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[mechellerene]

Forgive me if this has already been addressed...

How do you "label yourself" or how do you position your work if you paint oil or acrylic pieces on paper/canvas and then photograph them in order to manipulate them in photoshop?  I'm talking drastic manipulation.  I do abstract paintings and have found I am now addicted to altering them digitally!  I love the results, but how do I market them?  I also know I have a long way to go before my images are "sale worthy", but it's just too fun!  I love it!  

Any insights or input would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Mechelle

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Photo-paintings? Paintographs? How about "Mechelleographs"?

Sounds like fun.

[mechellerene]

Photo-paintings? Paintographs? How about "Mechelleographs"?

Sounds like fun.
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 Thanks man,

I don't know if you are just yanking my chain, but that's pretty good!  I just hate to call them "digitally altered oil on canvas" or something like that.  But maybe that's okay and I'm overthinking this too much?

[mechellerene]

here is  link to some of my stuff.  Please be kind.  I'm just a beginner!!!

mechelleschlossfinearts.com

or...

mechelleschlossfineart.com    (ugh! can't remember if it's plural)    

brand new site.  lame of me not to remember  

[dalethorn]

That's a truly fascinating project. The one amazing thing about digital restoration of old art and photos, as compared to physical restoration, is digital's immediate access to the "original" pixels for cloning, so bad spots can be filled in and covered up with the actual colors and textures from the original art. You've gone a dimension ahead of that by pre-fixing new art, which suggests you may be working in a different time track than other people. By all means, pursue this as long as you can - this may well be the next phase of art itself.

[dalethorn]

That's a truly fascinating project. The one amazing thing about digital restoration of old art and photos, as compared to physical restoration, is digital's immediate access to the "original" pixels for cloning, so bad spots can be filled in and covered up with the actual colors and textures from the original art. You've gone a dimension ahead of that by pre-fixing new art, which suggests you may be working in a different time track than other people. By all means, pursue this as long as you can - this may well be the next phase of art itself.

[JDClements]

Those look "sale-worthy" to me! They sort of remind me of some art I bought about 10 years ago where the artist started with a Polaroid and physically manipulated the developing film, then scanned and printed it. My wife and I bought a set of pictures at a music festival (where they usually have artisans).

I like your whole process and results a lot better than what I am describing, but it did remind me of that artist.

(I'd also vote for the "Mechelleograph" label.)

[mechellerene]

Thank you all for the encouragement and the information!  I don't know if I could bear "mechelleograph".  I don't  even think I can say it with a straight face (teeny bit self-conscious,lol), but thanks for your $.02!      Very interesting about the polaroids.  I'm brand spankin' new to photography so this is really exciting stuff to hear about.  I love this website, btw.  I'm planning on ordering some of their dvds,etc.  

I've also been reading through the forums.  Though it's mostly greek to me, it seems like it's going to be a great place to learn.  

Thanks again!

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

You've got some very interesting stuff and an attractive site (no "s" at the end). My suggestion of "Mechelleograph" was sort of inspired by historic photographers (or inventors of historic processes) who stuck their own names on them, like "Daguerreotype".

I'll come back to your site when you have some more of it assembled (the "About the artist" section is a bit spare at the moment.     )

Good luck with it!

Eric

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

You've got some very interesting stuff and an attractive site (no "s" at the end). My suggestion of "Mechelleograph" was sort of inspired by historic photographers (or inventors of historic processes) who stuck their own names on them, like "Daguerreotype".

I'll come back to your site when you have some more of it assembled (the "About the artist" section is a bit spare at the moment.     )

Good luck with it!

Eric

[wolfnowl]

Hi Mechelle:

My suggestion is to call them whatever appeals to you!  Welcome to the list and thanks for sharing!

Mike.

[dalethorn]

I replied yesterday and saw the reply actually posted, then it disappeared. What you're doing is so advanced it's like time travel - fixing items in advance etc. The thing about digital that art restorers can't touch is cloning actual color and texture to fill in other areas. Be sure to stay connected and inform the group of your progress.

[mechellerene]

You've got some very interesting stuff and an attractive site (no "s" at the end). My suggestion of "Mechelleograph" was sort of inspired by historic photographers (or inventors of historic processes) who stuck their own names on them, like "Daguerreotype".

I'll come back to your site when you have some more of it assembled (the "About the artist" section is a bit spare at the moment.     )

Good luck with it!

Eric
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Quite.    I'll get to work on that, lol.

[mechellerene]

I replied yesterday and saw the reply actually posted, then it disappeared. What you're doing is so advanced it's like time travel - fixing items in advance etc. The thing about digital that art restorers can't touch is cloning actual color and texture to fill in other areas. Be sure to stay connected and inform the group of your progress.
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Thank you, I will.  Though, I'm going to be transparent and plead ignorance as to what you're talking about.  All I did was take photos of some of my paintings and play around with them in photoshop.  This is a new adventure!

Mechelle

[wolfnowl]

Have  you seen this artist's work? http://www.maggietaylor.com/

Reminds me of John Reuter's work, here: http://www.johnreuter.com/

Mike.