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[Dee Gallo]

--------------->>>>>>>> Absolutely NO talent here!!!!!!!!

I figured since I have the Wacom tablet and the Painter software, that I could magically make some photos into pencil drawings with a click of a button.............

Thanks for saving me a few hours of trying!!!!!!

Steve, just send me that Wacom tablet and it won't bother you anymore... I just went to a Circuit City closeout and they had one, but it was broken... bummer. Oh well, I don't seem to have any trouble drawing with a mouse, though.

Really, you CAN just click a button for those effects in Photoshop artistic filters. Painter is a great program if you put in the time to learn it... but that does not teach you drawing skills. For that, I'm afraid you'll have to go back to ancient technology, the pencil and paper.

cheers, dee

[Dan Hintz]

--------------->>>>>>>> Absolutely NO talent here!!!!!!!!

I figured since I have the Wacom tablet and the Painter software, that I could magically make some photos into pencil drawings with a click of a button.............

Thanks for saving me a few hours of trying!!!!!!

Actually, if you want one-click changes, I think you'll be reasonably successful with Painter. I believe they called it cloning back in the day (though now I believe PhotoShop uses that term for selecting a similar color palette). Import your image, click the Pencil Clone button, set the parameters (line width, bluriness, etc.), and click OK.

[Doug Griffith]

The thing about filters and other one-click solutions is the lack of directional brush strokes. Sure, you can set an angle but the angles do not flow and change direction with the subject matter.

Cloning is replicating from one area to another. You pick the origin and then the target and basically duplicate from one to the other. The tool is called the "magic wand". (Whoops, its the "stamp tool" as Dee noted)

[Dee Gallo]

Doug, as far as I know, the "magic wand" is a selection tool for selecting similar pixels or contiguous pixels, The "cloning tool" looks like a stamp in the tool box and it simply replicates a selected area wherever you click and drag the mouse, as you described.

What I don't understand is why Steve wants to make photos into pencil drawings...for the laser? Are you trying for a lithographic appearance?

[Doug Griffith]

Doug, as far as I know, the "magic wand" is a selection tool for selecting similar pixels or contiguous pixels, The "cloning tool" looks like a stamp in the tool box and it simply replicates a selected area wherever you click and drag the mouse, as you described.

What I don't understand is why Steve wants to make photos into pencil drawings...for the laser? Are you trying for a lithographic appearance?

Dee, you are 100% correct. It is called the "clone stamp tool" and looks like a stamp. I'm used to command keys and sometimes speak before I think.

Cheers

[John W. Love]

For that, I'm afraid you'll have to go back to ancient technology, the pencil and paper.

Be careful Dee, your gonna show your age

Can you still buy pencils and paper? I thought perhaps that "ancient technology" went by the wayside with the typewriter.
Also, we might want to refrain from using jargon that some of the kids that might start lurking these forums won't recognize.
Words to avoid... Pencil, Paper, typewriter, cassette and of course 8-track, WORK, manual labor... I am sure there is an infinite list, but that is a starter.

[Steve Clarkson]

Dee, I was just trying to figure out if I could be creative and/or artistic using a computer program (since I'm too analytical to have a creative bone in my body!).

I thought that picture of the dog that Frank posted looked really nice and that it might engrave well.

And no...........you're not getting my Wacom.....even though I just use it as a big mouse.....I LOVE it!

[Dee Gallo]

Be careful Dee, your gonna show your age

Can you still buy pencils and paper? I thought perhaps that "ancient technology" went by the wayside with the typewriter.
Also, we might want to refrain from using jargon that some of the kids that might start lurking these forums won't recognize.
Words to avoid... Pencil, Paper, typewriter, cassette and of course 8-track, WORK, manual labor... I am sure there is an infinite list, but that is a starter.

Hey John,

I'm old enough to not care if people know how old I am... in fact, today is my 58th birthday!

We geezers were talking recently about what didn't exist when we were kids, and the list is amazing. I mean forget computers and cell phones, I remember when 45s and transistor radios were a really cool thing and the first hand held calculators came out when I was in college, around the same time color TV became common. WHAT?

[Martin Boekers]

Sometimes the sketch effect turns out well, things like rural scenes portraits, animals etc.

One thing to remember if you use a Photoshop filter the best effects aren't doing the one stop thing with the filter. It needs to be combined with other filters and adjustments to get the best affects!

I turn to a handfull of actions that are freeware online for that, some you have to pay for but there are many nice actions for free.

Some ones I would recommend searching for and trying out are the Black and White coversions for color images, they can make life soooo much simpliar or if you really want to delve into the workings of the actions you can "dissect" them a step at a time and learn more about the interactions.


Marty

[Larry Bratton]

Here is a Corel Painter X example that I created. Some people can actually create stunning output with this program. Fay Sirkis for one. Here is a link that gives info about her. She gets BIG BUCKS for what she produces.
http://apps.corel.com/painterx/us/pFaySirkis.html

[Rudy Ress]

Well Dee I wish you a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Hope you had an opportunity to go and do something you enjoyed. I prefer to think of us as a good bottle of wine - only getting better with age. Best wishes.

[Steve Clarkson]

today is my 58th birthday!

Happy Birthday Dee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


.....oh, had I known it was your birthday, I would have gotten you that Wacom.......

[Dee Gallo]

Thanks, Rudy and Thanks, Steve! I figure I'm only halfway there, so we've got plenty of time to get into more trouble!

Steve - Maybe I should have said TOMORROW is my birthday....

[John W. Love]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEE!!!!!
I would have made you something, but... I am still learning from you.

And I am not far behind you. I may grow older, but I absolutely refuse to grow up!

[Dee Gallo]

Thanks, John! I like your attitude!

I only have the one dog now (as you see in the avatar) but he runs the joint too. Funny how they do that.

We all learn from each other here, that's the beauty of this forum. I have scribbled notes all over my 2 manuals from the posts I read here. It's so great that someone else will always know something that you don't and vice-versa.

The Creek Rules!