Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: So what's the best filter to convert a render in to a 2D painted look ?

RorrKonn opened this issue on Sep 26, 2014 ยท 27 posts


Paul Francis posted Sat, 27 September 2014 at 5:51 AM

Alien Skin Snap Art Oil Paint filter, plus about 10-20 layers in Photoshop. One layer utilises the filter which gives the brush stroke effect and which also has a very subtle canvas effect of it's own. Under this is a layer with a contrast-enhanced version of the original render. The paint layer is selectively erased to expose the sharper detail of the layers beneath. Once I'm happy with it, I then add the distressed FX and scratches as separate layers. The whole picture (as a single layer) then has a canvas effect applied to it, via Photoshop's "Texturiser" filter - I made my own textures to use with it though as the ones that come with Photoshop aren't any use to me. So, some plugins and a lot of layers (16 in total in this one, including the sky, smoke, haze and fog effects!) - hopefully it looks OK. I haven't seen a plugin which will do all the work for me - not sure I would use it if I could find one, as I'm happy with the creative control this method gives me. The final stage is to add the signature - it's pure coincidence that the first three letters of my surname are the same as the Mighty Frank Frazetta - means I can even use a signature like his!

My self-build system - Vista 64 on a Kingston 240GB SSD, Asus P5Q Pro MB, Quad 6600 CPU, 8 Gb Geil Black Dragon Ram, CoolerMaster HAF932 full tower chassis, EVGA Geforce GTX 750Ti Superclocked 2 Gb, Coolermaster V8 CPU aircooler, Enermax 600W Modular PSU, 240Gb SSD, 2Tb HDD storage, 28" LCD monitor, and more red LEDs than a grown man really needs.....I built it in 2008 and can't afford a new one, yet.....!

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