I thought this was a pretty neat shot. Hope you enjoy using it to create something special.

~Danny~

MMM..interesting photo to work with. Almost got a chalk effect. Next time I'd like to smudge the image first or after to smooth to better effect. What do you think?

PSP8.01

Duped bottom layer twice.
Top layer - Mode/difference.
2nd Layer - Gaussian Blur 6.00
Merged top two layers - Mode normal
2nd layer - Flaming Pear/Chroma Solarize
Applied a lot of AIM/USM
Duped 2nd layer - Layer Mode/Screen
Merged all and desat 0-0

Cheers

Applied an Infra Red effect with a Gothic Glow.

Cheers
Dave

Done with layers of Buzz, Impressionist, xero lineart, PSP8 canvas

AmyHutton

The action written by Mathias Vejerslev and Pierre Courtejoie used to create the basis for my interpretation is available here:

http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?128@185.DaHSc7Daa8k.7@.2cd1373c

After the action finished doing its thing, I:
* Duplicated the original Background
* Moved the duplicate to the top of the layer stack
* Applied Photoshop Find Edges to it
* Added a hide all layer mask
* Airbrushed with white to blend in a little edge detail
* Added another layer and painted black to cover a few blotchy areas
* Merge all visible layers onto a new layer
* Used blur tool to soften a couple of edges

~Danny~

Gee, i do like the bold and brassy type of look.
Render lighting +Vp + impressionist. And some extras too.

Needed to do something a bit different.
So here's what i did -- went into quick mask mode by pressing "Q", then with a soft watercolor brush, low opac, painted on those masks. Pressing "Q" again will create the mask. For the face, and the hair, to dispel all those shadows. I used a great no. of adjustments to finally bring out all those highlights -- lots of image-color balance, adj.levels, replace and selective colors. Then i used the filter-artistic neon glow 24,32, glow color off-white. That was a smart thing to do coz I got this ethereal look with a sepia tone. Perfect for adding colors back to the lady. Again back to quick mask mode, masked separately the face, hair, background, dress. Each time i used the image-adj color balance for different colors. Also used some amt. of smudging and blurring, and also a bit of usm.

Jaykita :bow::bow:You made that picture look so Beautiful! wonderful hun! :bow::bow:

Thought i would have a go at this one too...(was feeling left out :( )

Smoothed Skin tones with slight smudge
Adjust tones
Desaturated
Re-painted hair to give more body and definition
Smudged hair to give it a more wispy, yet clean look
Lighting effects
Applied Photo Filter ( Sepia ) and adjusted opacity
Applied text

Ax - Nice & Tidy!!!

my lame attempt on the photo

Good effort all the same TT - this was a difficult photo!

Many interesting works from this pic.


I Switched my mode to grayscale.
Adjusted levels.
Adjusted threshold.
Created mask layer and painted out what I did not want.
Merged visible.
Changed mode to tritone, left the first box black, added different shades of red to the other two and adjusted all three.
Unsharp mask.

The background is just a layer filled with a color selected from the image and a noise pattern added with an overlay blend.

Merge visible again and add a layer style>bevel.



This is fun stuff. :classic:

AP

...yet more AHB pencils (http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/showthread.php?p=88116#post88116)....

Rô

Still my usual technique (Pixel Trash, Impressionist, and GIMP Bumpmap). Texture provided by a Script-fu called Clothify with adjusted opacity. :)

12/26/05

Just decided to add a silhouette too; used Potrace vector conversion technique to create this image (saved in PNG format using Inkscape and additionally compressed using Irfanview). :)

My profile try. Just experimenting in Photoshop. Started with high pass, curves, gradient map. Duped image and moved on copied layers with reduced opacities for dupe profiles. Finished with halftone filter.
Freaky, don't you think?
MargaretM

My profile try. Just experimenting in Photoshop. Started with high pass, curves, gradient map. Duped image and moved on copied layers with reduced opacities for dupe profiles. Finished with halftone filter.
Freaky, don't you think?
MargaretMI think the results of your experiments is thought provoking -- moody, if you will. Your approach was very unique when compared to all the others that preceded it.

Unique is a good thing. Well done.

Heavy guassian blur in screen mode, and then crosshatch seemed to provide a nice finish

Unique is a good thing. Well done.
Thank you Danny.
I went back through all the different renditions to find a favorite, but could not fix on one - I liked them all so well. Great variations.
MargaretM

Great variations on this image !

Here's mine done in Painter 9, watercolor/soft pastel/high key look.