Creative interpretations: Rock Star Carlos Santana

[Manjumena]

Nice art everyone!!!!!!!!!
here's mine
with Toddies>picasso's last word!!!!!!!!!!

[jaykita]

Image layer1- blank layer2 on top - fill with yellow (my choice)- difference clouds twice -blend hard light - merge down - filter emboss - blend dodge. Image level adj - equalize. Image selective color - neutrals to black - filter find edges- image adj increase contrast. Merge both layers 1 and 2.

[JustChecking]

great stuff everyone!!!

@T Paul: that would be a really great poster or ticket (or both)...

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the one to the left - 2 copies, ormente fluorizer on the top one and blend-screen; copy merged into a new layer, make one copy of that layer, optiverve virtual photographer (bronze) on the top one, blend-if to get rid of the black parts (only thing that stays are the "bronze" highlights)

the one to the right - 2 copies, cutout on the bottom one, and blend-linearlight on the top one
(more details are visible in the full size version...)

[Duv]

I created this by duplicating the background
Gradient adjustment layer: Blend If to suit
Duplicated background again
Gradient adjustment with different color values
Pasted into first: Blend If to suit

Cheers
Dave

[T Paul]

Originally Posted by JustChecking

great stuff everyone!!!

@T Paul: that would be a really great poster or ticket (or both)...

THANKS! I am still waiting for Ticket Master to call, but so far no luck

[rlspencer1]

As I remeber it was Nik pop art filter and then stroked an out line with an air brush.
Thanks
Bob Spencer

[Neve]

Duped bottom layer twice
Top Layer - Mode - Difference
L2 - GB 80
Merged top two layers
L2 - Flaming Pear - Chroma Solarize
PSP/Brushstrokes/WC
AIM/USM
Duped L2 - Screen Mode
Merged all.
Added two different
lighting settings.

[Patricia]

Very simple technique for this one - buzz simplifier, then duplicated layer. Ran Chalkoholic, set blend mode to overlay.

Patricia

[Legacy~Art]

LQQKER & Duv WOWsers!!!

[Duv]

Thanks Legacy. Light was all around Carlos but Carlos was and is the light.

Cheers
Dave

[glikster]

here's my attempt.
http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/sho...highlight=rock

[Hephaestos]

Desat, select color 100, spectral gradient on that, difference clouds overall.

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by Hephaestos

Mine's perhaps a tad cliche

Definitely not cliche from my perspective. What's interesting is that a few, relatively easy-to-implement steps can render such dramatic results.

Thumbs up in my book.

Welcome to the fun forum. Hope to see more of your creativity in the future.

~Danny~

[Hephaestos]

Thanks Danny, and thanks for the welcome. I forsee myself reading the site a lot, an amazing number of helpful and knowledgable people here.