Ukiyo Window 2

When this art style was introduced for the artist challenge, I was unfamiliar with it. So as I usually do, I followed the provided links to "learn more about it". Several examples posted were actually familiar to me, although I'm not sure where I saw them first. The Wave is probably the most famous painting of the Ukiyo method, so I've been keying off that painting as I've dabbled with my own version of Ukiyo. The most outstanding part of The Wave to me is its accents of white and blue which is what I was trying to incorporate into today's version of my picture. This is fairly close to what I was looking for, but to me, it's still not close enough to the Japanese original.

[Lisa Stein]

I like it a lot, Ann! It has a gritty beauty to it, like graffiti art. Very cool.

[Kerri]

Cool

[8yearson]

How different from the original, great work and patience Ann, I admire your ability to keep experimenting, and so well too! Fav..

[👑 AnaZad]

Very pretty processing.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@pflaume Thank you Lisa!
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri!
@jackie8 Thank you Jackie! Yes, this style is taking longer than I really should spend on the processing, but I'm enjoying it! And thank you so much for the fav!
@anazad511 Thank you Ana!

[Lisabell]

Fun processing! I wondered how people would approach this week's artist challenge.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@lisabell Thank you Lisa! This one is a real challenge to me because the artwork is so intricately outlined and it's difficult to put that into a photo! But, I'm going to keep trying!

[Cindy]

very cool.

[Diane]

I had to look this up online! Really neat processing.

[Dakotaburns]

Very interesting results!

[Laraine Kensicki]

i love to see your photos as you experiment and tweak them. so far, this is my favorite version ~

[Phil]

This is really pretty - I think those colours are amongst my favourites

[Sally Ings]

I really like this one, great processing Ann

[Kathryn Marshall]

Lovely image. I think this one is my favorite so far. I like the colors.

[karenann]

Wow ... this looks like a fascinating challenge Ann. And not an easy one either. Love your presentations ... congratulations. You did a fantastic job!!

[Henri Russell]

Oh this is really neat with the combination of colors.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@fullcircle @eudora @dakotaburns @eniaral @filsie65 @salza @daisy @karenann @henrir

Thank you Cindy, Diane, Donald, Laraine, Phil, Sally, Kathryn, Karenann and Henri! I'm glad you all have liked this and responded favorably. It certainly is a creative style to translate into photography.

[Janice aka JPlovesCOTTON]

I love it! I'm going to have to do some challenges!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@jplovescotton Thank you Janice! They are definitely fun!

[Rick Schies]

Well this one is really offering up some nice variations

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@digitalrn Thank you Rick! It's been fun to think them through in my head and then see if I can do the same with the shot.

[bkb in the city]

Nice splash of colour in this one

[Maggiemae]

Obviously fairly well known this style - fascinating learning about it! I do like what you have done here!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@bkbinthecity @maggiemae
Thank you Brian!
Thank you Maggie!

[Nada A.]

Gorgeous colors.

[Netkonnexion]

Nicely done. Love the artwork.

[alia_801]

There's a very different feeling to this pic than your previous ones. I'm not sure it's saying 'Japanese' to me, but it's cool nonetheless :)

[Carole Imes]

The blues are cool but I do like yesterday's shot better as far as the "Japanese Art" appearance.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@nadaa @netkonnexion @alia_801 @cimes1

Thank you Nada, Damon, Alia, and Carole! I appreciate your feedback. It's helpful to balance the "second guessing" I do in translating something that's more modern to something rather ancient!

[Edie]

This looks fantastic!

[Dione Giorgio]

Fantastic processing, Ann, once more.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@edie @sangwann
Thank you Edie!
Thank you Dione!

[Laura]

Another great image.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@la_photographic Thank you Laura!

[AutomaticSlim]

Very good progress, the black takes you closer to the Japanese look I think.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@automaticslim Thanks Andy- as always each step became a progression to something else. I'd think I'd figure out how to do something, but then it wouldn't quite be what I wanted so I'd have to go back to the "how" of the picture and decide if I could do it another way.

[Bev]

Wow... What lovely processing on the pic, Ann! You are becoming a wiz! Well done :)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@prttblues Thanks Bev- I still experiment more than anything else.

[Nicole Campbell]

That blue pops right out of the screen, very nice

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@nicolecampbell Thanks Nicole!