More recently, I became acquainted with Skylum’s, Luminar 4, and have fallen in love with its powerful editing tools (many of which use artificial intelligence) and its intuitive interface, and, most importantly, its compatibility with Topaz Labs tools, many of which can be invoked as plugins in Luminar 4. In the past year, I’ve begun using it to process select iPhone images, especially using Gigapixel AI to enlarge these smaller files for printing larger with integrity. I use this software, much of which employs artificial intelligence and machine learning, almost daily to process my Fuji and Lumix images, both color and infrared images, RAW and jpeg files.
During that time the tools have improved, new tools have been introduced, and older tools have been replaced or retired. Topaz Labs’ tools have been a part of my workflow for about six years. Sometimes things get a little crazy when you paint what you dream!….Share on Twitter Processed in Topaz Studio 2 The last step was using Topaz (see sidebar for website link) ReStyle Swamp and Sherpea Blue preset set to Screen blend mode in the plug-in and 44% layer opacity in PS to adjust the colors to match my dream. The little bubbles were from Lizard Queen Water brush 8. The bubbles were created using Grut’s FX IL Rinse Drip from his Inky Leaks Set (I love this brush set) and used Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layers with black layer masks to paint in the different color bubbles. The clover is from PixelSquid, my favorite resource for all kinds of odd things. So what I did here is basically just sketch this out and paint it. I see a lots of stories going on here – like flowers actually filling the sky with planets or moons? Or bubbles being shot at a target? Really? And what about those giant 3-leaf clovers guarding the bubble machines? Hum! So there you have it, the inside workings of my sleeping brain. Well that is what a lot of this image is showing – one of my very vivid dreams. Have you ever had a dream that just seems so vivid that you remember several parts of it. The last step added the text using Naive Deco Sans font.
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On a layer on top, a Spotlight Effect was created on the flower (see my How to Add a Spot of Light blog). (See my How to Create a Subtle Dodge and Burn Effect blog.) Some selective sharpening was done with a 50% gray layer and painting was done on the flowers using my SJ Pastel 3 Brush (see my How to Create my Favorite Brush blog). A little burning was done on a layer above to emphasize some of the flower lines a little.
Back in PS, On1 Photo Raw 2018 (see sidebar for website link) Effects was opened and their Glow Filter Orton Hear a Who preset at 75% opacity and the Noise Reduction filter Shadows preset was applied. Then the Precision Contrast filter was applied at 0.84 opacity and the Lighting Shadow set way down to give it a very dark background. This image used Topaz Studio’s (see sidebar for website link) Impression default with some slider changes including the Painting Progress slider at 0.60 – then painted out most of the effect off the flower. In Photoshop just practiced some of the things I have been learning about the various plug-ins filters. Used setting from Urban Walk 15 Vintage Street preset in Lightroom. Wishing everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving in the US with this perfectly colored Bird of Paradise bloom that was growing in my front yard.
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