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Hi guy's I'm fairly new to photoshop and am needing some help with project I'd like to start.

Ok, so I am wanting to turn a photograph of our Dog (who recently passed away) into a black and white stencil which I will then cut out from plywood with a scroll sa for framing. (If you google scroll saw portraits you will have an idea of what they are). ( if you don't already know)

Anyway, I have found some tutorials online regarding this topic and I have tried them out with a few different photos but cannot get a good result..

Could anyone here help me with this project as I would like it to be a christmas present to my girlfriend..
 
eurocub83 said:
Hi guy's I'm fairly new to photoshop and am needing some help with project I'd like to start.

Ok, so I am wanting to turn a photograph of our Dog (who recently passed away) into a black and white stencil which I will then cut out from plywood with a scroll sa for framing. (If you google scroll saw portraits you will have an idea of what they are). ( if you don't already know)

Anyway, I have found some tutorials online regarding this topic and I have tried them out with a few different photos but cannot get a good result..

Could anyone here help me with this project as I would like it to be a christmas present to my girlfriend..
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First of all, may I ask what your skill level is with the scroll saw? If you are an experienced scroller, you will recognize Steve Goode as a recognized expert with the scroll saw. This link is for one of his videos on your subject. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu9MutXvCxs However, this describes how to do what you want to do with Corel Draw. I have to say this methodology is less involved than doing it in Photoshop, but the same thing can be duplicated with it.
Upload the photo you want to use and I will try and walk you through the steps in PS.
 
Hi guys,

Yes I have seen a few of steves videos but they're all for paintshop and corel etc..
Anyway, i have done a few portraits in the past mostly just downloaded patterns and cut them out.

I have narrowed my selection down to 3 photos.. maybe you could also have a look and give your thoughts on what may work best..

Thanks again..View attachment 50873View attachment 50874
 
eurocub83 said:
Hi guys,

Yes I have seen a few of steves videos but they're all for paintshop and corel etc..
Anyway, i have done a few portraits in the past mostly just downloaded patterns and cut them out.

I have narrowed my selection down to 3 photos.. maybe you could also have a look and give your thoughts on what may work best..

Thanks again..View attachment 50873View attachment 50874
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For some reason your photos are not making it. Try uploading them again.
 
In the meantime, here is an example of what can be produced with Photoshop.
jerky-dog.jpgjerky-dog.png
 
eurocub,
I looked at the link, but I can tell you this, due to the dogs lack of various colors, your going to have a really hard time getting a scrollsaw pattern out of it.

Might be able to use this one.
opdog.jpg
 
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You can get a pretty good one. This is just a screen shot and is not completed.
Here are the steps:#1 Load the image and turn the bg into a layer by double clicking it.
#2 Remove the background fence etc using whatever tools you prefer
#3 Duplicate the layer (Ctrl/Cmd J)
#4 Change the blend mode to Color Dodge
#5 Invert the layer (Ctrl/Cmd I (eye)) At this point the layer will be almost white-don't worry
#6 Filter/Blur/Gaussian Blur Adjust the radius until you get something that looks like a line drawing
#7 Add a Threshold Adjustment Layer - adjust the slider to the right to get a well defined black and white image
(If you want to retain your layers for future reference etc, save the file as a PSD at this point)
#8 Make a Duplicate -Image/Duplicate
#9 Flatten the Duplicate
Now, follow Steve Goode's procedure to edit the white areas to make the pattern.
Here is a screen shot of about where you should be before starting to paint and edit the image
View attachment 50880
 

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Hi Larry,

Thank you so much for your efforts, it looks great. I have just seen your reply today and for the last few days I have been trying out different things with it to no avail!
I also followed the steps in your last post but I am struggling to get the same result as you have. Especially around the (dogs) left eye, I can't get the same detail you got.
I tried to open the attachment you sent me but it says invalid link.
Could you resend it or is it possible to receive it another way?

Thanks again..
 
eurocub83 said:
Hi Larry,

Thank you so much for your efforts, it looks great. I have just seen your reply today and for the last few days I have been trying out different things with it to no avail!
I also followed the steps in your last post but I am struggling to get the same result as you have. Especially around the (dogs) left eye, I can't get the same detail you got.
I tried to open the attachment you sent me but it says invalid link.
Could you resend it or is it possible to receive it another way?

Thanks again..
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I am sorry euro, I don't know what attachment your speaking of.
 
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