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Post by hmca on Jan 10, 2022 1:12:49 GMT
Really like the way your coffee image came out, Michael.
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Post by stinson on Jan 10, 2022 1:57:30 GMT
hmca - thanks and I added a bit more saturation to make it pop a bit more. This is all very fun.
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Post by Tpgettys on Jan 10, 2022 5:28:00 GMT
I am having trouble following this tut. In step 2, I don't see the Find Dark & Light Colors, and Snap Neutral Midtones options in Photoshop Elements. Is this a Photoshop-specific option?
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Post by stinson on Jan 10, 2022 11:59:58 GMT
I am having trouble following this tut. In step 2, I don't see the Find Dark & Light Colors, and Snap Neutral Midtones options in Photoshop Elements. Is this a Photoshop-specific option? You have to hold down the Alt/Option key when you click on Auto. It works really well when you get this going. The tutorial said hold down the Option key so I changed it to Alt/Option and made it bold. |
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Post by kdcintx on Jan 10, 2022 13:37:55 GMT
So is that the action or this CEC steps? I ran your action and then tried following the CEC steps. |
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Post by stinson on Jan 10, 2022 13:51:44 GMT
So is that the action or this CEC steps? I ran your action and then tried following the CEC steps. Ok I may have confused people and have added this to the first post - "The outcome of the image after running the action should not be used any further with the steps below." I was attempting to improve the detail that wasn't shown when I ran the action on the cat. The action works very well for some images but not the one I was using. Thanks for clarifying. |
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Post by hmca on Jan 10, 2022 20:51:00 GMT
That's what it's supposed to be.....glad you are enjoying your first stint as challenge host. Here's my latest try....influenced by your coffee image.  |
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Post by Tpgettys on Jan 10, 2022 20:59:54 GMT
I am having trouble following this tut. In step 2, I don't see the Find Dark & Light Colors, and Snap Neutral Midtones options in Photoshop Elements. Is this a Photoshop-specific option? You have to hold down the Alt/Option key when you click on Auto. It works really well when you get this going. The tutorial said hold down the Option key so I changed it to Alt/Option and made it bold.
Got it; thanks! I always enjoy learning something new.
Step 5 says to select the area not to be blurred, but that seems backwards. I selected the subject (the part NOT to be blurred), then clicked the mask button while holding the Alt-key. The result was a layer mask with the subject in black (step 6). Going on to step 8, I applied a blur and the subject is indeed unaffected.
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Post by stinson on Jan 10, 2022 21:18:37 GMT
You have to hold down the Alt/Option key when you click on Auto. It works really well when you get this going. The tutorial said hold down the Option key so I changed it to Alt/Option and made it bold.
Got it; thanks! I always enjoy learning something new.
Step 5 says to select the area not to be blurred, but that seems backwards. I selected the subject (the part NOT to be blurred), then clicked the mask button while holding the Alt-key. The result was a layer mask with the subject in black (step 6). Going on to step 8, I applied a blur and the subject is indeed unaffected.
5 says - Blurring the area which isn’t the focus: Use a selection tool to select any area you wish to blur. You did this by by holding the Alt key which masked your subject leaving the rest if the image to be blurred. A different approach but works just the same. In your case easier to select the subject and mask it. In my case it was a small selection at the bottom so I just selected it and added the mask with no modifying key. |
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Post by Tpgettys on Jan 10, 2022 21:21:53 GMT
Ok, this was a challenge for me, but fun too! Here is what I finally arrived at. I couldn't get the sketch part of it to look good so I let the original subject show through quite a bit and added a vignette. It is an interesting image I think. Thanks for hosting the CEC stinson ! I look forward to your next offering.  |
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Post by Lillias on Jan 10, 2022 21:30:39 GMT
With this one I created a normal sketch from the original image, applied a frosted glass filter and blended with the original image (sorry can’t remember which blend mode I used). Created a reflection to which I applied an ocean ripple filter and I applied a stained glass effect to the background. Image from Pixabay, Stars from HiClipart.  |
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Post by stinson on Jan 10, 2022 21:44:42 GMT
That's what it's supposed to be.....glad you are enjoying your first stint as challenge host. Here's my latest try....influenced by your coffee image. Love the the ORANGE! |
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Post by hmca on Jan 11, 2022 1:50:19 GMT
I like your results, Tom.
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Post by stinson on Jan 11, 2022 2:44:24 GMT
With this one I created a normal sketch from the original image, applied a frosted glass filter and blended with the original image (sorry can’t remember which blend mode I used). Created a reflection to which I applied an ocean ripple filter and I applied a stained glass effect to the background. Image from Pixabay, Stars from HiClipart. Excellent combination of the options. |
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Post by tonyw on Jan 12, 2022 22:15:07 GMT
Another try - this time I found the infra-red BW conversion worked quite well so basically followed the sketch tutorial but did insert a levels adjustment layer above the black and white sketch to add more contrast to the sketchiness. Tried stained glass but went with a simple sandstone texture instead. Image from files (from the last time I visited the Beringer Winery in the Napa Valley).  Tony |
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