.883-08:00STAGE SAMPLESGretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38605357.post-1168919208469428022007-01-15T19:46:00.000-08:002010-03-08T11:39:49.783-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2413/1790/1600/967272/DCR%20process.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2413/1790/320/867331/DCR%20process.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb((255,255,255);">"Digital Color Renditions" is a name I came up with to describe a new medium for portraiture. Each piece is created using the same process as the pencil portraits. They start with a photograph, but instead of drawing on a piece of paper I am drawing on a tablet (like a computerized sketchbook). The work shows up on my computer screen as opposed to the tablet. Contrary to popular belief there is no part of any photograph in the image. Each piece is hand drawn/painted on the tablet using the photo for reference using the same process as my pencil work. They are then printed out using the latest archival ink jet methods. After years of using the tablet professionally for product design, it was a natural medium for my initial greeting card designs. After seeing one of my card designs a client asked if their portrait could be created in this medium? Hence the creation of "Digital Color Renditions."</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(223,218,172);">Please view the process below.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38605357-116891920846942802?l=dcrstagesamples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38605357.post-1168954765526993902007-01-13T05:33:00.000-08:002007-01-16T13:22:26.460-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2413/1790/1600/986058/combined.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 207px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2413/1790/320/80849/combined.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>All commissions start with a photo to be used for reference. For this commission I combined two photos.<br /><br />The customer was torn between the two, so I combined them to achieve the look she wanted to capture. <span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">Please click on images to enlarge.</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38605357-116895476552699390?l=dcrstagesamples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38605357.post-1168955391540404602007-01-12T05:48:00.000-08:002007-01-18T05:55:10.780-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2413/1790/1600/699880/McDonald%20step%201%20FOR%20WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 243px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2413/1790/320/642492/McDonald%20step%201%20FOR%20WEB.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Once a photo has been selected the process may begin. It starts the same way a traditional oil painting is done - with the background first.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38605357-116895539154040460?l=dcrstagesamples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38605357.post-1168976629462473862007-01-11T11:40:00.000-08:002007-01-16T11:45:38.740-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2413/1790/1600/276008/McDonald%20step%202%20for%20web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 244px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2413/1790/320/650150/McDonald%20step%202%20for%20web.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">More background painting...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38605357-116897662946247386?l=dcrstagesamples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38605357.post-1168976896701736802007-01-10T11:46:00.000-08:002007-01-18T05:56:14.986-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2413/1790/1600/244567/McDonald%20step%203%20for%20web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 253px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2413/1790/320/658296/McDonald%20step%203%20for%20web.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I am starting to add the outline and definition of the horse over the background... </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38605357-116897689670173680?l=dcrstagesamples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38605357.post-1168976992600737712007-01-09T11:48:00.000-08:002007-01-16T11:50:05.943-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2413/1790/1600/723069/McDonald%20step%204%20for%20web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 255px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2413/1790/320/710485/McDonald%20step%204%20for%20web.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">More detail is added to the horse and background... </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38605357-116897699260073771?l=dcrstagesamples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38605357.post-1168977165476050392007-01-08T11:50:00.000-08:002007-01-16T11:52:45.476-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2413/1790/1600/167395/McDonald%20step%205%20FOR%20WEB.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 262px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2413/1790/320/719844/McDonald%20step%205%20FOR%20WEB.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">More refined detail is added in the eye area, legs, musculature and some highlights... </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38605357-116897716547605039?l=dcrstagesamples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38605357.post-1168977807586601172007-01-07T11:59:00.000-08:002007-01-18T05:58:16.856-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2413/1790/1600/701675/McDonald%20Final%20for%20web%202.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 267px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/2413/1790/320/292978/McDonald%20Final%20for%20web%202.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The final stages of precise details are added to the horse and background to complete the work.<br /><br />Please click on image to view.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/38605357-116897780758660117?l=dcrstagesamples.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Gretchen Almy Designshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850773170510137993noreply@blogger.com0