Picture This Poem Challenge

[Angeline]

ArcSoft's PhotoStudio (2000v) is probably the best software I've used for lettering on illustrated poems. A lot of hard drives came pre-loaded with it few years ago so you may find free shareware of out there.

Really? I have that with my printer (not 2000, but I have it). I have been unimpressed with Photoshop's lettering capabilities compared to software I've used in the past. It's great for everything else, but lettering would be key for illustrated poems.

And now I know your secret, hehe.

 

[Guest]

Really? I have that with my printer (not 2000, but I have it). I have been unimpressed with Photoshop's lettering capabilities compared to software I've used in the past. It's great for everything else, but lettering would be key for illustrated poems.

And now I know your secret, hehe.

Oh, but my secret was improved due to your little hint. I write big words on a big photo then shrink it. Works fabulous.

 

[Angeline]

So here's the deal Remec.

Just get a photo you like and start experimenting with putting the text on there. If you want to do any effects on the photo, change the color, blur it, whatever you do--make sure you're satisfied with the photo before you do any text. Also, save a copy of the photo *without* text so that if you don't like your text efforts and you mess up and save that copy with the same name by mistake, you still have the photo as you wanted it without text. Trust me on this, lol--I've learned it the hard way.

Don't try anything too fancy schmancy at first. You'll find though that the more you do illustrated poems, the better sense you'll get for what pictures work best for them and for how to arrange the text on the picture so that they enhance each other. I think that a really good illustrated poem has that quality--the text and photo work together so that the overall effect is more than either would give alone.

Make sure too that the text font and size you choose are going to work on your finished product--you don't want it too small or large, and you don't want a font that's too light or hard to read on a photo.

And look at neo's illustrated poems--and Wicked Eve's. They're both excellent at this and provide good examples. You can do very creative stuff, too. Look at this example by Linbido.




And that's my two cents.

 

[Angeline]

Oh, but my secret was improved due to your little hint. I write big words on a big photo then shrink it. Works fabulous.

It's good collaboration. You inspired my Jersey Threat poem when we discussed our respective local vernaculars in that long-ago thread. Remember?

 

[Angeline]

Some more photos

I love the color in this one.

 

[Angeline]

Write a music poem.

 

[Angeline]

use your imagination. what do you see?

 

[Angeline]

impasto

 

[Angeline]

one for rybka.

 

[Tathagata]

 

[Angeline]

That's lovely, T.

 

[Tathagata]

That's lovely, T.

Thank you schweetie

 

[Guest]

erotic smoke. use your imagination.

I love the smoke one, I was messing with fonts and got distracted.

 

[Angeline]

I love the smoke one, I was messing with fonts and got distracted.

lol.

there's a whole series of them on that site. want another?

 

[Angeline]

Thank you schweetie

you're velcome bubeleh

 

[flyguy69]

I wish i knew how to do this stuff. I have all kinds of speech balloons i want to put on Angeline's av.

 

[Tathagata]

I have all kinds of speech balloons i want to put on Angeline's av.

we all do

 

[Angeline]

I wish i knew how to do this stuff. I have all kinds of speech balloons i want to put on Angeline's av.

Thank god you don't know how then, lol.

 

[Angeline]

we all do

thank you heckel.

 

[Guest]

It's good collaboration. You inspired my Jersey Threat poem when we discussed our respective local vernaculars in that long-ago thread. Remember?

I like how you made your illustrated look like graffiti. I do remember the Jersey Threat poem of yours, although though Cajun's don't threat—you'd find yourself as 'people boudin' for gators instead.

 

[flyguy69]

Thank god you don't know how then, lol.

My screen is plastered with post-its.

 

[Guest]

lol.

there's a whole series of them on that site. want another?

Hey, Ange. Is that the site you once sent me to? If it is could you give me the site once more please - I lost it and it's great.

 

[Guest]

My screen is plastered with post-its.

That's not what you told me it was plastered with..................







.................never mind.

 

[FantasiaRealms]

Write a music poem.

 

[Guest]

Great illustrated! The poem and the art fit nicely together.