I was working on turning some of my photos into illustrations today for a project I'd eventually like to publish. It will be a while before it all comes together, but I'm pleased with how this shot came out. I took it on my first trip to Israel in the year 2000.
This is lovely, the colours pop and there is very nice detail. I really like how you've done the processing. What did you use to turn this into an illustration? I am interested in doing some shots that will have this sort of effect.
Thank you so much everyone! I'm glad you liked it as much as I did. And thanks Carole, Graham, Margo, Joyce, Jo, and ?? for the favs!!
@salza@whimsicalgrateful Thanks for asking about the processing Sally and Marta. I wish I could be more specific, but I confess, I get noodling around with this stuff and eventually forget all the particulars. But I can give you a general overview of what I did here. The shot was originally taken in 2000 with a Sony Cybershot. It was a pretty good camera as far as digital p & s go, but I was not anywhere near understanding how to use it! So the original shot did not have much color in the sky. After sharpening it a bit to bring out the stone work, I used an application that brought some of the color back in. I then bumped up the contrast (again to bring out the texture of the stone) and after that brought in more color (a second time) with an application that "enhanced colors"- probably my program's way of saying "saturation". I use Smart Photo Editor which has thousands of applications! After all the ground work is done (i.e. the picture is the way I like it and I'm satisfied!) I add the artistic effects. This one was listed under "Artistic" applications and as "Pencil Sketches". There were two with that name, but two different authors and I'm not sure whose I chose, but in the other the pencil strokes were too large and I definitely had this look in mind when I decided to turn my photo into an illustration. I know there were a few more things I did to this but I can't remember what they were called or even what they did other than balance the lighting and color. I remember at one point the bell wasn't showing up that well, so I did something to make that more visible. I'm sorry I can't be more specific- but if and when you're ready to do something like this on a picture, let me know, and I'll try to achieve it again on a different shot, marking the steps down as I go so that you can try it for yourself.
@whimsicalgrateful You're welcome! Always feel free to ask- I have no problem sharing my process- if I can remember it!! @prttblues Thanks Bev! @vesna0210 Thanks Vesna!
Thank you so much everyone! I'm glad you liked it as much as I did. And thanks Carole, Graham, Margo, Joyce, Jo, and ?? for the favs!!
@salza @whimsicalgrateful Thanks for asking about the processing Sally and Marta. I wish I could be more specific, but I confess, I get noodling around with this stuff and eventually forget all the particulars. But I can give you a general overview of what I did here. The shot was originally taken in 2000 with a Sony Cybershot. It was a pretty good camera as far as digital p & s go, but I was not anywhere near understanding how to use it! So the original shot did not have much color in the sky. After sharpening it a bit to bring out the stone work, I used an application that brought some of the color back in. I then bumped up the contrast (again to bring out the texture of the stone) and after that brought in more color (a second time) with an application that "enhanced colors"- probably my program's way of saying "saturation". I use Smart Photo Editor which has thousands of applications! After all the ground work is done (i.e. the picture is the way I like it and I'm satisfied!) I add the artistic effects. This one was listed under "Artistic" applications and as "Pencil Sketches". There were two with that name, but two different authors and I'm not sure whose I chose, but in the other the pencil strokes were too large and I definitely had this look in mind when I decided to turn my photo into an illustration. I know there were a few more things I did to this but I can't remember what they were called or even what they did other than balance the lighting and color. I remember at one point the bell wasn't showing up that well, so I did something to make that more visible. I'm sorry I can't be more specific- but if and when you're ready to do something like this on a picture, let me know, and I'll try to achieve it again on a different shot, marking the steps down as I go so that you can try it for yourself.
@anazad511 @fullcircle Thank you Ana and Cindy for the favs!!
@prttblues Thanks Bev!
@vesna0210 Thanks Vesna!