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Photoshopper111
Joined: 22 Nov 2009
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 Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2009 1:21 am Post subject: how was this done?! |
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hawkeye
Joined: 14 May 2009
Posts: 2377
Location: Mesa, Az
OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
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| Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:08 am Post subject: |
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There is no simple answer. It takes many different techniques which are dependent on the image. |
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Boo
Joined: 11 Apr 2008
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Liquify filters, warp transformations, Blur, Airbrush are the 4 major ones that come to mind
This is an example of how so many photoshop users are in different leagues and use the software for different purposes
While most users think it's just for editing text and graphics and stuff, other users are using it as a new 'canvas' for their manual paintings and drawings, like the artist in this example video.
It's important to remember that the most successful photoshop techniques are to *manually* draw and paint everything yourself. This is why a wacom tablet is an absolute necessity. Operating Photoshop with a mouse and without a pen tablet is like driving a car with no wheels. Simple as that - you ain't going nowhere!!
If the artist relies on artistic filters or selection commands then the result is so often an automated, digital or 'computerized' look. Even the greatest filters are just short-cuts to what you can do manually and better yourself.
For example, I tried the "Topaz" filters and honestly found them to be near useless- they're just doing what I can already do with a bit of effort and time using the tools in the tool pallet. I do use plug-ins and filters from time to time but they are such a small percentage of what I do.
Manually painting with chalk/pastel/air brushes and a bit of texture overlays will always be your most artistic and 'real' look.
So this example showed how the artist manually transformed the old lady to the young one using just basic painting skills and minimal usage of any filters or plug ins. Although the resulting quality of the artwork is based on his skill, this is how he did it. Whether it's 'good' or 'not good' is up to you, but PS definitely provides us with the methods to do all that manually and with effort and time- plug ins and filters are just short-cuts and produce automated and computerized results |
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Htown
Joined: 14 Apr 2005
Posts: 84
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You may as well be asking, how do I turn my 67 Chevy into a NASCAR, although most of it is technique, the rest is tools.
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