PART I: DODGE AND BURN
I don't really use dodge and burn in these circumstances. The most I use them is for minor adjustments so I tried to jump feet first in and completely change the complete lighting scheme. The final product isn't the most realistic looking, but I shifted the lighting as I wanted. When you take into account the different opacities, different brushes, and the shadow/midtone/highlight you have tons of flexibility in terms of what you want to do .
PART II: FILTERS
Filters are a really cool part of Photoshop. I use them with virtually everything I create. You basically have infinite possibilities of combinations because you can stack the filters on top of each other. Couple the stacking with the ability to change layer modes and you have more possibilities than I can even imagine.I don't get to play with the artistic filters much so I used these for the assignment to change up what I'm used to.
Image I
I decided to stack several layers with different filters for this photo. I was going for some kind of mix between cartoony and simple. There are 5 layers in this image
Layer 5: Cutout - color
Layer 4: Median filter @ 12px - soft light mode
Layer 3: Dry Brush - Screen mode
Layer 2: Cutout filter - Luminosity layer mode
Layer 1: Original image
IMAGE II
This one was completed with similar techniques, but I wanted to show how color affects the entire composition. There are three active layers in this
Layer 3: Red selected from original and pasted on top of all other layers
Layer 2: Stamp filter - very simple settings
Layer 1: Original with 1px gaussian blur
Awesome work this week. You are really good a using the editing programs. I do have to agree with you when you said "tons of flexibility". There is so much you can do with because of the "different opacities, different brushes, and the shadow/midtone/highlight." My favorite pictures has to be the watch, that is just amazing work and you can see you took your time. Great work this week.
ReplyDeleteI had to click on your first filter image to really get a sense of what each of the filters did because the details were getting lost at the blog display size. I wish that I could see before and after shots to get a better comparison of how your filters changed this image.
ReplyDeleteI thought your second filter image was particularly successful. The stamp filter was a great idea because it didn't turn the image perfectly black and white, which would have been more expected, and keeping the red worked very well on this new backdrop of filtered layers.
Ryan,
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with the filters this week. It seems to me that you played with them for a long time before finally saying to yourself that it's time to let go. As you mentioned, the possibilities are infinite with filters. That is part of the frustration of getting to know Photoshop. There is so much depth to this program it takes years to get to know half of it.
I agree with you that the Dodge and burn tool is really made for subtle adjustments. It is not made for overall reformatting of the photo. That said, I appreciate that you pushed the tool beyond its expected use to show what a possibility can be with it.
I love the filtered watch photo. I've never been a fan of filtering myself, but this is very tastefully done. On your dodge and burn, try using a softer brush and getting smoother transitions.
ReplyDeleteI love the first photo with the read in the watch, it looks like something that would be posted in a magazine or something. I also have to agree with you about using the dodge and burn tools because they do only come in handy with little details that is why I hardly ever used them. Thanks for the post great job this week!
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