The wires were removed – I wanted to leave them in, but the original image did not show the wires strong enough to see them in the colorized image. Had to straighten the image using the Camera Raw Filter’s Geometry panel. Also loved the silhouette sitting outside the store. Loved the sign that shows all the items offered, definitely a precursor to Walmart. Just enjoyed taking this image from (click to see original B&W image) and converting it into a colorized image. (See my Fun Photoshop Blog A Few Photoshop and Lightroom Tips and Tricks – Step 2 for info on this – really easy to do and look great on images!) That was it – it was really fun and relaxing to do!….Digital Lady Syd Last step involved adding darken and lighten layers using Sam Peterson’s colors and brush to draw attention to the boys face. A Color Lookup Adjustment Layer using On1’s Loyalty Reward for May 2022’s Fun in the Sun6 LUT was added and set to 27% – really brightened up the image. The Sharpen Tool was used on a separate layer to sharpen up the eyes a little. Black & White, Curves, and Levels Adjustment Layers were added on top. One brush used was Kyle’s Real Watercolor-80 Round brush set to Normal brush mode to paint the face and body of the child. Then on various layers in PS, different parts were painted using PS brushes to add more defined strokes and to clean up some of the Studio stroke overlap. It really is a faux digital painted image as the background painted effect used Topaz Studio ( AI Remix – 0.69 opacity and Normal mode, Velvet Abstract preset set to Style Strength High, Brightness 0, Contrast 1.00, Sat 0.75, Hue 0, Smooth Edge 0.20, Sharpness 0.47, and Suppress Artifacts 0 Impression – 1.00 opacity and Normal mode, Type 16 Stroke, Number of Strokes Med, Stroke Length 0.56, and Painting Progress 0.16 – painted out the turtle and child and Texture – and Background Type Original and Precision Detail – 1.00 opacity and Normal mode, Overall Small 0.60, and Lighting Midtones -0.47). The photo background was very busy so I decided to try some digital effects to the image. This image was taken on the Big Island in Hawaii at a small shopping center near Waimea – I wish I knew who did the original piece of sculpture as it is quite striking and beautiful. (See my Texture Brush You Tube video on how to do this.) Last step involved adding the old Nik Viveza 2 plug in, which never lets me down……Digital Lady Syd Then a brush I made from FrenchKiss’s Tableaux Mirage was added at 3800 pixels and stamped on top using white – set layer opacity to 63%. A Hue/Saturation adjustment layer was added to tweak the colors a bit. A couple Color Lookup adjustment layers were added (PS Futuristic Bleak preset set to Color blend mode and Scott Kelby’s Deep Blue preset set to Multiply blend mode and 19% layer opacity). The products they do have are great – I love this company – but I am crushed that their creative products are no longer available, including the fabulous Impression. Unfortunately Topaz Studio 2 is no longer available for purchase for several months now. Topaz Studio 2 was then opened and the Impression filter Degas Dancers preset was applied as is. A solid color blue fill adjustment layer was placed under the masked layer. It took awhile to remove the flower petals from the background – had to do a lot by hand with a hard round 4-pixel brush in the layer mask to get a good result. Just had fun using some of my favorite plug-ins that seem to be disappearing from the scene. The above was taken in my front yard – these lilies grow like crazy down here in Florida but I really like them.
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