Cutout filter
a) set foreground to black, background to white

b) while holding shift key, create a linear gradient (foreground to background), from the outer left side all the way to the right (make sure that dither is turned OFF) ( pic #1 )

c) add filter / artistic / cutout (8, 0, 3) (pic #2)

d) add filter / distort / spherize mode "horizontal only" (to adjust spacing) (pic #3) To make it easier for you to see what you are doing, zoom out in the preview window

Experiment by using other gradients, effects and blends.
Step d. can be left out if you one feels like it.

First one is a combination of the cutout filter and the gradients trick.
Second one is a cutout version of a shot, blended with the original.

Joy Foraker

Good Stuff G thanks, would it be possibe for you to post the original pic of the girl? so I can better understand what you did. I don't think I need a tut, I just want to see where you started. Thanks again. You are a real asset to this board. Our secret weapon I think.

Joy

Erik

Gaussian, you can't beleive how glad I am that you posted these two threads. The first word that entered my mind was: "Finally!".

Pure creativity.
Wow.
[righton]

kiwi

Excellent [righton]



Go Gauss

Thanks guys, I just love playing with Photoshop, I can't help it

JOY, you asked for the original; here it is:

And maybe I go a bit off-topic now, but here's another example of using a copy of the orignal file, apply colored pencil filter and change blend mode to screen.

Blend modes....I LOVE THEM! [bustagut] [bustagut]

Joy Foraker

Thanks G I'm gonna try to get the same results. Very much fun.
Joy

Joy Foraker

Oops you just posted the blended mode picture. Wow -very good results.

Why don't you make a challenge using filters (any combination) to enhance that photograph? It would be a good one to use for obvious reasons.

I would make the challenge but since its your picture.
Joy

Rick

Here is one I did. this a couple of my son's friends