Monet wrote of his growing frustration with his deteriorating vision, describing how he was forced to memorize where the colors were placed on his palate. In 1914 he wrote in his correspondence that colors no longer had the same intensity. “Reds had begun to look muddy,’’ he wrote. “My painting was getting more and more darkened.” He was forced to rely on the labels on the tubes of paint in place of his own vision.
The photo used is one I took on a trip to Giverny (Monet’s home in France) many years ago. The image was too bright and too yellow so I adjusted brightness and curves. Midtones were left unchanged while hue and saturation were increased.
I have always wanted to create an impressionist look from a photograph and came across the process to do this Photoshop here: http://www.bmcphotoart.com/impressionisttutorial.html Texture and color are emphasized at the expense of detail.
I then used a cooling filter to change pinks to violets. The photo was reversed to bring out the water lilies on the right and to set Monet’s portrait against the lavender background of foliage.
The quote by Monet uses the “Monet” font. The background is a hand sketch of water lilies by Monet.
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