verber10
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Post by verber10 on May 28, 2015 12:49:00 GMT
I see it's Thursday, and it's time for another EP Challenge. This week morguefile found me this picture of a lighthouse. It looks like it can use some TLC. Have fun with it, and lets see what the creative people here at PSE&M can come up with.
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Bayla
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Post by Bayla on May 28, 2015 22:44:44 GMT
Not the best quality starter image but here goes. First of all I merged the image with a photo I took a few weeks ago of a yacht sailing across the horizon which you can just see at the edge on the left. Then in Perfect Effects I used the Bleach Bypass filter to give it a moodier look, then in Topaz Lens Effects I added a Fog preset. Finally added a star brush:  Bayla |
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Post by Sydney on May 29, 2015 1:50:26 GMT
Very clever Bayla - well done!
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verber10
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Post by verber10 on May 29, 2015 11:54:07 GMT
Excellent job Bayla. I like how you animated the lighthouse. And the fog helps to hide some of the noise that was in the picture. Good job!
I know the starter image wasn't the greatest. But I posted it to give everyone a real challenge this week.
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Jancy
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Post by Jancy on May 29, 2015 13:19:57 GMT
This was a challenge!  |
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Post by Bayla on May 29, 2015 13:23:17 GMT
Perfect Jancy! Looks like you just found it in a pile of photos in your attic  Bayla |
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Post by Jancy on May 29, 2015 13:35:45 GMT
Thanks Bayla - I used Perfect Effects Suite 9.5 which is new to me and it was pretty fun to use with lots of different settings. Don't know exactly what I did but it certainly did come out looking very old. Yours looks great too. Tough photo to play with but thats the whole thing of a challenge!
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Post by Madame on May 29, 2015 21:41:09 GMT
It sure was a challenge. I think both Bayla and Jancy did well! This is my atempt  |
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Post by Jancy on May 29, 2015 23:04:27 GMT
Wow Marianne Fantastic - great job and very clever!
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Post by ritage on May 30, 2015 0:01:24 GMT
 Clouds are brushes. Egrets from Midnight Egrets. Topaz Simplify Ghostly Natural Filter. A nice variety of concepts, Rita |
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Post by Sepiana on May 30, 2015 1:25:24 GMT
Mike, thanks for this EP challenge!
- Used Topaz DeNoise, Impression, and Simplify. - Applied a texture by FlyPaper. - Added a triptych frame by Diana Day.
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Post by Jancy on May 30, 2015 2:06:21 GMT
Great job Rita and Sepiana. So interesting seeing how different everyones challenge turns out.
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Post by blackmutt on May 30, 2015 2:17:40 GMT
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verber10
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Post by verber10 on May 30, 2015 12:19:50 GMT
Well as I figured, you all have risen to the challenge with some spectacular results.
Jancy- you sure did get an old photo effect.
Marianne- I love the reflection of the sky on the water.
Rita- Nice painterly effect you used on yours.
Sepiana- Great idea to use a triptych frame on your submission.
J- Who would of thought to use this as a lighthouse. lol!
Great job everyone. Hope to see some more.
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verber10
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Post by verber10 on Jun 1, 2015 12:01:18 GMT
Well I finally got some time this morning to work on this challenge. I started in LR with basic adjustments & crop to panorama,and ended up in PSE 10. I started with a sepia tone, then a couple paint layers with a cloud brushes. One layer I painted black, the other white. Then I played with different blend modes, and different sizes of brush.
Finished with a black stroke with a bevel added to it.
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