Hans Loepfe , Jan 27, 2012; 01:16 a.m.
Hello
curious to know how this Digital Effects wizzardry is/can be done.
Has anyone clues, ideas and/or sugesstions?
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ann clancy , Jan 27, 2012; 06:26 a.m.
Perhaps liquify filter in PS.
It is similar to what we would do with manipulating sx-70 polariod film. I have been working on trying to recreate that style since the film is no longer available.
ANd yes I know about the Impossible project film but I don't care about the results with the new version.
thom polimeros 
, Jan 27, 2012; 08:03 a.m.
could be done using the Topaz Clean plug-in
Tom Mann 
, Jan 27, 2012; 09:19 a.m.
Topaz Clean can give similar looks, but it's not quite the same. I'd bet they used the "Oil Paint" preset in Pixel Bender.
Tom M
A quick example of Pixel Bender randomly applied to an image I happened to be working on for another thread.
Tom Mann , Jan 27, 2012; 09:56 a.m.
Just for comparison, this is about the closest I could come using Topaz "Clean"...
FYI, there is a program called "Fractalis" that also give similar looks to those produced by "Clean".
Topaz "Clean" applied to same base image
Tom Mann , Jan 27, 2012; 09:59 a.m.
You should also be aware that digital painting programs such as Corel Painter, Fotosketcher, Dynamic AutoPainter, etc. can also produce effects similar to those produced by Pixel Bender ... some more automatically than others.
Tom M
Mathew Hargreaves , Jan 27, 2012; 04:31 p.m.
I like it but am getting seasick. :-)
Mathew
Tom Mann , Jan 27, 2012; 04:54 p.m.
Mathew, you'll notice that although I knew how to obtain the effect the OP wanted and could answer their question, I refrained from saying whether or not I like or use it. ;-)
If being seasick isn't bad enough, and you really want a laugh, try applying the effect to a photographic portrait, hoping that you might be able to turn it into a photo of an oil painting with the click of a button. When I first installed Pixel Bender, I tried it out on a photo of my wife. When she saw it, she shrieked, "GET RID OF IT ! ! ! It makes my skin look like a 3000 year old mummy. No woman will like that!".
IMHO, if one is into abstracts / cartoons / ancient elves and Yoda-like creatures, this Pixel Bender preset might see some use, but for general / conventional photography, I suspect it will see limited use.
Joking aside, in the examples above, I applied the effect to a 700 pixel wide image. If you apply it to a full rez image, the texture of the simulated brushstrokes will almost certainly be much finer and may be a bit more believable as brushstrokes.
Tom M
Hans Loepfe , Jan 28, 2012; 12:21 a.m.
Cool, Pixel Bender works just fine, thanks for the answers.
Skating on Blackice
Tom Mann , Jan 28, 2012; 03:59 a.m.
Nice, Hans. Glad to have helped out.
Now, after seeing an example of how you are thinking of applying it to landscapes, you might want to consider a mix of Thom P's recommendation, ie, Topaz "Clean", plus Topaz "Simplify", and Pixel Bender. For example, attached is a shot I took on film near Steamboat, Colorado several years ago, to which I applied just "Clean" and "Simplify" when Topaz first put those plugins on the market.
Tom M
Example of processing a conventional moon over mountain shot with Topaz "Clean" and a bit of Topaz "Simplify"
