Fract. Ape

[Joe Senzatimore]

Well here goes another fractalius attempt. I am enjoying this plug-in. Some of my old images now have a new life. This was a zoo shot which was just OK for various reasons. But I think the frac. plug-in has given me another opportunity to do something with it. interested in your comments.
Note: After using the filter(frac.) , I wasn't happy with the eyes , so I cloned in the eyes from the original as I felt the face needed some life in it.

[denise ippolito]

Joe, I love the look you came up with. I usually start by duplicating my image before running the fractalius filter so I can add a layer mask and reveal the eye. You are getting very good at matching up the right base image w/ the filter style. Nice work. Not sure if you wanted to keep the green cast on the Ape or not -sometimes the added color looks nice.

[Nick Palmieri]

Very nice, I might soften up the fract work around the face just a bit.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Yes Joe Fractalius is addictive. Love the effect on the ape. Agree with Nick on softening up the fract on the face a touch and Denise offers excellent tip to add the fract to a background layer. Very nice work!

[Joe Senzatimore]

Thanks guys. as with anything new , there is a learning curve. This is a great place to tame the curve. great people with great advise.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Joe, I love the look you came up with. I usually start by duplicating my image before running the fractalius filter so I can add a layer mask and reveal the eye. You are getting very good at matching up the right base image w/ the filter style. Nice work. Not sure if you wanted to keep the green cast on the Ape or not -sometimes the added color looks nice.

Thanks Denise. I saw the bit about making a layer and adding a mask after I did this image. The layer mask is much eaiser then clonning in the eyes. Always several ways to skin the proverbial cat in PS.

[Brendan Dozier]

This came out really nice Joe. The fractilius effect works well on this image. Understand Denise's comment regarding bringing out the eyes more, but nice job!