My New Effects Tutorial

[hfgerena]

Hello;

This thread its related to this one: http://www.elementsvillage.com/forum...ad.php?t=39858

I'm very glad and happy that some people ask for this tutorial, I hope this statisfies your request.

The Artistic Filter Effect

Steps that I follow to create my “New Effects”.

I hope that the Mac users forgives me, but I don't know the short cuts for the Mac.


1. Open your favorite picture in the Full Edit mode (Ctrl-I)
2. Once in the editor select the Background Layer.
3. Duplicate your Background pressing Ctrl-J, now you are suppose to have two Layers; the Background and the new one called Layer 1.
4. Select Layer 1.
5. Go to Filter>Artistic>Cutout, and here just for now choose the following values; (4, 4, 2) for Number Levels, Edge Simplicity and Edge Fidelity. And press OK.
6. Still with Layer 1 selected go to Filter>Brush Strokes>Accent Edges; and here just for now choose the following values; (2, 38, 5) for Edge width, Edge Brightness and Smoothness. And press OK.
7. Don’t move, you are still with Layer 1 selected right? If not selected. Go to the Blending Modes and choose Vivid Light.
8. And that’s it. You are finish.

If you wish you can play with the values to increment or decrease the effects. You can also reduce the Opacity to have different results.

Additional information: If you change the step #6 for Filter>Artistic>Poster Edges and use the default values you will have what it is called one of the Andy Warhol’s Posterized Effect. I use this effect as my base to start creating these kinds of effects, your Imagination is the limit.

Well I hope you likes this tutorial, my first by the way. C&C are very welcome.


You can find The Andy Wharhol’s Effects in the Philip Andrews book titled “Advanced Photoshop Elements 6 for Digital Photographers”, at page 238, chapter 7. This is a great book.

Here I include the link to two examples that I just post in my gallery:

This one is the Artistic Effect:

http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com...=30860&skip=12

And this one with Andy Warhol's Effect:

http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com...g.php?id=30861

[mljrbg]

Thanks!! Can't wait to try it!!

Mary Lou

[riversidema]

Thanks for sharing, I know how I'll be beating this heat wave tonight!

[Chesney]

OOOOOOh, this sounds fun - can hardly wait to play with it! Thanks a million!

[Sepiana]

I love the effects on those two images. Thanks for the tut. Looks like a lot of fun.

[SharLamb]

Thanks so much for taking the time to write this out for us. I can't wait to try it.

Shar

[Sonita]

Great tutorial Gerena. I'm also from PR, but now live in Michigan. Gracias!

[Liberty1]

Is this the same tut for the effect on the "Picadilly Circus" photo? Love that!!

[hfgerena]

Hello Liberty;

The answer to your question is no, the Picadilly Circus its another technique.

[mljrbg]

I have played and played with this tut. It is so much fun.

Thanks Hector for sharing this fun tut!!

Mary Lou

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