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Post by Sepiana on Jul 6, 2022 5:09:38 GMT
Hi everyone, Put your creativity to work! Let's see what you come up with. Image by Momentmal from Pixabay |
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Post by jim0004 on Jul 6, 2022 13:01:36 GMT
Topaz Studio 2: Desaturated Grunge, Color Blast Grit, Dramatic HDR, Black & White, followed by a gold gradient at 40% soft light. Thanks for the challenge, Sepiana.  |
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Post by fotofrank on Jul 6, 2022 16:11:20 GMT
Thanks for this Sepiana, It needed to be an old photo of a traveling train.  |
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Post by fotofrank on Jul 6, 2022 17:09:46 GMT
A longer version  |
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Post by hmca on Jul 6, 2022 18:37:19 GMT
I had recently seen a picture from our local camera club posted online. When I saw the train my first thought was to crop to create an abstract and try to create a similar look. I finally gave up on that idea and worked on creating a somewhat similar look with textures. At the end I took it into Studio 2 and used the restyle filter. It added the blue and yellow tones. Finally, adjusted in Camera Raw. To see the inspiration for this image see #8 in the 2021-2022 First Place Winners in this thread . Added a background texture  |
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Post by Jim on Jul 6, 2022 22:53:11 GMT
It needed to be an old photo of a traveling train. Fantastic transformation and creativity, Frank! |
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Post by Jim on Jul 7, 2022 1:42:07 GMT
Someone call the NTSB quickly.Used westiemom's sketch effect and smokostock's "eating raspberry cakes from plastic plates" texture. 
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Post by Lillias on Jul 7, 2022 12:46:42 GMT
Added 2 images from Pixabay. Smoke brush from Deviant Art by xresch-d39vg7n Created sketch effect manually. Topped off with a gently weathered texture from the Coffee Shop reduced to 51% opacity.  |
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Post by kdcintx on Jul 7, 2022 16:45:14 GMT
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Post by Lillias on Jul 7, 2022 17:35:00 GMT
The Little Engine That Could Awe that's so cute Karen. |
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Post by VickiD on Jul 8, 2022 2:46:41 GMT
There are a lot of really creative results for this Challenge. I love them all!!! When I first saw the image Sepiana posted, my head immediately went to what became my entry...a Christmas ornament! It took a lot to get the extraction to the point where it looked good...then I had to find the perfect Christmas tree (found it on Pixabay). I used a layer mask to cut out the train, dragged the masked layer to the tree image after getting rid of the ornament on the tree (but left the hanging thread). Then I sized the train and tilted it a bit. Not sure if Elements has the experimental filters that PS has, but used one of the Neural filters (Harmonizer) to sync the 'look' and colors so the train looks like it is lit with the tree lights. Added a bit of a vignette, and...voila!  |
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Post by hmca on Jul 8, 2022 13:18:43 GMT
Oh what a great idea, Vicki! It makes the prefect tree ornament. It looks like the tree lights are making it glow. Because I am still using an older version of PS that filter isn't available to me.....darn!
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Post by Jim on Jul 8, 2022 20:51:00 GMT
When I first saw the image Sepiana posted, my head immediately went to what became my entry...a Christmas ornament! Very good imaginative and well-executed interpretation, Vicki. Lotza work involved too. |
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Post by Sepiana on Jul 10, 2022 15:17:32 GMT
Topaz Studio 2: Desaturated Grunge, Color Blast Grit, Dramatic HDR, Black & White, followed by a gold gradient at 40% soft light. Thanks for the challenge, Sepiana. Jim, your combo of effects paid off. I really like how it accentuated the engine details in a grunge/HDR way. Simply beautiful! |
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Post by Sepiana on Jul 10, 2022 15:20:48 GMT
Thanks for this Sepiana, It needed to be an old photo of a traveling train. Frank, yes, indeed. And you rose to the challenge -- beautiful vintage look, seamlessly blended composite. |
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