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Post by hmca on Nov 19, 2020 0:27:33 GMT
I have shared the work of Gerry Blanchard before. We are both members of a PS/PE FB group. He calls his method of creating painterly images from photographs Constructions. I thought this short video showing his before/after images might be of interest to some of our members. |
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Post by jackscrap on Nov 19, 2020 0:56:50 GMT
What a great clip, love seeing the befores and afters. Some of them look really complicated and must take a long time. He gets all the shades and shadows perfectly.
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Post by Lillias on Nov 19, 2020 10:00:27 GMT
What he does is very clever and it is nice to see the before and after. It must take a lot of patience especially for the more complicated ones. I agree with Jacki his shades and shadowing are perfect.
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Post by blackmutt on Nov 19, 2020 17:15:59 GMT
I wish he could share his process - that is very interesting!!
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Post by Chris on Nov 22, 2020 13:19:56 GMT
Thanks for sharing Helen. Very interesting and creative! I also wish he could share his process. It looks simple, but I am sure he spent a very long time on each image. My guess is that it might involve filters that use posterisation to reduce the available colour tones. Maybe converting the image to vectors is also involved. I checked a few online tutorials that convert images to comic effects but his process appears unique.
Kind regards
Chris
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Post by whippet on Nov 22, 2020 16:04:34 GMT
Amazing and fascinating.
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Post by PeteB on Nov 22, 2020 16:27:55 GMT
Hi Helen I love his work. I decided to give it a try. Here is my original and my conversion. Lots of trial and error and lots of fun    |
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Post by hmca on Nov 22, 2020 19:14:20 GMT
Nice attempt, Pete!
Like your street photography, Gerry has developed a unique style that is immediately identifiable.
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Post by hmca on Nov 22, 2020 19:18:26 GMT
blackmutt, Chris, jackscrap, PeteB. I have asked Gerry for permission to post his explanation of the process. Here is how he describes it: "To create these photo constructions, I first outline the major shapes and create layers in PS for each one and fill in the colors. Then I do the same with the details, whether it is from the original photo or another. Each element has its own layer. Sometimes I use the smaller elements like windows, etc., intact from the photo. Other times I recreate the shapes. For me there are no rules except I always start with a photograph, and in that respect I consider these manipulated photos." He said he would be interested to see other people try his technique.
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Post by jackscrap on Nov 22, 2020 20:32:06 GMT
Thanks to Helen and Gerry, I’m going to give it a go, finding the best photo will be the first challenge...
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Post by jackscrap on Nov 22, 2020 23:10:41 GMT
Couldn't find a suitable photo in my files, so I've put together some shapes and followed some examples I found on Pinterest. I've learnt that perspective is not my friend...I added a topaz simplify effect and an overlay to make it look more interesting. i.ibb.co/Kh1NStS/houses.jpg |
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Post by hmca on Nov 23, 2020 1:02:10 GMT
Nice try, Jackie! I think your trees look very similar to some of Gerry's. You did a nice job with the shapes. I would like to try this as well.......when I have the time and patience.
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Post by Lillias on Nov 23, 2020 14:41:22 GMT
Very nice pleasing result Jacki. This is certainly a great exercise for studying shapes, perspectives, shadows, gradients and I believe he has also used textures in some of his stuff. I hope to have a go too but I lack the patience for some of the more complicated images that Gerry tackles!!
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Post by jackscrap on Nov 23, 2020 19:28:58 GMT
Thanks Helen, yes time and patience are absolutely necessary, I found out that I don’t know how to do so many things in PS.
Thank you also Lillias, you have great colour instincts, I hope you give it a try.
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Post by hmca on Nov 23, 2020 19:51:50 GMT
Here's my attempt. Trying this technique makes me even more impressed with how he achieves his final results. I admit to spending a good amount of time on this and wouldn't have gotten as far as I did without the help of Topaz Simplify. Before:  After......door, window, brick, chair and steps added from two different images.  |
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