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Please note - the images in this tutorial and directory, are not for snagging and posting in other groups. This is a PsP tutorial converted for use at IM. The PsP tute can be found at Raven's PsP Tutes, on page three. Dot Toning I like this effect so much that I had to try it at IM, and happily, it works! It's really easy and only requires 3 steps. BUT - Please read to the bottom, to save frustration. Before you choose an image you like, I recommend you practice with this one. Enter the url and view the image. Click on the COLORMAP tab. In the "number of colors" box put 2. Check these 3 boxes: dither, posterize, and measure error. Then click the quantize button. Your image should look like this Now go to effects and choose THRESHOLD. In the text box type 25%. Your image should look like this Go to composite and comp the original image using DARKEN. This is what the psp tute calls for, but multiply works just as well. I used gamma 1.6 to tone it down a bit. Your image should look like this Now, you're saying to yourself - hmmm, not much. And I said the same thing. But, look what happens when you composite with a different image. I took this tree and resized it to the same size as this. Then composited it using darken, and got this . Also comp'd over a green plant. Then I used this tree, resized to fit, followed the steps through threshold. Out and save. Then comp'd it over this, and got this. Same tree, did the colormap - skipped the threshold, comped over a blue swirled bg. Example 3 This face, colormap and threshold. No composite. Result Ok, now find an image you like and try your hand at it. There are a lot of nice images here that will work well with this, I think. The trees and face came from there. There are a couple of important things to remember. If you want your image smaller, resize all the components first. If you resize _after the toning, you lose a lot of the detail. When you get to the threshhold step - you will need to play with the %, depending on the image you chose. Start at 10-20% and work your way up. The lower the number the more white, the higher the number the more black. You want a happy medium - the most toning without losing too much detail. Have FUN! ©July 13, 2006 Club Chocolata Do not reproduce or duplicate this tute. Please post this page. |
