I've tried doing this on similar close-ups of my own characters, but I can't get it as good as done here: I know it requires layers, and the smudge tool to get the results. But what is the technique used here where the lines are like 'marching ants"?------is this simply the 'magic wand' tool? I also reckon that Gaussian blur is used here also.
The steps are not made clear on this very effective technique---also the GIMP typeface/controls are not in English, but hopefully some good folks on here can recognize the style used here.....it's just the sort of thing I'm looking for to bring a bit of depth to my cartoon character shading.
I'd love to introduce this technique [ So far, I haven't been able to get the the dodge/burn tool to work as effectively as some other GIMP users can, but I'll certainly return to it].
I am always having a great problem while modeling knees and elbows. Some people say put three loops on knee and some people say put 5??.. If i put too many loops then it collapse while deforming and when i put less then it won't deform properly...
I just want to Know is there any effective topology technique for knees to deform naturally and which should look realistic while the character is on squatting positions.
I'm looking for a technique for removing the background from an image similar to the way noise canceling headphones work.
Prior to shooting the portrait, we took a picture of the background and then, without moving the camera, took the portrait so that we were left with two images, one with and one without the subject.
Noise canceling headphones cancel sound by emitting a sound wave that is the exact opposite of the sounds they pick up from the outside. I'm wondering if there is some technique that could be used to make all pixels in the background a specific color (by mixing with its "opposite") to then improve the functionality of the fuzzy select or select by color tools.
I'm trying to color a site plan and I'd like to add shadows to buildings and trees, but don't know how to go about it. Drop Shadow is not going to work--I need to do this somehow manually.
im using psp cs2. when placing images in the composition its easy to get lost and to have your images in a low resolution due to transformation. is there a way to see the effective ppi of a layer content? by effective ppi i mean the resolution of an image in perspective to its size.
Cloning usually applies to a single object. For example if I take a square and make a clone of it, make any changes to the original, the clone will change.
However, if there's a group of a square, a text saying HELLO, Â and a circle. I make a clone of this group. Then if I squeeze the only the circle in the original [thereby making it an ellipse], the clone won't change. Is there a way to do this?
lastly i'm creating graphics for some tshirts that i would to get printed but paint.net for example says that image xyz is 9cm wide when the truth is that if i import it to wordpad with 100% dimension it results 22cm Now how can i know the real dimensions of an image?
I recently upgraded to LR 4.1, and I'm having a problem with the spot removal tool. I have 100% opacity selected, but it's only partially removing spots - looks as though it's only operating around 50 or 60%. Is there a feathering or hardness setting hidden somewhere?
 What is the simplest, most effective way to mange a "main" cui globally, while allowing users to sustain their own workspace environment? In other words, I wish to globally administer the CUI by periodically adding various corporate settings (e.g., custom menus, ribbons, commands, etc). At the same time, I want each user to be allowed to keep their personal Workspace environment settings as desired.
 (setq nblock (vla-get-Effectivename(vlax-ename->vla-object block )))
I get the effective name dynamic block.  (if (nblock (= "test_block"));;;--->Which is the correct form? (command "_insert" "LABEL" pt1 "" "" "") );end if (if (nblock (= "test_block2"));;;;Which is the correct form? (command "_insert" "LABEL2" pt1 "" "" "" ) );end if repeat for all enames block  How i can select block to insert according to effective name?
I have a picture of my girlfriend in her underwear & I want to alter it in an artistic way so that I can use it for a CD cover. I was thinkin along the lines of makin the edges of her body neon or somethin but dunno how to do it. Any ideas?
I'm trying to duplicate this effect on a Shakira picture, but have had no luck at all. I need to know how the skin was made so light and sparkly. And the eyes and the eyeshadow, how was that done? Code:
I have am image of a map that I have been asked to detail an post to a web page. The map had been drawn out fairly well, but the lines that make up the drawing are jagged. I would like to be able to smooth out the lines so it makes the map more presentable.
I am trying to find out if anyone knows an easy step by step process to make a slide (like you mount photos in) or maybe a negative strip? They have an action at Photoshop for the slide process but the dpi is only 72 and I wanted to use this for a print, can I change the process in the action so the resolution is higher?
I need to know a good technique to make a page have the vellum texture and the shadowy look of an 1800's map as show in the link. I know you can use the burn tool to make shadows but I was wondering if there was another way to make it look more realistic.
I have been struggling to master the style used here by artist Joshua Budich, I have been searching the internet and spending many hours on photoshop the past few days trying to figure out how to add halftone/polka dots in the same colours, like the one used in the Star Wars print and the pattern used on Tyrell.
I've spent hours trying to recreate the grave rubbing technique in Photoshop and am getting very frustrated. I'm looking for something like the rubbing of the knight's shield from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (see attachment below).
I just want to display some block letters in the rubbing (i.e. "LOREM IPSUM DOLOREM EST").
I would like to cut out a cloud from one image and place it into the sky of another image. What is the best technique for preserving the transparent wispy edges like in the image below? The background is usually various gradient shades of blue.
ive had a graphic requested and they want an explosion in the background. Was wondering if anybody knew a good tutorial to make explosions or how to make them in general?
I would like to know to reduce a photograph to a simple drawing using a minimal number of colors such as 3 or 4, or even black and white. Here are a couple of samples of what I would like to be able to do. Is there a PS filter or technique that will do this type of thing?
I have KPT 5, and I see that it says that KPT needs to be updated to 5.01...and I looked everywhere to find the update...can anyone show me a link, or send me the file or something? I really want to use that Pank Metal, but I cant with KPT 5.
Im working on an official rap mixtape release for a well know los angeles dj and i was working on the cover and came across this image, i was wondering if anyone knows how to do that lighting effect.
The light is kind of exploding and looks like it has single lines in it, but i was wondering if someone could tell me how to achieve an effect like this.
