Post by Lillias on Jan 25, 2020 20:00:22 GMT
The idea for this tutorial came from a tutorial I saw by Richard Spezzano (Digitally Fearless YouTube Channel) who did it using Affinity Photo. I have adapted it for use with PSE.
I have put a link to the video at the bottom of this tutorial for those who ’may’ be interested.
Whilst we will be using the Stained Glass Filter for this we will NOT be creating a Stained Glass Effect - if that makes sense...
We will instead be trying to create a faux 3D effect.
You can put the effect over the whole image or on an extraction of part of the image - the choice is yours.
TIP:
At Step 5 below - If you find you have problems getting all the Border lines selected I have found that if I change the foreground colour chip to a colour not in the photo or not dominant in the photo that works better as when you use the Stained Glass Filter it uses the colour of the foreground colour chip for the Border lines.
So let’s get started...and have fun.
1. Open your image
2. Duplicate said image
3. Select the duplicate image in your layers panel and go to Filter > Texture > Stained Glass
Choose a Cell Size (better smaller than larger) I chose 9 for my example
Border Thickness I chose 5
Light Intensity I chose 3.
Click OK
Note: These numbers are guides only, as it’s a matter of trial and error and what is good for one image may not be right for another.
4. With that layer still selected zoom way right in so that you can see the Border lines between the cells clearly. In Stained Glass these Border Lines would be the leading.
5. Using the Magic Wand tool click anywhere on the Border Line and that should select all the Border Lines in the image. Then press delete and deselect. You are left with the cells and no Border Lines.
6. Zoom back out again to see the whole page and Go to Styles > Bevels > and apply the Simple Emboss Style.
7. With that applied you can open up the Style settings to change the depth of the Bevel to your own liking. In this case I chose 7 for mine.
8. Now Blend that layer together with the original layer - I used Soft Light for mine and then you are done.
I hope you enjoy it and have fun.
I have put a link to the video at the bottom of this tutorial for those who ’may’ be interested.
Whilst we will be using the Stained Glass Filter for this we will NOT be creating a Stained Glass Effect - if that makes sense...
We will instead be trying to create a faux 3D effect.
You can put the effect over the whole image or on an extraction of part of the image - the choice is yours.
TIP:
At Step 5 below - If you find you have problems getting all the Border lines selected I have found that if I change the foreground colour chip to a colour not in the photo or not dominant in the photo that works better as when you use the Stained Glass Filter it uses the colour of the foreground colour chip for the Border lines.
So let’s get started...and have fun.
1. Open your image
2. Duplicate said image
3. Select the duplicate image in your layers panel and go to Filter > Texture > Stained Glass
Choose a Cell Size (better smaller than larger) I chose 9 for my example
Border Thickness I chose 5
Light Intensity I chose 3.
Click OK
Note: These numbers are guides only, as it’s a matter of trial and error and what is good for one image may not be right for another.
4. With that layer still selected zoom way right in so that you can see the Border lines between the cells clearly. In Stained Glass these Border Lines would be the leading.
5. Using the Magic Wand tool click anywhere on the Border Line and that should select all the Border Lines in the image. Then press delete and deselect. You are left with the cells and no Border Lines.
6. Zoom back out again to see the whole page and Go to Styles > Bevels > and apply the Simple Emboss Style.
7. With that applied you can open up the Style settings to change the depth of the Bevel to your own liking. In this case I chose 7 for mine.
8. Now Blend that layer together with the original layer - I used Soft Light for mine and then you are done.
Feel free to experiment with the various Emboss styles and blend modes etc;
My examples - Image from Pixabay
For this one I applied the effect to the whole image.
I extracted the wolf and applied the effect only to the wolf for this example.
