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08-27-2006, 05:33 AM
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| Weekend pictures I took a few pictures in Toronto port yesterday. I apologize for picture quality, lighting wasn't too good... (but at least I have a good excuse). I used Photobucket cite to store the pictures: link to Photobucket Best regards. Pavel P.S. I was looking for info on what would be a good way to improve photos similar to those I've just posted. The tutorial by Glenn E. Mitchell II seems to offer a solution. Last edited by pavel123; 08-27-2006 at 05:39 PM.  |
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#3
08-27-2006, 08:55 AM
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| Thanks for sharing you photos Pavel..nice to see a bit of Canada... Like your pic....it looks a nice bright peaceful scene....where as mine is a tad more dramatic... Done in PhotoshopCS with Niks filter, color solarize and a Sculpture effect by Lucis art...Frame is an action in PS... Patricia... |
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#4
08-27-2006, 01:16 PM
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I'm glad you liked the pictures... It is a very small bit of Canada, though. Great rendering. Always wanted to achieve that kind of look: simple, minimum details, yet, the picture have a very distinct mood... Pavel |
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#6
08-27-2006, 03:54 PM
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| Couple of quick interpretations. Steve |
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#7
08-27-2006, 04:07 PM
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| Hi Pavel... Glad you like my pic...I like the dark and dramatic sometimes....I know Canada is a vast place but i have heard it is full of nice people,amazing scenery and great shops... Margaret...a lovely delicate image in total contrast to mine... Steve...Like your two....great detail...Maybe you are using a new plugin???  Had to do another....In Photoshop CS2 i first did watercolor with the AHB brush, poster edges and Flaming Pears Aetherize plugin finished off with a frame done with an action... Patricia...  |
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#9
08-27-2006, 06:19 PM
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| Yes...and you're sneaky.  Thank you..these were done pretty quickly...had another chore to do for my daughter. Steve Quote:
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#10
08-28-2006, 01:23 AM
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| nice pictures! thanks duplicate background gausian blur 8 to duplicate blend of blur set to darken copy merge, paste to new layer filter forge filter 'sunsets v' duplicate layer filter forge filter 'underwater' duplicate layer filter forge filter 'frame forge 5' (only version 3 is released yet) a tiny bit of airbrushing. craig |
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#11
08-28-2006, 11:49 AM
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| Thank you, pavel :) For the photos, and for the tip to the tutorial. I had a good play around with the tutorial. I looked at both the wind surfers and the ship sailing, then opted to stay with the ship. I cropped the sky down and applied what I had learned from the mentioned tutorial. Used the 'dark strokes' filter in CS2 and added a slight drop shadow framewise. Then I looked at it again, not sure what I really wanted to see. I've just installed the OptikVerve Virtual Photographer plug in and selected 'ambience'. I like the effect it has on the arms on the masts against the skyline. I think I wanted an 'oldish' look without reverting to monochrome/sepia effetcs. Anyways, here they are and thanks again for the pics leanan`si |
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#13
08-28-2006, 01:25 PM
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| Batten down the hatches, there's a storm a brewin'. Used a duplicate file to run a chalk & charcoal filter. Brought that result back into the original and set the blend mode to Exclusion. Added a drak blueish gray color fill layer above with a gradient on it's mask to set the blustery mood. The chalk & charcoal filter added the diagonal "rain" streaks as part of its process which really gives that stormy feel. The white halos around the mast and rigging tend to give a feeling of ice build up so I left it. |
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08-28-2006, 02:13 PM
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| Pavel...Like your two sketchy pics....looks good on the boats.. Steve....Question is...who is the sneaky one?...You have to show and tell...i did!  Craig....Nice one...Looks like its painted on glass....You are doing great with your filter forge filters... Lean `si....Two nice ones...like the first best as i feel it has more depth... Palms....Like the colors,lighting and the emboss...all worked really well together... Swampy....Its a great stormy pic...made me shiver a little...thinking our summer is just about over!!!! Patricia....  |
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#16
08-28-2006, 04:21 PM
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| So many nice renderings here. Everything looks great. Palms: How does your emboss layer works? Do you make a sketch and run it through emboss filter? Lean: you are welcome. The tutorial does look good, but for more complex cases one has to do more... A combination of grey sky, grey water and a few colors in between is not very promising... I posted an image from the same series there I tried to sneak in some blue color. I don't think I like the result. An easy solution is to wait for sun before taking pictures. Pavel |
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#17
08-28-2006, 05:06 PM
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| some very nice works here! love the sketches. palms, very nicely done! love both of yours, patricia, especially the double frame. pavel, nice. how you liking impressionist? steve, that first one looks metalic...interesting. second one is good too! nice, margaret! so much talent around here. leanan, a bit bright in the sky, but nice. dee dee, i can feel the spray. might have been fun to put some water on the outer frame you guys are good! craig |
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#18
08-28-2006, 07:47 PM
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| I love the pictures. And I loved playing with the one I've had time to do so far. Thank you for sharing them. This didn't turn out quite like I'd envisioned it. That is a combination of my fault (80%) and the low resolution (20%). Anyhoo, here tis. Janet |
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#19
08-28-2006, 09:16 PM
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| Used TBO to open up the shadows and enhance ... ...the colors giving similar results as your shortcut showed (just faster and easier for me; still required tweaking (copied the original on top set to lighten and adjusted opacity to name a few). TBO, by the way, stands for Tachyon, Blur Overlay. I duplicate the layer, run an Invert Light (Tachyon) Script-fu which actually creates an addition copy of the base layer. I Gausean Blur the Top layer and adjust opacity to taste (this step enhances the Sat/Color as well as open shadow details, but it also lowers lighter colors). I then merge down and copy the base layer to the top set to Lighten and adjust opacity to taste before flattening. I then do my vector simplification/bumpmap routine for the acrylic like result. I've attached a slightly lower quality cropped version; here's the complete rendering. |
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#20
08-29-2006, 06:53 AM
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| Still kickin' my new helper around, so to speak, and am looking for something to really show it off. Steve Quote:
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#23
08-29-2006, 12:16 PM
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| Thanks everyone for your kind remarks feel a bit of a fraud as i was really messing around on a "what happens if" mode. I think everyones work is great some really good pictures that is turning this into another great thread with loads of tips and inspiration Pavel what i did was to make a find edge layer (ps) run the emboss filter then overlay blend mode ( between you and me i was surprised at the result so saved and posted quickly  )Palms |
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#24
08-29-2006, 01:32 PM
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Often I start working on something with no idea of where I am going with it, but I stumble across something new, add a touch of something old and end up with a masterpiece. Witness my stormy boat posted above. I had no idea where I was going but after doing the sketch thing I discovered that the "Exclusion" blend mode was perfect although I seldome if ever have used it. |
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