Car

[Paul]

Just having a play with various tools, i got a little lost in this one - but i like it.
Critique please.

[Steve]

I like it Paul.
I wish there was more image on the top and on the right but I love the effect.

[$1r_M4x1mu$]

Awesome Job Paul

Care to explain how did you get that particular fx.

Please keep it up.

[Hoogle]

Love the car part is that topaz Hdr sketch maybe???

[Paul]

H mate honestly, theres no Topaz in this attempt, i purposely kept away from the tool just to see how close i could get with any of the standard tools in CS5.
Its a combination of layers with varying colour blends and smudges, i used three layers worth of DIFFUSE and then altering the levels within each effects layer via transparency controls and lighting, i also did further paint overs via paint brush and again more smudge, a little burn and a final diffused layer gave me this.
I also used the paint brush very loosely and made the brush size purposely larger than i actually needed to give a thrown on effect, i want it to look loosed and relaxed.
Topaz is a really nice addition but i have only used it on the one puppy image so far.
Edited to add, and i can't believe i forgot to mention it, LIQUIFY...

[Steve]

and i can't believe i forgot to mention it, LIQUIFY

Well that's a given for you Paul.
Hey what happened to the caricatures, you just stoped.
They were outstanding.

[Paul]

I did post this one here a few weeks ago Steve, this was my last attempt, and thank you.

[Steve]

I did see that Paul.

[agentmoeller]

I like the car pic. Would it look alright to brighten just the car a bit so it pops a little from the surrounding image?

[Paul]

Go for it mate.