Colour By Numbers: Photoshop Tutorial I’ve been experimenting with water colour painting and using Photoshop to create ‘Colour By Numb…
Colour By Numbers: Photoshop Tutorial I’ve been experimenting with water colour painting and using Photoshop to create ‘Colour By Numbers’ images and printing them on water colour paper to paint. / I thought that maybe other people might be interested, so I took a found image of Audrey Tautou the French film actress and created a visual record of the steps. / The images are clickable for the larger versions. Photoshop CS2 was used but any version will do. That can be done simply, two ways: / a. Image>Mode>Grayscale / b. Image>Adjust>Desaturate Then I resampled the image from 16cm x 13cm at 72dpi to a size that would fit onto an A4 sheet (30cm x 21cm) at 200dpi. / Image>Image Size / Constrain proportions: check / Resample image: check – Bicubic sampling / Resolution: 200 pixels/inch / Height: 20 cm – the width changes proportionally automatically. 2. For this image I wanted to bring out some detail from the dark hair. / Image>Adjust>Shadow/Highlights / Shadow amount: 100% / Note: If using pre CS2: Image>Adjust>Brightness & Contrast can be used for similar results. Image>Adjust>Posterize / Levels: 4 (this is the amount of tones the image will be reduced to.) I found the result to be unsatisfactory due to the rough edges and parts of the image not being clearly defined. So I returned to the previous state. 4. Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur / Radius: 3 pixels Levels: 4 This time the edges are clearly defined and rounder. 6. To achieve the above: / a. Using the Magic Wand tool: tolerance 1, contiguous NOT checked, click anywhere on the white parts of the image. This selects all the white elements. b. Create a new layer (click the ‘page with bent corner’ icon at the bottom of the Layers pallete. c. Edit>Stroke> / Stroke: 2 pixels / Colour: light gray (click the coloured rectangle which opens a colour picker) / Location: inside d. Select>Deselect You will have a layer with the ‘stroke’ or selection edge colour gray. As the rest of the layer is transparent it will be hard to see against the checkerboard, so create a new layer below this layer and the fill it with white: / Edit>Fill / Contents: Use: White Repeat the stroke instructions for the other 3 tones, each on a new layer. Make sure the posterized image layer is selected when selecting tones with the Magic Wand and then select the relevant blank layer to colour the stroke. 7. This is the image with all four tones outlined or stroked. / This perfectly acceptable, but if you want to separate the tones a bit more… Use the Magic Wand as before to select a tone. Then: / Select>Modify>Contract: 3 pixels / Colour the stroke as above. Repeat for the other 3 tones. 9. If you want to be able to paint the areas with correct tones/colours you can add numbers using the Type tool: 10pt & light gray, as for the strokes. / Note: a new layer is created for type. / I duplicate the current type layer each time by selecting the type layer and dragging it to the New Layer icon. / Then using the Move tool, I move the type where I want it on the image. / When finished I make all layers invisible, except the type layers for the the relevant number: by clicking off the eye icon to the left of each unwanted layer. / Then Layer>Merge visible 10. Print the image on a sheet of water colour paper or similar thickness. I just bought a 12 sheet, A4, 220gsm, water colour pad at Big W for $8.30 which is reasonable. / If you paint in water colours the numbers/strokes may show through if they are too dark or the paint is too thin, experiment to get the best result. “ This is my first attempt with watered down acrylics that had a gouache effect and covered the strokes. / You could use gouache, oils, felt-tip markers, pencils etc. I hope this tutorial was helpful and clearly understood. Let me know if something is unclear or you have a question. / Upload any experiments to this journal entry if you like. I would love to see what people come up with.
I have wanted to own or run a gallery for some time now mainly to display and sell local artist’s work, but because of the economics of …
I have wanted to own or run a gallery for some time now mainly to display and sell local artist’s work, but because of the economics of my home town, the fierce competition of the larger cities around me, and the fact that I am a poor photography student with a family and no money, It has never been practical. / The other day I was walking through Wal-Mart (American retail super-center run by under paid needy workers) and I noticed they had new lcd monitors set up at the end of the isles for POS (Point of Sale) demonstrations. These POS screens also had speakers which I had not seen before in a POS. / What I saw in my head was this; A gallery that caters to the artist and the customer by offering an experience I know I have never had at a gallery: You walk in to the gallery and it looks much like a normal gallery, 10 or so 19 inch digital picture frames, each with sound so that the artist can display their work with their interpretation in their voice, or their choice of music, poem, noise, etc. (some of these I know you would be dealing with copyrights). / Depending on technology you might also be able to place your order for what ever size print you like right there at the frame. Preferably printing would be done in house so that the artist could see that the prints are what they need to be, but that would only be if there was enough demand to pay for it. I think that artist control of finished product is a must if this idea is going to work. In a conventional gallery the artist brings the finished piece into the gallery, so there is nothing that can really go wrong. With my idea the artist is letting a third party print their work, and I would want it to be exactly how they want it. / Please let me know what you think of this idea. If you don’t like it, please tell me why or what you would change. If you do like it, please tell me why and what you would change. Thank you for your time and comments, Shaun
Today marks a change in my art. Someone bought a framed print. Thank you so much to the person who bought it! I’ve been feeling insecure …
Today marks a change in my art. Someone bought a framed print. Thank you so much to the person who bought it! I’ve been feeling insecure with the switch from weaving to digital work. It was necessitated by allergies. Can’t take the dust and flying fiber these days. I’ve spent years learning to use Photoshop, and it’s finally starting to pay off. It had alreay paid off for me in that I’ve just loved getting to know all of you and beoming a part of the community. The sale is an extra bit of validation.
This is a very basic resizing tutorial for those wanting to enlarge work for print. Enlarging should be done PRIOR TO any other processin…
This is a very basic resizing tutorial for those wanting to enlarge work for print. Enlarging should be done PRIOR TO any other processing of your image. This contains no gaussian blur layers, no processing tips – just how to resize your images, with very simple and non-technical information. It does explain (in the simplest terms) the differences between file sizes and image size, and how to change the resolution. Those already using a method to enlarge their photos won’t get much out of this, but those just learning might find it helpful The tutorial is in a downloadable .pdf format and includes screenshots with the instructions, to make it even easier to follow. Basic Image Enlargement in Photoshop Thanks goes to Shaida Parveen for the image used during the making of the tutorial.
I have just acquired a Spyder2, and finally I can sor…
I have just acquired a Spyder2, and finally I can sort of believe what I see. / Spyder is a colorimeter allowing you to calibrate the screen colours to “true” colour. / Most screen are not colour-accurate straight out of the factory and many people get frustrated that the prints come out looking very different to what they see on the screen. / Spyder will not calibrate the printer, but at least the screen colours are true. If anyone wanted to calibrate your screen, and we reside in the same hemisphere, drop me a line and we’ll see what can be done.
Diesel on Decks – The Art Piece / ...
Diesel on Decks – The Art Piece / - This is my favourite design to date and, as I was rummaging through the house the other day I stumbled across an acrylic paint set. / So I popped down the shop, purchased some 45×60 canvas’ and decided it was time to convert my art from digital to reality. I decided to take some photos of the process and as it stands, I believe I am 1/4 of the way through. Enjoy. —-—-—-—-- / To start, I hopped into Photoshop and made my canvas the same size as the ‘real’ canvas. In this case, 45cm x 60cm, with 300dpi. Then I dragged my vector image across and resized it to fit the Photoshop canvas. Unfortunately I don’t have a massive printer, so I printed the image across 4 pieces of paper, (there was a little bit of the image missing on each page) aligning each page with the reference corner; eg. top left image on the page aligns with top left corner, bottom right aligns to bottom right corner etc. Then, I printed a colour version of the center image, where most of the ‘action’ happens. I will use this image for colour reference, and also tracing later on. Then came the question of how to get that design onto the canvas. Remembering back to primary school, I used a highly advanced technique (WARNING – NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED) called…...TRACING. Told you it was advanced! I coloured the back of the main colour image, and then, using my 4 pages as a guide, I traced the image directly onto the canvas. Ooooooh! Then I posed for this really cool shot. Then next bit was to get my paints out and start colouring in the areas. Even though I will later cover over the edges with thick black outlines, I wanted to be as neat as possible and take my time on this artwork. I tend to usually rush things in real life so it was a good test! When I paint, I have a habit of pouring out way too much paint then I need. Today was no different. I’m sure I will learn to perfect this wasting technique as the days go on. I was drawing/painting for about 2 hours and I’m quite proud of how far I have got already. I’m also very happy with where it is going, and it may not look like much in the final drawing SO FAR, but in my opinion it’s on track! I’m not sure how long it will take to finish it, probably another 4 days when I get the time, but I will put up another Journal entry asap! This is where we leave it for today, but stay tuned…I will finish this! If you like this art piece, please view it here > /
For those of you with Photoshop, here’s a simple tutorial for resizing images for print in Photoshop. Much to my surprise, I discovere…
For those of you with Photoshop, here’s a simple tutorial for resizing images for print in Photoshop. Much to my surprise, I discovered that Photoshop (CS2 is what I use) has a wizard for resizing images to print – something I had not seen before since I never ventured into the “Help” menu, which is where you’ll find it. This option is not available in CS3. I am currently printing my own images (up to 13” wide X 44” long) on an Epson R1900 and the prints I have resized using this wizard come out beautifully on that printer. I have not yet sent these off to a print-house to test them, so before you decide to sell anything sized this way, you’ll need to obtain a test-print from the printer of your choice. Download the tutorial in PDF format from here / The pdf contains screen prints of the steps, so it should be simple for anyone to follow. Since I use Photoshop CS2, I have no idea if this option is available in prior versions, or if it is available in Photoshop Elements. You’ll need to look in your programs to see. Please Note* Starting with the highest quality of image you’ve got will help result in the best quality of print.
Hi everyone, My friend Gracey just published some good information in a tutorial...
Hi everyone, My friend Gracey just published some good information in a tutorial on how to resize images for printing purposes using photoshop. It is a .pdf file and I suggest printing it out as it will make it easier to follow along. Hope this information is helpful! Patricia CLICK HERE FOR ALL TUTORIALS BY PATRICIA
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I ordered a set of my cards and the calendar to check out the quality … and really .. WOW ! ... they are so beautiful … i am very…
I ordered a set of my cards and the calendar to check out the quality … and really .. WOW ! ... they are so beautiful … i am very excited … the quality of the cards are fantastic and the calendar looks so beautiful …. i often wondered if there was one pic i the whole calendar i may not like so much or something … (or worse, more than 1) ... each page is gorgeous and the work looks fantastic … thank you REDBUBBLE ! >>> Gina
Ok, I thought I’d give back what I’ve learned since so many people on the Internet have helped me out! If you already know this and I’m t…
Ok, I thought I’d give back what I’ve learned since so many people on the Internet have helped me out! If you already know this and I’m the only one who just figured it out recently, then I’ll slap myself silly and call it a day LOL. Today, I’d like to show you how to get the most in terms of pixels on your subject, without cropping or enlarging the actual subject. We all know that when you crop an image, you lose pixels, when you enlarge, you may get blur depending on the software you use. I use Photoshop CS and CS4 (recently got). Let’s take this picture as an example. / It’s a nice tight shot taken vertically with some white space all around her. I have learned to frame my subjects like this and ensure I have space all around, because later I can have more options to work with. Now with that image, all you can pretty much do is print vertically, which is ok. Now let’s say you wanted to achieve the same shot but framer her to the right, like 1/3 of the picture for an interesting composition. With you camera, you would turn it sideways and have to “zoom out” to fit her in the right or left side and have all that white space on either side. Now, it will be a great image, except now your subject has gotten much smaller in terms of the overall portrait. Get it? You got that shot, but you had to lose out on the size of the subject. So if you cropped or enlarged, you would lose out a bit on pixels and maximum enlargement size. Well I just learned that the crop tool, ain’t just for cropping in photoshop, well at least just not for cropping “down”. What I’m about to show you will work mostly on solid white or black backdrops, with very little effort, since colors will match perfectly. You can do it with other shades of white, but you will have some cloning, dodging or burning to do. I opened Kaylie’s picture, the one I took vertically against a solid white backdrop that was overexposed. In photoshop, I took the crop tool and dragged it over the entire photo. Then instead of dragging one side in to crop it smaller, i dragged it “out”, making my canvas larger! Before doing this, i made sure my swatch color was white. After I expanded the crop to one side, I hit enter. This made the canvas size larger and filled it in with the white color from my swatch! Really in like less than 2 minutes! Now you see the same image with Kaylie on the right and all this white space on the left, looking as if I shot it this way. But, you will notice now that it is landscape and Kaylie’s body size remains the same, so we have not lost any pixels on her. ! So now we have an image that works either in portrait or landscape printing! You can also do this in case you wanted a subject centered, etc. You can also do this by increasing canvas size, etc, but this is quick and super easy! This works great if you shoot musicians or anything that later may require that extra white space for words for a poster or CD cover, etc. Final image: / Please note that this image wasn’t completely white, so I did some cloning in the final image. But you will get the point I’m trying to make in this tutorial. Let me know if you have any questions! Enjoy! xoxo / Jen
I just added my new calendar. The designs below are parts of this new one. Every page is a great piece of art. Are you still looking for …
I just added my new calendar. The designs below are parts of this new one. Every page is a great piece of art. Are you still looking for a Christmas present? Perhaps my calendar is your solution!! :) Send me a BubbleMail if you are interested to create a calender with your own choice of my designs. Cheers / Yvonne
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