Hi there!


Sorry this might be the incorrect forum to post in, I was not sure. The Photography ART section seems to imply you can go take your own photos. In the case I am looking to do, it will be using pictures I have scanned into my computer already. I want to change them into looking like they are sketches or paintings.

Is this possible when starting out from medium-low quality pictures?

Thank you very much for your time,
- Noob

Hi Noob, welcome to RetouchPRO :bigthmb:

(that username us going to look a bit queer after you've raked up a couple of thousand posts!)

Besides being possible it is actually a very good idea.
Instead of trying to get a low-quality photo to "look good" it is more more rewarding to turn this into good Art.


However...
If you start with a "good" photo, the Art part is usually acheived by simplifying the image.
If you start with a "bad" photo then you've got to put more in (and not take out)

So you will have to word a bit harder.

Hope that made sense,

Rô

Besides being possible it is actually a very good idea.
Instead of trying to get a low-quality photo to "look good" it is more more rewarding to turn this into good Art.


However...
If you start with a "good" photo, the Art part is usually acheived by simplifying the image.
If you start with a "bad" photo then you've got to put more in (and not take out)


Hmmm I didn't think about that one. I guess my next upgrade to my name would be Novicewitha20D?

The pictures I'll be working with will usually be about 640x480 or a little bit bigger.

I am using Photoshop 9 CS2 and I would like to learn how to do this.


What forum/tutorial would be the best to start with? :knockedou

There's a few examples of how to create a sketch from a photo here (http://www.pbase.com/niemand/image/40579948/original)

I find the second method allows you the most control.

Noob... I have a couple video tutorials on my home page or in the tutorial forum of RTP. Just search the tutes on my name or see the link in my signature.

The nice thing about doing such photo art is the original pixels are so mushed around, it doesn't matter how lo-res the original is! And software such as the just-released GMX - PhotoPainter (http://www.plugsandpixels.com/gmxphotopainter.html) can nicely up-rez its own output.