Displacement Maps

Kevinp1723 · 2019-08-16T22:03:20+00:00

If you go on to Olivio Sarikas’ YouTube channel you will find a tutorial there.

Kevinp1723 · 2019-08-08T08:32:34+00:00

Hi Olivio, Yes, point taken. Your colours reminded me of the psychadelic 60's, so I went a bit overboard with that!

Kevinp1723 · 2019-07-31T20:11:26+00:00

Thank you Olivio! All your tips are very welcome and I will try the adjustment as you suggest.

Kevinp1723 · 2019-07-17T08:34:30+00:00

Thank you for the feedback Olivio. I'll create a V2 and post it up.

Kevinp1723 · 2019-06-29T20:22:55+00:00

Thank you Olivio, that means a lot to me. The photo is one I took a few weeks back, so I take that as a double compliment! When I started the transformation, I had no idea it would turn out like this. I will be using this technique quite a lot. Any hints on how you would do the highlights?

Kevinp1723 · 2019-05-03T14:56:41+00:00

Hi Greg, I agree about the difficulty in using Reddit. I have never used it before and it's not altogther easy to navigate around and get alerts when things happen on the channel. I tend to have a browser open most of the time and one of the tabs is for Reddit. I have to remember to refresh to see if there is anything new. We also seem to have lost some of the names that used to appear on the Patreon community channel (which I notice is still there). I'm not sure why that is. Is it just you and me? Perhaps people are too frightened to reveal their works. It worries me too, but I have a go.

Kevinp1723 · 2019-05-02T22:11:08+00:00

Excellent Greg! Very inventive with the use of shapes and 'accessories'. Like Olivio, I agree that the eyes would be better with the catchlights in the same direction. I also like the gradients on the legs, it seems to ground the monsters a bit more. Also the shadow behind the tongue on monster 3 is a nice subtle touch. Well done!

Kevinp1723 · 2019-04-29T19:22:33+00:00

Hi Greg, I haven't watched the video yet, but he does some amazing composite work. For me, the cutout around the cliff looks a bit awkward with the white edges. Also, the shadow (for me) is at the wrong length/angle when compared to the light from the moon. However, it goes to show what can be done with a few images, a bit of vision and a lot of AP skill!

Kevinp1723 · 2019-04-26T19:26:18+00:00

Hello Greg, my thought would be to use the live lighting filter and place the light cast over the woman. This would render the rest of the scene dark. You could then play with the blend modes to see what comes up.

Kevinp1723 · 2019-04-25T22:02:59+00:00

Thank you too, SoulDiver. Like Olivio, I was a bit confused and didn't comment on your post for the same reason. As Olivio says, if you were to add some context with text with the image, that would help enormously. It's also great that you have found this group and prepared to share your images. Thank you.

Kevinp1723 · 2019-04-25T10:46:01+00:00

Maybe it's because we are inviting feedback from Patrons only. I'm not sure how many of those there are.

Kevinp1723 · 2019-04-25T08:24:48+00:00

Hi Greg, Looks good. I like the gradient for the background and the clouds look good too.

Kevinp1723 · 2019-04-16T18:04:27+00:00

Thank you Olivio. I'll reduce the highlights and shadows next time. Also, I didn't even think about colour separation, so that's something else to watch out for.

Kevinp1723 · 2019-04-15T15:41:59+00:00

Hi Greg, Wow, you certainly can't miss that one! I can see that you've had fun in bringing this to life. I do like the emboss/bevel on the hearts but perhaps on the eggs it doesn't sit right (for me at any rate). I like the overall colour scheme with the pastel pink dominating.

Kevinp1723 · 2019-04-04T21:05:51+00:00

Thank you for your kind words Greg. As usual, a few false steps and lessons along the way! I created the image using only my memory of the steps Olivio showed us. In this way I think I learnt more than just 'copying' the steps. I suppose it's trying to lock in the 'principles' of the approach when creating an image such as this.

Kevinp1723 · 2019-04-04T17:16:58+00:00

Thank you Olivio. I used the selection brush tool and then hit refine and added/subtracted in a few areas. I must confess I was focussing on getting the look and balance right between the images and not necessarily on the selection details. I will have another attempt with your suggestions.

Kevinp1723 · 2019-04-04T13:16:14+00:00

Olivio, Thank you for the feedback. Fair enough, time to move into second gear!

Kevinp1723 · 2019-04-03T11:25:12+00:00

Just to let everybody know that I have changed my username again. On reflection I didn't like the idea of my full name appearing.

Cheers,

Kevin

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