Creative Effects Challenge No.149 - RAW Misty House

[hmca]

Thanks for showing your results, Jim. I know many of our members use Elements+ so it is helpful to see how you used it. Your cropped composition draws attention to the shapes in the image.

[Lillias]

Hoping this is within the rules. If not please delete.
I took my first upload in this thread and converted to b&w and applied a sketch effect. Duplicated the result and reduced the opacity to 70%.
Using a black layer mask I brushed the image back into the page and made and added a simple frame.

[Chris]

Here is my second attempt with a colour version.



1- First into ACR with the adjustments shown.
2- Applied Topaz Denoise AI
3- Applied Redfiels Quadpencil with early reflections preset to create a sketch effect. Then dialled in 68% transparency to taste.
4- Channel mixer adjustment layer set to "Warm" preset.
5- Enlarged the canvas.
6- Combined all layers and applied a 15 pixel medium grey stroke outside the picture on a separate layer; added a bevel.
7- Finished off with a gold frame by Jodi Frye and a 95% grey inner border.

Here is the layer stack and final picture.











Kind regards

Chris

[hmca]

May 21, 2021 18:20:03 GMT Lillias said:

Hoping this is within the rules.

Lillias, as long as you don't add anything that wasn't in the original image....aside from a new sky or texture, your creativity is free to roam.
Your sketch is lovely and I always like seeing how you use the inverted mask technique to brush back the image.

Chris ......your color version has the look of early morning to me. Nicely done and once again you've chosen a perfect frame.
So nice of you to include your layers!

[hmca]

As the host of this challenge it is so rewarding to come on and see that I'm not the only one who was working on it today.

I tried to create something along the lines of Gerry Blanchard. Awhile ago I created a thread dedicated to his style.  I thought the geometric shapes in the starter might work well for his technique.

Unlike Chris....who seems to work in such an orderly fashion, I had tons of layers....which I added, deleted and rearranged.  I am admittedly bad at trying to share what I did to get to the final results.  However, in a nutshell, I combined my attempt at replicating his style with
an image that I took into Topaz Simplify using BuzSim II.

[Lillias]

May 21, 2021 21:10:22 GMT hmca said:

I tried to create something along the lines of Gerry Blanchard.

And you did, very well done.

[tonyw]

Was just about to start on this earlier this week when I ran into a computer issue - long story short it came back today with a new drive and fortunately only a handful of corrupted files that I have back-ups of. So far so good so to see if there were any other issues I went back to editing this one.

Did a little straightening and cropping and then decided to apply the raw filter separately to the house and background so did a selection and worked the layers separately. In the end I don't think there was much difference between the two. Like tourerjim I found curves to be most useful to getting the look I was aiming for although I also found a white balance adjustment good to warm it up.

Having collapsed the layers I reapplied the raw filter, tweaked some settings and applied a profile (Modern 2)

Saved it and happy to see I got to the end of the process with no computer issues



Tony

[hmca]

Glad to hear that your computer issues have been resolved, Tony. Your edit has enhanced the character of this old house and I find the warmer whites especially appealing.

[hmca]

Wanted to try to see if I could give it more of a daytime look. Started with Topaz De Noise AI (not the newest version). Adjusted white balance and basic settings in Camera RAW. Applied a Hue/Saturation filter on the trees on the right. Added one of my skies with clouds hoping it might work with the mist in the trees which was still evident. Using NIK CE4....chose Skylight, Sunlight and Pro Contrast filters adjusting to taste. Oh....and toned down that patch of bright green grass on the left.

[blackmutt]

I am always impressed by the talent on this forum! I struggled to find a photo that would stimulate the creativity and talents folks here have and you did not disappoint! My favorites?
Helen’s last entry - converting to a daylight photo. Nice job with this. The sky is great!
Chris- your conversion to the sepia/orton effect are impressive. Really like this and thank you for including your steps
My fave— Helen’s Gerry Blanchard’s take on the photo is simply wow. I really love this! Very creative! It could be hung on the wall. I will have to try his myself.

Thank you all for playing with my humble little photo

[hmca]

Thanks for letting us work on your image, Judy. Chris, your sepia/orton edit was beautiful!  I am so impressed with Gerry Blanchard's style....it was fun trying it out on your image.
Special thanks to everyone who participated in this challenge. It is always interesting to see the different ways people approach the RAW submission.

The next RAW challenge will start on July 24th. This challenge is open to all of our members. Take a look through your files and see if you might have an image that you think would work well for the challenge.
It might be an image that you found particularly challenging or are just curious as to how someone else might edit it.  You can send me a PM  and we will work out the details.  

[Lillias]

Can I echo Helen’s words and say thanks for letting us work on your image Judy. It was interesting and challenging.
Congratulations to Helen, your take on Gerry Blanchard’s style has proved a winner. Well done.

[Chris]

Thank you Judy for giving us the opportunity to work on this image. I have enjoyed this challenge and it has been a learning experience seeing all the different takes on this image.

Kind regards
Chris

[kdcintx]

Congratulations to Helen and Chris. I agree with blackmutt, the talent on this forum is impressive.