Painting on high contrast black and white photos

green gold paint on black and white photo

I’ve been experimenting a little with painting on top of high contrast black and white photos taken with my cell phone. I selected a couple of nature inspired photos that were not too busy, changed them into black and white in my computer (you could also do this on your phone) and amped up the contrast. I printed them on ordinary printing paper.

overview paint on black and white photos

I choose flowers and branches as my subject, but you do this with any other subject matter.

overview paint on black and white photos II

There are bits I Iike, but I don’t like the effect on the very dark areas as you then clearly see the paint sitting on top of the image, see the photo below.

hot pink paint on black and white photo II
yellow and orange paint on black and white photo

Maybe I should turn the process around: print on top the high contrast photos on top of discarded mono print papers. I’ll give that a try when I’m back at the studio.

pink paint on black and white photo

Have you done of these techniques and if so, how did it turn out?

neon pink paint on black and white photo

This one is my favorite: the delicate petals have a painterly look. If I cut out the flowers and make them into a collage with a few other pieces, I’m sure it would look lovely.

green yellow paint on black and white photo

I posted a little video on YouTube for a closer look: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mzNr4lW3tUQ

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