Theme: Frog Blur and FYI

[Dave Phillips]

Kind of throwing an extra post up here that may give some a few ideas.
I know a couple have mentioned being at a loss for blurs. It's new to
me to. I try to visualize what I want, then execute it....but often end up
playing and then I discover what I should have visualized in the first place.
And I have not yet tried the in-cam blurs....have seen some great ones by Frans Lanting

Here is a frog blur....details below.
Thanks for looking in and c/c

[Dave Phillips]

Here (sort of) is the workflow for above image, I forget
some of the steps in my old age. This week is first time
to try this blurr stuff!

Started with this image as 1600 x 1200....just a little juvie frog.
http://i30.tinypic.com/5b71vm.jpg

Used Dave Seeram's illustration action and some texturing
http://i31.tinypic.com/2801ieu.jpg

Made a very very loose selection of the frog, inverted, strong motion
blur and refined blended the edges by painting on a layer mask around
around frog and tree. Added a green/yellow gradient.
Frosted Glass distortion to break the smoothness.
I thought I was finished, then came the zoom blur around an eye selection, normal
blend mode at about 75%. Saturation boost. During the process, there
are several different opacity changes etc.....just tweaks to personal taste.
Flatten it all and save whatever sizes one wants.
http://i27.tinypic.com/2rhqxic.jpg

Hope this gives some ideas......if not, just don't sleep for 3 days.
The blurs will come naturally!!

[denise ippolito]

Dave, That is a great tutorial and I think you are so kind to share that with all of us!! BTW -Your frog rocks!!!!Now off to google Franz Lanting!!!

[Dave Phillips]

Dave, That is a great tutorial and I think you are so kind to share that with all of us!! BTW -Your frog rocks!!!!Now off to google Franz Lanting!!!

thank you young lady....just trying to spark some ideas.
That should have been Frans Lanting

[denise ippolito]

Dave, Yes I did get it-Very cool images and I still haven't finished taking them all in!!!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Dave,
Thanks so much for this tute mate - you do indeed rock. I won't have a lot of time this week to play with blurs, so I may not get to post a lot at all. But next week I have a week off, so I'll fit the upcoming themes into my brain and spend a day just working on those.
What a bummer for me. :(

[Dave Phillips]

thank you Denise and Akos........hope this little effort helps someone

[Indranil Sircar]

Dave, this is an amazing art. Thanks for showing the way. Very familiar with Frans Lanting's work. Attended his seminar and have some of his works.

[Harold Davis]

that is one funky frog!!!! thanks for the tutorial. will give it a try soon.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Really turned out well Dave. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and how the radial blur looks like rays of light. Neat illustration effect too!

[Fabs Forns]

Thanks for a beautiful image and the tutorial :)

[Gus Cobos]

I like it Dave...superb, and a good feel to it...:cool: