Recreate this effect

[Nanls]

Any clue how to recreate this look?
Much thanks,
Nancy

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by Nanls

Any clue how to recreate this look?
Much thanks,
Nancy

The example image is too small to speculate on the arty effect.

It looks like the final step was a huge amount of "oversharpening," achieved by applying Unsharp Mask with an Amount setting of 300-400 and about 30-50 in the Radius. That filter and those ballpark settings will yield that glowing effect and rich colors.

[goose443]

I wouldn't be surprised if this were an actual drawing. Though the efffect can definitely be mimicked in Photoshop.

[emarts]

Certainly looks like colored pencil. It's too good in my opinion to be a product of just filters. But again, the image is too small to really tell.

[Nanls]

I don´t know if this is any larger. This is the location of the site: http://artbycheri.com/AllAboutMe.htm
It looks like it is color pencils, but was wondering if this sytle could be replicated in PS and how one would start??? My sister wants her little girl done in this style, but couldn´t quite get it.
_Nancy

[skipc]

Says right there on the web page that it is an original "Waterbased Colored Pencil"...skip

[Nanls]

yes, Skip, that is why I asked if it could be replicated in PS.
Nancy

[Cameraken]

Hi Nancy.

Take a look at the buck picture here

http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/photo-based-art/11852-vg-smudgecheata-action-available.html

It looks like a similar technique to me.

Ken

[snook305]

The Closest would be SMUDGING with a really fine brush and a lot of time.
Do a search for smudging and you might get close?
Snook

[raniday]

Nancy, this is not it, but I think with enough time spent, it could get pretty darned close. I was focusing on the horse closest to the camera. Original photo is the property of Kiska who holds all copyrights and gave me permission to use it here.
I began by running Mike Finn's Pop action on one layer, then reduced the opacity to about 33%.
Lots more layers, playing with opacities and contrast/brightness, ran angled strokes, Xero Porcelain, then took it to Painter IX and softened some areas using Just Add Water brush. Then back to PS, where I used dodge and burn.

[Kraellin]

i like that, catherine. a bit strong on the yellow in the background, but great looking effect on the horses!

Craig

[raniday]

Yeah, I blew the background out completely <grin> and just painted it back in quickly, added some noise and angled strokes on a separate layer, so I could work on the horses. That's what I mean, with some time invested, I think it could work.

[Kraellin]

yup; i agree

Craig

[Nanls]

Very nice Catherine, and pretty close.. thanks, great place to start playing with it...
~Nancy~

[ray12]

Nanls,

There was a great article in Photoshop Users Magazine in Sept 2005 on pages 37-43 where the use of "Corel Painter" was discussed in getting a painting look from a photograph.

If you have painting skills - there are all kinds of watercolor, acrilic and pencil tools within Painter. You end up using the photo as the underlying guide - and you can mix the results - which sometimes produces a very nice look or painted reality.

You can purchase the issue at www.photoshopuser.com or maybe still get it at Borders - The front cover has a picture of a Girl that was photo painted.


Ray

[DannyRaphael]

On this we agree, Ray:

If you have painting skills - there are all kinds of watercolor, acrilic and pencil tools within Painter. You end up using the photo as the underlying guide - and you can mix the results - which sometimes produces a very nice look or painted reality.

I applaud PS User for including an article on Painter (Who would have ever thunk it?), but after reading this article I was somewhat disappointed. IMO the content was long on "what's possible," but fell short on providing sufficient usable information (as in specifics for a Painter rookie) describing how to achieve the effects illustrated. In all fairness there's no way to adequately cover such a broad topic in the few pages this article was alotted.

My suggestion would be that one look into books like Painter IX for Photographers (Addison) or the Painter 8 (not IX) edition of Jeremy Sutton's Painter Creativity. Although one of these books is approx. twice as expensive as a single copy of PS User, each has hundreds of pages of content with specific instructions and tutorials suited for those just getting started with Painter.