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May 24, 2019
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Something for the weekend - Part 73 - The Da Vinci Code

  • May 24, 2019
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Hi

I noticed that it was 500 years ago this month that Leonardo Da Vinci died. Famous for drawing, painting scupting, invention, and science he was certainly imaginative. So I wondered how imaginative we could get with one of his most famous paintings.

Unusually - this is not my starter image but an image downloaded from wikimedia commons. What will you now do with it? Will you show us what she is looking at, put her in a new scene, replace her with some-one else, or something else entirely?

As always, anything goes as long as it meets the forum rules on decency, copyright etc.

Anyone and everyone is welcome to have a go - whether you are a complete beginner or a Photoshop expert.

There are no prizes apart from the chance to practice, show off, or bring a bit of humour and fun. Don't be shy, join in and have a go!

When posting back your edited images please use jpeg and downsize to 1200px on the long side.

To download the image below in jpeg format with ICC color profile (sRGB) and without the forum scaling artefacts , right click and then use Save Image As /Save Target As (or similar depending on your browser).

Have fun

Dave

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    Community Expert
    May 27, 2019

    Inspired (or uninspired) by real photos of the Louvre:
    Not 100% happy with the composition but it gives the idea.....

    Credits - Pixabay License

    Free for commercial use

    No attribution required

    https://pixabay.com/photos/artist-audience-band-concert-crowd-1838653/

    https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/photos/4b6501b5-6e14-43c4-abd9-83d81046d38f

    Nancy OShea
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    May 25, 2019

    The ASCII Code

    I found this generator online.

    ·٠• Cool Symbols•٠·˙: ASCII Art Generator

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    davescm
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    May 25, 2019

    Hi

    Wow a lot of entries this week.

    Trevor that page on turning paintings into moving images is interesting. No modern sitter could go without a phone for long so your image is probably spot one
    Rista - A modern take on the picture, and I love how you have let out the secret of her smile in your second image

    Rafael - A dark mood indeed - someone's stolen her bike !

    Jacob - Of course she has. That's why she's smiling !

    Graham - looks like she has been relit!

    Michael - the cap suits her - nice job with the cracked paint on the surface.

    Dean - the statue is very close to teh fire - which explains why the two faces have melted together in your second image.

    Jane - thanks for sharing that.

    HothWampa - she's come out of her shell then!
    Nancy - I remember folk making those images with typewriters - and telex consoles (remember them ?)

    Dave

    Jacob Bugge
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    May 27, 2019

    Dave,

    Of course she has. That's why she's smiling !

    All four?

    Rista12
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    May 25, 2019

    Painter from Pixabay

    Derek Cross
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    May 25, 2019

    Excellent; original, funny and well executed.

    Jacob Bugge
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    May 25, 2019

    We know what she is looking at in post #14, but

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    May 25, 2019

    Scientists use x-ray technology and discover earlier versions of the painting underneath.

    Trevor.Dennis
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    June 1, 2019

    HothWampa  wrote

    Scientists use x-ray technology and discover earlier versions of the painting underneath.

    Hah!  I have only just worked out that one of the Ninja Turtles was named Leonardo.  I think I must have had a sheltered life.

    Community Expert
    May 25, 2019

    Some say Mona Lisa is a self portrait of Leonardo.

    (Modified - cleaned up a bit)

    File:Leonardo da Vinci - presumed self-portrait - lossless.png - Wikimedia Commons

    davescm
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    May 25, 2019

    Dave

    Derek Cross
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    May 25, 2019

    David, you are a naughty boy!

    Michael Bullo
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    May 25, 2019
    joanH
    Inspiring
    May 25, 2019

    Rafael Aviles
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    May 25, 2019

    In a dark mood...

    Ussnorway7605025
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    May 25, 2019

    Trevor.Dennis
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    May 25, 2019

    Rista12
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    May 24, 2019