PHOTO ART: Mini-Challenge #06 - Rowboat

[Trimoon]

Here's my 2nd attempt.

[Trimoon]

Here's my last attempt.

[DannyRaphael]

While I like the color version, the grayscale one is simply outstanding, Steve.

Thx for not giving up on this site. djr.

[angue]

Trimoon,
I like them both . Did you colorize the bw image or did you grayscale the colored image?

Nice touch on adding the American flag.

Tony

[Trimoon]

Think you Danny & Tony for your comments.
I used the channel mixer and high pass filter

[OhThatGirl2001]

You are a genious Steve!

I really love the color version.

Lisa

[T Paul]

This is a quick an easy way to create a painted look...

Duplicated Layer
Applied gaussian blur - radius 3
Changed layer to Darken and lowered opacity to 80%
Applied a Curves Adjustment
You can stop here but....

To add a bit more depth...
Added a new layer
Stamp Visible
Change Blending mode to Overlay
Desaturate
Fade Desaturate
Emboss

Now to lower the details...
Applied smart blur

Now for some texture...
Splat's resurface filter set to canvas

And to brighten it up...Equalize.

~T

[DannyRaphael]

Very impressive, T...

Glad you brought this one back to life. It's one of my favorite images among the mini's. Appreciate all the "how to" detail, too.

~Danny~

[DannyRaphael]

Matters not "how" Andrew... what counts is what it looks like when you're done! I'd forgotten that with the right pic to start with VP-Gouache has the ability to render very pleasing results, like this.

I'm gonna have to dust off VP again. The loss of sleep tonight will be your fault. Thanks for the inspiration!

~Danny~

[DannyRaphael]

So much for dusting off VP... I got distracted and went another direction. Though this may look like it was generated via Find Edges or Glowing Edges (inverted), it wasn't.

Layer Stack

• Fixed blotches with Patch Tool
  Merged visible (all below)
  Adjustment Layer: Posterize (6)
  Copy of original layer to which Find Edges applied (Multiply, 50%)
  Adjustment Layer: Levels
  Adjustment Layer: Hue/Saturation (-100)
  Adjustment Layer: Invert
  Copy of original layer, blend = Difference
  Copy of original layerwhich Dust & Scratches applied.

Framed with 6pxl white and 3 pxl black strokes.

~DannyR~

[Andrew B.]

I think I got the thread out of sequence now. Immediately after posting I deleted my message so I could repost a different version with a larger frame area. Now I'm posting it. The method rendering is still the same -- Virtual Painter's Gouache. And my comment was the using a single filter feels almost like cheating.

[Andrew B.]

Danny,

Your layer stack came out very well. Looks like an etching.

[GOLDCOIN]

Danny

That sketch was just outstanding..... very very nice. Can't wait to see if I can even come close. Thanks for the great steps.

[pstewart]

Steve, I love the colored version...wow!

TPaul, that's a great quick oil painting look...just enough canvas texture to look realistic.

Danny, lots of detail in that outline version... I can think of many uses for it.

Andrew, I especially like the greens in this...on the trees and in the water...looks "just right" to me. And all that from a single filter? Wow! Well, if you didn't get to be creative on the pic itself, at least you came up with a creative title for it!

Phyllis

[Cheryl H]

Another candidate for my virtual painter spree.

Bottom to top

A) VP watercolor
B) VP Pointillism—Soft Light
C) VP Pastel—Lighten
D) VP Oil Painting—Color
E) VP Gouache—Lighten
F) VP Impasto—Pin Light
G) VP Collage—Soft Light
H) Filter—Stylize—Find Edges—Soft Light
I) Soft Sketch layer—Multiply
a. Desaturate
b. Duplicate
c. Invert top copy
d. Color Dodge and Gaussian Blur (high 4-8)
e. Merge down and duplicate again
f. Multiply and Gaussian Blur (high 4-8)
g. Merge down
J) Add Texture