Real Image To Illustration in Photoshop?

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Does anyone know how to make a regular digital image look like this using Photoshop:

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I've seriously been trying for ages and it's driving me crazy. In the above dig image it actually looks like it's drawn on paper (esp the umbrella parts).

I've tried LucisArt, Pixel Bender, Perfect Effects, and I'm just not getting it.

Anyone?
 


You're having trouble creating the same effect in Photoshop, because it's a HDR photograph and most likely wasn't done in Photoshop.

A HDR photo is one where multiple exposures are taken at the same time, usually at least 3, one underexposed, one normal, and one overexposed and then they are sandwiched together with some software (Google around for various standalone HDR software packages). Recent versions of Photoshop and Lightroom have the ability to manipulate these images but you need the proper source material to work with. There are some mock HDR plugins and actions for Photoshop, but they often pale in comparison to the real thing.

Here are more images like this to look at...

HDR - Flickr: Search

They are really cool, almost like a 3d painted effect. Because you have an over and under exposure it brings out way more details in the shadows and highlights that you wouldn't see in a normal photograph.
 
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Fatbat said:
You're having trouble creating the same effect in Photoshop, because it's a HDR photograph and most likely wasn't done in Photoshop.

A HDR photo is one where multiple exposures are taken at the same time, usually at least 3, one underexposed, one normal, and one overexposed and then they are sandwiched together with some software (Google around for various standalone HDR software packages). Recent versions of Photoshop and Lightroom have the ability to manipulate these images but you need the proper source material to work with. There are some mock HDR plugins and actions for Photoshop, but they often pale in comparison to the real thing.

Here are more images like this to look at...

HDR - Flickr: Search

They are really cool, almost like a 3d painted effect. Because you have an over and under exposure it brings out way more details in the shadows and highlights that you wouldn't see in a normal photograph.
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In your experience is there a better/easier way to do a fake HDR photo than this tutorial?

Just so you don't have to click the link the steps in the tutorial:
  1. We'll call the original layer "ORIGINAL", now duplicate ORIGINAL and place it above that layer. (We'll call this "BLACKWHITE")
  2. Change the Blending option of BLACKWHITE to "Overlay"
  3. Go to Image > Adjustements > Desaturate (SHIFT + CTRL + U)
  4. Now invert BLACKWHITE: Image > Adjustements > Invert (CTRL + I)
  5. And add a gaussian Blur to it (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur) around 40 pixels (This causes the so called 'bleeding' of the edges, tweak the amount to personal likings)
  6. Now duplicate ORIGINAL and place it above BLACKWHITE, name this layer "LINEAR_LAYER"
  7. Change the blending type of LINEAR_LAYER to "Linear Light"
  8. Give LINEAR_LAYER an opacity around 62%. And you're done (For better results, tweak this percentage)
 
Just to add to my previous post, a lot of DSLR and point and shoot cameras come with HDR modes on them, so with a single press of the shutter they automatically take 3 exposures.

Even my older Canon 400D, which is like 6 years old, has a HDR mode on it where you would set how many stops you would want your over and under exposure to be but you would need to press the shutter 3 times in rapid succession. For best results I would want to use a tripod and shutter remote. Newer cameras have improved on this greatly.

Thanks for the props BlogHue :)
 
JulianTrueFlynn said:
In your experience is there a better/easier way to do a fake HDR photo than this tutorial?
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To be honest with you man, I don't know, as I've not tried to recreate the effect myself. I did buy this set of actions http://photographypla.net/category/photoshop-actions/ when they were previously available on MightyDeals but I haven't tried them yet. Lo and behold they are on offer again for a measly $17 205 Killer Photoshop Actions - only $17 (regularly $238!) - MightyDeals the deal expires today though. There's a bunch of cool effects in there and the price was so good I grabbed them in anticipation of the day when I could put them to use.

There are some free actions about as well (Smashing Mag, Deviant Art, etc.). You'll need to do some Googling though https://www.google.com/search?q=HDR...0.57j65l2j0l3.9691j0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
 
I've played around with HDR photography before as the effects look totally unreal. To be honest I only tried it out with bracketing -2/+2 as RAW and chucked it into Pshop - it works rather well (although my photography leaves A LOT to be desired!)

Haven't tried that Pshop tutorial you posted JTF, but looks interesting, and I'll certainly be investigating the s/ware bloghue's posted as can be a fairly long-winded process to achieve that in native pshop (probably because I don't really know all the tools & filters properly yet).
 
So I've been larking about with the info given above. I haven't managed to replicate it entirely but it looks semi decent (I think). The add noise step helped add the papery effect I was looking for.

Here's a before and after example:

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Here's my steps (thanks):

Photoshop cs5

Open image

Image> adjustments > HDR Toning

Method: local adaptation
Exposure increase a touch (+0.77)
increase detail +159
vibrance +23
saturation +14


Filter > Lucis > LucisArt 3ED

Enhance detail: 163
Mix w Orig image: 55% processed, 45% orig

Filter > noise > add noise

6%

Or add 19% to a top layer and blend via opacity until you’re happy

Image > adjustments:

Brightness +10
Contrast -50 (all the way down)




Of course, you'll have to play around with your images to get your desired effect. Certain parts of the image are not correct but this is a rough guide. Cheers!

Hope that helps someone...
 
Paper_Chase said:
@metoo: You're a fucking wizard. Well done.
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Haha, not really Paper Chase, but thanks! The tips on here actually joined the dots for me, so thanks really goes to you guys.

Just hope it helps someone with the effect cos it was driving me crazy for a few days. I couldnt really find a detailed tutorial on this exact effect anywhere online either...

Cheers
 
Here's the trick to get an amazing HDR from a single photo:

1. Take any random photo that you like
2. Go to photoshop and make 2 more exposure edit's of your picture.
3. First should be underexposed at -1 (image > adjustments > exposure > -1 > OK)
4. Second should be original with no exposure added
5. Third should be overexposed at +1 (image > adjustments > exposure > +1 > OK)
6. Save all 3 pics in this order (image_minus_1.jpg. image_neutral_2.jpg, image_plus_3.jpg)
7. Get Photomatix and "Load bracketed photos"
8. Import all 3 pics in and get a HDR preview
9. Play with presets and settings.
10. ???
11. VOILA, Amazing HDR from a single photo

Here's my attempt

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