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How can I do this?


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Cloak amp; Dagger

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I found this inspiration at this website, however, I have not found any tutoirals on how to do this. :{

I contacted the artist who created it, however, I got no reply. I guess that is because I wasn't a paying customer. :\

Anyway, I wanted to know if anyone knows how to do something like this; or if anyone knows of a tutorial on how to do this.

To see what I am talking about go to here http://www.ryuneo.com/manipport.htm and starting at the top left row, go to the 3rd picture and click on it. That picture will open up in a new window.

Now if my directions are self-explanatory you will see a picture of a man who has a skin texture of baked mud. Notice how the mud hugs the contours of his face, as if his skin were made of this stuff. :B

I want to know how to do that. I tried it on my own and I used several ideas that I could come up with. However, none of the end results look natural. [confused]

I want to know how to do this. Please help. 8))
 
Uhhh... That is too risky. I contacted him at his website and I got no reply. I have to take into consideration that he is protecting his artistic knowledge from the general public.

Some artist are like that. However, I am sure that he is not the only one out there that knows how to do that.
 
Cloak & Dagger said:
Uhhh... That is too risky. I contacted him at his website and I got no reply. I have to take into consideration that he is protecting his artistic knowledge from the general public.

Some artist are like that. However, I am sure that he is not the only one out there that knows how to do that.
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Yet you expect us to break the protection of his artistic knowledge for him??? That's some nice consideration, I must say! :P

Try a tutorial search, keep experimenting. When you gain enough Photoshop experience from practicing and following texturing and displacement tutorials, you'll probably figure out your own technique without compromising any of us...
 
Yikes. I really made that sound vulgar didn't I. ;\

He is not the only person that I have seen create work like that. He was the only person that I was able to contact. If you don't know how he created such an effect then you have not compromised his artistical knowledge.

If you know how to do this then you are not stealing his idea, you are only sharing your knowledge with me. Thus no harm is done. Unless I didn't articulate that correctly and in the process offended another person.

Ah. For the record I am not asking for anyone to show me how to duplicate his work. I am basically just interested on how to create that skin texture effect so that it looks like it is actually the subjects skin. I have tried my own but everything I have attempted has ended in failure. Really disastrous failure. :(|
 
Basically you have a layer with the face on it, and another one with a texture on it. The texture layer is blended with a blend mode that makes the face shine through, and a layer mask sees that the see-through is only applied to specific places.
Are you familiar with these options and techniques?
 
Yes. In my desperate search to learn how to do this I did find a tutorial that helped. The problem was I was using pictures with too much information on them.

To solve this I had to:

* Convert the image to black and white.

* Then convert it back to RGB.

* Then place an image in a new layer (i.e. Stone, leaves, etc.).

* Then set the image in the new layer to overlay. I also find that multiply, color burn, and darken work well also.

However, maybe you can help me with the next obstacle. When I did this project it looks really good. However, my image looks like the subject has tattoos of leaves all over her, I used a picture of fall leaves, how do I make some of the leaves look like they have more depth. \:]

The leaves look like tattos. I want some of them to look like leaves that were attched to her. I am not complaining about the present out come, I am just trying to make it more sophisticated. :)
 
You might try placing selected leaf copies on individual layers, and using layer styles of bevel and emboss, and then arrange the layers on her face.

PS - Congratulations on learning one of the most important things you will ever do with Photoshop: Search for what you are looking for. You'll usually get results much faster and more in tune with your individual needs by learning to do a proper forum or web search. Between that and simply experimenting with the program to become familiar with the tools you are using, you are now well on your way to becoming a PS guru! :righton:
 
Wise words, MsOz.

Cloak & Dagger, one way to add depth would be to select certain leaves and paint in shadows unto the subject. Airbrush is good for this. Keep the opacity low and build up the shadow. A copied embossed layer would also work, especially if you set the blend mode to softlight.
 
Well, I made my first attempt at this and this is what I came up with. I don't like the insect I placed on it, however, this was the only insect I had to work with. Also, it was the same color as the leaves so it didn't show up that well. That is way I added a gradient map to it.

For the more indepth leaves I duplicated the leaves layer and set the blening mode to 100% Normal. Added a layer mask to hide the layer and then used the brush to reveal a few of the leaves. Then I added a drop shadow.

For the insect I would have prefered to use a butterfly. Placed it on one of her eyes and then lowered the opacity just enough for the eye to show through it. However, this was just a practice run.

This I have tried this special effect on other pictures. It doesn't always work. You have to adjust the levels to take out a lot of information, and if the first thing that fades to black is the eyes, that is a sign that this picture is not going to work with that effect. My question to all this is, "Why do you have to remove all the information in order for this idea to work?"

Anyway, enough of my rattling on and on, it is time to display the work of my hands.
 
I want to thank everyone for their tips on advise on how to make this idea turn out as well as it did. I have a few kinks to iron out but that will come with practice.

To the artist at Ryuneo.com I want to thank you for your incredible artist inspirations.

I also would like to display the next image. I did two because I couldn't decide were to put the bug. I would like everyones advice on what is wrong with their locations. They don't look right but I can't seem to put my finger on it. \:]
 
Hatch,

I'll have to get back with you on that one. I have a slow computer that comes online at 26K. That video is a 50MB download. I will have to schedule a download time.

How long will a 50MB download take?
 
Not sure how long it would take... I would imagine several hours. [stuned]

Download one of the rust photos I have on the site... drag it into the image you are trying to manipulate and change the blending mode to multiply... adjust the opacity and mask out the areas you do not want. this might get you started in the right direction. hope this helps...take care, Hatch :righton:
 
Gee .. I think your reply is kind of 'mean spirited' (sharing information) .. this person will obviously --over time-- learn the tricks, almost all of them are contained in a number of books available. He/She admits to not trying to steal the work, and is merely trying to familiarize himself/herself with techniques.

Lighten up a little. Many --especially newcomers-- are looking for a little direction. We don't want to discourage them.
 
Jaycee said:
Gee .. I think your reply is kind of 'mean spirited' (sharing information) .. this person will obviously --over time-- learn the tricks, almost all of them are contained in a number of books available. He/She admits to not trying to steal the work, and is merely trying to familiarize himself/herself with techniques.

Lighten up a little. Many --especially newcomers-- are looking for a little direction. We don't want to discourage them.
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Gee, I think your comment is kind of "too sensitive!" :shocked: ( BTW, single quotes are generally only used for single characters. Double quotes are used for phrases.)

Newcomers also have a tendency to be naive to much of Cyber-space, and expect it to run just like in Realtime. Sorry, it's not like that... [stuned]
The Internet is a wide collection of people from all over the world, each with their own experiences, environments, attitudes and opinions. You will waste far too much energy trying to police how others should or should not post in order to meet your definitions or expectations.
There are many people who use the anonymity of the Internet to use other people. Sometimes, it is merely picking their brains to save making an effort to find information themselves. Other times, it involves stealing the work and effort of others for personal gain/profit. Those who use others quite often disguise themselves as noobs in order to better take advantage of someone's time and expertise. Forums particulaly tend to attract these nasty little deviants. Some of them never even post except to ask for help, or create tempests in teapots just for amusement...

Those who truly want to learn Photoshop, as opposed to those who want someone else to do all the work in bringing their creative little ideas to life, will not expect hand-holding directions and spoon-fed solutions. They will quite happily utilize suggestions and generalizations because they are making their own creative statement and LEARNING in the process, as Cloak and Dagger clearly demonstrates in this thread. If all these tricks are already contained in books, then by reading the books, the tricks are learned, are they not? Giving someone directions to take advantage of information that even you admit already exists should not discourage newcomers, as much as educate them to find the answers for themselves, eh?

You always have the option to ignore anything that doesn't jive with your concepts of how things should be, whether it's posting, tutorial instructions or topical discussions . You also always have the option to make efforts to find answers before coming to a Forum board like some supplicant before a High Council, expecting the answers to be given you. There are no qualifications for posting replies to questions, although the Terms of the forum prohibit abuse. Hence, you should not presume that anyone needs to "lighten up." They may be contentedly "light" enough to suit themselves. You would be better off following your own advice and lighten up in how you react to what you read on the Internet, and not try to teach others to reply so as to please you... ;)

Gauss? I woulda thought it was Panda !!!
 
I'm so sorry. I had no idea this thread that I started would have created such a problem. [saywhat]

I just wanted to learn a new technique. I had no idea to would have been interpreted as a form of theft. Well, I do appologize. :{

I originally did not ask the artist how to do that work. I asked him to recommend websites or books that taught him how to do that kind of work.

He did not so I had to come up with alternative methods to solve the problem. A person of quality intelligence could have figured it out on their own. I am not that intelligent. So, I had to ask around.

Anyway, I didn't want to duplicate his work. I was only interested in the effect. That way I could apply other ideas of my own to it. However, I had no idea that it would have been interpreted as theft.

So, for those of you I have offended with this thread. I am so sorry. I didn't mean to trespass in any way.

For those who would defend me. I thank you so much for that, however, do not be alarmed I didn't take offence at the accusation. This has not emotionally injured me in any way. If I had known this would had caused such a problem, I would have taken a more ethical approach at solving this problem. So, I am O.K. on this end. :)
 
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