Topaz anyone? Mundane image to pretty cool (I think)

[ALB68]

A few days ago, I acquired the full suite of Topaz filters. This is my first attempt at making something using them with PS. I used Clean 3 with Curly Smooth for the overall effect. Then some airbrushing in PS, added the Topaz Star effects and that was pretty much it. I downloaded the image from the Library of Congress Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Color Photographs. The lady is a a full-fledged assembly worker at the Long Beach, Calif., plant of Douglas Aircraft Company taken in 1942 during WWII.

Before

 

[rufinatti]

I like what you've achieved. It looks very much like a painting to me.

 

[iDad]

I've been using Topaz for years, in my opinion it's a Photochoppers must have program

 

[ALB68]

Yeah, sure does. This software today is amazing to me. I love this look though.

I like what you've achieved. It looks very much like a painting to me.

 

[MikeMc]

What kind of $$ are we talking for Topaz ..."street" not list ?

 

[Inkz]

I got the bundle of topaz labs and I got nik software...

Not cheap at all lol.

 

[ALB68]

Mike,
I bought the set I got off E-bay. It is licensed and the whole bit for about $40.00 US. Works like a champ.

What kind of $$ are we talking for Topaz ..."street" not list ?