Looks like one of those days where the fish are having all the luck.

Enjoy.

~Danny~

(All in PShop v7)
First I did a few layers of Select Color Range to brighten the image in the sunlit areas and the ocean -- copied selection to new layer and set to Screen layer mode -- used Hue/Sat adjustment to add some sunlight color. Made a stamped copy of my result and duped this layer. Ran Stylize->Glowing Edges on top layer and set layer mode to Screen.

Tried to do two things at once:

1) Tweak Phyllis Stewart's abstract method (http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4945) to my taste;
2) Get the layer palette to tell the whole story.

Hope it worked!

Rô

Tried to do two things at once:

1) Tweak Phyliss Stewart's abstract method to my taste;
2) Get the layer palette to tell the whole story.

Hope it worked!

Rô

I've always liked Phyliss's technique. Your implementation of it is quite creative. Nicely done, Rô.

~Danny~

Ro, where di you find the Phyliss Stewart method? I love it!

I did mine with a mess of layers, using buzz, VP gouache, PSP8 impressionist brush. Again, reducing it spoils it. So I included a detail of the full size version.

AmyHutton

:thumbsup: for Amy's creation!

Hi Amy, beautiful job..again.
Ro, where did you find the Phyliss Stewart method?

....edited the link into my post above. Here's another on the same theme. (http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8129)

Again, reducing it spoils it....
Always happens with these textured images. My heart sinks along with the jpeg quality:
50 :) ...25:shocked:...15:mad:...11:heul:..10:hurt:..9!!!!! :dead:

Rô

Ro, where di you find the Phyliss Stewart method? I love it!

AmyHutton

Link (http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=41927#poststop) to Phyllis's method (step-by-step).

Near the end of the thread is another action that may simplify the application.

~Danny~

My shot at this one...

http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=14916

...using the tutorial referenced here:
http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9011

~Danny~

CJ - very nice effort, well done! Amy - that's lovely, I recognise the PSP8
brushstroke, a favourite of mines! Byro - terrific effect, I love it too. I've got Phyllis' "Abstract Technique" however cannot get the same result, as yet, in PSP8! Danny - those are lovely! Got your own 'style' ....!

PSP8.01

Levels to lighten image.
Dupe bottom layer
L2 - Paint Alchemy/misc/dense crayon/default
Dupe layer - Mode/Dodge 32% - dupe layer
L3 - Mode/Lum.(L) 54%
Merge all and dupe layer.
L2 - Mode/Soft Light - merge all and dupe layer.
L2 - Dodge/Negative/50%
Merge all.

Added a mask, then onto new background (noise added and
Paint Alchemy filter applied again). Merged all.

Cheers

First layer -- brightened image with levels adjustment, color boost with selective color (cyan esp.)and hue-sat 0,43,-9.
2nd layer -- create tiff file from image-threshold. Then, go to the impr. plug-in - i used this image tiff file for all these settings - general background, brush and color background. Style was paint-linear brush. Using selective color, reduced neutrals.
Finally, vp watercolor, and vp oil (fade).

Here's another. Learnt a trick in a pshop tutorial (dont remember where, sorry). Create a blank layer which goes under the original backgr layer, and using the select-color range feature in ps7 feature, pick up colors from the bckgr layer, paint the underlying blank layer with those colors in the mask that gets created each time.
I worked on this one in Corel photopaint -- its color-mask feature works just like the select-color range feature in ps7. Combined the 2 layers in photopt using "logical and" blend. Boosted sat in ps7.
After that I used a modified impressionist plug-in to give it the watercolor effect.

Here's another. Learnt a trick in a pshop tutorial (dont remember where, sorry). Create a blank layer which goes under the original backgr layer, and using the select-color range feature in ps7 feature, pick up colors from the bckgr layer, paint the underlying blank layer with those colors in the mask that gets created each time.

I worked on this one in Corel photopaint -- its color-mask feature works just like the select-color range feature in ps7. Combined the 2 layers in photopt using "logical and" blend. Boosted sat in ps7.

After that I used a modified impressionist plug-in to give it the watercolor effect.

Some RP members have claimed they believe I don't condone non-Photoshop programs, but the truth is I have no problem with them. When you can get results like this, why would I object? Creative possibilities are multiplied with additional tools.

This is another exceptionally creative approach, jaykita, and I sure appreciate the dual-progam details.

~Danny~

Danny: That young man and I have have the same problem with fishing. Anyway here is what I did:
1. Used levels to adjust colors and contrast.
2. Ran pam to soften image
3. Little Ink Pot Chalkaholic
4. Used the burn tool to bring up the left eye.
Thanks
Bob