Figured it out. In PSP 7, click on the top folder where the action is located, then press the arrow button on the top right hand side. The press the save action.
--Hi, I have been experimenting in photoshop again LOL. I used this
image to create a painted effect. Create a duplicate layer. On the
new layer, name it dissolve. On the dissolve layer, to to filter
blur smart blur edge only and normal. I set the settings to 15% and
50% of the two things that are in smart blur. Cant remember what
they are called off hand as I am doing this from work LOL.
The image with now be black with white lines. Press Ctrl & I
together. This should inverse it and have white with black lines.
Create a third layer by making a duplicate of disolve. Call this
third layer soft and switch it off by clicking on the eye.
Now with the disolve layer add a layer mask and using a large soft
edge brush, changing the effect from normal to disolve, start
erasing the photo, as much as you want. As little or as much. Once
this is complete, turn back on your soft layer. Now finally blend
the third layer with soft light and it gives a wonderful painted
effect. To create the border, make sure you have black as your
background. Increase the canvas size to desired effect. This should
give you a black border. Using the colour picking tool I chose two
colours from the image. Use the magic wand to highlight the black
canvas and with the gradiaent tool set to fore to background, draw
a diagonal line from left to right. This should then fill in the
black canvas with the colours you have chosen. You can also add
some gausian Blur and noise if you wish to.. Hope this all makes
sense
Howie
Like I say it seems to work better on gloomy days and if you have a photo you may think to throw away, it might just give the oppurtunity to salvage it That was my idea anyhow At your suggestion I tried again on an image taken on a gloomy day.
I think this is more like it. Opinion, please.
--Hi, I have been experimenting in photoshop again LOL. I used this
image to create a painted effect. Create a duplicate layer. On the
new layer, name it dissolve. On the dissolve layer, to to filter
blur smart blur edge only and normal. I set the settings to 15% and
50% of the two things that are in smart blur. Cant remember what
they are called off hand as I am doing this from work LOL.
The image with now be black with white lines. Press Ctrl & I
together. This should inverse it and have white with black lines.
Create a third layer by making a duplicate of disolve. Call this
third layer soft and switch it off by clicking on the eye.
Now with the disolve layer add a layer mask and using a large soft
edge brush, changing the effect from normal to disolve, start
erasing the photo, as much as you want. As little or as much. Once
this is complete, turn back on your soft layer. Now finally blend
the third layer with soft light and it gives a wonderful painted
effect. To create the border, make sure you have black as your
background. Increase the canvas size to desired effect. This should
give you a black border. Using the colour picking tool I chose two
colours from the image. Use the magic wand to highlight the black
canvas and with the gradiaent tool set to fore to background, draw
a diagonal line from left to right. This should then fill in the
black canvas with the colours you have chosen. You can also add
some gausian Blur and noise if you wish to.. Hope this all makes
sense
Howie
Lynda
CP5000
http://www.pbase.com/lglogan/galleries
'I see the world through the lens of a camera. What an incredible
sight.'
Here is one of my samples of this effect. You can find more
samples at http://www.pbase.com/paul_stuckless/painting_effect . I
added some texture for effect to make it look more like a painting
than a photo. I have created an action for this to make is easier
if anyone is interested.
Howie Mudge wrote:
--
Paul S.
http://www.pbase.com/paul_stuckless
Howie
At your suggestion I tried again on an image taken on a gloomy day.
I think this is more like it. Opinion, please.
--Hi, I have been experimenting in photoshop again LOL. I used this
image to create a painted effect. Create a duplicate layer. On the
new layer, name it dissolve. On the dissolve layer, to to filter
blur smart blur edge only and normal. I set the settings to 15% and
50% of the two things that are in smart blur. Cant remember what
they are called off hand as I am doing this from work LOL.
The image with now be black with white lines. Press Ctrl & I
together. This should inverse it and have white with black lines.
Create a third layer by making a duplicate of disolve. Call this
third layer soft and switch it off by clicking on the eye.
Now with the disolve layer add a layer mask and using a large soft
edge brush, changing the effect from normal to disolve, start
erasing the photo, as much as you want. As little or as much. Once
this is complete, turn back on your soft layer. Now finally blend
the third layer with soft light and it gives a wonderful painted
effect. To create the border, make sure you have black as your
background. Increase the canvas size to desired effect. This should
give you a black border. Using the colour picking tool I chose two
colours from the image. Use the magic wand to highlight the black
canvas and with the gradiaent tool set to fore to background, draw
a diagonal line from left to right. This should then fill in the
black canvas with the colours you have chosen. You can also add
some gausian Blur and noise if you wish to.. Hope this all makes
sense
Howie
Lynda
CP5000
http://www.pbase.com/lglogan/galleries
'I see the world through the lens of a camera. What an incredible
sight.'
--Hi, I have been experimenting in photoshop again LOL. I used this
image to create a painted effect. Create a duplicate layer. On the
new layer, name it dissolve. On the dissolve layer, to to filter
blur smart blur edge only and normal. I set the settings to 15% and
50% of the two things that are in smart blur. Cant remember what
they are called off hand as I am doing this from work LOL.
The image with now be black with white lines. Press Ctrl & I
together. This should inverse it and have white with black lines.
Create a third layer by making a duplicate of disolve. Call this
third layer soft and switch it off by clicking on the eye.
Now with the disolve layer add a layer mask and using a large soft
edge brush, changing the effect from normal to disolve, start
erasing the photo, as much as you want. As little or as much. Once
this is complete, turn back on your soft layer. Now finally blend
the third layer with soft light and it gives a wonderful painted
effect. To create the border, make sure you have black as your
background. Increase the canvas size to desired effect. This should
give you a black border. Using the colour picking tool I chose two
colours from the image. Use the magic wand to highlight the black
canvas and with the gradiaent tool set to fore to background, draw
a diagonal line from left to right. This should then fill in the
black canvas with the colours you have chosen. You can also add
some gausian Blur and noise if you wish to.. Hope this all makes
sense
Howie
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Here is one of my samples of this effect. You can find more
samples at http://www.pbase.com/paul_stuckless/painting_effect . I
added some texture for effect to make it look more like a painting
than a photo. I have created an action for this to make is easier
if anyone is interested.
Howie Mudge wrote:
--
Paul S.
http://www.pbase.com/paul_stuckless
