Jeff,
Can you explain how the Dissolve blend mode fits into this? That's not something I would have considered. What does dissolve do in this situation?
Hi Rich:
First some clarity -
- I ran thru several versions of cartoon effects but wasn't happy with the results (didn't "flatten" the texture as needed)
- I haven't tried this technique before so even though I found a process, I just generally pushed and pulled levers not necessarily according to direction
So, that being said:
I opened the base file and then duplicated the image;
Then i used and pushed the high pass filter to create and "outline" of the image;;
I then duplicated the high pass layer and inverted it;
I changed the top high pass layer to divide blend mode;
Then I merged the two high pass layers;
I duplicated the base, original layer and brought it to the top of the stack;
Then I used surface blur on that top layer to smooth out the details
I then changed the blend mode of that layer to dissolve.
Then I masked the layer to bring back the original pumpkin logo and ribbon.
More than likely there are extra unneeded stops in there but haven't had a further chance to play with it. In any case, I ended up pretty close to the result I wanted to reach.
This is actually the process that I played with:
I hope that provides some insight.
- Jeff