old granary

[Cheryl Flory]

just saw this abandoned granary in town yesterday. But I think I kind of went overboard with the
Fractalius filter. lol perhaps if it wasn't so dark then you could distinguish the building.

[Cheryl Flory]

this is how I adjusted the image, before the fract filter.
what do you suggest?

[Andrew McLachlan]

I like the fractalius the way it is Cheryl and the original is pretty cool too. Have tried putting the fractalius filter on a background layer and the reduce the opacity of that layer to bring back some of the original capture also. It might give you a third, cool version of this old building.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Cheryl, I agree with Andrew, if you use fractalius on a background copy you can reduce the opacity or use different blending modes to change the look. Here's a quick example - I used Fractalius Crayon Wide with a reduced opacity. I know it's not the look you were after (which I really like) but a different look. I love the base image:)

[denise ippolito]

Cheryl, The fract looks good. The building looks a bit tight in the frame. I think Andrew offers a good solution for the detail. I do like the look of the building-it reminds me of a haunted house.

[Kerry Perkins]

Cheryl, I like the heavy use of the fract filter in this one. I think the hint of building is enough for my imagination to work on and fill in the rest. If it were mine, I would just paint out the effect in the sky, so that you have a nice solid background for the building to help reinforce the structure. Cool! :cool:

[Cheryl Flory]

Thanks, everyone! I appreciate your comments! :D Denise, the building is too tight in the frame, but at that point there were some ugly distractions which I could not clone out. Perhaps leave them in, anyway?

[denise ippolito]

Cheryl, Maybe the filter would eliminate most of them?:) I do like Cheryl S's. post also. It is an interesting base image.

[Indranil Sircar]

Very nice, Cheryl. Good advice above. You could also adjust the sliders on the tool to get the details. TFS.