Post #599116 by Gene S Morgan on Sun, Jul 24, 2011 7:35 PM

Now for the part that seems to rub you traditional artist folks the wrong way so much. I started filtering in photoshop. I want to control the surface texture and color. I worked in clay long enough to know that surface treatment is a very important to a final sculpture. It was always exciting to peak in my kiln and see how those beautiful glazes sparkled on my hand made artwork. I see filtering as the same as glazing. It is surface treatment. Like in the old days when I dug clay and pulled ashes out the fireplace to make my own glazes, I try to use filters that I designed myself to create the surface of my work. I know it ain't great art but I like it.