Beautiful image! Love the effect you produced. I love using filters too. I just bought Filter Forge recently when it was on sale. I have fun playing with the different filters and there are so many to download too.
I use overlay blend in Photoshop a lot too. Multiply and Screen too.
Thanks, it's got about 4 duplicate layers with different filters applied. I use overlay a lot for textures and renders, multiplay, screen and soft light also. I sometimes use pin light and colour dodge when I hit upon a nice effect.
You're right about so many to download even with version 3 I've not looked at them all yet. 268 pages and I've only gotten to page 5.
The ones I probably use the most are
HDRtist
Oil Painting
Another Water Colour
Post effects
H-D-Pseudo-R
I tend to use the layer at small % amounts
I also use the Xero filters as well especiall the lineart and lithograph ones.
Thanks Tparo, yes I agree small amounts often work best. I start at 100% and go down by half each time. If I overshoot I do increase by half of the last layer and the one before if that makes sense.
Thanks for the info on the filters I will have to check them out.
I've been using Filter Forge since version 1, though more so the past couple of years than I did in the beginning.
I can't say that I use FF, or built-in PS filters, for renders, but use them often when making tileable textures.
Hey Miss B, that's how I've tended to use it, mainly using the filters inside ps for renders and not doing huge amounts of postwork on the renders as I always wanted to see what I could push the render engine to achieve(still have a lot of work there) but seeing Vicki's outstanding renders I thought I would give it a try and see what happens.
Steve's Color Correction and Easy Correction, a lot
CGify often
I use the Filters in PD Howler most
And Auto color correction in Irfanview often, especially if a render or picture came out just a little too dark.
I'm starting to use the other filters in FF, I have version5 that I got from Giveawayoftheday recently, had 4 before that (also from Giveawayoftheday) So, just learning how to use it better. I really want to find some effects that give a more "digitally painted" look to renders, for use on book covers and the like.
Thanks Dakorillon for the info. Giveawayoftheday is good. My husband checks it out sometimes I must remember to check more frequently. When I was downloading filters yesterday I noticed they have 80% off at the moment if anyone is interested.
Photoshop Filters
Stylize Diffuse Anisotropic Mode
Watercolor
Xero
Illustrator
Filter Forge
Edge & Smooth Morpher
Artification
Soft Watercolours
Abstract Watercolor Sketchbook (sometimes for an overlay)
I use Soft Light blend quite frequently followed by Lighter Color, sometimes Overlay or Multiply.
I will also use Photoshop's Auto Contrast and/or Auto Tone, and once in a while Auto Color on the original render.
I usually have scads of layers.
Hey Satira, you must have a more recent version of ps then I own. I don't think I've seen stylize Diffuse anisotropic mode. I do use Watercolour a lot though. I will have to check on Filter Forge and Zero for the ones you mentioned.
When creating textures I use lots of layers and filters. I recently created this one using Ron's Angel Dust brushes which I made in lots of different colours.