Creative interpretations: Bicycle Race II

[T Paul]

Nicely done Danny! You boosted those colors without the need of the Nik filters just fine! I also like the more abstract feel that the Impressionist custom style and Dry Brush creates.

Excellent!

[JustChecking]

wunderbarful stuff

Dave - straight for the cover of sports-mag
jaykita - i love especially how those trees turned out in your piece
raniday - just lovely
T Paul - well, what to say?



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i used just art hist brush, and gradually from back to front decreased the brush size to induce some kinda feeling of focus...

[Neve]

Smashing results everyone

PR Brightness - dupe this layer
L2 - Slight Buzz Simplifier/UDF (User Defined Filter PSP)Find Edges/Negative
New Layer Under Layer 2
L3 - Transparency Filter/Eliminate White - Dodge
L2 - Edge Preserving Smooth 9
Merge all.
Selective sharpening of trees, front bikes.
Auto Contrast Enhancement.

[Duv]

Really, really nice effect Neve! I used Art History Brush, Nagel12-13 85 Width 65% Opacity Tight Short , just a few broad strokes across the image. Hit image with Unsharp Mask 145/7/0. Changed brush size to 37 and painted over the racers. Changed to 68% Luminosity Mode. Hit image again with Unmask Sharp 145/7/0.

Cheers
Dave

[CJ Swartz]

A variation of the Howie Mudge technique, and then ran the layer mask and the top layer thru a couple of filters (poster edges, diffuse - darken -- some others that didn't pan out).

[Mudge technique -- duplicate original layer. On the new layer, name it dissolve. On the dissolve layer, use smart blur edge only and normal, and invert. Create a third layer by making a duplicate of dissolve. Call this third layer soft and switch it off temporarily. (I made my copy BEFORE running smart blur.)

Add a layer mask to the "dissolve layer" and using a large soft edge brush, changing the effect from normal to dissolve, start erasing the photo, as much as you want. As little or as much. Once this is complete, turn back on your soft layer. Now finally blend the third layer with soft light and it gives a wonderful painted effect. [I didn't use the dissolve layer mode - used normal for different effect.]

[Neve]

Thanks Duv, your result is amazing! CJ outstanding, thanks for the details!

EDIT: This technique reminded of this tutorial....

http://www.davrodigital.co.uk/tutori...p/giftshop.htm

[sidis]

PSP 9 again. I would write more, but there isn't enough room in this margin...

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[jaykita]

C.j. O-h-my-g-o-d!! W-o-w.

[Neve]

Well done Sidis, great effect!

[jaykita]

Originally Posted by sidis

PSP 9 again. I would write more, but there isn't enough room in this margin...

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Sidis, I adore Neiman's work. I think you've done an excellent job emulating him, considering the limitations of computer aided art. Wish it were sharper though. Must be the 100 kb thing.

[sidis]

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Thank you both.

Originally Posted by jaykita

Must be the 100 kb thing.

That 100KB is very challenging, isn't it? I suppose it's like writing sonnets...

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