Saturday, November 7, 2015
Mob Paint Monday - Featured Artist Allan Copson
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| Pull of the Moon © Allan Copson |
The Artist - Allan Copson
I reside just outside of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. I have lived and worked in four countries and this week is special, because it's the week I retire! I have always enjoyed art, using oils, acrylic and pastels for my personal satisfaction.
I got my first iPhone, a 3Gs, three years ago and soon discovered the fascinating world of iPhoneography. In those early days I shot and edited on the phone, but now use a 5s and edit on an iPad.
Like most enthusiasts in our community, I have downloaded and tested more apps than I care to think about, but in the end I use just a half dozen or so favorites, with a few more for occasional use. The app that I use in almost all of my images is Procreate, a very versatile and stable app. Others include Snapseed, Superimpose, Repix, Filterstorm, Stackables and Mextures.
Allan's Commentary on "Pull of the Moon"
The quotation is by William Shakespeare:
It is the very error of the moon,
She comes more near the earth than she was wont,
She comes more near the earth than she was wont,
And makes men mad.
For this image I used Procreate and LensFlare. I saw this special character coming towards me so I pulled out my phone and waited until he came into focus. I knew he would make a great subject and decided to place him in a minimalist background, I do this quite often with my images.
For this image I used Procreate and LensFlare. I saw this special character coming towards me so I pulled out my phone and waited until he came into focus. I knew he would make a great subject and decided to place him in a minimalist background, I do this quite often with my images.
I used Procreate cut and paste and applied him to a layer. I placed him exiting the photo to add a sense of mystery and form a compositional triangle between him, the Horizon and moon.
I applied several gradients with a gradient brush (can be downloaded from procreate brush forums) for the land and sky. I applied the moon in LensFlare. I painted in a small area of his red jacket that was hidden by another pedestrian. I added a shadow to ground him, this is a duplicate of him, adjusted with blend modes and opacity and then positioned with the transform tool. Several textures added a tonal order to the image.
Find Allan: Flickr
Apps Mentioned:
Procreate
Snapseed
Superimpose
Repix
Filterstorm
Stackables
Mextures
LensFlare
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