Bear Skullz

Hope this doesn't scare anyone

Picture of a bear skull taken at our local county fair. Lost track of all the steps I went through to get this result. Was going to actually draw the cross-hatching manually but got lazy (thanx photoshop).



Still have a way to go before I'm finished but had to post anyway.

I like the "creepy' ones.

Very neat Shane! I like the effect you have gotten here. You should have written down the steps!

Cheers!

Furrukh

shane said:

Hope this doesn't scare anyone
Picture of a bear skull taken at our local county fair. Lost track of
all the steps I went through to get this result. Was going to actually
draw the cross-hatching manually but got lazy (thanx photoshop).



Still have a way to go before I'm finished but had to post anyway.

I like the "creepy' ones.

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Furrukh said:

Very neat Shane! I like the effect you have gotten here. You should have
written down the steps!

Cheers!

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Thanks Furrukh. Ok, here goes.

1. Lasso around the skull (original had blue velvet background).

2. Copy layer & Clean, clean, clean (eraser tool).

3. Marquee tooled ½ the skull & copied layer twice.
4. Chalk & Charcoal filter one half, then a graphic pen filter on the same half.

5. Duplicated full skull, rotated it in another open file & re-sized then drug it back.
6. Used a sphere filter on the mouth & teeth of the rotated layers.

7. Rendered the sandstone texture in Bryce 4 & did the same with it as I did the front skull, whew!

I almost dig the background more than the whole image. Wish the original photo was more in focus.

Member said:

Member said:

Member said:

Hope this doesn't scare anyone

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Picture of a bear skull taken at our local county fair. Lost track of
all the steps I went through to get this result. Was going to actually
draw the cross-hatching manually but got lazy (thanx photoshop).



Still have a way to go before I'm finished but had to post anyway.

I like the "creepy' ones.

Click to expand...

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shane said:

Hope this doesn't scare anyone
Picture of a bear skull taken at our local county fair. Lost track of
all the steps I went through to get this result. Was going to actually
draw the cross-hatching manually but got lazy (thanx photoshop).



Still have a way to go before I'm finished but had to post anyway.

I like the "creepy' ones.

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Bears are strange creatures. Not as strange as humans, but never the less strange. They're very secretive and shy unless you step on a sleeping one, mess with their babies or mess with their food such as a kill they've made.

There's and old recipe for cooking a black bear. Put the meat in a pot with a rock. Cover with water. Boil meat and rock for 8 hours, adding water as needed. After 8 hours throw the bear meat away and eat the rock!

Not true! When I worked in the high Cascades many years ago, a buddy of mine invited me on a bear hunt. He knew what he was doing. I learned a lot about bears from him. That meat was the best I've ever eaten. On a scale of 1 to 10 I'd give it an 85. For real. Again, about 15 years ago I was invited on a bear hunt as a back up to an old friend who thought that he may not be able to keep up with the dogs. I got 10 lbs of meat. Same taste. 85 on a scale of 1 to 10. I've lost the killer instinct and don't need to hunt any more. Bears are getting scarce. I'd rather photograph them if possible.

Nice shot. Photoshop is a kick isn't it? I enjoy doing the same as you're doing with the bear skull. Pick a subject and start manipulating. I think it's a better way to learn Photoshop well than reading a book.

The next time I'm up in Nevada, I'm gonna get some shots of my grand ma when she lived up in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. She had a pet bear. The shots are black and white and well done. Invision a beautiful woman with a parasal and full 1890s clothing with a bear on a leash.

Thanks Shane! I meant that you should have written down the steps so that you would not forget them, and then you could tell us what the steps were that you had not forgotten, because you had written them down! It is getting late and my sentences are not making any sense any more.

Good night, and Cheers!

Furrukh

shane said:

Furrukh said:

Very neat Shane! I like the effect you have gotten here. You should have
written down the steps!

Cheers!

Click to expand...

Thanks Furrukh. Ok, here goes.

1. Lasso around the skull (original had blue velvet background).

2. Copy layer & Clean, clean, clean (eraser tool).

3. Marquee tooled ½ the skull & copied layer twice.
4. Chalk & Charcoal filter one half, then a graphic pen filter on the
same half.
5. Duplicated full skull, rotated it in another open file & re-sized
then drug it back.
6. Used a sphere filter on the mouth & teeth of the rotated layers.
7. Rendered the sandstone texture in Bryce 4 & did the same with it as I
did the front skull, whew!

I almost dig the background more than the whole image. Wish the original
photo was more in focus.

shane said:

shane said:

shane said:

Hope this doesn't scare anyone

Click to expand...

Picture of a bear skull taken at our local county fair. Lost track of
all the steps I went through to get this result. Was going to actually
draw the cross-hatching manually but got lazy (thanx photoshop).



Still have a way to go before I'm finished but had to post anyway.

I like the "creepy' ones.

Click to expand...

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Rob Patterson said:

shane said:

Hope this doesn't scare anyone
Picture of a bear skull taken at our local county fair. Lost track of
all the steps I went through to get this result. Was going to actually
draw the cross-hatching manually but got lazy (thanx photoshop).



Still have a way to go before I'm finished but had to post anyway.

I like the "creepy' ones.

Click to expand...

Bears are strange creatures. Not as strange as humans, but never the
less strange.

Nice shot. Photoshop is a kick isn't it? I enjoy doing the same as
you're doing with the bear skull. Pick a subject and start manipulating.
I think it's a better way to learn Photoshop well than reading a book.

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Thanks Rob, Photoshop rules!

I fully agree, exploration can lead to some of the coolest results. The original shot was very lifeless.

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The next time I'm up in Nevada, I'm gonna get some shots of my grand ma
when she lived up in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. She had a pet bear.
The shots are black and white and well done. Invision a beautiful woman
with a parasal and full 1890s clothing with a bear on a leash.

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Can't wait to see these!

As much time as I have spent in the North Cascades, I still haven't "seen" one in it's natuaral habitat, amazing.

shane said:

As much time as I have spent in the North Cascades, I still haven't
"seen" one in it's natuaral habitat, amazing.

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Start talking to bee keepers. Get your camera set up for night shots. Should probably have a good high powered flash.

Bee Keepers start putting their hives out all throughout the Cascades in spring time. The bears move in. Bee Keepers hate the bears. A lot of valuable honey and hives are destroyed by the bears. They'd be happy to have someone standing guard, so to speak at a site that is having bear problems.

Chances of you being attacked are somewhere between slim and none. However, if it's a sow with cubs you may be putting yourself in danger. They don't like to be interrupted from their meal either. Bear attacks are far rarer than hunting magazines would have you believe. They do occur. About 50 people get beat up or killed by bears in the U.S. every year. Black bears are more dangerous than grizzlies. A griz will knock you flat. If you live through the blow, chances are you'll survive. Black bears are responsible for most of the deaths from bear attacks. The reason being, is the way they attack. They won't leave you alone once they attack. They just keep on attacking until your a piece of hamburger. I'd carry a shot gun with buck shot or a heavy pistol for protection if necessary. I wish I still lived up north. Just talking about photographing wild bears makes me want to give it a try.

Cool shane. Looks like fun.
Just a quick question, what is Bryce 4?

gordon
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shane said:

Furrukh said:

Very neat Shane! I like the effect you have gotten here. You should have
written down the steps!

Cheers!

Click to expand...

Thanks Furrukh. Ok, here goes.

1. Lasso around the skull (original had blue velvet background).

2. Copy layer & Clean, clean, clean (eraser tool).

3. Marquee tooled ½ the skull & copied layer twice.
4. Chalk & Charcoal filter one half, then a graphic pen filter on the
same half.
5. Duplicated full skull, rotated it in another open file & re-sized
then drug it back.
6. Used a sphere filter on the mouth & teeth of the rotated layers.
7. Rendered the sandstone texture in Bryce 4 & did the same with it as I
did the front skull, whew!

I almost dig the background more than the whole image. Wish the original
photo was more in focus.

shane said:

shane said:

shane said:

Hope this doesn't scare anyone

Click to expand...

Picture of a bear skull taken at our local county fair. Lost track of
all the steps I went through to get this result. Was going to actually
draw the cross-hatching manually but got lazy (thanx photoshop).

Still have a way to go before I'm finished but had to post anyway.

I like the "creepy' ones.

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Thanks GC!

Bryce 4 is a 3-D background & modeling program. Great for landscapes or objects. Cheapest I found it was through Egghead.com for $150.00.
There are more of my Bryce examples here.
http://members3.clubphoto.com/shane248963/Bizarre__Fun/
To really see what Bryce is capable of check these out Gordon.
http://www.chucko.com/:80/~calyxa/pearl/galleries.html

GC said:

gordon
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shane said:

Furrukh said:

Very neat Shane! I like the effect you have gotten here. You should have
written down the steps!

Cheers!

Click to expand...

Thanks Furrukh. Ok, here goes.

1. Lasso around the skull (original had blue velvet background).

2. Copy layer & Clean, clean, clean (eraser tool).

3. Marquee tooled ½ the skull & copied layer twice.
4. Chalk & Charcoal filter one half, then a graphic pen filter on the
same half.
5. Duplicated full skull, rotated it in another open file & re-sized
then drug it back.
6. Used a sphere filter on the mouth & teeth of the rotated layers.
7. Rendered the sandstone texture in Bryce 4 & did the same with it as I
did the front skull, whew!

I almost dig the background more than the whole image. Wish the original
photo was more in focus.

GC said:

GC said:

GC said:

Hope this doesn't scare anyone

Click to expand...

Picture of a bear skull taken at our local county fair. Lost track of
all the steps I went through to get this result. Was going to actually
draw the cross-hatching manually but got lazy (thanx photoshop).

Still have a way to go before I'm finished but had to post anyway.

I like the "creepy' ones.

Click to expand...

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Whoa, they're even scarier without the flesh! Nice effect with the Photoshop. I wish I have that kind of creativity

Thanks.

shane said:

Hope this doesn't scare anyone
Picture of a bear skull taken at our local county fair. Lost track of
all the steps I went through to get this result. Was going to actually
draw the cross-hatching manually but got lazy (thanx photoshop).



Still have a way to go before I'm finished but had to post anyway.

I like the "creepy' ones.

Click to expand...

Thanks for the info. Looks like a neat tool. Interesting pictures on your album.

How come everything is a few hundred bucks. This is getting to be an expensive hobby. I think I'll stick with good old basic editing on PS for now.

gordon

shane said:

GC said:

gordon
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shane said:

Furrukh said:

Very neat Shane! I like the effect you have gotten here. You should have
written down the steps!

Cheers!

Click to expand...

Thanks Furrukh. Ok, here goes.

1. Lasso around the skull (original had blue velvet background).

2. Copy layer & Clean, clean, clean (eraser tool).

3. Marquee tooled ½ the skull & copied layer twice.
4. Chalk & Charcoal filter one half, then a graphic pen filter on the
same half.
5. Duplicated full skull, rotated it in another open file & re-sized
then drug it back.
6. Used a sphere filter on the mouth & teeth of the rotated layers.
7. Rendered the sandstone texture in Bryce 4 & did the same with it as I
did the front skull, whew!

I almost dig the background more than the whole image. Wish the original
photo was more in focus.

shane said:

shane said:

shane said:

Hope this doesn't scare anyone

Click to expand...

Picture of a bear skull taken at our local county fair. Lost track of
all the steps I went through to get this result. Was going to actually
draw the cross-hatching manually but got lazy (thanx photoshop).

Still have a way to go before I'm finished but had to post anyway.

I like the "creepy' ones.

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A couple hundred seems to be the going rate for most everything today. The program I would really like (Maya & or 3D Studio Max), cost 4K too much! Bryce is a nice alternative until prices drop (dreamer).
Cool thing about PS is I find something new to do every time I open it.

GC said:

gordon

shane said:

GC said:

gordon
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shane said:

Furrukh said:

Very neat Shane! I like the effect you have gotten here. You should have
written down the steps!

Cheers!

Click to expand...

Thanks Furrukh. Ok, here goes.

1. Lasso around the skull (original had blue velvet background).

2. Copy layer & Clean, clean, clean (eraser tool).

3. Marquee tooled ½ the skull & copied layer twice.
4. Chalk & Charcoal filter one half, then a graphic pen filter on the
same half.
5. Duplicated full skull, rotated it in another open file & re-sized
then drug it back.
6. Used a sphere filter on the mouth & teeth of the rotated layers.
7. Rendered the sandstone texture in Bryce 4 & did the same with it as I
did the front skull, whew!

I almost dig the background more than the whole image. Wish the original
photo was more in focus.

Member said:

Member said:

Member said:

Hope this doesn't scare anyone

Click to expand...

Picture of a bear skull taken at our local county fair. Lost track of
all the steps I went through to get this result. Was going to actually
draw the cross-hatching manually but got lazy (thanx photoshop).

Still have a way to go before I'm finished but had to post anyway.

I like the "creepy' ones.

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shane said:

Hope this doesn't scare anyone

I like the "creepy' ones.

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Howdy!

Here's a self portrait that fits this thread...



I found this skull while travelling through Canada and Alaska last year. (I had been camping out in the woods and found the remains of this bear, apparently killed by humans for its paws.)

I figured I would post it here for obvious resasons, and you like creepy ones, and well... the self portrait challenge thread was full.

. paul

We should start a "most bizarre self portrait" thread!
Too funny Paul, the eye's really make it complete

Paul Schwartz said:

shane said:

Hope this doesn't scare anyone

I like the "creepy' ones.

Click to expand...

Howdy!

Here's a self portrait that fits this thread...



I found this skull while travelling through Canada and Alaska last year.
(I had been camping out in the woods and found the remains of this bear,
apparently killed by humans for its paws.)

I figured I would post it here for obvious resasons, and you like creepy
ones, and well... the self portrait challenge thread was full.

. paul

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Shane, I like this one even better. The eyes, so high up, are very effective.

Cheers!

Furrukh

shane said:

Paul Schwartz said:

shane said:

Hope this doesn't scare anyone

I like the "creepy' ones.

Click to expand...

Howdy!

Here's a self portrait that fits this thread...



I found this skull while travelling through Canada and Alaska last year.
(I had been camping out in the woods and found the remains of this bear,
apparently killed by humans for its paws.)

I figured I would post it here for obvious resasons, and you like creepy
ones, and well... the self portrait challenge thread was full.

. paul

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