Tiger Sketch mode Fractalius

[Ian McHenry]

Just got the demo version of Fractalius and used Sketch BW 01 to convert to sketch.
Adjusted to sepia.
Cheers: Ian Mc

[Cheryl Slechta]

Ian, nice work! I'm really liking the BW part of fractalius.:) I like the conversion to sepia.

[Ian McHenry]

Thanks Cheryl
So many unusual options with this software.
Interesting to think of which images will suit particular options.
Cheers: Ian Mc

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Really like it Ian, has a great feel to it, and I love all the lines coming out of the main subject and the monochromatic scheme.

[Julian Mole]

Hello Ian,

That's a really nice effect you've created, it really draws my eye in and I find myself following the patterns around the image. It would look great as a large print hanging on the wall.

[Ian McHenry]

Thanks Jackie & Julian
Comments much appreciated.
Cheers: Ian Mc

[denise ippolito]

Ian, I can almost see this tiger jumping out of the screen. Great job w/ the monochromatic scheme to get the separation needed to make this succeed. I like the sepia tone also. I think it might also be nice to mask back in the eyes-just another version though this one is lovely.

[Ian McHenry]

Thanks Denise
As I have PSE I would probably have to use Topaz Remask 2 to mask in eyes.
Any suggestions as to how to do this or will i just have to make a new layer and delete eveything but the eyes and then merge layers?
Cheers: Ian Mc

[Dave Phillips]

Thanks Denise
As I have PSE I would probably have to use Topaz Remask 2 to mask in eyes.
Any suggestions as to how to do this or will i just have to make a new layer and delete eveything but the eyes and then merge layers?
Cheers: Ian Mc

Ian, just duplicate the layer before running Fractalius(or any other filter).
Run the filter on the new layer and simply erase to reveal the yes....you can set your eraser to
different opacities and edge hardness for varied revealing. This is like masking, but you cannot put back what
you erased like you can when masking

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Not trying to step on any toes here, but I like it just the way it's presented.

[Dave Phillips]

Not trying to step on any toes here, but I like it just the way it's presented.

Ian asked how to reveal the eyes

[denise ippolito]

Ian, Dave covered it. But since you've already done this image you could take the original image you started w/ and bring it into photoshop along w/ this frac. copy and stack the images. Putting the frac. copy on top. Then add a layer mask to it and you can mask them in.

Jackie, just offering ideas that Ian may choose to use for this image or he may choose to use it for different images.

[Dave Phillips]

Ian, Dave covered it. But since you've already done this image you could take the original image you started w/ and bring it into photoshop along w/ this frac. copy and stack the images. Putting the frac. copy on top. Then add a layer mask to it and you can mask them in.

He has Elements........no layer masking capability AFAIK

[denise ippolito]

Oh, I missed that thanks.:)

[Ian McHenry]

Thanks again Dave, Jackie & Denise
Appreciate your time and suggestions.
Cheers: Ian Mc

[Ian McHenry]

OK it worked !!!
Followed Dave's suggestion and used original image to get the eyes on duplicate layer with Topaz Remask 2.
Then another duplicate layer for Fractalius edit.
Then hid original layer and merged other two.
Here is the result.
Thanks again y'all.
Cheers: Ian Mc

[denise ippolito]

Wow! I love it. It really has alot of impact. The orig. is nice also.

[Patti Edens]

I like both of these, but the first a bit better. I like the color tone better and the fact that the tiger is more hidden.