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Collection: FLIPS ONGOING
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Date: Nov 12, 2010
Date Uploaded: Nov 12, 2010

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 pile of chopped jalapenos, flipped diagonally (dupe layer flipped horizontally then vertically, so upper left is lower right, and text would be reversed and upside-down if there were any text), then rotated 90 degrees, in darker color blending mode.

Then run through Topaz Detail, abstract preset (more or less) and Topaz Simplify, underpaint preset with a heavier line drawn.

Merge all, dupe the base, and use lens correction to morph it. Dupe that, and do it again. Dupe THAT, rotate 45 degrees, set to "lighter color", and there you have it.

Original:

ETA: In Topaz Simplify (one of their plug-ins, distinct from Topaz Adjust or Topaz Detail (both of which I also have), there is a preset called "underpainting" that abstracts and mutes a design. One of the adjustable parameters in Simplify is the type and weight of the line that is used to define these abstracted shapes.

Here's what the flipped, rotated, topazed image looked like before I did the morphs:







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 12/01/2010 07:20:20 PM
I never did quite understand h ow y ou did this, but the end result is a complete joy.
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 11/15/2010 12:30:53 AM
With the good 3-d effect it made me think of windmills. I agree with juliBoc, the pointy effect is really nice.
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 11/13/2010 06:29:52 PM
This really becomes art at some point. Bravo for creativity.
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 11/12/2010 08:31:06 PM
OMG I'm impressed to death & what do I have to do to get one of those Christmas cards!? "D Seriously, could we do that? This is fabulous! I followed all the steps until you got to the Topaz part...what does "underpaint preset with a heavier line drawn" mean? Could you put a few more details in the Topaz part? Pretty please?
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 11/12/2010 07:38:28 PM
What a spectacular transformation! I love how 3D it looks.
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 11/12/2010 05:40:52 PM
OMG is right. I love this pointy effect. But I am at a loss to follow your recipe -- for starters, I don't know how to flip diagonally. (I'm using CS5.)
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 11/12/2010 04:54:18 PM
Originally posted by sfalice:
Well, now you have YOUR christmas card!
Amazing what happens when you start to play, isn't it.


Haha! That's EXACTLY what I just told Penny...
 11/12/2010 04:43:32 PM
Well, now you have YOUR christmas card!
Amazing what happens when you start to play, isn't it.
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