X-ray effect

[figueline]

Hello,

I have a flower photo and I would like to make X-ray effect in PS...
See attached files...
Do you have any idea ?
Many thanks...

[shumski]

Hi

try to use Curves adjustment layer and apply Find edges filter to create mask. Can you show us your original image?

[figueline]

Originally Posted by shumski

Hi

try to use Curves adjustment layer and apply Find edges filter to create mask. Can you show us your original image?

I've already tried curves, level and the invert cmd...
Here's the flower... I took this photo to work on it... it's a "try"...

[palms]

Interesting one this, had a quick google and nothing !

but two things not sure it is x ray it is a bit like skeletal ( if you know what i mean, like a leaf goes )

the other, i think to get any where close you would perhaps need a different flower, if you look the lily has like veins running through which could be picked out, and the tulip has the petal edges

it will be interesting to see if any one comes up with something
i had a quick try at a B&W

Palms

[amica999]

Love the effect!

[0lBaldy]

This thread may help image-help/20667-x-ray-look

using the instructions above and Added a curves layer after the desaturate then finished off with a levels layer using the white dropper to lighten some of the Grey areas

[mistermonday]

Originally Posted by shumski

Hi

try to use Curves adjustment layer and apply Find edges filter to create mask. Can you show us your original image?

FYI, those are original images. They are actually radiographs, taken using special X-Ray equipment. They are not PS effects.

Regards, Murray

[figueline]

I got more or less the same result...
I've found this article (and Murray is right)... photographers use specialize equipment to create the stunning art of x-ray. But most people don't have any access to this equipment... see the link below :

http://radiographics.rsna.org/conten.../1149.full.pdf

A tutorial, I've found :
Right click on the image you have selected, and select the 'open with - Adobe Photoshop' option to open the image in this image editing software.
Once the image has opened with Photoshop, click on the 'Layer' option on the menu, followed by a click on 'Duplicate Layer'. When the layer has been duplicated, rename it so that you know which layer you are working on.
On the menu bar, click on 'Image' and then on 'Adjustments'. This will open up another list of options, where you will locate 'Invert' and click on it.
Next, on the menu bar, click on 'Layer', then on 'Layer Mask', and select the option of 'Reveal All'.
Then, go to the 'Image' option on the menu bar, click on it and then click on the option of 'Apply Image'. This will open up a window with certain properties. The 'Source' will be the name of the file you have saved the image as, or are going to save it as. The 'Layer' will be 'Background'. The 'Channel' will be selected as RGB. The 'Invert' section will be 'Checkmarked', the 'Blending' will be 'Normal', and the 'Opacity' will be '100%'.
Once you have made these changes, click on the 'Image' option on the menu bar, and then on 'Grayscale'.
Save the image as a .JPG to view it as a photograph.

[lkroll]

Rotated just the flower and reduced opacity and blended to get the "see through" effect (cheated of course; only way for this flower besides painting the outlines which I refuse to do). Some additional contrast enhancements and done.

[chillin]

I chose a green channel to play with. I removed white & double stack the layers, then ajusted blending modes & some levels.

[figueline]

Many thanks to all of you for your advices, works...

[Tony W]

If a film radiograph is made of a flower the result would be something like left hand image.

The denser parts of the object would absorb more radiation and consequently those parts would be lighter the lightest parts absorbing the most radiation and not allowing it to reach the film. The less dense parts will allow radiation to pass through and therefore blacken the film more.

If the x-ray film is then contacted printed a result similar to the right hand image would result.

The problem with these images is that where leaves overlap it should show lighter as the radiation will be absorbed more therefore the effect is just effectively a negative. You may be able to create better images by trying solarisation techniques

EDIT: If you really want to create a similar look without the expensive x-ray equipment. It might be possible to mimic the effect at the shooting stage by strong backlighting of the object. Creating the effect of the passage of x-rays through different densities of the object. Problem is likely to be that some areas will be just too dense for light to pass through thereby only recording as totally blank areas - but areas like petals should respond well

[Joeven]

You might want to check this out to get started.

http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/ph...-in-photoshop/

Joe

[figueline]

Originally Posted by Joeven

You might want to check this out to get started.

http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/ph...-in-photoshop/

Joe

Thanks for the link... I've tried this tutorial but it doesn't work well !

[figueline]

Originally Posted by Tony W

If a film radiograph is made of a flower the result would be something like left hand image.

The denser parts of the object would absorb more radiation and consequently those parts would be lighter the lightest parts absorbing the most radiation and not allowing it to reach the film. The less dense parts will allow radiation to pass through and therefore blacken the film more.

If the x-ray film is then contacted printed a result similar to the right hand image would result.

The problem with these images is that where leaves overlap it should show lighter as the radiation will be absorbed more therefore the effect is just effectively a negative. You may be able to create better images by trying solarisation techniques

EDIT: If you really want to create a similar look without the expensive x-ray equipment. It might be possible to mimic the effect at the shooting stage by strong backlighting of the object. Creating the effect of the passage of x-rays through different densities of the object. Problem is likely to be that some areas will be just too dense for light to pass through thereby only recording as totally blank areas - but areas like petals should respond well

Many thanks for this info.