How would I make a picture similar to this one?

adalita_m · Post by **adalita_m** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:22 am

How would I make a picture similar to this one? I am using photo Impact 10.

THANKS Your help is greatly appreciated.

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:38 am

You start with a good quality image, inspiration and the rest is easy. PI does not take pictures, not even the camera, the photographer does. What then happens to the photo depends on the skill of the PI user.

adalita_m · Post by **adalita_m** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:54 am

I mean what components of PhotoImpact would I use. It looks like the layers are blended. I've tried a few things but can't get it to work. Any ideas?

keenart · Post by **keenart** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:08 pm

What you are trying to achieve requires a very complex set of texture effects, and a displacement map.

You will have to tell me where you got the image and what program produced it. Then I can determine if PI can duplicate the effect.

Post by **Ron P.** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:05 pm

Keenart,

Here's where the OP obtained the photo. http://www.artworld.si/eye_manipulation ... ial-56.art.

It seems to be a tutorial on Mask, Blend Modes, and Burn techniques using PhotoShop.

Ron P.

keenart · Post by **keenart** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:08 pm

Thanks for the info Ron.

Yes, you can create the effect using PI10 or PI11. I will give you a short text tutorial using the PI10 UI.

To desaturate a color image, On the Command Menu press keys Ctrl + E to open the Hue and Saturation dialog box. Set the Saturation slider to –100.
Press F3 to open the Layers Manager and select the tab Layers.
On the command Menu, select Object, Insert Image Object, and then From File. Open the required image.
On the Layers Palette, the new object will be at the top of the Stacking Order with the name of obj 2.
On the Merge dialog list, select Multiply, and to the right in Transparency select the numerical value that best suites your desired Blend.
NOTE: Please realizes that as the author indicates, your preferences are the key to obtaining the desired result. He meant that subjectively you must make certain adjustments. He did not give specific settings for many Modes. Which leaves a lot of creativity in your hands?
Press Ctrl + K to enable the Mask Mode. Select the Airbrush Tool or Paint Brush Tool and on the Tool Options bar set the Color to Black, the attributes Transparency and Soft Edge to a setting that blends in the manner you require.
Each additional Layer is imported and as indicated by the author you must apply the settings that best match his demonstration.

Again, yes, PI can achieve near identical results, if you use his images. Since they are copyrighted I have not.

adalita_m · Post by **adalita_m** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:02 pm

Thank you for that. I was just wondering as I have seen alot of this photo manipulation done in galleries and wanted to know how to do it, using my own images.

I will give it a go and let you know the outcome.

Ta