Thursday, January 8, 2009
Photoshop Workbench 159: Transforming a Photograph into a Painting Like You’ve Never Seen Before
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Over the weekend, as I was dreaming of ways to transform one of my photographs into a colorful pastel painting, I had an electrifying idea. What if I were to employ multiple motion blur layers to create multi-directional brushstrokes? After all, one of the hallmarks of traditional painting is variation in the stroke direction and distance. I raced to my computer to see what might transpire. What I discovered made my artist’s soul dance with delight. New discoveries are among life’s greatest joys. In today’s Workbench, I’d like to share what I learned.
Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 6:29 am
This really opens a nice can of worms Mark :0) I can see using all kinds of blurs, other filters and transforms to abstract natural photos. There are other non-Adobe plugins that could be selectively used like Topaz Adjust and Lucis Art also. Thanks for the creative nudge Mark!!
Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Hi Mark,
I liked this so much I grabbed an image and tried it. I’ll try to leave a link to it if you want ti take a look. Lots of fun and potential here.
Mark
http://www.lipsdigitaldesigns.com/photoblog
Friday, January 9, 2009 at 11:18 am
BTW here is a photo that I did from a similar workbench that you had over at Radiant Vista, Mark. It was shot at Ashcroft, a ghost town, near Aspen, CO. I call it “Ghost Walk”.
http://grigsbys.smugmug.com/photos/212959474_D6jaW-M.jpg
Friday, January 9, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Very fun, Mark! I’m wondering what would happen if I try with different blending modes to hold some detail, and my mind is racing.
Thank you for sharing your discovery/inspiration!