Turning Portraits into Digital Sketches, Oils, Watercolors - - Alexandra.... - Page 4

Janet Petty · #46 10-30-2006, 09:53 PM

The cracked paint was easy. I have to add that I say that with tongue in cheek. I tried everything and finally hit upon a tutorial (don't ask me where, I can't remember) that made it into one of the AHA moments.

1. New layer
2. Filter>Render>Clouds
3. Filter>Render>Difference Clouds. Repeated until you find one you like.
4. Filter>Pixelate>Crystalize. The larger you set the amount, the further your cracks will be spaced apart.
5. Filter>Stylize>Find Edges
6. Change layer mode to Multiply

That's it.

Thanks for the canvas tip. I'll remember it for the future but might not follow that rule depending upon my mood. Ain't I a

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Janet

patriciakay · #47 10-31-2006, 02:51 AM

JimJam...This is great...I love the intensity....I have done one even darker for a dramatic look!

Pavel....Glad you liked my painting...really trying with the paints and i was happy with the result...sooo much to learn in Painter but some days i feel i am getting somewhere others NOT!!!

Janet...Love your Mona Lisa look for Alex....thank you for sharing your way of doing the cracked texture....

I have done many but will share these two with you...
The light one i did from the photo...
Used a burn layer on the painting i did for a dramatic look!!!

Patricia.....

pavel123 · #48 10-31-2006, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Janet Petty

The cracked paint was easy. I have to add that I say that with tongue in cheek. I tried everything and finally hit upon a tutorial (don't ask me where, I can't remember) that made it into one of the AHA moments.

Thanks for the canvas tip. I'll remember it for the future but might not follow that rule depending upon my mood. Ain't I a

?

Janet

Janet,

Thank you for the walk throuh. I tried to use and actual cracked paint layer as a texture for my pic, not to happy with the result.

I like your rendition as is, did not mean that as a critique, since you mention Monna Lisa I felt I may add my 5 cents.

Pavel

Janet Petty · #49 10-31-2006, 06:10 AM

No offense taken Pavel. None at all.

Janet

JimJam · #50 10-31-2006, 12:48 PM

Thank you pavel and Patricia for the great compliments, it's always nice to get a pat on the back from people you admire. Great pics Patricia and Janet and like pavel I thank you Janet for sharing the steps to create the crackle effect.

patriciakay · #51 10-31-2006, 12:58 PM

Hi JimJam,

You are welcome to the compliments...well deserved....we are all trying to get that little bit better, learn as many new things as possible...not enough hours in the day...I am never finished!!!!! Its so good that you are posting regularly now and I look forward to whatever you will come up with next!!!

Patricia.....

JimJam · #52 11-01-2006, 02:36 AM

More of the same and something different. I think I'll stop now after loading these images...beautiful girl but I'm dog tired.

LQQKER · #53 11-01-2006, 08:40 AM

Very photogenic young lady.

patriciakay · #54 11-01-2006, 08:49 AM

Jimjam...You have been busy....all are nice but my fave is the third one...nice dark intesity on the other two!!!

LQQKER...Love this one....great brush strokes and really good background with a lovely texture...

Patricia.....

Kraellin · #55 11-01-2006, 01:35 PM

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LQQKER...Love this one....great brush strokes and really good background with a lovely texture...

i agree completely. very well done!

JimJam · #56 11-01-2006, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by patriciakay

Jimjam...You have been busy....all are nice but my fave is the third one...nice dark intesity on the other two!!!

LQQKER...Love this one....great brush strokes and really good background with a lovely texture...

Patricia.....

My last one on this thread I promise. I like this rendition before the addition of the Diffuse :Anisotropic filter. And yes I have been busy,I think I went through 4 to 5 hundred thousand variations to get something I liked.

pavel123 · #57 11-01-2006, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JimJam

My last one on this thread I promise. I like this rendition before the addition of the Diffuse :Anisotropic filter. And yes I have been busy,I think I went through 4 to 5 hundred thousand variations to get something I liked.

I'm not entirely sure about those 5000 that I did not see, I like your prevous renditions as well as this one.
Soft glow on the face makes it .... soo... (struggling to find the word) different... anyway, it's terrific.

Pavel

JimJam · #58 11-02-2006, 04:59 AM

Well four to five hundred thousand might be just a little exaggerated, but it was close.

Thanks pavel.

patriciakay · #59 11-03-2006, 09:54 AM

Nice one JimJam....strong colors and nice texture...know how it is with the photos...sometimes you can get a satisfactory result quickly and OTHERS well it can take an age!!!!

Thank you all for all the great art work you have done on Alex s photo...she is over the moon with all the different renditions...

Patricia...

Janet Petty · #60 11-20-2006, 08:36 AM

A short time back someone asked about a video Dragan tutorial that had been posted on the net. The video has since gone poof and is no longer available. I detest having to skip back and forth between a project and a video tutorial. So, what I usually do is carefully write down the steps so that I can follow the techniques without watching.

If anyone is interested. I posted a zip file of the word document with the detailed steps in the tutorial. Below is the link to Alexandra, which I Draganized.

http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/att...lex-dragan.jpg

Janet

Here is the link to the zip file. See page 2:
http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/non...ragan+tutorial