rightmovephotography Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 There are some really great backgrounds that have a painted look about them. I would like to be able to take a portrait and have it blend with the level of realism in the background. Here is an example: http://www.deviantart.com/art/Fairies-are-Welcome-212969887 If I were take this image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw07G8qt_m-gOTBnSG85cUJxVkE/view?usp=sharing cut it out and paste it in it just wont match the background. The model is real and background isn't. I would need to take the house a couple of steps toward reality or the model a few steps toward Buggs Bunny. Can anyone point me to where I can look for a tutorial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Are you saying you want to put the lady (second link) into the scene (first link)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rightmovephotography Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 exactly. I need to do something to the model, other than light and shadows to give her more of a painted look so she would more closely blend with the house image in terms of real/cartoon. I just don't know where to go or what to google. Googleing "drawing" give me sketches and "painting" gets me, well, not what I am looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Isn't this a moot point? Your lady is missing her legs. She won't possibly work in that scene. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rightmovephotography Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Sigh... Maybe I am just asking the question wrong. Please allow me to start over. I would like to insert my daughter who is real (and has legs) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw07G8qt_m-gaVNheFVfVGJRRUU/view?usp=sharing into a painted (not real) background like this one: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw07G8qt_m-geDRHTGN5bHQ1RFk/view?usp=sharing To demonstrate I quickly put her into the image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw07G8qt_m-gSXRBcG5PRGpEQzA/view?usp=sharing Where I am going with this is my daughter is real, the house is not and the blending of these two doesn't work without the realism of one changing to be more like the other. Not tones or shadows but one is a cartoon and one is a picture and its clear which is which. Here is an extreme example, This piper: http://eirian-stock.deviantart.com/art/Piper-III-61575873 was "cartooned" to blend with the background in forest magic: http://moonchild-ljilja.deviantart.com/art/Forest-Magic-438668040 I dont want to learn how to paint. What I would like to do is soften the portrait so that it more closely matches the cartoon-ish background. Here is a better example: Portrait dropped into a painting: http://alestellina.deviantart.com/art/Sweet-dream-471870309 same portrait softened to blend: http://enchantedwhispersart.deviantart.com/art/In-Her-Kingdom-463423432 Do you have any suggestions on softening the portraits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 There are a few different styles there. The piper one definitely is cartoon, but I'm not sure if that's what you actually want? Generally this is done with high pass filters. How is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rightmovephotography Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 (edited) High Pass is a sharpening thing. Isnt that going in the wrong direction? I tried various blurs but that didn't go well at all. Any idea what they did get the girl from the 2nd to last link to the last link? Edited February 11, 2016 by rightmovephotography Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 5 minutes ago, rightmovephotography said: High Pass is a sharpening thing. Isnt that going in the wrong direction? Not at all. Exactly the right direction. Can't you see that the image you want to put her into has a lot of distinction to all the edges? That's the "cartoon" look you were talking about. 6 minutes ago, rightmovephotography said: Any idea what they did get the girl from the 2nd to last link to the last link? Yes, changed the colours. But that's not necessary with yours, is it? Your subject already has the warm tones you'd expect when being lit by that lamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rightmovephotography Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 let me give that a try and see how it plays out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rightmovephotography Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Holy cow I never would have thought of going with sharpening. This is 10 on hard light. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Now add a Photo Filter layer (one of the warming filters) and clip it to her. She needs a bit more warmth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rightmovephotography Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Yes she did. Any other thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rightmovephotography Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Its Oh 230 on this side of the world. I am going to pack it in for the night. I will look in tomorrow to see if there are any other glaring mistakes. Sharpen....geez I was so far off. Thanks for the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 So now it has to be all about the darkening. Adding shadows to her where shadows should exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 To that end, I'm thinking maybe a Hue/Saturation layer, set to 0/+75/-50, and masked on where desired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Alternately, a Hue/Saturation layer at 0/+40/-20, set to Multiply mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rightmovephotography Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Thanks Damien, I really like where this went. I also didn't like how the dress just laid there all perfect like hard wood floor, so I took a grass brush and added some grass. Still got some learning to do but that is a whole lot closer. I am still shaking my head over that high pass. I am off to learn how to cut an Indian woman out of a green background. Thanks again. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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