Creative interpretations: Tracks 1

[DannyRaphael]

An interesting shot with some interesting options. Hopefully you'll keep on the right track.

Whooo....whooo! (Photo by Matti Mouvinen.

~Danny~

[Cheryl H]

Interesting photo. This one will be worth coming back to to see if I can make more of the lines.

This is one of my favorite actions that I've made for myself, but I tend to forget I've got it. It starts with these layers.
1. Fantastic machine's leroy
2. Fantastic machine's tempD
3. DC Special's outliner 4
after blending these, merge to a new layer and run Flaming Pear's melancholytron.

Top this with a find edges layer and then adjust hue and saturation.

[jch71566]

Cheryl -- nice outline effect!

Here's my take on it:
* Simplified using Alien-Skin Image Dr JPG Cleaner w/ Blur Edges
* Recolored/Softened using Auto-F/X Dreamy Photo
* Watercolor Filter
* Lightened using histogram

Enjoy!

-Jeff

[DannyRaphael]

Jeff:

I especially like your rendition. Your manips are a breath of fresh air.

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CH:

Well done yet again. I like the color scheme a lot.

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Started out thinking I wanted to do a straight color to BW conversion, then got carried away.

Here's the general approach I took by layer (top to bottom)

* Color Fill (color)
* Original image (luminosity): Restore some detail via Hide All layer mask
* Background copy to which Posterize (Levels=3) + Cutout applied

~Danny~

[Jeff L]

Tried this one over a cup of coffee. I duped the layer and set the blend mode to difference and then added a nightvision filter I forgot I had but thought it would work. The final touch was a little brush work.

[jch71566]

Danny, thanks for the kind comments.
I like your rendering. The posterization really forces the tonal contrast.

Jeff L, your image is my favorite so far!
I am going to have to go and experiment with VDL Night-Vision some more.

By the way, what about this image has attracted the 3 of us to the cool spectrum? Isolation, Lonliness, Waiting?

I think for me, it was Isolation. What about you two?

However, I still like Cheryl's "Earthy" toned rendition.

Cheers!
-Jeff

[Cheryl H]

jch--very nice--I like it. It puts me a little in mind of the way things look on a rainy night.

Jeff and Danny--purple? is it something in the air? I think I'll echo the question of what sent all three of you in that direction--it's statistically significant

The outline effect comes mostly from DC Special's outliner 4 (freebie). http://www.bmath.net/new/prvw.htm I haven't made much use of most of the filters at this site, but the outliner 4 is a nice one--worth adding.

But I think paint engine (another freebie) played a big part in the look too--it's what gave the smudged effect to the lines. http://www.fantasticmachines.com/demo_downloads.htm

[Jeff L]

Thank you Jeff! I rarely use that filter but as soon as I looked at that photo I thought it was a great candidate for it!

It was sorta cold and rainy this morning and blue seemed to be an automatic choice for me. That and it seemed to work better when I inverted the image.

Shortly after I posted that I ventured out and went to the Covered Bridge Festival in Indiana. Quite a rainy and windy road trip but I'm thinkin I may have a few keepers. At least I hope so...

[gina]

Hi guys and girls,

really "cool" stuff here

I like them all so far. I didn't think the first time I looked at the image it was so promising.

Because I saw your renders I decided to try it anyway and guess what : blue too.
I got my old biro out and started scribbling

saturation
impressionist pencil gina
desat-colorize
dupe:
multiply and with layer mask accentuate shadows

gina

[jch71566]

Gina, that's a really great sketch! Impressionist is wonderful, huh?

[gina]

thanks jch, it sure is and I've only scratched the surface from that plug-in.
I really have Cheryl to thank for bringing and keeping it under our attention!


gina

[rlspencer1]

Danny:
Tracks I thought lent itself to a abstract so this is my try. I got the idea from a tutorial at:
http://www.zeroplace.com/photoshop/d...italburst.html

The only real changes are the image was changed to black and white and I used a gradient. I call it "Sunset over the Tracks".

By the way if anyone know how to make a reflected gradient using your own foreground and background colors or know of a tutorial I would greatly appreciate any help. If you need more clarification of what I said please email me.

Thanks
Bob

[winwintoo]

I call this "I wonder what would happen if..."

Margaret

[DannyRaphael]

Bob:

That's very creative. Reminds me of a snap of some of the footage from 2001, A Space Odyssey. Appreciate the link to the tutorial.

Margaret...

A+ in the "stretching the boundaries" dept, too. Glad to see two interpretations that really bend the norm.

~Danny~

[rlspencer1]

Margaret:
Nice job, really different I like it. Margaret, I know how the center is made (I Hope) with the elliptical marquee tool, but how do you do an "X". Thank for a tip if you don't mind.
Bob

[winwintoo]

Hi Bob, I went back to see what I did and couldn't remember but luckily, I had saved the file with all the layers in it!

It was quite simple really.

1. make a new layer and fill it with a dark pinkish color, set the blending mode to color.

2. using the polygonal lasso tool, make a triangle shaped selection over the lower right half of the layer.

3. choose "invert" under the Image menu (it's in one of the sub-menus). This turn the lower right a kind of bluish-green

4. make another new layer and fill it with a rich green set the blending mode to difference

5. using the polygonal lasso tool again, make a triangle shaped selection over the lower left half of the layer.

6. choose "invert" again

7. make an oval selection over the layer you made in step 4 and then choose "invert" again

8. keeping the same selection outline as step 7, make the layer from step 1 the active layer and invert again.

Hope this makes sense. I've attached an image showing the layers.

Margaret

[rlspencer1]

Margaret:
Thank you for your replying, I got it now. Very neat concept, I will try it. It was especially nice of you to include the screen print. That was as the saying goes one picure is worth a thousand words.
Well again thanks another door has openned.
Bob

[ahutton]

This one started with paint engine's poster #7, then paint engine's arctic filter. Softened.

I gave it a mat and a frame and it just goes to show that anything when presented properly can pass for art.

AmyHutton
She who dies with the most filters wins