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d_kendal
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Registered: February 2002
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Posts: 829
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Wed February 5, 2003 10:39pm
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that's incredible work, Looker! i'm interested in what your technique was, I've never seen anything like this.
- David 
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T Paul
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Registered: August 2001
Location: USA
Posts: 2,858
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Thu February 6, 2003 1:45am
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Way cool image! You must share a little bit. What software/filters did you use? I love all the different textures and rich colors. Simply a stunning composition!
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pstewart
Registered User
Registered: July 2002
Location: Chicago suburb
Posts: 790
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Thu February 6, 2003 4:11am
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Ouch! This makes me really uncomfortable! Awesome effect!
So...what programs did you use? What filters, etc.? Please tell!
Phyllis
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CJ Swartz
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Registered: September 2001
Location: Metro Phoenix area, Arizona
Posts: 3,327
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Thu February 6, 2003 8:44am
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Startling! Intriguing, and somewhat disturbing. Creative, and quite appropriate from a LQQker.
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CJ (using CS5 on Win 7 )
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LQQKER
Senior Member
Registered: June 2002
Location: Moon, Southwestern Tycho
Posts: 383
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Fri February 7, 2003 1:24pm
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This isn't exact . . . but I think you'll get the general idea.
I started by taking a close-up of a female eye, using a digital camera. Started working with the art history brush and went back and forth painting the entire picture to establish some texture. I took several snapshots so I could paint certain areas in and out. a small brush size was used so the image would not become too distorted, any excess I painted out with an earlier snapshot.
I then disturbed the area surrounding the eye by using the liquify filter (random directions) and selectively applied the adapt equalize filter to certain areas that I had distorted using masks. This was done so I would have a bit more texture to work with using various blend modes. At this point I sharpened the image to bring out some more detail. There were a few layer adjustments and opacity changes used but I don’t recall what the specifics were.
To get the “shattered” effect I used Auto FX Dreamy photo, in conjunction with the Mosaic filter (both free). I softened the image with Dreamy, masked portions, duplicated and then ran the Mosaic. I kept the background behind the mosaic slightly blurred to give the illusion of depth.
It was necessary to paint some of the tiles to give them a 3-D look (highlights and shadows). Also I used some blend modes to bring the broken tiles forward (not sure what they were)
Nik filters and PenPalette were used for highlighting and shading (sunshine and midnight). Nik skylight filter was used several times to keep the overall colors strong after the various layer opacity changes. Also painted in some contrast.
Increased the canvas size and applied some layer styles to complete the frame (shadow, bevel, etc).
Used Photoshop 7, Wacom tablet
I apologize for being vague in spots, but this is what I can recall.
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The lion and the calf shall lie down together,
but the calf won't get much sleep
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Kraellin
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Registered: April 2005
Location: somewhere over there
Posts: 8,750
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interesting and original. something about this makes me want to keep trying to move those shards
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Craig
(primarily using paint shop pro photo xi)
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