Exploring the Negative Image - share yours!
Feb 14, 2019 07:50:10 #
To create a negative image in PS or PSE, go to the adjustment layer sub-menu and select invert.
Feel free to add yours to this thread!
1. Original + inverted to make a color negative
2. Then I changed the blend mode of the invert layer to luminosity which gave me the newest colors. This was an experimental action; I hadn't read about it
3. I added a soft pink overlay and a touch of glow. I duplicated the result, flipped the new layer horizontally and repositioned to produce more leaves. I added my quail as stamp-brush. The final edit was a texture from PS Elements called craquelure.
Feel free to add yours to this thread!
1. Original + inverted to make a color negative
2. Then I changed the blend mode of the invert layer to luminosity which gave me the newest colors. This was an experimental action; I hadn't read about it
3. I added a soft pink overlay and a touch of glow. I duplicated the result, flipped the new layer horizontally and repositioned to produce more leaves. I added my quail as stamp-brush. The final edit was a texture from PS Elements called craquelure.
Feb 14, 2019 08:12:40 #
1. Original
2. Invert
3. Masked a lot of the invert to keep original light/shadow patterns
4. Added blue toning and moon
2. Invert
3. Masked a lot of the invert to keep original light/shadow patterns
4. Added blue toning and moon
Feb 14, 2019 08:14:33 #
Guyserman
Loc: Benton, AR
Very nice, Linda. I like the colors and the texture. A lot of the stuff I do requires inverting selections but I've never inverted the colors before. So now I've got a lot of experimenting to do. I can see a lot of possibilities here making background paper for scrapbooking.
Feb 14, 2019 09:45:01 #
Guyserman wrote:
Thanks for taking a look!Very nice, Linda. I like the colors and the texture. A lot of the stuff I do requires inverting selections but I've never inverted the colors before. So now I've got a lot of experimenting to do. I can see a lot of possibilities here making background paper for scrapbooking.
Here's a lowly dandelion gone to seed. Soft texture added for background color, then I did additional layers of the dandelion slightly offset and experimented with blend modes to achieve this:
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Feb 14, 2019 09:47:52 #
Guyserman
Loc: Benton, AR
I pulled up an old image and inverted it. I tried to lighten it using the opacity slider but that didn't work. It gradually fades to grey and at 50% opacity it is solid grey. Then the original color fades in below 50%. Interesting. So I used a partially opaque mask to lighten it. Then I added texture and used it to replace the background in another old image.
Feb 14, 2019 09:52:05 #
Guyserman wrote:
Great idea for a background for your collage!I pulled up an old image and inverted it. I tried to lighten it using the opacity slider but that didn't work. It gradually fades to grey and at 50% opacity it is solid grey. Then the original color fades in below 50%. Interesting. So I used a partially opaque mask to lighten it. Then I added texture and used it to replace the background in another old image.
Yes, opacity doesn't do too well in that situation from what I recall
Other than changing blend mode of the invert layer, additional adjustment layers would be the way to go IMO.Feb 14, 2019 09:52:47 #
When machines rule the world 
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Feb 14, 2019 10:37:07 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
To create a negative image in PS or PSE, go to the adjustment layer sub-menu and select invert.
I really like the blue one, though all are interesting. I will have to find a suitable subject and give this a try! Thanks for sharing your art!
Feb 14, 2019 10:57:29 #
Guyserman
Loc: Benton, AR
Linda From Maine wrote:
When machines rule the world
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I like it. The little man in the white suit must be afraid of contamination.
Feb 14, 2019 11:32:00 #
Sometimes playing with inversions can have surprising effects.
A shot of the current visitation of gulls at the local dam was intended to capture blurry moving gulls and water, but it didn't work out partly due to the bright sun. Inverted it still ain't great but it was a little bit more fun to work with. The steps looked so weird in the inversion (like they were drawn with charcoal) that I left them in there. And of course a texture added too.
A shot of the current visitation of gulls at the local dam was intended to capture blurry moving gulls and water, but it didn't work out partly due to the bright sun. Inverted it still ain't great but it was a little bit more fun to work with. The steps looked so weird in the inversion (like they were drawn with charcoal) that I left them in there. And of course a texture added too.
Feb 14, 2019 11:49:32 #
EyeShootWideOpen wrote:
Appreciate your visit to the PP Forum; welcome!I really like the blue one, though all are interesting. I will have to find a suitable subject and give this a try! Thanks for sharing your art!
Feb 14, 2019 11:50:33 #
Guyserman wrote:
No doubt I like it. The little man in the white suit must be afraid of contamination.
Feb 14, 2019 11:51:33 #
minniev wrote:
Oh my gosh - how fascinating! Thanks so much for posting this, Minnie.Sometimes playing with inversions can have surprising effects.
A shot of the current visitation of gulls at the local dam was intended to capture blurry moving gulls and water, but it didn't work out partly due to the bright sun. Inverted it still ain't great but it was a little bit more fun to work with. The steps looked so weird in the inversion (like they were drawn with charcoal) that I left them in there. And of course a texture added too.
A shot of the current visitation of gulls at the local dam was intended to capture blurry moving gulls and water, but it didn't work out partly due to the bright sun. Inverted it still ain't great but it was a little bit more fun to work with. The steps looked so weird in the inversion (like they were drawn with charcoal) that I left them in there. And of course a texture added too.
Feb 14, 2019 12:02:44 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Appreciate your visit to the PP Forum; welcome!
I just found it. I will definitely be back. Love your creative ideas and learning exercises.
Feb 14, 2019 12:08:44 #
EyeShootWideOpen wrote:
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