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Post by cats4jan on Nov 7, 2016 13:17:42 GMT
Wow - these are really turning out nice. They are amazing.
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Post by ritage on Nov 7, 2016 14:30:48 GMT
They are amazing, every one. So much more nuanced than I have made from an old tutorial before.
Hope to find some time later this week to give it a try.
Rita
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Post by Lillias on Nov 7, 2016 19:33:25 GMT
This could be addictive but this is the last one I promise...  |
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Post by Tpgettys on Nov 7, 2016 20:05:10 GMT
Also I think a lot depends on the glass layer used – as in – where the darks lie in the glass and how dark they are. Yes, that has a big impact; that is why I recommended setting the foreground color to a shade of grey, instead of black. |
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Post by Sepiana on Nov 7, 2016 20:21:56 GMT
I feel that personally I have to do more work on the actual leading as I'm not totally happy with how that turned out especially on my flower one but I am thoroughly enjoying the whole process. Thank you for this challenge.
Billie Jean,
Interesting you mention that. I have been working on it but I am not really happy with the leading either. It looks too uniform, too artificial. I guess it is due to the Stroke layer style. If I remember it correctly, both David Asch and the late Wendy Williams used the Pencil tool to draw/trace the leading in their tutorials and, then, they would apply a Bevel layer style. Also, the leading would be on different layers. This means that you could use the Eraser tool to clean up the areas where the leading intersected with one another.
The drawback is that using the Pencil tool is labor-intensive, especially when you are working on a third-party design, a very intricate one. It works much better when you have your own design and you can control the amount of leading. In the examples in the post below, I began by drawing my own leading. The house/car image started with a shot I took of a painting done by a family member. For the flower/frame project, I used a custom shape for the flower and created the frame from scratch.
www.photoshopelementsandmore.com/post/26081
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Post by Lillias on Nov 8, 2016 0:09:57 GMT
In the examples in the post below, I began by drawing my own leading. The house/car image started with a shot I took of a painting done by a family member. For the flower/frame project, I used a custom shape for the flower and created the frame from scratch.
www.photoshopelementsandmore.com/post/26081 Yes I see the difference between your two examples Sepiana. As you say, the drawback to using the Pencil tool to draw/trace the leading especially on an intricate design is that it would be very labour intensive and would require more patience than I have these days. So unless it is a simple design I guess I will have to put up with doing it the easier way just using the Stroke layer style. |
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Post by Sepiana on Nov 8, 2016 0:20:09 GMT
Yes I see the difference between your two examples Sepiana. As you say, the drawback to using the Pencil tool to draw/trace the leading especially on an intricate design is that it would be very labour intensive and would require more patience than I have these days. So unless it is a simple design I guess I will have to put up with doing it the easier way just using the Stroke layer style.
BillieJean,
Same here. When I did those I had all the patience in the world. Nowadays I don't have the patience (or the time); neither can I find my copy of Asch's book. I will take the easy way out -- Stroke!!! 
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Post by Tpgettys on Nov 8, 2016 0:53:41 GMT
I have been playing with the leading layer; what do you think of this? I used the Ripple filter, Medium at 60%.  |
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Post by Tpgettys on Nov 8, 2016 5:55:14 GMT
They are amazing, every one. So much more nuanced than I have made from an old tutorial before. Hope to find some time later this week to give it a try. Rita I hope you do too Rita! Your images are always a treat! |
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Post by Lillias on Nov 8, 2016 9:43:55 GMT
I have been playing with the leading layer; what do you think of this? I used the Ripple filter, Medium at 60%. Oh that looks interesting Tom. I must have a try at that later today. |
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Post by cats4jan on Nov 8, 2016 13:37:52 GMT
Personally, I like the neatness of the leading - I know we are striving for realism and that's why some of you would like a less uniform leading, but personally, I think the neat lines perfect the creation.
These leaded glass projects are just getting better and better. The darker colors really stand out and they are my favorite.
Thanks for this easy tutorial. I'm going to have a go of it today, unless life gets in the way again. LOL
Now that coloring books for adults are all the rage, I wonder if they can be adapted for making stained glass projects. I think I'll look into that. There has to be some free coloring projects on the 'net.
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Post by Tpgettys on Nov 8, 2016 16:39:14 GMT
Now that coloring books for adults are all the rage, I wonder if they can be adapted for making stained glass projects. I think I'll look into that. There has to be some free coloring projects on the 'net. Yes, there are many really great line drawings out there; here is a small sample. In researching this project I found that too much detail resulted in a lot of leading, leaving almost no space for the glass. It is recommended that you reduce the detail by erasing some of the lines. |
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Post by cats4jan on Nov 8, 2016 18:28:14 GMT
Wow - not the best.  I find I can fuss and fuss when it comes to a scrapbook page, but to do a good job on this project was more than I could face.  It's an easy basic process, but the skill comes in with design and color choice -- and setting the parameters of the filters I found the flowers on a coloring book page. |
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Post by hmca on Nov 8, 2016 20:07:27 GMT
Tpgettys ......this is a great tut and like Moto and Billie Jean said fun!!!! I think this one is the best of my three attempts. 
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Post by Sepiana on Nov 8, 2016 22:21:59 GMT
I basically followed the tutorial but did some tweaking.
- Created the leading by filling the original black lines with 50% gray and applying the Simple Sharp Inner bevel.
- For the glass texture I used one of my own (which I shared in this THREAD).
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