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Out Of The Shadows


 
  Out Of The Shadows
Out Of The Shadows
Two pictures combined and faded using layers and layer masks.

Beth Spencer

 
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Color effex Pro 4 filter added

Beth Spencer

 
 
 

Beth Spencer
 

I added a filter to it in Color Effex Pro 4, I think I like it better.


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January 25, 2013

 

Dale Hardin
  Very cool concept Beth and glad to see you experimenting.

Have a couple suggestions for this. One is the same as the bird image. It needs lightening up and the levels layer is just the ticket. Would suggest moving the white slider to the left to about 175.

The other thing is the image blend. I assume you want the dog to look as if he is coming out of the tree and that the dog is selected and on another layer. Would suggest you also put the dogs shadow on it's own layer as well.

Now apply however you blended them to the shadow, but on the dog, do the blending using a mask with a gradient blend. The idea is to have the nose and face of the dog with no part of the tree showing through, or with any overlapped texture. And that transition would be subtle if a gradient is used.


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January 25, 2013

 

Jeff E Jensen
  Yup, interesting idea, Beth! WLTSDS. . .


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January 26, 2013

 
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  Very cool concept...also WLTSDS. I kind of like the coloring before the filter was added as the dog looks more like the true color of a chocolate lab in that one.


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January 26, 2013

 
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  what a cool concept Beth, I really like this. I have to agree with susan on this I favorite your original post because the color is more the color of your lab. plus I really like the lighting on his face and you notice it more on the lighter one. can't wait to see WLTSDS


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January 26, 2013

 

Elaine Hessler
  Really neat idea. Ditto above. Minor point, but the tags are distracting me from his face. Would it make sense to remove these? Looking forward to the edits.


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January 27, 2013

 

Beth Spencer
 
 
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Gradient filter and collar removed

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I combined 2 separate pictures and blended them in PSE with layer masks and gradients.

Beth Spencer

 
 
I did some more work on this with much Thanks to Dale for helping me. I came up with these edits. Thanks for the suggestions and what do you all think?


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January 28, 2013

 
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