[skydog]

Enclosed is a picture I took in the Fall and a photo I created this week with Painter. I definitely can see potential learning Painter (still so much to learn with Paint Shop Pro!)
To create this pic is nothing special (umm I remember Nancy once saying that and to the life of me I had no idea how the effect was created)
But...
I used levels..
Boosted the saturation
used unsharpen mask
a little dodge and burn...
then I went to painter
and played with the auto painter feature as I mentioned in a previous post.

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by skydog

Enclosed is a picture I took in the Fall and a photo I created this week with Painter. I definitely can see potential learning Painter (still so much to learn with Paint Shop Pro!)
To create this pic is nothing special (umm I remember Nancy once saying that and to the life of me I had no idea how the effect was created)
But...
I used levels..
Boosted the saturation
used unsharpen mask
a little dodge and burn...
then I went to painter
and played with the auto painter feature as I mentioned in a previous post.

Impressive results... My own copy of P 10 shipped yesterday and I look fwd to trying this new feature.

Consider applying the effect 2-3 times on separate copies of the of the original layer, using a different brush size setting each time. Then combine the layers using layer masks to avoid the same-brush-used-throughout look which is a dead give away it was auto-generated.

The overall look is very appealing. Keep having fun experimenting.

[skydog]

Thanks..if you find any "free" paint tutorial videos out there let me know.

Of the one's you've bought, which ones are high on your list?

I will try the layer recommendation.

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by skydog

Thanks..if you find any "free" paint tutorial videos out there let me know.

Of the one's you've bought, which ones are high on your list?

I will try the layer recommendation.

I have been meaning to teply to that question in the other thread, but have not gotten around to it... In a nutshell, no freebees that I know of.

Jeremy Sutton's DVD offerings are quite good, albeit spendy. Content is technique-specific, not a whole lot on how to use all of Painter's bells & whistles.

Marilyn Sholin's Paint Outside the Frame forum is a great resource for Painter users of all skill levels, but there is annual fee.

[skydog]

Still football....still painter....

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by skydog

Still football....still painter....

Glad to see you're still experimenting.

Consider boosting the saturation a whole bunch. To me doing something of that nature helps further distinguish a photo from a "painting."

Here's an example...

1. The colors in the original are a little drab.

2. . Duplicate BG in Elements or Photoshop
. Desaturate the duplicated layer
. Apply Find Edges
. Change blend mode from Normal to Overlay
. Duplicate the top layer
. Flatten, save

3. Open in Painter and go to town.

I cloned the original and used the Big_wet_lucious variant from Jeremy Faves 2 collection. I got this and other cool brushes from the CD that accompanies his Painter IX Creativity book.

4. Open again in Photoshop, sharpen a little, apply Hue/Saturation and Selective Color adjustments to further mess with the colors.

The point is in my opinion in many cases more vibrant colors can make the final result look a lot less photo-like.

[skydog]

thanks for you feedback...as always..

[DannyRaphael]

See updated post above for an example of what I mean on juicing up the colors.