Photo Art Mini-Challenges - - PHOTO ART: Mini-Challenge #01 - Mountain Man - Page 3

Sanda · #31 07-18-2002, 03:46 AM

finally, I've found some time and inspriation to tackle one of these mini challenges.
Here's my mountain man.

Woody · #32 07-18-2002, 07:56 AM

Thanks Danny. This whole site will put "hair on your chest"

I am enjoying it very much
since I joined last week. I'm retired so I have lots
of time to "diddle" with PS

I hope at some
point though, to make a little $$ on the side
with it

Woody

Wanda Schwind · #33 07-18-2002, 08:08 AM

Woody, I love it, VERY creative

Now he looks like a genuine Mountain Man. To COOOOOOOL

Wanda

Woody · #34 07-18-2002, 08:16 AM

Thanks Wanda. Is this a great site or what?

Woody

Wanda Schwind · #35 07-18-2002, 08:24 AM

Woody, you're welcome

Wonderful site indeed, so many avenues to express ones artistic inclinations, whatever they may be. I know I'm having a blast, and it doesn't seem I'm alone

wanda

T Paul · #36 07-29-2002, 03:03 PM

I thought I would try my hand at one of the mini challenges. I have been really impresed with all the entries.

I used PS 7 and played around with the history brush at various settings. Then I applied the cutout filter to it.

-T

DannyRaphael · #37 08-03-2002, 11:26 PM

T Paul:

Combining Cutout filter + History brush turned out quite well!

Glad to see your contributions among the mini challenges (this is the first I've seen; look forward to seeing the others). Mt. Man is definitely looking better and better!

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I was playing around (again) with Paint Engine. This is an application of the Impression 1 preset, using the Intensity 2 setting on a layer previously rendered with Photoshop's Colored Pencil filter.

~Danny~

pstewart · #38 08-08-2002, 12:42 AM

I tried to keep it looking like a photo. I figured a true "mountain man" would be weatherbeaten and leathery, and would certainly not have such a clean white shirt!

I used the method described here to make the impasto effect. (Please remind me who gave us this tip so I can thank him/her!) Recall that it's done by using render-->lighting effects-->directional light on the blue channel.

Next I used stylize-->diffuse-->anisotropic to turn the zillions of lumps and bumps I got into connected wrinkles, then blended the two layers. Also cleaned the bumps off the background to smooth it to emphasize the wrinkled face.

Those were the main operations, but of course there was fine tuning with other functions as well. Among other things I adjusted contrast and color, and gave him even more unkempt hair.

Phyllis
www.innographx.com

pstewart · #39 08-08-2002, 01:47 AM

I also did a "painting" of Mt. Man. To make the "photo" posted earlier, I blended this particular layer with the really bumpy one underneath to make wrinkles, but I like this layer by itself as well.

Tip: Turns out that when you use the stylize-->diffuse-->anisotropic filter after making a picture rough with the impasto process, you get these neat swirls all over it. I like the look and hope I can find a better use for it in the future. Hmmm...maybe an underwater scene? And...it certainly does great things for hair!

Phyllis
www.innographx.com

angue · #40 08-08-2002, 04:42 PM

Phylis,
Are we having fun yet? All it takes is just the first step. There's more than one way to skin a cat as you have found out.
Lovely pictures Keep them coming.
angue

pstewart · #41 08-09-2002, 01:04 AM

<<Are we having fun yet? All it takes is just the first step. There's more than one way to skin a cat as you have found out.>>

Yes, Angue, for sure! However there is a downside...there are TOO MANY WAYS! I just got Painter 7.0 yesterday and have barely slept since. It has soooo many permutations of effects-brushes-settings-etc-etc-etc that the possibilities are truly endless, and unfortunately there are only 24 short hours in a day. But my unsympathetic family has the nerve to expect me to cook...my needy students expect me to be there to teach them...my bossy dog insists on being walked and fed...my stubborn garden refuses to water itself...sigh...

So many possibilities...so little time.

Phyllis
www.innographx.com

dcarr · #42 08-11-2002, 06:56 PM

I let it go a little weird. But I had fun.
Debbie

DannyRaphael · #43 08-11-2002, 07:39 PM

Hey, you met rule #4 ("Have fun") and that's what counts.

Welcome to RetouchPRO, Debbie. Hope you participate in some of the other challenges.

~DannyR~

winwintoo · #44 08-11-2002, 07:46 PM

These entries are all amazing!

Sanda, how did you do that texture over the whole thing??

Margaret

VisualEyes · #45 10-30-2002, 07:39 PM

Here's a rendition using Phyllis Stewart's favorite Anisotropic Diffuse filter and the freeware Simplifier filter (http://photoshop.msk.ru/as/simplifier.html).