Creative Interpretations: Train for Danny

[Neve]

Photo by Kenn Kiser from http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml

There are no usage restrictions for this photo.

Enjoy....

[GrafixD]

Awesome!

[Neve]

I hope you downloaded it GrafixD and going to play too....

[GrafixD]

Not wanting to disappoint a lady "Neve"


Photoshop 7 (aiming for watercolor print)

Dup.Layer
Added grain
Filter - Sketch - Photocopy Overlay 50%
Snapshot
Layer of 4A5969 Vivid Light 100%
Merge
Image - Adj. - Curves
Add canvas texture
Watermark

I have a larger size but i work with 300 dpi not 72.

[Neve]

Well done GrafixD...just a pity we can't see it more clearly. 300DPI is great for printing but for posting I usually just resize to 72dpi and then work on that version for posting. Someone will come along and explain this better than moi...

[DannyRaphael]

"Get your tickets to the Magical Mystery Tour! Right this way!"

Multiple layers...
* Photoshop solarize (+ Levels)
* Photoshop solarize (+ Hue/Saturation + Invert)
* A filter called "PopArt" from www.ThePluginSite.com. It's part of the Plugin Gallaxy collection. Install the demo, delete all but PopArt.

...spliced together with Layer Masks.

Thank you, Neve, for one you knew I'd enjoy.

[Janet Petty]

Well done GrafixD. It looks like a real painting.

Danny, now who is "off their meds"? It was worth the journey though wasn't it? Fantastic result.

Janet

[kiska]

Mmmmmmmm !!! I think Danny is having a better time than I am !!!!

[DannyRaphael]

Good one, Janet! (LOL)

I was experimenting (on a single layer unfortunately = no screenshot) with the Impressionist plugin (again) and may have come up with a new custom style I like. It's kind of like #djroil24, but varies the size of the brush according to some internal algorithm.

I liked the outcome and in spite of no detail wanted to "balance out" the Magical Mystery Tour upload.

[jaykita]

This is awesome work, Danny. Just how do u achieve this much with the impressionist filter I remember when i first joined rtp i wanted to only do the kind of impressionist work you did!! Anyway, can hardly wait to try out your new custom style.

[Neve]

Glad to see you found time to get around to this one Danny....the "off meds" result is cheerful and bold, and your "on meds" post is fantastic.

[Legacy~Art]

Thanks for a great picture Neve.............

Basically i added ink outline, then a layer of clouds on hard light and changed the curves a bout abit, and merged, simple picture really, since getting a new hard drive all the programs i did have have now gone, so its just photoshop and me.

[jaykita]

Fill duplicate layer with gradient map. Motion blur. Add layer mask, bevel and drop shadow layer styles. I've been looking out for that tutorial Manju wrote a long time ago on her technique but couldnt find it.

[Neve]

Terrific results LA and Jaykita!

[Legacy~Art]

Jaykita BRAVO

ty Neve!

[crex]

Originally Posted by DannyRaphael

Good one, Janet! (LOL)

I was experimenting (on a single layer unfortunately = no screenshot) with the Impressionist plugin (again) and may have come up with a new custom style I like. It's kind of like #djroil24, but varies the size of the brush according to some internal algorithm.

I liked the outcome and in spite of no detail wanted to "balance out" the Magical Mystery Tour upload.

Thank you for this... INSPIRATIONS!

[cardmnal]

here ya go.

on a duplicate layer:
extracted the train.
Sharpen edges.
find edges.

on another duplicate background:
deleted sky.
applied glass filter.
applied cutout filter.
filled sky.
adjusted hue and saturation.

[SWEngineer]

I didn't do much to this one, but I guess it looks ok as is. Simplicy & restraint are not strong points of mine. Here's a chance to practice them.

BG: Resize, tonal & color correction. Sharpen
A: Copy BG. Select shadows. Impressionist:Geometric-ChaoticChrome. 59%
B: Copy A: Impressionist:Crayons-ShortChoppyStrokes. 62%
Resize back down so JPG quality doesn't drop to nothing.

-Mark

[jaykita]

This one's so good, i could hang it up on my wall. Very painterly. Bravo!

[Hephaestos]

I don't know how "arty" this is, but it's a fun, fast and easy trick I like to use from time to time.

Duplicate the background
Apply emboss filter
Desaturate this layer and cut down the opacity (35%)

[Mal Firth]

Used three different actions (Mike Finn's InstaSketch Pro, Ted LaCasio's Art Oils and Lawrence DeBono's Pen Wash) to provide three layers for a new file. I used the InstaSketch layer as the backgound and set the other two layers to Multiply mode. Finally, I merged the three layers and adjusted the Levels and Saturation.

[Mal Firth]

Same picture desaturated, then used Hue/Sat>Colorize to give it a tint.

[keepemcomin]

first out of bounds, needs work

[Swampy]

Fantastic, Keemem!!! Your rendering gives so much dimension to the graphic!! I'm impressed!

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by keepemcomin

first out of bounds, needs work

First OOB that I've seen that spans two frames. An absolutely brilliant idea!

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Hey, Mal: I especially like #1. Nice combination of actions to get the final result.

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Hephaestos: There are many degrees of artiness. "A little arty" is one of them and works just fine on this one.

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cardmnal: Reading your filters recipe and how you combined the layers reaffirmed why I like seeing "HOW" people get their results. Never in a zillion years would I have thought of that. Well done.

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Mark: Ditto what Judy said. Supurb results.

[Karyn]

Here's one coming out of the past.

duplicated image
old photo action
finding edges (I think)
added some masking
........not sure what else. I lost track on what I did.

Karyn

[ahutton]

I just love filters that deform the original as a whole-not just bits and pieces of it. This is buzzed to 50 and VPgothic with a lot of playing around with contrast/brightness.

Amy

[photobobbie]

I had to try it too. I used two layers one impressionist, and one smart blur. I used an edge from photofiltre.

Bobbie

[palms]

Ok a bit of a train fad at the moment but this is a great photo , it probably rates another try later as well ! !

Palms

[cazubi]

You're right palms about it being a nice photo. I used PS and Painter X on it.

Cathy