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Somehow I got off schedule and I've missed posting a Mob Paint Monday Showcase. The longer time between showcases made it even more difficult to isolate only a few works to feature here. Please visit the Mob Paint Flickr Group to see all of the wonderful creative pieces this community of artists produces!

I love interesting mannequins, and every now and then am lucky to find a great one, usually in New York City window displays. For this image I used a textured background that I had created in Stackables and iColorama, and blended it with the shot of the mannequin using Image Blender, carefully erasing everything in the background as there was a lot of flotsam and jetsam in the image, then blended the two images using the Luminosity blend mode which gave it the grey monotones.  I saved this version, then reblended it with the original, erasing everything except the apple and her lips for the pop of color.  Repix was used to brighten the apple, and paint sparkles on her lips.  The frame was added in PixlrExpress+, bringing the opacity way down so that the frame is barely there.  Finally, some tuning tweaks in Snapseed and resize in Filterstorm. (Shot with native camera on iPhone 5s / Editing done on my iPad)

I normally feature a showcase or artist for Mob Paint Monday. I have some in the works which I'm looking forward to sharing when they're ready. In the meantime, I don't want to let Monday pass without sharing something for the painterly mobile artists.

Today I 'll be sharing the Artomaton app. On the App Store Description, it's dubbed as an Artificial Intelligence Artist. The app is Free with available in-app purchases. It comes standard only with the Oil and Sketch modes. For 99-cents each you can purchase Color Pencil, Crayon, Pastel, Ghosts, Cubic, Watercolor, Pointil, Snowflakes, Sketch & Water - or go for the whole set - All Styles for $2.99. 

When you select a preset, you will be shown a preview of the results. To show you some samples, first I'll share the unedited image (below).

The real power of this app is the ability to customize the settings using the sliders at the bottom of the screen to make your adjustments (iPad screenshots are shown in this post). You can adjust fineness which determines the "fineness" of the strokes. Density controls the "density" of the strokes and Self-Color determines how accurate the final rendering is to the original color of the photo. Sliding to the left produces a less reality based color scheme.

With this app, you also have the ability to increase detail in an area by sliding your finger over the area as it renders. If you want to stop and save the image while it's processing you can also do that by pressing the arrow button and then saving before it's completed the rendering process.

‎”Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it. Don’t cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you’ve got.” ~ Steven Pressfield

All work shown here is chosen from the Mob Paint Flickr Group. Please join us and submit your best painterly mobile photographic art.