What Do You Think?
Mar 13, 2012 22:31:14 #
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Mar 13, 2012 23:53:32 #
cony25 wrote:
How did you achieve the canvas style? I like it
There is an easy way and a hard way..The easy way is to use a plugin such as Alien Skin Snap Art or Virtual Painter. The hard way is to do it from scatch using layer styles and adjustment layers in PhotoShop.
I shot the original picture (below) in RAW so my first edits were done in ACR. I used an adjustment brush in ACR to lighten up the man. This created a bunch of noise in the photo..too much for my liking. Then I ran the image through the HDR adjustment to bump up the colors. Then I copied the HDR adjusted layer and to that layer I added a pattern-overlay (canvas) layerstyle to it. In the same layer I added an emboss layer style additionally, then adjusted the layer opacity down until I liked the effect. To sharpen it up a little, I used the unsharp-mask tool.
Mar 14, 2012 00:06:33 #
Mar 14, 2012 01:34:12 #
The noise seems to come through in the painter version, which is also kind of dark, though perhaps that's what you were aiming for. The halo around your subject is a dead giveaway that you have over-post-processed.
Mar 14, 2012 12:10:45 #
ShelterCove
Loc: Nowhere, CA
Not knowing if you have Photoshop or what version, I use a filter named Texturizer in PSE7. You can select the type of texture and adjust the scaling and relief amongst other things.
Mar 14, 2012 13:46:01 #
RMM wrote:
The noise seems to come through in the painter version, which is also kind of dark, though perhaps that's what you were aiming for. The halo around your subject is a dead giveaway that you have over-post-processed.
I added the vignette but I did not go for a dark look.
Mar 14, 2012 13:46:33 #
Mar 14, 2012 17:40:01 #
It depends on where and how texturizing is located. if it's a filter then most likely it's non destructible. If it's a layer-style, it will be destructible so you need to add a texture overlay on a new layer and if it does not work right for you, just delete the layer.
I am not on a computer with photoshop right now so that's the best I can do.
I am not on a computer with photoshop right now so that's the best I can do.
Mar 14, 2012 17:43:16 #
RMM wrote:
The noise seems to come through in the painter version, which is also kind of dark, though perhaps that's what you were aiming for. The halo around your subject is a dead giveaway that you have over-post-processed.
Can I ask you a question about your monitor. I think I need to learn about how the average person uses their monitor. Do they use factory settings or do they make manual adjustments?
Thanks in advance.
Mar 14, 2012 18:07:50 #
The topic has been discussed elsewhere in depth. Use the Search function at the top of the UHH page. I do minor calibration with the software that comes with my Macs. I have an old 19" CRT for my desktop and the built-in monitor om my MacBook Pro laptop. I don't do a lot of prints, and I'm inclined to farm that task out, i.e., use a service. The more serious amateurs and the professionals here who do their own printing, or calibrate to their service's printers, use a variety of hardware calibration tools. I'm not an expert on this topic, so I advise you to search for some of the recent discussions.
Mar 14, 2012 20:10:06 #
Mar 14, 2012 22:46:16 #
cony25 wrote:
I have photoshop cs5,,is texturizing a filter?
Texturizing is a filter and it's destructive in cs5
Mar 14, 2012 22:53:10 #
ShelterCove
Loc: Nowhere, CA
brokeweb wrote:
Texturizing is a filter and it's destructive in cs5
cony25 wrote:
I have photoshop cs5,,is texturizing a filter?
Texturizing is a filter and it's destructive in cs5
Please tell me what you mean by "destructive". Not familiar with that term. And would it apply if you were working on a copy of your image?
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