NPR (post-production): Try out your filters and blending modes

nisus · January 12th, 2003

Hi all,

Ever wanted to change the look and feel of an image after it's been rendered? I guess so!

Image manipulation programs are widely used for this goal but have you ever passed beyond the look of a default filter? Well here is your chance to do so!

This is the deal: I supply an image, YOU try out different combinations of filters, blendingmodes, software or whatever it takes to give the render a different look (digitized, stylish, painted,...)

Best of luck!

nisus

Here is the image:

And here are a few results of mine using ps7 solely.

test02

test03

test04

Christian Miranda · January 12th, 2003

Hi nisus,

You´ve gotten some great results.

I really enjoyed the test03, it reminds me an old watercolor rendering. I love well executed watercolor renderings!

Did you keep track of the steps used to get that result? Next time, try it with a larger rendering with trees, cars and people and show us your results.

"See" you later.

nisus · January 12th, 2003

Hi Christian,

Tnx for your kind words on the results.

In test 03, I was actually going for that old pencil and butterpaper look, although this is a stripped down version from my original action (which contained more line/edge jitter).

All commands are recorded in actions, so I can apply them to other images with just a click.
Larger renderings do have some problems because of the fixed pixelbased scale of the filters...

here is a more watercolorlike image... test 05

Be sure to make some tests too!

rgds

nisus

archkre · January 13th, 2003

This is my version from your small file.
All the post-processing took 3.5 minutes

archkre · January 13th, 2003

But as I told you , this kind of post is useless,if we just show images without any explanation or explaining what we do.
Regards

nisus · January 13th, 2003

Hi archkre,

Quote:

But as I told you , this kind of post is useless,if we just show images without any explanation or explaining what we do.

Not really. The idea is to get a bunch of different styles that can be used for reference, not to make identical replica's.

One can always supply more details if one wants to. This can be a step to step explanation or just a wider discription of the technique, e.g. highpass filter in overlay BM or whatever...

Btw, I like your image, especially the sky. Is that the same process you used on your previous post of that house?

rgds

nisus

archkre · January 14th, 2003

First I had to highly resample your image with no loss, taking it to something like 3.000 x something
with the technique of incremental 10%'s,sharpen & fading in each step.
Afterw. big unsharp: about 300, increase saturation and then the usual.
Cheers!

nuno · January 14th, 2003

hi nisus,

lots of blending modes (highlights, midtones and shadows), transparencies, and gradients ....

best to you,
nuno

nisus · January 18th, 2003

Hi archkre,

Quote:

First I had to highly resample your image with no loss, taking it to something like 3.000 x something
with the technique of incremental 10%'s,sharpen & fading in each step.

--> you should have asked for a lossless tga or tif

rgds

nisus

nisus · January 18th, 2003

Hi nuno,

I only see a large gray void... can't see any images ;-(

rgds

nisus

January 12th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
nisus Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gent Flanders Belgium Europe Age: 32 Posts: 3,276 Name: Evert Vandenberghe	Hi all, Ever wanted to change the look and feel of an image after it's been rendered? I guess so! Image manipulation programs are widely used for this goal but have you ever passed beyond the look of a default filter? Well here is your chance to do so! This is the deal: I supply an image, YOU try out different combinations of filters, blendingmodes, software or whatever it takes to give the render a different look (digitized, stylish, painted,...) Best of luck! nisus Here is the image: And here are a few results of mine using ps7 solely. test02 test03 test04 __________________ www.ams.be / www.nisusarts.com http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=nisusCGA&p=r

January 12th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
nisus Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gent Flanders Belgium Europe Age: 32 Posts: 3,276 Name: Evert Vandenberghe	Hi Christian, Tnx for your kind words on the results. In test 03, I was actually going for that old pencil and butterpaper look, although this is a stripped down version from my original action (which contained more line/edge jitter). All commands are recorded in actions, so I can apply them to other images with just a click. Larger renderings do have some problems because of the fixed pixelbased scale of the filters... here is a more watercolorlike image... test 05 Be sure to make some tests too! rgds nisus __________________ www.ams.be / www.nisusarts.com http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=nisusCGA&p=r

January 13th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
archkre Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Buenos Aires ,Argentina Posts: 496 Name: Daniel Kreimer	This is my version from your small file. All the post-processing took 3.5 minutes __________________ 'Back in the young fatherland'

January 13th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
archkre Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Buenos Aires ,Argentina Posts: 496 Name: Daniel Kreimer	But as I told you , this kind of post is useless,if we just show images without any explanation or explaining what we do. Regards __________________ 'Back in the young fatherland'

January 14th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
archkre Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Buenos Aires ,Argentina Posts: 496 Name: Daniel Kreimer	First I had to highly resample your image with no loss, taking it to something like 3.000 x something with the technique of incremental 10%'s,sharpen & fading in each step. Afterw. big unsharp: about 300, increase saturation and then the usual. Cheers! __________________ 'Back in the young fatherland'

January 12th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
Christian Miranda Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Belo Horizonte Posts: 94 Name: Christian Miranda	Hi nisus, You´ve gotten some great results. I really enjoyed the test03, it reminds me an old watercolor rendering. I love well executed watercolor renderings! Did you keep track of the steps used to get that result? Next time, try it with a larger rendering with trees, cars and people and show us your results. "See" you later.

January 14th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
nuno Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: portugal Age: 34 Posts: 350 Name: nuno faria	hi nisus, lots of blending modes (highlights, midtones and shadows), transparencies, and gradients .... best to you, nuno __________________ .Best Regards .Nuno

January 18th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
nisus Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gent Flanders Belgium Europe Age: 32 Posts: 3,276 Name: Evert Vandenberghe	Hi nuno, I only see a large gray void... can't see any images ;-( rgds nisus __________________ www.ams.be / www.nisusarts.com http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=nisusCGA&p=r

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