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Post by Sepiana on Mar 22, 2017 5:03:35 GMT
Hi everyone,
Experiment and, most of all, have fun with this image. Looking forward to seeing your "concoctions". May the Creative Force be with you!
Image source: Pixabay
NOTE: Click on image for larger size.
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Post by Lillias on Mar 22, 2017 13:09:36 GMT
Thanks for this challenge Sepiana. Pics from pixabay My first venture trying something like this.  |
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Post by hmca on Mar 22, 2017 14:21:14 GMT
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 22, 2017 15:24:19 GMT
Thanks for this challenge Sepiana. Pics from pixabay My first venture trying something like this. BillieJean, very creative. I love the pop-up effect! I can't believe it is just your first "venture" at this kind of effect. Great job!
I am curious. Did you use Elements to create this effect or another program? I remember you mentioned before having another program(s) as well.
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Post by Lillias on Mar 22, 2017 16:15:27 GMT
BillieJean, very creative. I love the pop-up effect! I can't believe it is just your first "venture" at this kind of effect. Great job!
I am curious. Did you use Elements to create this effect or another program? I remember you mentioned before having another program(s) as well. I did it all in Elements Sepiana. Most everything I put up in this forum I’ve done using Elements. I’ve watched YouTube videos on how to do this but they were all done using the full PS. In some of them they made use of the warp tool which we don’t have in Elements but I thought there must be a way to do this in Elements. The liquefy tool is a sort of warp tool but in my opinion for this kind of thing it’s just not the same really – however I discovered some time ago that if I hold down the Ctrl key and click and drag any of the corner nodes on the Transform Box you can move them independently of each other to reshape something. That together with the Perspective tool helped with the manipulation of some items. This example is rough and ready compared to the examples on YouTube but you got to start somewhere…lol |
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 22, 2017 17:28:59 GMT
I’ve watched YouTube videos on how to do this but they were all done using the full PS. In some of them they made use of the warp tool which we don’t have in Elements but I thought there must be a way to do this in Elements. The liquefy tool is a sort of warp tool but in my opinion for this kind of thing it’s just not the same really – however I discovered some time ago that if I hold down the Ctrl key and click and drag any of the corner nodes on the Transform Box you can move them independently of each other to reshape something. That together with the Perspective tool helped with the manipulation of some items.
BillieJean, thanks! That explains why it looked like the Warp tool had been used (and Elements doesn't have it).
Yes, the Liquify filter (even with its version of the Warp tool) cannot do a good job. It needs some help from Image>Transform>Distort and/or Perspective.
There is something else you may want to use to help Liquify>Warp -- a Freeze mask. Elements does not have one but there is a workaround.
How to Add a Freeze Mask to the Liquify Filter
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Post by ritage on Mar 22, 2017 18:11:58 GMT
BillieJean, I see nothing 'rough' about this, and the idea of putting it on another suitable landscape with that terrific sky makes it perfect.
Rita
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Post by Lillias on Mar 22, 2017 18:24:45 GMT
I forgot all about that and I even saved it as a tutorial for future reference! Must have a good look at it now. BillieJean, I see nothing 'rough' about this, and the idea of putting it on another suitable landscape with that terrific sky makes it perfect. Rita Thanks Rita I appreciate your comments. |
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Post by whippet on Mar 22, 2017 19:24:54 GMT
Absolutely brilliant, BillieJean.
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Post by michelb on Mar 22, 2017 19:40:37 GMT
 My goal: creating in Elements a full vector psd based on: - A posterized black and white crop ( four levels) - Three vector layers from the Elements+ tools to create a path from selection and a resulting shape - a solid color fill layer for the middle tone Save as a .psd (25 MB) Saved as this jpeg for showing here. I did create a pure .pdf from Photoshop (4,74 MB)  image hosting |
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Post by kdcintx on Mar 22, 2017 20:53:12 GMT
BillieJean - That is absolutely awesome.
Michelb - What a wonderful poster.
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 22, 2017 21:01:55 GMT
My goal: creating in Elements a full vector psd based on: - A posterized black and white crop ( four levels) - Three vector layers from the Elements+ tools to create a path from selection and a resulting shape - a solid color fill layer for the middle tone Save as a .psd (25 MB) Saved as this jpeg for showing here. I did create a pure .pdf from Photoshop (4,74 MB) Michel, what an original idea coupled with a flawless execution! Well done! I had never thought of creating a full vector .psd file in Elements. (And I have Elements+.) I need to try this technique. Thanks for taking the time to write the steps you took to achieve this effect!
I am curious. What is the reason for creating a pure .pdf?
BTW, I don't remember having seen you in the EP challenge before. So, welcome aboard! Looking forward to your continuing participation!
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Post by fotofrank on Mar 22, 2017 21:07:17 GMT
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Post by michelb on Mar 22, 2017 21:39:39 GMT
My goal: creating in Elements a full vector psd based on: - A posterized black and white crop ( four levels) - Three vector layers from the Elements+ tools to create a path from selection and a resulting shape - a solid color fill layer for the middle tone Save as a .psd (25 MB) Saved as this jpeg for showing here. I did create a pure .pdf from Photoshop (4,74 MB)
I am curious. What is the reason for creating a pure .pdf?
Creating the .psd takes some time on account of the very intricate vector paths. The result is a big file which requires more than 30 s to open in my PSE15. Since it only contains vector shapes plus a solid color fill layer, it is fully scalable and can be enlarged without any pixellisation. I wondered what would be the result in size and ease of use for an illustrator pdf keeping the layers. The result is small enough and opens immediately in Acrobat DC. I did not want to save as pdf from Elements, since it uses the Photoshop pdf format, combining both the psd and pdf version. - a sitll bigger file - but opens directly in Elements (vey slow...) or Acrobat DC - with the advantage that the Elements 15 Organizer shows the thumbnail (it ignores the pure pdf). From the organizer you can either use the edit in Elements or the right click and open in Acrobat DC. The pure pdf is ideal for printing at any scale and sharing (not available in imgbb.com...) I have not yet tried to use the Microsoft Print to pdf virtual driver, I preferred the safety of Photoshop. Edit: that works well too. I can do without Photoshop. |
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Post by Moto on Mar 22, 2017 21:44:01 GMT
Billie Jean, Fantastic!
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