Joost27 Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 i never used color dodge i dont think <_< heh..ok here are the things i did..tok the image duplicated the layer three times set them to overlay..layer 1 copy set to 75% opacity layer 1 copy 2 set to 50% opacity layer 1 copy 3 set to 25% opacity...merged the three copies(ctrl+e) used the anchor point to select the eye area in the copy layer(now just layer 1 copy) deleted them..le[ts selection created new layer colored them in blue set that layer as a Hue...then i erased the nose area to keep the correct color...the wiskers i carefully used 35px slightly blured brush and went over them in a new layer set to overlay...i left a few thing sout probablly but thats what i can remember..i ahve the psd if u want it just ask.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 wow, webx, that's awesome! i really like that one - we'll have to see what JakSmit thinks about that one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sykocus Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 i added a lot of contrast using cruves with a pretty drastic s-cruve. i then drew selections around the eye's and nose. then using the color replacement tool i changed the color in each to a pretty basic. then using the saturation dialog i changed the lightness to about -30. I couldn't get the left and right eye to match so the left is actually a cone of the right. I went over the wiskers with the dodge tool to bring out more white in them. i then duplcated the main layer applayed a gaussian blur of about 10 px changed the blending mode to overlay and the opacity to about 50% personally i think it looks best without the nose in blue edit*messed up the link paths...they should be good now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverfox Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 yeah i think with the nose as blue, its kinda weird (cat with the same eyes and nose colour....odd) wow, i am impressed with the responses here - thx ppl! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakSmit Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 I'm also very impressed with what you guys have come up with. As I said to fox, I don't want to use your work as that would feel like stealing it, but the instructions you have given have been very helpful. I think that what I am going to try and do is have the cat really light and the background really dark. I have used an elongated S shape for the levels and lots of dodging on the wiskers. This is by no means finished, I still need to make the background dark, work on the eyes and touch up the errors on the wiskers and add a blue glow effect to the wiskers as there is already a faint tint of blue in the original photo. But this is where I am at so far: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sykocus Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 being a photographer more then a graphic designer i don't feel any attachment to any thing i've done to this image. personally i feel the majority of the work was done by the person who took the picture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 over-exposed white background: non-inverted cat: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joost27 Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 yeah im a graphic designer but i dont care if you want to use mine..it gave me somethign to do after work..heh when im most bored...but hopefully u get what you want edit: 450th post w00t!!!!!!!!!! 4 stars Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakSmit Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 "i feel the majority of the work was done by the person who took the picture" I agree with you 100%, I am a terrible designer, most of my work is flash based, so when some asked me to do graphics design work, I feel that the only way I could do it was to get some excellent help which is what you guys have done and SilverFox who took the picture has done. He will be credited for his photography in the magazine, don't worry, I am not going to take credit for his great work. hardnrg, thanks very much for taking the time to submit something. I like the second one very much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 hardnrg, thanks very much for taking the time to submit something. I like the second one very much. cool, no worries... er, if it needs a little adjusting or whatever just give me a shout and i'll see what i can come up with Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leldorion Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 With the whiskers I can only think of two things that might work. 1) Mask off parts of the whiskers untill it looks like they aren't blurring togething and then sharpen the image (not necessarily using the 'sharpen' tool). After that apply the effects that you want. 2) Replace the whiskers from ones from a different photo. This would be harder to to manage especially in regards to the size of the photo. You'd also have to blend the new whiskers into the photo to make them look natural. Then apply the effects you want. As far as making it darker in the background I set a layer on top of all the rest which I filled in with black and set to vivid light. I then subtracted some of the things I wanted to stand out like the eyes and whiskers. This may not work for you depending on how you set up your layers though as I had some other stuff in there as well. Best of luck, and I'm sure the other forum goers will be happy to supply you with tips as well . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
galla2k4eva Posted December 12, 2004 Posted December 12, 2004 my try at the pic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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