In Lightroom used Seim’s (see sidebar for website link) PW4’s Magic Harsh Sun Flare Fixer preset and then his Radispot preset (radial filter was placed on Mickey’s head) to get as much contrast as possible between the colors. That is when I decided to use Topaz (see sidebar for website link) Impression to get Mickey to stand out. I loved this image but it presented a real problem since the trees behind Mickey were essentially the same color as the topiary. In honor of Epcot‘s International Food and Wine Festival, this Mickey Mouse topiary greets you at the entrance. That was it – just liked the sort of grungy painterly look that resulted. The last step was to use Nik Viveza 2 to emphasize the focal point where the loading area is. I created a new preset to get this effect called SJ Illustrative Painting Effect ( SJ Illustrative Painting Effect preset – Settings: Brush Type 01, Brush Size 0.70, Paint Volume 0.42, Paint Opacity 0.72, Stroke Rotation 0, Stroke Color Variation 0, Stroke Width -0.65, Stroke Length 0.20, Spill 0.48, Smudge 0 and Coverate 1.00 Color only – Red Sat 0.38 and Lightness 0.10 Orange Sat 0.75, Yellow Sat 0.68, Aqua Hue -0.15, Sat -0.47, and Litness -0.60 and Blue Hue 0.10, Sat -0.34, and Lightness 0.41 Lighting 0.25, Contrast 0.04, Vignette 0.18, Vignette Transition 0.34, Vignette Center x: 0.32 and y: -0.03 and Light Direction x: 0.59 and y: -0.01 and Texture Metal Sheet Strength 0.60, Size 0, Background Type solid white, and Background white.) A layer mask was added to remove some of the paint in areas that did not look quite right using a low opacity and flow black brush. This layer was duplicated and Topaz Impression was added. This caused lots of webbing up in the track that really looked good – usually don’t but it made this picture more interesting. Topaz (see sidebar for website link) Simplify was opened and the BuzSim preset was applied with a couple of changes ( Simplify Size 0.76, Feature Boost 1, and Structure 2.38). Just Basic slider adjustments in Lightroom before opening up in Photoshop and duplicating the layer. I really enjoyed doing this image – lots of structure and texture in this coaster image. That is all that was done for this nice vintage effect!….Digital Lady Syd Added Sarah Gardner’s Frame Collection Paper Frame 05 on top that is a free download. Did some clean up and added the free Nik Viveza 2 to enhance the focal point. In the Texture section, masked the texture off the focal point with the Brush tab set to a Strength of 0.66. This plug-in can be very handy! On a stamped layer (CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+E) Topaz Texture Effects 2 was used – used Fall Foliage Foggy Morning (downloaded from the Topaz Community) with a few adjustments to the Basic Adjustments section. Used the Corel ParticleShop plug-in to remove the background area using Blend brush and the Blender Tool. Painted on the flower stems and stalks to further remove bad areas and add a little texture to them. Used Topaz (see sidebar for website link) Clarity to sharpen overall, and Topaz Simplify with the Simplify Size slider set to 0.17 which removed some of the bad spots on the leaves. This beautiful white flowers in a Bird of Paradise in my front yard was fun to post-process. I really think he looks so much more interesting now!….Digital Lady Syd On a New Layer set to Overlay, a couple large round soft strokes were made to act as a spotlight on his face and part of his shell. For this texture the Blend If This Layer white tab slider was split and set to 90/128 to give the pattern effect just on the outside of the image. 2 Lil Owls (see sidebar for website link) Mosaic Set Benoit textures was added and set to Multiply blend mode, and her Mosaic Set darcy grunge texture was set to Screen blend mode. Just my basic workflow using Topaz Clarity to sharpen him up a bit, Topaz (see sidebar for website link) Simplify using a preset created from Serge Ramelli’s video called How To Turn a Photo into a Cartoon with Topaz Simplify 4.0, a Selective Color Adjustment Layer to turn the blue tones in his shell to green, Nik Viveza 2 to even out the edges, a Lighten and Darken Curves Adjustment Layer to slightly dodge and burn the image. I just could not pass up the chance to try it out, so here my Army Tortoise – I think he really has a bit of a military expression on his face. They always look the same and are not particularly colorful, but for some reason this image caught my attention as it looks like he is wearing an Army camouflage helmet on his back. Augustine Alligator Farm many times over the past few years and for some reason, these huge Galapagos Tortoises always catch my eye.
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