Back side of holey old barn
I love old barns and am lucky that I live in a rural area where there are plenty for me to photograph. The more holes the better and this one sure was holey!
I took this photo more than a couple of years ago but was never happy with the photos (I do hope I'm a way better photographer now!) until I decided to try the filter in Photoshop Elements called Pencil Sketch.
Close up of first photo's left-hand side
In layers, I applied Pencil Sketch, next duplicated the layer and then multiplied the two and merged down.
Next I changed the opacity to somewhere between 70 and 80% and voila! some colour from the original layer came through.
Foundation on left-hand side
I repeated the process for all four photos and now I am happier with the look.
Holes on front side of barn
I am connecting to Creative Exchange HERE.
Interesting result. Have a great Sunday!
ReplyDeletewoo hoo, my kind of playing going on. i like these. plus the fun of it all.
ReplyDeleteNeat results. Sure is fun to see what can be done with a photograph!
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely result. What fun to "fix" a photo! Your photos are always beautiful. Greetings Jo
ReplyDeleteVery, very nice!
ReplyDeleteGreat job I love it
ReplyDeleteSome great results with that experiment. Thanks for the tip, I'm off to try it with a few bird pictures.
ReplyDeleteLove the end result!
ReplyDeleteSometimes, this kind of treatment is the only thing to do to satisfy your sensibilities about what a photo should look like. Great fun and you did a nice job!
ReplyDeleteEG,these are great.
ReplyDeleteALmost like a cartoon, cool!
ReplyDeleteGreat effects,
ReplyDeleteWhat a techie you are! Great results.
ReplyDeleteVery cool, EG. Does it take long to do all the layering etc? Of course I do like the colors in the previous post. LOL MB
ReplyDeleteYou did a wonderful job with this picture. The pencil sketches are exquisite.
ReplyDeleteGreat effect. As you may know I'm a compulsive tweaker of pictures, but I never thought of that one.
ReplyDelete"more holey than Godly," as I would say!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat tweaking of the photo,
Gill
I love what you've done. Very creative application of the tools you have.
ReplyDeleteOh I love all of them. I am with you a holey barn always makes me smile. We are lucky to have an abundant amount of beautiful barns in Ontario. I have been documenting them as a lot are falling down never to return again. This makes me sad but being a big barn owner I know how much money it costs to keep them up. Sad but reality.
ReplyDeleteSorry long comment :) B
These could be illustrations for a children's book. A new career for you, EG!
ReplyDeleteNice creations here. I love everything that can be done with processing.
ReplyDeleteNice touch...
ReplyDeleteGood for your for working at it! Well done.
ReplyDeleteAmazing what you do with Photoshop. It is probably a good thing I don't know how to use it. Can you imagine the hours I'd spend?
ReplyDeleteDarla
I like the way these came out. It has been a while since I played with any of the filters in elements, perhaps I will have more time as soon as the weather drives me inside.
ReplyDeletehm, that filter was good for the barn shots. Love it. :)
ReplyDeleteThis seems to be a fun solution to those not so perfect photos!
ReplyDeleteNow that's a lot of natural light, and I LOVE what you did with these. They look like sketches!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing these today at The Creative Exchange.
Have a great evening!
lisa.
Fun tweaks!
ReplyDeleteMy tweak tools are drooly dog apps which is pretty fun too.
And I love barn photos 'cause we don't have those here. We only have shanties.
That really changes up the photos! I spent a long time looking at them, unsure of what I felt, and they grew on me! I decided my favourite is the third one, with the foundation stones!!
ReplyDeleteYour processing shows off all the details in the photos!
ReplyDeleteGreat choice of how to process these photos.
ReplyDeleteI am glad to see that you are having fun with the filters. I do like what you have done here. The photo looks like an illustration. Way to go. V
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