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Post by Lillias on Apr 22, 2019 22:32:37 GMT
not too bad. Played with blend modes and levels. Love this one Helen it's great. I never thought to use blend modes - silly girl...but I have thought of using colour gradients - what do you think? |
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Post by elines on Apr 22, 2019 22:35:56 GMT
Hi, saddened to hear about the problems people are having.
I did this stuff a few years ago so my memory is hazy on exactly how I did the selections.
However I do know that it involved polygonal lasso tool. As I recall , perhaps I got clean separation of delcions by:
- making a large selection (A) - ?the whole image?
- saving it
- subtracting an element (B) from (A)
- saving (A) - (B)
- load (A)
- subtract (A) - (B) from it and saving (the new) B) to give a clean separation of A and B
Then repeat for other elements.
I'll have a go at repeating the example tomorrow (it is 11.30pm here in the UK at the moment, and past my bedtime😊)
Good luck in the meantime😊
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Post by elines on Apr 22, 2019 22:39:47 GMT
PS despite any problems in selection people, are getting the hang of it and producing some attractive (to my eye) images.
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Post by hmca on Apr 22, 2019 22:45:51 GMT
Thanks, Chris! I look forward to seeing what some of our other members may come up with. Found your image very inspiring....it's a bit different for this challenge as people are used to following a specific tut....but sometimes trial and error can result in
a solid learning experience. Nice of you to stop by!
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Post by hmca on Apr 22, 2019 22:46:57 GMT
Sure, Lillias.....color gradients might be fun to try.
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Post by Lillias on Apr 22, 2019 23:04:40 GMT
Okay here is a very simple one and I used a colour gradient layer together with the colour blend mode...  |
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Post by Lillias on Apr 22, 2019 23:10:10 GMT
despite any problems in selection people, are getting the hang of it and producing some attractive (to my eye) images. I'm happy that you like the images so far Elines and look forward to hearing any further comments you might have for us as to our approach to this technique. |
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Post by elines on Apr 23, 2019 6:49:04 GMT
Okay here is a very simple one and I used a colour gradient layer together with the colour blend mode... I hadn't thought of colour when I did mine, and I think it's a good idea. This one is a good example of what I was looking for when I did mine - simple and strong. Great stuff - and I have absolutely no idea what structure it might be based on or even if it is a total invention (which is fine too😊) |
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Post by Lillias on Apr 23, 2019 10:42:12 GMT
Great stuff - and I have absolutely no idea what structure it might be based on or even if it is a total invention (which is fine too😊) Thanks for your kind words Chris. Much appreciated. Just in case anyone is interested here is the original on which my last one was based...an image from pixabay...  |
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Post by elines on Apr 23, 2019 13:07:37 GMT
OK …. I've now had a go at re-creating the original and produced this:  I tried to do it quickly so the are some minor imperfections in the selections but that is my error not a problem with the method I used. Which was to create and save a host of selections:  I did them more or less as I had thought …. (Health warning - I now only use Photoshop - so far as I know these steps will apply to PSE) - Start with selecting ALL the image
- then use eg polygon tool IN NEGATIVE to remove, say, the sky
- save the resulting selection ie everything excluding the sky
- INVERSE the selection and save it, calling it (eg) sky
- repeat, using the 'remainder' selection (ie everything excluding the sky)
- for each step I started by loading the existing selections (ADDING THEM) and then INVERSING to give a 'new' remainder - this helps to avoid gaps in selections
- carry on till you have made all the selections that you want.
Having made the selections you then need to add the gradients: - I added a new layer below the 'working' layer and filled it with white.
- I then loaded a selection in the working layer and deleted it (the selection)
- the selection will then appear to be white - this gives a 'clean' part on which to load the gradient
- fill in the selection with the gradient - you will probably need to use trial and error to get an effect that you like. If you hold down the shift key when applying the gradient it will automatically be vertical, horizontal or at 45 degrees
Hope this helps.
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Post by elines on Apr 23, 2019 13:27:51 GMT
PS I didn't think that I had given this approach a name, but on checking the old images (2016) I see that I referred to the technique as 'Luminogram trial'. The approach was inspired by my liking of gradients plus I had come across luminograms eg: Those of Michael Jackson: www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=a5zLkXHrhKEI liked some (but not all) of his stuff and - being lazy  - I wanted an easier way to produce them than his method. Incidentally ……. you can try this approach on objects other than structures eg: This is part of the logo to the Richard III heritage centre I Leicester, England  And this is a lamp in my house (actual lamp is on the left) not as much to my liking as the others but I include it just to illustrate the scope of the approach:  |
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Post by hmca on Apr 23, 2019 15:57:29 GMT
Thanks for the more detailed information, elines. I especially like your suggestion about filling the shape with white first. Look forward to trying this again over the next few days. |
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Post by fotofrank on Apr 23, 2019 16:16:02 GMT
Final  Original  |
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Post by hmca on Apr 23, 2019 22:59:20 GMT
Trying again.....  Original  |
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Post by Sydney on Apr 24, 2019 7:32:20 GMT
This is quite an interesting technique and I really like the graphic image results that everyone is coming up with. I will see if I can find an image to play around with.
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- I wanted an easier way to produce them than his method.
