[Swampy]

It's not the Soup Nazi, but it could still be fun to paint.

Mine was started in Painter then brought over to Photoshop for cropping, texture and a little paint with light.

[Peter S]

Another nice one Swampy
I thought I'd get this one going. Too many steps to recall, also I'm still playing about with the way I've done this.

Peter

[Swampy]

Peter, try this.
Duplicate your original photo desaturate it. Put it at the top of the stack (over your above version) set the blend mode to softlight and watch the shadows pop. Adjust levels or opacity of the b/w to suit your taste.

[Peter S]

Thanks Swampy, tried it, nice, certainly increases the contrast.
You can get a similar effect with a black layer set to soft light as well, though it is more global, whereas your idea is governed by the picture to a large extent.

Peter

[Swampy]

I've used both black and white layers at different times and you're right, black really increases the contrast. In addition to opacity and Levels, you can dodge and burn on that b/w layer for more or less affect. I've done some stuff like run Buzz on that layer or different textures. Lots to play with once you know it's there to work with.

[lkroll]

Supersmooth, Grain Extract Overlay and a few other GIMPy things.

Link to hirez/quality version below; attached is a very low quality crop (51% quality that is).

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/5...kitchenzm2.jpg

[Kraellin]

i wanted to give this sort of an old world look, so i borrowed a filter forge filter from one of the resident geniuses, crapadilla. this is his 'wormcraft' filter, very slightly modified to allow more opacity of the original image. the original filter simulates a worm-eaten, carved piece of wood.

[chillin]

A little abstract with a cutout filter.

[Swampy]

LK goes Gimpy! Looks good to me
Craig, Awsome!
Chillin, Abstract works well on this photo.

[Steve Conway]

Looking at the weather at this place, I can see why this would be a thriving business.

Steve C.

[oltenius]

I think it's sufficient soup for the users of this thread!
Very nice jobs, all!
Dan

[Alcar]

Dan, nice, colorful image. I thought a low key might be interesting. Painted in Photoshop.
Alan

[Swampy]

Steve, Dan and Alan...more great interpretations. That's what I love about this site, there are so many talented people with such different takes on one subject.

[oltenius]

Alan, Swampy, Thank you!
Alan, excellent light technique in your artwork.
Dan

[palms1]

"Soup er" renditions everyone great subject Swampy

Palms