Abstract Fun

[palms]

I found this Action today at adobe exchange and it is FUN FUN FUN a bit addictive , and very easy

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchang...&extid=1248521

The author says it is based on a tutorial that is posted at photoshop tower, And yes i hunted it down ( i think )

http://www.photoshoptower.com/tutori...ect-pretty.php

title of the tut is earth portal

I must stop surfing around it not only takes up time but i find to much that i want to do ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Palms

[DannyRaphael]

Oh, what fun... Brilliant concept and great find!

Since I have a custom Brushes palette the action bombed each time it tried to select a brush I don't have, but no problem. I just picked an available brush, applied strokes and clicked Play to proceed.

On mine I colored it via a color spectrum Gradient layer set to Overlay.

I'll be playing with this one for awhile!

[palms]

The colour gradient is a brilliant idea looks great( of course i tried it ) also added the custom filter to this one It has crossed my mind to wonder how it works, but you know what I am not going to look and just enjoy it

Palms

[palms]

Still messing around with this tried different colour for the background instead of black but it reverts to black, but for the doodling i have used different colours and that works ok

the lilac on this spells palms cool isn't it.

[palms]

sorry but i had to try out, using the ahb on one

Palms

[mquest]

Well that was... refreshing! Nice post Palms!

[Janet Petty]

This is way better than fractals and so open to original creativity. I can't wait to try this. Thank you for sharing.

Janet

[CathyH]

Hi Palms here is a combination: abstracts and ornaments.

[palms]

Originally Posted by CathyH

Hi Palms here is a combination: abstracts and ornaments.

That is great Cathy all ready foir a hi tech xmas tree

Palms

[Peter S]

Not so much abstract as downright surreal methinks
So with that thought, how could I not have a try at it.

For the colour used a gradient map and set blend mode to colour.

Thank the lord it hasn't turned out looking like a frog eh Palms?


Peter

[palms]

Originally Posted by Peter S

Not so much abstract as downright surreal methinks
So with that thought, how could I not have a try at it.

For the colour used a gradient map and set blend mode to colour.

Thank the lord it hasn't turned out looking like a frog eh Palms?


Peter

Not a frog look alike but maybe the devil

did you have fun with the action though ?

Palms

[Peter S]

I couldn't download the action so followed the tute then just a little twiddle here and there.

But enjoyed anyway. Try messing with blend modes on the dupe layer - exclusion seems to give a little more detail, well to my eye anyhow.

Peter

[Peter S]

Thanks for the Email Palms.
Certainly takes some of the thinking out of this.
Just could not help tweaking though.
Used Vivida plug-in to boost the colours.
Added an emboss layer - Yes Redfields again.
Then an Invert AL set blend to Luminosity. and this came out.

BTW started with a message saying "Hi Palms", and the next bit was a scrawled Palm tree on an island.

Merry Abstract Christmas to ALL

Peter

[palms]

Very nice Peter Its great hearing and seeing all the tweeks that people use,
I still think this is a great action/tut I might have to make one for a new avatar next year ! ! !

and just in case anyone was curious here is my name

Palms

[Peter S]

I'm sorry I had to do this. it was too tempting.

Instead of starting with a blank layer, I used a picture. Sorry Swampy I borrowed one of yours posted here :-
http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/pho...formation.html
(Now before you check out the original, have a go at guessing what it was.)

Then I did almost followed the tute, But only one Radial blur, then the Distort wave bit (tweaked), Duped, flipped and blend mode changed.
I also messed with the colours to boost them a touch. A few other thing as well, but I was trying so many things and blend modes I can't remember it all.

Any how it came out looking like an extreme close-up of a giants head to me.

I'd love to see some other goes at this sort of thing.
I was going to start a new thread for it, but it was Palms's find so I posted here.

Peter

[palms]

Originally Posted by Peter S

I'm sorry I had to do this. it was too tempting.

Instead of starting with a blank layer, I used a picture. Sorry Swampy I borrowed one of yours posted here :-
http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/pho...formation.html
(Now before you check out the original, have a go at guessing what it was.)

Then I did almost followed the tute, But only one Radial blur, then the Distort wave bit (tweaked), Duped, flipped and blend mode changed.
I also messed with the colours to boost them a touch. A few other thing as well, but I was trying so many things and blend modes I can't remember it all.

Any how it came out looking like an extreme close-up of a giants head to me.

I'd love to see some other goes at this sort of thing.
I was going to start a new thread for it, but it was Palms's find so I posted here.

Peter

Wow Peter that is super, can you also see a person standing ? quite surreal ( think of the dark bit in the middle as a body etc)

Will have to try a picture not thought of that one and no I can't guess what it could be ! ! !

By all means start another thread and repost this it will be very interesting to see other ones

Palms

[amica999]

Had a try today, looks really odd, huh?

[Swampy]

That's wonderful, Peter. If you borrowed one of my pics, I sure didn't recognize it. LOL

[palms]

Amica looks cool to me,
Think i have worked out which photo you used Peter would it have a large rock in it ?

Palms

[Peter S]

Originally Posted by palms1

Amica looks cool to me,
Think i have worked out which photo you used Peter would it have a large rock in it ?

Palms

YES..........
Did you cheat and follow the Link?
Naughty

Peter

[palms]

Originally Posted by Peter S

YES..........
Did you cheat and follow the Link?
Naughty

Peter

No i didn't cheat it suddenly clicked the blue at the top and the brown in the middle

Palms

[Peter S]

No i didn't cheat it suddenly clicked the blue at the top and the brown in the middle

Palms

Glad to hear you don't cheat. Not that I thought you had of course.
Well I decided not to start a new post, as you probably realised by now.
But I've attached a small Action file for you to try on an image. (Better than any tute)
Let me know what you think.
Open to anyone else of course as well.

Peter

[palms]

Good one Peter in case you miss it take a look here

http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/pho...tml#post177300

Palms