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Many people who use Photo Shop don't experiment with plugins, sometimes this is because many plugins are expensive; but a whole range of free (or low cost) plugins exist that can be used in PS and many other compatible programs. Many of these provide unique effects difficult to achieve any other way.
This Instructable combines two lesser known free plugins to quickly and very easily make a dramatic hell like effect from virtually any image. Check out the examples above for some variations of this basic technique.
You can do this Instructable as an introduction to the exciting world of plugins.
The first of these plugins is Amphisoft PhotoTinter: This is an unusual photo-tinter for adding colored effects to grey-scale (black & white) images. This comes with a library of parameter files, make sure you have 'Irina6.tin' after you install the plugin.
The second is Colourworks one of 8 plugin filters that come as a set, Cybia, The Works: These plugins provide a wonderful collection of useful effects.
You can use these plugins with many photo editor programs: Adobe Photoshop; Photoshop Elements; Paint Shop Pro; PhotoPlus; Photo-Brush and probably more. I use them with an ancient version of Paint Shop Pro.
The first step in this Instructable is to set yourself up with a photo-editor and the two plugins described above. I can't give you detailed instructions for every choice of photo-editor, but it should be straight forward if you read the help. If you are using a photo-editor for the first time learn:
(1) How to load and save
(2) Use the plugins
(3) Adjust brightness, contrast, gamma and saturation
(4) Convert to grey-scale (black and white)
(5) How to undo a change
(6) to crop, is worthwhile as well
This Instructable combines two lesser known free plugins to quickly and very easily make a dramatic hell like effect from virtually any image. Check out the examples above for some variations of this basic technique.
You can do this Instructable as an introduction to the exciting world of plugins.
The first of these plugins is Amphisoft PhotoTinter: This is an unusual photo-tinter for adding colored effects to grey-scale (black & white) images. This comes with a library of parameter files, make sure you have 'Irina6.tin' after you install the plugin.
The second is Colourworks one of 8 plugin filters that come as a set, Cybia, The Works: These plugins provide a wonderful collection of useful effects.
You can use these plugins with many photo editor programs: Adobe Photoshop; Photoshop Elements; Paint Shop Pro; PhotoPlus; Photo-Brush and probably more. I use them with an ancient version of Paint Shop Pro.
The first step in this Instructable is to set yourself up with a photo-editor and the two plugins described above. I can't give you detailed instructions for every choice of photo-editor, but it should be straight forward if you read the help. If you are using a photo-editor for the first time learn:
(1) How to load and save
(2) Use the plugins
(3) Adjust brightness, contrast, gamma and saturation
(4) Convert to grey-scale (black and white)
(5) How to undo a change
(6) to crop, is worthwhile as well
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Signing UpStep 1Selecting the image to convert
Once you are setup with your photo editor the next stage is to select your first photograph to send to 'hal'. I have chosen a nice old picture of some children with their grandparents. I have to assure you though that just about any picture will work, picture with trees and leaves work very effectively. To get those glowing eyes from the 'fire within' people with dark eyes work best. The fiery hair effect will mostly show itself in the darker parts of the hair.
I cropped the picture a little to make the faces more prominent (see second image).
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