[Monte Williams]

Thank you, BlueMarvel!

Pixlr's Splash tool makes that partial color gimmick pretty easy. I use it a lot, probably more frequently than I should. Here are some Dick Tracy portraits that utilize the Splash tool:

Calling Dick Tracy! Come In, Dick Tracy! by Monte Williams, on Flickr


Dick Tracy Pulls Plug On Electric Menace! by Monte Williams, on Flickr

That's the 10,000-Volt Ghost from Scooby-Doo. I used Splash to suggest he's been de-powered.

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

Do you scout out favorite locales, or just hike until you arrive somewhere interesting?

Nine times out of ten I just use my reliable setting beneath the bridge. It's the brown, rocky backdrop that dominates my photostream, and I like it because the rocks work with figures of any scale, and they are always covered in shade because of the bridge, so lighting is never an issue.

I have an alley I use for urban settings, and some concrete platforms under the bridge perform the same function. For other outdoor settings, there's a waterfall I try to use sparingly, and miles and miles of cliffs and prairie-looking settings to choose from, but I usually stick with the rocks under the bridge unless I have a specific idea suited to something different.

Thanks again!