New Painting Video from Dave...

[Byron Gale]

He's once again showing why he gets the big bucks!! :D

[GaryK]

Good one Dave.:)

I liked the closing tip.

Thanks

[Robyn]

It needs some refinement I think, but here's a quick one of Oliver using Dave's technique. Thank you Dave for another great video.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1eXsDFC1VTTBCdCbsd2u2k0JxTqv1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1eXsDFC1VTTBCdCbsd2u2k0JxTqv1)

[Wendy]

Oh I love this technique :)

Wendy

[Byron Gale]

HERE (http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/gallery/view_img.php?id=15539) is the technique applied to an image I already had in my gallery. I've left the "before" version in there, too.

[Cmcburnett]

Here's my try. Mine didn't come out as well. I used a picture I took of my son's dog. http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1BiDbjY7fUWZ6MYzeEUmCDfrQdTQZu

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1BiDbjY7fUWZ6MYzeEUmCDfrQdTQZu_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1BiDbjY7fUWZ6MYzeEUmCDfrQdTQZu)

[CarolLHB]

Well, I tried this on a photo of:
1. a person-bleechh
2. a horse-double bleechh
3. a door-hooray!

The problem was, that the end result looked too much lke the original pictures...for some reason it took nicely to the door...:rolleyes:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1qzrV7Pu9oH6CS8r0frvq9HOFYRQxf1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1qzrV7Pu9oH6CS8r0frvq9HOFYRQxf1)

I did use Dave's suggestion about blend modes-duped and used color dodge and lowered the opacity to about 50%.

Thanks Dave, this one I'll have to play with some more...;)

[Rusty]

That is really a fun how-to video. I have been sitting on a picture of a Christmas tree ornament for a week now -- not sure what, if anything, to do with it.

This technique produced interesting results :)

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1OE4IMAw0FMoX4VHHCs83jKsPIzpEc_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1OE4IMAw0FMoX4VHHCs83jKsPIzpEc)

Rusty

[karen donnybrook]

Rusty,

Wow and wow again - it is magical.

Karen :)

[mayva]

Charlotte
I think your little doggie picture came out very nice.

By the way what kind of dog is that? Hubby and I are in the market for a cute little doggie like this one.....:)

Anna

[Robyn]

Rusty.........that looks really GOOD!

[twoaussies]

Here is my try with Raquel, a raccoon that knocks on the sliding doors for food. Jean
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/114ZjPjcifxRKeMTfKnkzQCvfaGH_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=114ZjPjcifxRKeMTfKnkzQCvfaGH)

[CalamityJanet]

This is a great technique for anything with fur. I applied it to my Miss Maggie.http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1CDf0HYLiSKxv2R7QHb94ltJfviNe_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1CDf0HYLiSKxv2R7QHb94ltJfviNe)

[Sissy]

Just got to try this. Being a painter, I just have to say, this is so real. I'm impressed!

[Cmcburnett]

Anna, the dog is a Yorkshire Terrier. I am dog-sitting for my son and have fallen in love with the dog. Most small dogs I've seen are hyper and yippy, but this one’s not. He is the sweetest little dog and minds well.

[TonyW]

The dog wouldn't stand still so I had to paint a rose on the kitchen table instead :) .

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/11UXOg5rtv60AhOdbXiXis61FyD2Vl_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=11UXOg5rtv60AhOdbXiXis61FyD2Vl)

Tony

[JulieM]

My attempt at Dave's painting technique...

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1xnkQ2ZJjA9HhyNL9o2Jl95KuJKm40_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1xnkQ2ZJjA9HhyNL9o2Jl95KuJKm40)

[gcherry]

Okay, I just had to try this too ... with my favorite subject, of course!

http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/gallery/view_img.php?id=15656

[Cmcburnett]

Tony, the rose is beautiful. I think its better than the dogs, and I love dogs. The ones of the cats are nicely done also. Thanks guys for sharing your photos.

[lindajay]

I already posted this on one of the other threads about Dave's Tutorial (there are multiple ones going). I took this guy's picture while at the zoo. After working on it with Dave's suggestions, I also added one of Jodi's tints, and one of her frames. I love his expression.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1b8xZBrWN5MUNrzZg6Cnp1xEjq9jq0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1b8xZBrWN5MUNrzZg6Cnp1xEjq9jq0)

[BrendaC]

I loved the techniques on the dogs and cats especially Miss Maggie, partial to collies! I'm going to try this when I get a chance. Brenda

[CalamityJanet]

Thanks, Brenda! Miss Maggie is mine, and it was so much fun to paint her! But she's not a collie...she's a HUGE Sheltie! 51 pounds!:eek: We call her our "borderline collie". I think you'll enjoy this painting technique.

[BrendaC]

I tried the the video. I don't think mine turned out as well as I'd hoped it would. My Sammy is a Sheltie also. I tried the pixentral thing I couldn't get it to work right. /show.php?picture=1c<a href="http://www.pixentral.coma1uh9pTSf2bQXBW8xvfsC8HGRqs"/><img alt="Picture hosted by Pixentral" src="http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1ca1uh9pTSf2bQXBW8xvfsC8HGRqs_thumb.jpg" border="0"/></a>

See. I'll try to put it in my gallery.
Brenda

Well I put it in my gallery but it doesn't show it very well since it's so small. I'm not good at this thing. Very frustrating!!!!!!!

[CalamityJanet]

Good morning, Brenda. Sammy looks like a real cutie! But you're right, the image is a bit small to be able to see the painting effect. Maybe someone else will come along to advise you on how to make it bigger...I'm not very good at this resizing stuff either. :o

[Wendy]

Hi ...

Here is how I resize images for Pixentral and for my Gallery here:

Resize using Save for Web:

Open your image then do File>Save for Web
When the Save for Web dialogue box come up there is a section over on the bottom right hand side where you can change the pixels size (see A) if you tick Constrain Proportions then you only need to change the longest side then just click on Apply. Next take a look at the new size (B) ... if it is still too big then use the quality slider (C) until the size is OK

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1oU339hS3qhxM5k9hXDdeC21dpFM0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1oU339hS3qhxM5k9hXDdeC21dpFM0)

For Pixentral I use 750 for the longest side and around 150k for the filesize.

For my Gallery here I use 700 for the longest side make sure that the filesize is below 300K.

To post an image on Pixentral just go to the site and follow the intructions then copy the URL from below the image (the one marked Forum) and past it into a message here. You do need to make sure that you copy all of the URL as some of it is not showing onscreen ... so click just before the first bracket of the URL hold down the mouse button and drag the highlighting to the end of the line.

Wendy :)

[CalamityJanet]

Happy New Year, Wendy! I knew you'd come along with your copy & paste explanation.:) If you ever need extra income you should burn your collection of most repeated replies onto CD's and sell 'em!;) My old brain doesn't retain info like it used to, so I'd be first in line to get one!

[Cmcburnett]

Hey Brenda & Janet. I had a Sheltie for 15 yrs, they are such sweet dogs. I love your paintings.

[ME100FINN]

I did something similar to this with my greeting ecard in my gallery. I am going to find another to use with the steps in the video.... can't wait!

[editor]

It's always a ton o' fun to see the results people get using the concept in one of our tutorials. Thanks for posting folks - great work!!
Dave

PS. My subject was "Monty", my daughter's little Yorkie

[BrendaC]

Thanks Wendy. I'll try it either tonite or tomorrow morning.
Sammy is my baby, the kids say he's more spoiled than they are. I tell them he's the only kid I have that doesn't back talk. Brenda

[Wendy]

Hi Brenda ...

Look forward to seeing Sammy at a larger size :)

Wendy

[Russinator]

I scanned an old picture [top picture].

Then I did a few things to it [2nd picture].

Then I did the painting tut [3rd picture].

Russ

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r34/RussC_02/otter-01.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r34/RussC_02/Otterframed.jpg

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r34/RussC_02/otterpainting.jpg

[Wendy]

Hi Russ ...

Wow that looks just great ... the effect works realy well on the image :)

Wendy

[JulieM]

The painting technique and the "few things" you did worked wonders for your sea otter friend. Lovely creatures, aren't they? Nice job.

[Russinator]

Wendy and Julie: Thanks for the kind words. When I scanned that slide and did the few things to it, I thought it was a good candidate for the painting tut.

My wife just loves otters. I think they are wonderful to watch. Watching them makes me think that they have a wonderful life.

I just started another project: scanning all my slides [thousands of them] and doing a few Elements things to each one. Needless to say, this will be a long project.

Russ

[Rusty]

Russ,

Just out of curiosity, what kind of scanner did you decide to use? I want to embark on the same project (3 thousand or so slides - mostly Kodachrome). My head is swimming from all the research in attempting to pick a film scanner to buy.

Rusty

[Cmcburnett]

Oh, I love the water with painting effect, I will have to try that. And on the scanner question, I would like to know what scanner you decide on also, I knocked mine off the shelf it was sitting on and broke it. So, info would be greatly appreciated.

[Russinator]

This is a bit embracing, but I'll tell it anyway. Maybe someone will read what I did/didn't do and learn from my mistake.

I used to shoot everything with slide film and a Nikon camera. I did that for many years and ended up with thousands of slides.

A few years ago I decided to scan them all before they deteriorated more than they already had. Naturally, just as I was able to complete that project, my hard drive crashed and I lost all my work [no backup].

It's a few years later now, I've cooled down, I'm starting that project over again. This time I will back up my work.

Now to your question, I have an Epson Perfection 2400 Photo Slide scanner. It's several years old but does a good job.

Russ

[Cmcburnett]

Thanks Russ, your luck sounds like mine. Good luck on your scanning process. I had scanned 2000 pictures into my hard drive that consisted of slides and old photos. Some of the photos were so old they were stamped on a thin piece of tin, so I had to be real careful because they had started chipping off the tin. I didn't have a backup at the time. I called a "computer expert" to add memory to my computer, and he mistakenly erased everything on my hard drive. He was able to save about 300 pictures, but they were all mixed in together and it took me forever to rename and sort them into directories.

[BrendaC]

I tried the painting video on a different photo. I posted it into my gallery. I don't know how to put it into my post like Russ did. If anyone has an easy explanation on how to do that I'd appreciate it. I think I'd like it better if it was a little more painterly. That's Rudy a pet of ours. Brenda

Oh and Wendy, used your directions to resize and post in gallery, no problems. Thank you. I think maybe part of my problem with the Sammy image was that I cropped it, for whatever reason that may have been an issue. Thanks Again.

[Cmcburnett]

I love the deer, beautiful effect.

[CalamityJanet]

Brenda, your paintings of Rudy are beautiful! How did you end up with such an unusual pet?

[Russinator]

BrendaC: It's really easy to do.

First you need a free account with PhotoBucket http://s140.photobucket.com/ (http://s140.photobucket.com/)

Here's the way I do it: I resize my pictures making the width 888. You might want a different size? I haven't received any complaints with that size.

Then I save that small picture to my desktop, go to PhotoBucket, find the picture, download it, copy the link to that picture to my clipboard.

Then I paste the link in the elements thread. If the instructions sound difficult, they're not.

If you need better instructions, let me know.

Russ

[Russinator]

To see what 888 looks like go here

http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?p=197866&posted=1#post197866

[nkeevers]

Help! My try at painting effect isn't working right. Below is my picture. After using the accented edges my picture doesn't hardly change (my settings are about 9-26-5). When I then go to dry brush (and I don't show that effect taking place) it hardly changes again. Another thing is the list below with my layers seems wrong - I thought there should be from top accented edges, then dry brush...but it seems the dry brush is taking the place of accented edges. I don't see both. What is happening here?

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1goqjV8wEqb7bFrBZuLxwAA4CYk6G_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1goqjV8wEqb7bFrBZuLxwAA4CYk6G)

[CalamityJanet]

Norma, I got tripped up by that, too. After setting your accented edges filter click on the new filter button on the bottom by the trash can. That will seem to make another accented edges filter, but as soon as you choose the dry brush from the list you'll have the dry brush above the accented edges. Does that make sense...these things are hard to describe. Continue "stacking" your filters and playing with the settings until you get the look you like.

[nkeevers]

Thanks Janet! I forgot that step.

Well, I tried again and I don't see it looking good. Maybe the subject is too much the same color? My steps were:
1. Accented edges (and mine setting are up there at 9-26-5)
2. New filter
3. Dry Brush (again, my settings are way up there 9-9-3)
4. Texturizer (that works fine)

But here's my picture. I don't like it and it doesn't look like a painted picture.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1lHIULAUxZsigq1Voiu5UiWhhGcSm1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1lHIULAUxZsigq1Voiu5UiWhhGcSm1)

[lindajay]

Norma, I don't know what size file you're working on, but if it's very large, the effects don't affect it as much, so will need to be moved to a higher setting (or resize your picture first).

[CalamityJanet]

Norma, on my Shelties I tried putting a watercolor filter after the dry brush. Also, after I had applied all the filters I tried going back to the first one and changing the settings again, then the second one, etc.

[nkeevers]

Here's my 3rd try as you were replying to my last note. I'll have to try the watercolor filter. I did have to go back and edit my settings though. I'm still not satisfied with them but at least it looks something like a painting now, where it didn't before. Thanks for the help.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Rsr9EvLSdLb3rSxaTRCWAfGI3W1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Rsr9EvLSdLb3rSxaTRCWAfGI3W1)

[CalamityJanet]

Norma, I love it! It's got just the watercolor effect that I like. I just put another painting of Miss Maggie in my gallery.

[nkeevers]

Now was she posed like that with her hair blowing around or is that your secret? I love it. Gorgeous picture! Did you use any other filters on this one?

[CalamityJanet]

That's the original photo with just the filters. I don't know enough about "shopping" yet to do anything sneaky. It's a combination of accented edges,dry brush and watercolor, I think. I didn't write it down.:o

We were in the mountains in Sept. and there was always a breeze on the big porch that faced the valley. I had just bought my new dslr a few days earlier, so that was one of the first pictures I took with it. Here's the original

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1ohJGcEjEeGKuYlMhYYD6LnJPiDvI1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1ohJGcEjEeGKuYlMhYYD6LnJPiDvI1)

[nkeevers]

Wow, you did good with the picture taking! She's just beautiful!