Be Creative #82

[Bamagirl]

Good Morning and welcome to Be Creative #82.

I found a tutorial this week that I really like. It was pretty simple, but the effect that it gives is very different. Click on the title below to find the tutorial.

Combining Reality With A Rotoscope-Style Painting (http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/rotoscope/)

We welcome beginners in this challenge and if you have any problems finding any of the Photoshop tools used here, please ask questions. We are always glad to help.


The small print for the challenge is ……

Everyone is invited to participate.
Please join in, share your images, ideas, imagination and inspiration. There are no rules - feel free to experiment and, if you can remember tell us what you did so others can benefit from your experiments.

Please post your images (as many as you like) below in this thread.

If you would like to comment or have a question, please post here. (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?p=462675#post462675)
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[Bamagirl]

Here's my image to get us started. My background was so green that I lowered the saturation just a little.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1n1qCp6wOhjWulMpX5qrhDwQBMX4eF1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1n1qCp6wOhjWulMpX5qrhDwQBMX4eF1)

[dspec01]

This was a lot of fun. I always learn a lot from these tutorials. Thanks!

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1dw7v3fnOEjDLzf1ZEY01ojCsfBoep_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1dw7v3fnOEjDLzf1ZEY01ojCsfBoep)

[Bayla]

This was such fun. Thanks, Clara, for finding that one. I think I'm going to have another go!

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1fQHzV4S6qWZdIV4Dt9f0ZjDy8l31_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1fQHzV4S6qWZdIV4Dt9f0ZjDy8l31)

Bayla

[Dorrie H.]

Well I haven't posted in a very long time, nor have I done much work in PSE, so here goes. All comments welcome. I had fun anyway.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/175bZgb8oDDJTQq52XRvohiV8UlnB1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=175bZgb8oDDJTQq52XRvohiV8UlnB1)

[mljrbg]

Clara, this is a great tut!! Thanks for finding and posting it.

This pic is from the Chicago Cows on Parade Exhibit (http://www.chicagotraveler.com/cowsonparade1.htm) in 1999. I immediately fell in love with the cows!! We spent an afternoon photographing them and only covered about 60 of them. There were between 250 and 300 fiberglass painted cows placed all over Downtown Chicago. At the end of the exhibit in October the cows were auctioned off and it was determined that the total revenue they brought to the city was about $100 million.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1W6rAlc18S7madJNf3mOYcAUEJE5xI_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1W6rAlc18S7madJNf3mOYcAUEJE5xI)

[Bayla]

Couldn't resist doing another one. This time I blurred the background slightly and added Kimiboo's photo mask.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/15jBmkxXzuV2MsMFK5N3Whg7D8QK670_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=15jBmkxXzuV2MsMFK5N3Whg7D8QK670)

Bayla

[Sepiana]

Clara, thanks for this great tut! What an interesting effect!

[Martha]

Here is mine. I tried to eliminate most of the spottiness that appeared on the faces by using a little blur but could not eliminate all of it.
This is a fun technique to learn!
Martha
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1cMPIgAp4KAQJS62RnD1bRZKjIPab0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1cMPIgAp4KAQJS62RnD1bRZKjIPab0)

[pacfam]

This was fun! Thank you Clara! It looked really complicated at first. . . but it really wasn't. Thanks!
This is my daughter (left) with two friends at an outdoor concert in Fresno.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Capa0yeDdFsniqfNn61zZt9VrwfJ1_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/%5BURL=http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Capa0yeDdFsniqfNn61zZt9VrwfJ1%5D %5BIMG%5Dhttp://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Capa0yeDdFsniqfNn61zZt9VrwfJ1_thumb.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D)

[billz]

Great tut Clara ... thank you!

I applied the poster edges to the background rather than the subject, which in this case happens to be a car. As long as the car was already selected and on it's own layer I scaled it up about 3% too.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1o9aQQYfWySZpZzvU3oFbr8g8W7kN_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1o9aQQYfWySZpZzvU3oFbr8g8W7kN)

Bill

[emkayess65]

Hi Clara!
Thanks for finding this tut. Lots of fun.
My version.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1pOuTDzJaWj20SyJRSsgV0JPrQms_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1pOuTDzJaWj20SyJRSsgV0JPrQms)

mks

[dspec01]

Had to do another one. I, too, like the cows on parade. This cow was at the Baseball Hall of Fame in memory of Phil Rizzuto.


http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/12PAMSJ96DERz26aLWXE6NjNWen0X70_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=12PAMSJ96DERz26aLWXE6NjNWen0X70)

[emkayess65]

I really like this tutorial. Works better on some pictures.
Wanted to see what it would look like on a plant.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/19Q8w0GdktClXew7ZWbRoLHu36ULx_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=19Q8w0GdktClXew7ZWbRoLHu36ULx)

Thanks Clara!
mks

[Martha]

MKS, The plant looks good-and so do your people. They aren't spotty!
I did another one
Martha
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/14MT2oZJbPK9ZMSlwMpseyzmY6n5q_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=14MT2oZJbPK9ZMSlwMpseyzmY6n5q)

[swalkr]

This was a BIG selection job! But I wanted to do something with my granddaughter and her relationship with her horse. I will give credit for the background paper to RLittlejohn.

[mljrbg]

Very well done Suzanne!!

[victry1]

Nice tut, here's my try.

http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/1/4/6/9/6/be-creative-82_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=13009&c=5)

[Zeria]

Clara
Thanks for the fun tutorial:)

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1VMjsjA4PVWoEp66VxMXrUf8nkA6OY_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1VMjsjA4PVWoEp66VxMXrUf8nkA6OY)

[boblemon]

That was fun. Took this at spring training this year.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1R9VwrlnxiACBnckP3EmNw3WoE95_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1R9VwrlnxiACBnckP3EmNw3WoE95)

[kimmer]

Thanks, Clara,

That was fun. I have lots more lined up to do!

Here is my son when he graduated from Boot Camp.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1dAHueO1N2kFlTsz9cNQP1zmV8fpxD1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1dAHueO1N2kFlTsz9cNQP1zmV8fpxD1)

[Martha]

I just had to try one with a flower. I selected the flower but applied the filter to the background.
Martha
http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/8/3/4/0/week-82_hibiscus-_5_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=13038&c=5)

[BJ!]

Clara, -- fun tutorial. Thanks
Resident of Dinosaur Park, Texas
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1gsoqo1BLGj5uwpAuUe0wMOmeHvZ1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1gsoqo1BLGj5uwpAuUe0wMOmeHvZ1)

[Deborah]

I struggled with this tutorial....
Here's my try....

http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/2/0/7/4/be-creative-_82_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=13080&c=5)

[DDC]

Is it possible to do this in PSE 6.0? It looks like these instructions are for Photoshop.
Thanks,
Dwight

[Bayla]

DDC,

I've answered you in the Comments Thread (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?p=464220&posted=1#post464220).

Bayla