Articles from Nodule

More Compositing, Backgrounds this time!

nobody@ipernity.com (Nodule) — Tue, 09 Jun 2015 22:13:21 +0000

Nodule has posted an article:

Not convinced that your background does your image justice, change it! This is just one way of many, done in Pixlr the free java based editing suite.

This method is a bit belt and braces but that is the nature of this editing suite... Photoshop, Paintshop pro and Gimp have far superior selection tools (which are very important for this particular challenge) but they are rather costly where pixlr is totally without cost :-)

playing and making mistakes is the only way to learn!

Compositing images and making shadows

nobody@ipernity.com (Nodule) — Fri, 08 May 2015 18:55:38 +0000

Nodule has posted an article:

Photo realistic compositing takes a little time and is a real skill, Iam not sure that I am all that clever at it but here is the way I go about it.

I recently purchased a years subscription to Photoshop CC and am really pleased I did as I have been using Photoshop in various forms forever and a day! Suprisingly affordable when compared to buying the disc!!

While this walk-thru is PS based all the tools and methods do crossover to the main bunch of editing suites although you might have to 'play' a bit (Gimp, for instance insists on doing things the hard way adding things like 'Alph Channels for some reason!) But then Playing is just the best way to learn :-)

Click on the images below and view the images ful screen. Have Fun

Cartoonify an image...

nobody@ipernity.com (Nodule) — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 22:00:53 +0000

Nodule has posted an article:

I have been having some fun lately paying tribute to the great Gary Larsonand his 'Farside' cartoons. it is quite the photographic challenge to parody some of his creations but one of the simplest things I have discovered is to do the classic schoolboy gag of drawing in items that just shouldn't be there, like glasses, moustaches etc. My favourite and I think funniest cartoon addition is bulging cartoon eys... I swear, they make anything funny! Heres a 'How to..."

Make Your Own Brushes

nobody@ipernity.com (Nodule) — Thu, 31 Jul 2014 08:29:57 +0000

Nodule has posted an article:

Most editing suites use a paint brush of some sort and they are hugely useful of course.

This walkthrough shows you how to make your own...

Reflections- virtual

nobody@ipernity.com (Nodule) — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 07:53:45 +0000

Nodule has posted an article:

This is a simple walkthrough technique which should apply to pretty much what ever editing suite you use. Please note that while I have used an image on a plain white background (which makes this technique so much easier!) it will work just as well on a complex background but you will have to work a lot harder on your selections!

OOBs... How to develop them :-)

nobody@ipernity.com (Nodule) — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 10:13:54 +0000

Nodule has posted an article:

OOBs as you know I am sure are images that look as though they are jumping out of their frames which is why they are called Out Of Bounds!!!

Here is a Pixlr based walk-through on how to do them... there are easier techniques and the tools are far easier to use in Photoshop and Paintshop Pro but the idea and basic methodology are the same! PS and PSP users for instance, have access to the Magic wand and Quick selection tools and these little beauties make selecting a complete breeze! Pixlr at the moment has a freehand lasso tool and a polygonal lasso tool which are laboious by comparison but, did I mention- They are FREE!!!!!

I had to completely re-learn this in Pixlr and made a couple of fundamental mistakes (One of which was to not save the image every few minutes and having to start again from scratch!) which was quite good fun and a real eye-opener. I know of no one click app that will do this for you! Probably because you need to make selections and it is likely that this part of the process will drive you Nuts :-)) I did all mine very quickly and theyre not really very good if you look closely. This is also a tutorial that will make you do a lot of things that dont actually show their worth till the final stage when it all comes together as if by magic!

While the walktrough is shorter than the Hockney tutorial this technique requires a little more skill and thought.

Pixlr can be found here: pixlr.com/editor

If anyone wants any help then Just let me know!

Good luck to you all

Oh and by way of a post-script... Next months theme is real easy I promise! :-)

Joiners, A How to...

nobody@ipernity.com (Nodule) — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 16:46:36 +0000

Nodule has posted an article:

What is a Joiner???

Easiest to go to google, enter ‘Hockney's Joiners’ and click images... you will get the idea immediately

A Joiner is literally a collage of as many photos as you can stand to put together, assembled in a way as to represent a whole image, each photograph being a small part of the bigger picture. For instance if you wanted represent a full facial portrait you would take several pictures of the eyes (or each eye), ear, nose, forehead, hair, cheeks, chin etc. Once you have all the images to make up the face you then pile them up in a fashion that the face becomes apparent. Lots of small detailed images put together to form the whole image. Done well it looks amazing.

Before you do anything in PP, ALWAYS make a copy so you don’t lose anything should you make a mistake 

How to do a Joiner;

To begin with I am just going to say that as with everything in life, the more you put in, the more you get out! There are several ways to do a Joiner or a joiner effect, some are easy and some are downright confusing... but certainly not Hard!

1. the simplest....! take one image and upload to bighugelabs.com/hockney.php and click on the Hockneyizer button and everything is done for you. It’s limited but real easy and fun the hardest part is choosing the right image.

2. The hardest; take loads of images of the details have them printed and lay them out as Hockney does and take a picture of the resulting image. When you put the prints together they do not have to be accurately positioned, in fact it looks best if they are not! Hard work, a lot of it and relatively expensive but my goodness it’s extremely satisfying 

3. Take loads of pics and put them together as a montage in an editing suite- It’s similar to the methods above but you do in fact have more control... you can mess with each individual image in terms of it’s relative formatting, landscape, portrait or even angled. Hard work, a lot of it and not so expensive and still extremely satisfying  Here is just the best Tutorial you will find anywhere for this technique... www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3q59aeDYqc and another for polaroid style www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY6A826F2y0 While these are specific for Photoshop apps this one is for Gimp.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=06J0sOZG9Ko but to be honest Gimp is a bit slow and the tutor is not very clear. But by watching all three you will get a real idea and feel for the techniques.

My own tutorial is published as 7 individual images P1-P7 for you to follow and is designed in a walk-through format.- it’s based on Pixlr (Go to pixlr.com/editor it costs nothing and everything is in the ‘cloud’) and it could not be easier... Pixlr is Very capable and is quite similar to Photoshop.

Upload your image or a copy of it just to be extra safe! You have a choice from where to gain your image, I clicked from my computer but you can direct it to your flickr/ipernity account i believe! This is the first page with the others below, click to follow through to the image... if you need any help just ask- send me a mail

www.ipernity.com/doc/313629/29894915">u1.ipernity.com/23/49/15/29894915.bd1ae5f5.500.jpg?r1" height="313" width="500" />