Originally Posted by
Michael Gerald-Yamasaki
Anita,
Greetings. I'm pretty happy with the OP. What I like is that Impression uses an original image to inform what brush stroke it uses when repainting a new image. The brush stroke is modified to the users instructions as to size and shape and a number of other characteristics (paint volume and opacity, stoke length, etc,). So, with the OP I used Impression with a thin brush with a longish stroke (the colored pencil preset) such that the oof areas were repainted with a pencil sketch detail.
I overlay blended the original on the pencil sketch (I may have done this more than once). And adjusted luminance tonality with Nik SIlver Efex (a b&w conversion to just impact the luminance) then luminance blend to bring back the color. The textured background was a bonus that emphasizes the contrast to the white flower and to my eye lifts it off the page. The impact on the greenery seems to work in the same manner but perhaps some of the form is lost (though that may have been a distraction from the main event).
I'm happiest with the detail lent to the middle unfolding petal. It's translucence flattened the contrast in that region and in the original shot is just a blur.
In any event, I learned a lot about using Impression as a tool for creating images to my taste from working this image. It's pretty fun to use I expect it will become a mainstay in my toolset.
Maybe more than what you were asking, but thanks for the interest.
Cheers,
-Michael-