Photo-Art Resources - - Tutorial: Sketch, OhThatGirl2001 method - Page 2

OhThatGirl2001 · #16 05-29-2002, 07:44 PM

I worked on my daugthers picture a bit more. Added a little color and used brush strokes - accented edges. I think it looks a bit better.

Lisa

P.S. I like the second photo - looks great

DannyRaphael · #17 05-29-2002, 08:26 PM

Ah... I definitely like v2.0 even more than 1.0. Nicely done again, Lisa.

You obviously don't need my help in moving forward, but here's another .04 cents worth anyway just to keep the thread alive!

Try...
* Duplicating your working layer...
* Use your favorite blur tool, e.g., Dust & Scratches, Median, Gaussian, Smart Blur, etc., to blur the top layer a little.
* Create a layer mask for the blur layer and selectively apply the blur to the detail layer below via low pressure air brush. I've found this approach to be a subtle method of subduing the sometimes obvious and obnoxius uniformness of filter application.

Another method you're probably familiar with that comes in handy on occasion...
* Take a snapshot of the original color layer or a desaturated version of same
* Set new snapshot as the History source.
* Create a new top layer
* Use the History brush tool set at low opacity and choose a brush of your liking and lightly paint on "color" (or grays) where needed from the snapshot. This enables filling areas that need it with grayscale or color strokes.

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SOURCE OF INSPIRATION
Have you been to the action exchange site at adobe.com? There are dozens of freeware .atns devoted to creating "photo art" (as well as just about anything under the sun).

Some of the .atns are pretty lame; others are quite amazing in their creative use of filters, blends, etc. to achieve (more-or-less realistic) arty images. Dissecting some of these .atns (bad ones as well as good ones) opened a whole new dimension for me as far as filter / blend possiblities are concerned. It's been a real eye opener (in good sense).

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Anyway, this is great fun (for me) anyway. Thanks for sharing your successes, Lisa.

~DannyR~

OhThatGirl2001 · #18 05-30-2002, 08:21 AM

Hey Margaret,

This is kind of neat huh! I'd love to see more. I think with Danny's suggestions, I've been able to get a more realistic sketch. I found I had areas in my daughters face that picked up too much of a shadow. I ended up erasing most of the shadow but I found another fun trick. I made a selection just around the outside edge - then inverted it and went to brushes and chose accented edge. It made the pictures edge look more like a sketch. Danny's suggestion about using smart blur or one of the filters on the top layer is also wonderful. Give it a try.

Lisa

OhThatGirl2001 · #19 05-30-2002, 10:00 AM

Correction... I used angled strokes not accented edges. I also used cross hatch. Both worked nicely and made the picture look more like a sketch.

Lisa

jerry · #20 05-31-2002, 01:53 PM

Hi Lisa and Danny

Lisa
Do you remember your rusty truck from the watercolor thread? I thought that truck needed a old barn and I added one. However it didnt look real good as a water color..

I decided to try Dannys technique on it. After applying Danny's sandwich techinique I added the graphic pen filter set at diagonal.
Check out the old rusty truck.

Jerry

DannyRaphael · #21 05-31-2002, 04:52 PM

Jerry...

Boy... You really enhanced the image with the barn and other scenery! You slicer and dicer, you!

RE: Didn't look all that good as watercolor
That happens... sometimes "sketchy" looks good, sometimes "watercolor" looks good, sometimes they all look bad! My wife occasionally asks, "Why would you ever want to muck up a perfectly good photograph in the first place?" (I guess because I can.)

Here's something else you can try...

Make a copy of the color layer (before you sketchy-ized it) and drag it to the top of the layer stack. Set the blend mode to "hard light" (or try other blend modes). Sometimes you get a pretty decent colored chalky/sketch effect. An example is attached...

Since I could get to Lisa's old truck pic, but not your extensions, the attachment only shows the effect on the truck.

~DannyR~

OhThatGirl2001 · #22 05-31-2002, 08:19 PM

Very cool Jerry,

I have to ask, only the far right hand corner has color in it? Is it just me?

I have the same attitude as Danny - the reason I muck with a picture... is because I can. I take so many pictures and only a few do I feel worthy of blowing up and framing. The rest... well, I can play with. Like Jeanisa once mentions, some of the worst pictures end up the best of watercolor and sketching. I'm going to try Danny's method tonight on a few pictures I took today. I'll post the results. Let me know if there are any photos I can post full res if you want to keep playing.

Lisa

Steve Taylor · #23 06-01-2002, 12:13 AM

Back when I was working on your picture for the challange. I used that technique and added some color. I almost submitted it but thought it was outside of the rules for the challange.

Steve

Steve Taylor · #24 06-01-2002, 12:19 AM

Oh...I forgot.

jerry · #25 06-01-2002, 05:43 AM

Hi Lisa

You are looking at Danny's version of the rusty truck pic. He was showing me a new technique he is working on. My black and white version is right above his. Looking forward to seeing more of your pics.

Doug started a new challenge catagory in picture art..Very cool..

Steve I like your colorized Lisa. Looks like you fit right in to this thread.

Jerry