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Post by Sydney on Apr 24, 2019 8:12:42 GMT
Looking at Helen's barn image it would seem that images with well delineated geometric shapes and contrast work quite well for this technique. Now I just have to find one to work with.
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Post by elines on Apr 24, 2019 8:47:30 GMT
Looking at Helen's barn image it would seem that images with well delineated geometric shapes and contrast work quite well for this technique. Now I just have to find one to work with. Yes i think that you are right  . And you don't need to be too fussy about selecting every detail in the original - 'simple is best' seems to be the motto with this one |
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Post by Lillias on Apr 24, 2019 9:56:56 GMT
Frank great job. Good clean sharp lines and I love the hints of colour and the shading. Thanks for throwing your hat into the ring on this challenge.
Helen another great one. I think you are on top of this technique and no mistake.
Sydney – glad to hear from you and look forward to seeing what you come up with.
Chris I think that 'simple is best too' and thanks for the additional info you provided on how you did this.
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Post by Lillias on Apr 24, 2019 11:12:42 GMT
Trying again with one a little bit more complex... Original image from pixabay...   |
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Post by hmca on Apr 24, 2019 11:20:00 GMT
Lillias, you have a great handle on how to apply the gradients! The light and shading in the one above is beautiful.
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Post by elines on Apr 24, 2019 12:27:40 GMT
Trying again with one a little bit more complex... Original image from pixabay... Yes very effective. That's a lot of curves. Which tool did you use ?quick selection? |
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Post by Lillias on Apr 24, 2019 12:53:58 GMT
That's a lot of curves. Which tool did you use ?quick selection? Because of all the curves I did all my selections in Affinity Photo using the pen tool. It was good practice for me as I haven't used the pen tool very much not having one in PSE. I did my gradients in Affinity too. |
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Post by elines on Apr 24, 2019 13:31:14 GMT
Ahh .... the dreaded pen tool😊
I tried getting the hang of it a few years ago and gave up (hence the rough selections in the Richard III logo image above)
I discovered recently that PS has a relatively new variant - curvature pen tool - which looks easier to use (more intuitive)
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Post by Lillias on Apr 24, 2019 15:21:58 GMT
I discovered recently that PS has a relatively new variant - curvature pen tool - which looks easier to use (more intuitive) I haven't heard of the curvature pen tool. Thanks for mentioning it as others in the forum here might not know about it either and they might be interested. I looked on YouTube and saw a video on how to use it. Looked quite good, certainly easier to control than the normal pen tool I would think. However I will have to stick with the pen tool in AP as I'm not up for getting a subscription to PS. |
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Post by Sepiana on Apr 24, 2019 16:18:52 GMT
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Post by Lillias on Apr 26, 2019 14:24:21 GMT
Image from Pexels...  original  |
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Post by elines on Apr 27, 2019 7:24:42 GMT
Yes, like the simplicity
I hadn't thought of mixing the original and the graphic.
To me, it has a touch of the surreal, as I had thought that the graphic part was originally tall buildings.
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Post by Lillias on Apr 27, 2019 9:35:31 GMT
To me, it has a touch of the surreal, as I had thought that the graphic part was originally tall buildings. Ah now that's interesting. Probably because I had the advantage of working from the original photo, that perspective didn't occur to me at all Chris. I had to look at it again and I see where you are coming from. I'll look at it in a whole new way now… |
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Post by ritage on Apr 27, 2019 16:48:09 GMT
Wow, these have become so good since I looked last.
Lillias, your perfect selection of the origami-type structure could almost drive me to another attempt at learning the pen tool.
Rita
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Post by hmca on Apr 28, 2019 2:00:26 GMT
Trying again....  Original  |
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