![]() Thanks for pointing that out! I have no idea how to emulate them though - unless I do it in Artrage or Corel Painter. Thanks for that :) Ah I havent seen a real Wyeth yet, but yes I was reading about his brushtrokes. Keep up the good work – you're almost there. Of course, this is just my opinion your work is very solid, so I'm digging deep trying to find suggestions that might prove helpful. ![]() ![]() Right now, it's creating an odd color-blocking effect that I don't really like. To better "see" the image, the edge of the cloak should be up higher or down lower. The only thing I don't like is the cape – it just doesn't look right the way it's hemline follows the line of his right arm so closely. I like the expression and pose, and really like the dark, blurry "ground" beneath him. Very strong, and definitely has a painterly feel to it. I definitely like what you're doing here. Thanks for the heads up on the Topaz stuff and the discount. Used Topaz's filters amongst other things. Not happy with the right leg and the fact that his teeth are too many and too clean. Today's Carrara effort after looking at NC Wyeth's work and Howard Pyle's as well. It's an interesting site, thanks for the link. I took a look at the card site and I was surprised at how low their prices are. It's probably a good idea to to at least a rough version of the frame early in the project, so that you can plan to fit your images - at least I felt this was important in my case as I wanted corner indeces for game play (I started by checking to see what the longest text I would need - both as titles and Roman Numerals - and ensuring that the indeces had enough space for them). ![]() You could either use a vector program, such as Inkscape, or or draw shapes in GIMP/PhotoShop to use as a layer mask. There are lots of ways to go about making a frame though. The frame is something I made (though I added a black boarder for this post only to show the shape of the card) over a template provided at the Make Playing Cards website for their printing service. Did you create your own template for the card and frame or is that one you downloaded from somewhere? I think you've inspired me to possibly try making my own deck soon. It's probably a good idea to to at least a rough version of the frame early in the project, so that you can plan to fit your images - at least I felt this was important in my case as I wanted corner indeces for game play (I started by checking to see what the longest text I would need - both as titles and Roman Numerals - and ensuring that the indeces had enough space for I really like all of the tarot cards you've been doing. But here I think it does a remarkable job at making lemonade out of lemons.I really like all of the tarot cards you've been doing. Now I don’t want you to think that Simplify will solve all your terrible miss-fired shots, in most cases it won’t. It’s basically just an underexposed shot of the sun setting through the forest, without much of a focal point or anything interesting going on. Topaz Simplify Basic WalkthroughĪs you can see from the original RAW file below this photograph is in some serious need of help. ![]() Find out all the info and get the free trial of Topaz Simplify here. Today I’m only going to do a basic walk through on a couple of different photographs in order to introduce the product to you.īefore getting started I do want to mention that while I’ll be using Topaz Simplify as a Lightroom plugin today, it also works with Photoshop, Aperture, iPhoto and others so you don’t have to have Lightroom to use it. There are a ton of different styles of art packed into Simplify, from line and ink, to oil and watercolor painting so it should provide some great creative opportunities for you. Topaz Simplify is designed in a way that allows you to transform your photography into something that resembles painted or drawn art. ![]()
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