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Post by Sepiana on Dec 16, 2023 23:31:17 GMT
- Created the composite with an image from Pixabay. - Took the file into Topaz Studio (1940 Landscape Painting). - Applied the Oil Paint filter. - Applied a texture by Art Cascadea (Simple Sky Ice, Multiply blending mode, 50% Opacity). - Created the animation with PSE (Enhance > Moving Overlays). Click on image to play the animation. |
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Post by tonyw on Dec 17, 2023 21:29:00 GMT
The owl gets to visit with Santa - image from files: Tony, you nailed your image choice for this composite. The owl looks so comfortable on Santa's lap; Santa's expression is priceless. Thanks Sepiana - the original image was from our annual "photo with Santa" shoot so I had a lot to choose from but the one that I used was Santa holding a baby just a month or so old - perhaps that accounts for Santa's expression! It was definitely the youngest of the day. Replacing the baby with the owl just took a layer mask, a quick mask and a bit of generative fill to fill in the gaps plus a drop shadow to blend in better. Certainly a great starter image to work with. |
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Post by Moto on Dec 18, 2023 6:42:02 GMT
New Frame 
Outside frame by MR1313 Pixabay |
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Post by mart44 on Dec 18, 2023 16:37:01 GMT
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Post by fotofrank on Dec 18, 2023 18:14:27 GMT
his own globe - click on it to play  |
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Post by Sepiana on Dec 18, 2023 20:40:46 GMT
New Frame Outside frame by MR1313 Pixabay Moto, this is an interesting frame. It looks like it is made of wood. Did you use Frame Creator in Elements? |
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Post by Sepiana on Dec 18, 2023 20:44:03 GMT
mart44, great idea and execution! A very festive image.
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Post by Sepiana on Dec 18, 2023 20:48:46 GMT
his own globe - click on it to play Frank, he is right at home inside this globe. I really like how the snow blows around him. Great job! |
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Post by Moto on Dec 19, 2023 0:00:17 GMT
New Frame Outside frame by MR1313 Pixabay Moto, this is an interesting frame. It looks like it is made of wood. Did you use Frame Creator in Elements? Yes I did. I saw your Tutorial/Custom Frames. Thanks |
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Post by Moto on Dec 19, 2023 0:18:55 GMT
Moto , your two images take festive to another level -- bold colors, strong lines, eye-catching effects. Would you please share your recipes? I love colorful. The main ingredient is Artistic Effects, also sometimes Color Match. With a whole lot of tweaking. Looking for a combination that I like. In the Framed Owl image I used one Artistic effect on owl and another Artistic effect on the background forest. Plus I masked out the dirt road Artistic effect on the forest. Lots of trial and error with Levels, Brightness/Lighting, Saturation, Haze removal, sharpening. |
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Post by Sepiana on Dec 19, 2023 15:51:02 GMT
Moto, this is an interesting frame. It looks like it is made of wood. Did you use Frame Creator in Elements? Yes I did. I saw your Tutorial/Custom Frames. Thanks Moto, thanks for answering my question! I haven't used Frame Creator lately; I need to revisit it. |
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Post by Sepiana on Dec 19, 2023 15:54:57 GMT
Moto , your two images take festive to another level -- bold colors, strong lines, eye-catching effects. Would you please share your recipes? I love colorful. The main ingredient is Artistic Effects, also sometimes Color Match. With a whole lot of tweaking. Looking for a combination that I like. In the Framed Owl image I used one Artistic effect on owl and another Artistic effect on the background forest. Plus I masked out the dirt road Artistic effect on the forest. Lots of trial and error with Levels, Brightness/Lighting, Saturation, Haze removal, sharpening. Moto, thanks! I use Artistic Effects a lot. However, I never thought of doing it this way. I will give it a try. |
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Post by Sepiana on Dec 19, 2023 15:57:55 GMT
- Ran fotofrank's Monochromatic action (Holiday Red, 100% Opacity - Purple, 25% Opacity). - Applied Filter Forge (Paint HDRtist). - Applied a texture from Photomorphis (Ethereal Light, Soft Light blending mode, 100% Opacity). - Applied the Texture filter (Mosaic Tiles).  |
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