Lucky
by sempermarine

Comment by tanguera:
Really freaky and wonderful

Hooded
by sempermarine

Comment by cutout:
a milestone in this genre
rivals the "mona lisa"

Hooded
by sempermarine

Comment by PaulFrocchi:

Originally posted by sempermarine: Originally posted by MeMex2: Great portrait Jeff. It seems that so many people want to know your technique and since The Godfather sent it to me, I thought I would share it. //wegraphics.net/blog/tutorials/photoshop-quick-tip-create-a-dragan-style-portrait-effect-in-5-steps/ I'm certainly familiar with "Dragan" style and have influences from it. I don't follow any of those steps. I used "high pass" quite a bit in the past, but now I've found some other techniques that appeal to me. That's the wonderful thing about this art form. So many different ways to get to a certain outcome. Here is the original:

I'd agree...I think over the past 4 years I've gone thru Dragan, Hollywood, Dewis, etc. you've found a really nice combination!

Hooded
by sempermarine

Comment by Kroburg:
Great portrait as usual. Congrats on the HM!

Hooded
by sempermarine

Comment by jomari:
Such a connection! Congratulations on the HM, Jeff.

Hooded
by sempermarine

Comment by sempermarine:

Originally posted by MeMex2: Great portrait Jeff. It seems that so many people want to know your technique and since The Godfather sent it to me, I thought I would share it. //wegraphics.net/blog/tutorials/photoshop-quick-tip-create-a-dragan-style-portrait-effect-in-5-steps/

I'm certainly familiar with "Dragan" style and have influences from it. I don't follow any of those steps. I used "high pass" quite a bit in the past, but now I've found some other techniques that appeal to me. That's the wonderful thing about this art form. So many different ways to get to a certain outcome.

Here is the original:

Hooded
by sempermarine

Comment by MeMex2:
Great portrait Jeff. It seems that so many people want to know your technique and since The Godfather sent it to me, I thought I would share it.
//wegraphics.net/blog/tutorials/photoshop-quick-tip-create-a-dragan-style-portrait-effect-in-5-steps/

Hooded
by sempermarine

Comment by Dennisheckman:
Congratulations on the HM. Wonderful portrait! I also love your editing style.

Hooded
by sempermarine

Comment by PaulFrocchi:
THIS is amazing! I've looked this over, up and down, to try to figure out how to replicate in my work. you have this wonderful texture/detail in your work that just draws me in. I'm a fan of your processing.

Hooded
by sempermarine

Comment by SJCarter:
Excellent - so glad to see this on the front page.