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05/22/2006 03:28:17 PM · #1 |
I've seen a lot of photographs on this site that say they have been 'painted' in some way or another in photoshop. I can't figure out what the hell they're talking about (i'm kinda slow). Some of Joey Lawrence's photographs kinda have the feel. As does this photograph by Travis99: //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=259342
Can some of you advanced photoshop cats please explain this to me?
Thanks!
-Prentice
Message edited by author 2006-05-22 15:29:15. |
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05/22/2006 03:44:19 PM · #2 |
| Painting refers to a term, in my book, not using any photos--painting something from scratch, either with the mouse or a tablet. |
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05/22/2006 03:56:17 PM · #3 |
Photoshop has a paintbrush tool. A common PS technique is to lay down a 50% gray masking layer and "paint" on it with the brush to modify the image underneath; a white brush to lighten it or a black brush to darken it. This may be what you're referring to?
You can actually just "paint" color or tones or whatever right on top of your image, if you're of a mind to do this, creating combinations of "painting" and photography, but this isn't legal in DPC challenges.
R.
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05/22/2006 03:58:09 PM · #4 |
Prentice,
There is a filter called ''Watercolor'' and ''Paint Daubs" in Photoshop, that can be used on a digital photo and can make it look surprisingly like a painting. Most photos need to start out with that ''painting'' look to pull it off tho. Landscapes, bouquets of flowers, little girls and boys, babies...etc.
You can also take it a step further and add your own actual paint to the photo to give an authentic look.
Hope this helps, but this ''painting'' thing has been done to death!
Good Luck!
Message edited by author 2006-05-23 23:20:39. |
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05/22/2006 04:09:16 PM · #5 |
I would say that you're talking about a technique that many use on the site IMO. The latest one that I see has this feel is :
Very nicely done and legal in advanced and "basic" (maybe). Layers, layer masking, dodging, burning, all play a part. I would ask DrAchoo, Joey Lawrence and the many others that use this technique for advice if this is what you're talking about..
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05/22/2006 05:24:51 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Photoshop has a paintbrush tool. A common PS technique is to lay down a 50% gray masking layer and "paint" on it with the brush to modify the image underneath; a white brush to lighten it or a black brush to darken it. This may be what you're referring to? |
This is the B&W technique I use for dodge and burn rather than use the dodge and burn tools themselves. That is because it normally will not allow you to overdo it, looks more natural and is less destructive.
I also use the 50% greyscale layer to do color "painting" when other traditional color adjustments do not work. More extreme color changes tend to produce artifacting in the image and look unnatural. This technique beautifully merges the paint color with the colors from a color range selection for a very natural and smooth color enhancement.
It works like this:
1-Choose "Select->Color Range" to create a selection for the color or colors of interest.
2-Save that selection in case it is needed again later.
3-Be sure 50% grey scale layer is highlighted and decide on a feathering value for the color range selection. It is usually a couple pixels.
4-Use the eyedropper tool to select a color to paint with from the image itself or choose a color directly from the color picker.
5-Select a brush size and opacity. Brush size should be very large and opacity values are usually below 20%.
6-Without need to be careful quickly swip over the image to "paint" using wide strokes. The color range selection limits where you paint.
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05/22/2006 06:28:10 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by kenskid:
I would say that you're talking about a technique that many use on the site IMO. The latest one that I see has this feel is :
Very nicely done and legal in advanced and "basic" (maybe). |
This is an excellent example of a photo artist using localized lighting "enhancements" and color painting to create a special effect mood in a nicely setup outdoor image. This would not be legal under basic editing.
Dr. Achoo is to be commended and has done a great job with it in post processing.
Looks like much of the mood lighting is achieved by brightening the trees, possible using a "vivid light" mode setting and adjusting image brightness in several areas to give it better photographic balance, as was done with the tombstone in the far right. Brightening the grass in the shaded area right behind the model draws more visual attention to the "gravedigger". Painting the "dirt" on the models's white T-Shirt is a little over the top but adds a very nice effect.
Mother nature is fully capable of creating far more dramatic lighting conditions than was post processed in this image. But the probablity that nature would conveniently supply dramatic lighting for us that helps fit a challenge topic during the challenge week is... wellll... shall we say... remote. LOL!!
DPC voters reward images with high scores having these three qualities:
1-Immediate image impact.
2-High technical quality in photographic submissions regardless how they are legally achieved.
3-Unabiquously meeting the challenge.
DPC voters favor immediate image impact over photo realism much moreso than in the past. It is certainly true of this image. That is probably because overall DPC group level post processing skills have dramatically improved over time. Top DPC ribbon winners fully realize that digital photography is a combination of what the camera captures and quality post processing and that is why they continue to excel week after week.
Message edited by author 2006-05-22 18:37:25.
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