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Offline mlkrt_2

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The Engraving Effect
« on: December 09, 2016, 04:59:57 am »
I was just mucking around today, editing a few of my coin photos:
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Re: The Engraving Effect
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2016, 07:27:47 pm »
Neat!  I was hoping to learn how to do that.  What did you use??

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Re: The Engraving Effect
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2016, 12:11:23 am »
Great idea!  There is a filter in Photoshop that will do this.  I'm gonna give it a try!
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Re: The Engraving Effect
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2016, 06:28:38 am »
They really do look hand drawn (by a very talented hand).  Cool.
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Re: The Engraving Effect
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2016, 08:14:03 am »
I never thought of trying that! Here's my first effort. Not quite up to mlkrt-2's standard but maybe with a bit of practice ...  :)

Alex.

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Re: The Engraving Effect
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2016, 11:43:38 am »
Quote: "There is a filter in Photoshop that will do this."

What filter?
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Re: The Engraving Effect
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2016, 12:07:40 pm »
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Re: The Engraving Effect
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2016, 12:12:35 pm »
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Re: The Engraving Effect
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2016, 06:10:08 pm »
Thank you guys for your comments! Here are a few more:
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Re: The Engraving Effect
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2016, 06:18:16 pm »
Copper coins are really hard to do ....  :(

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Re: The Engraving Effect
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2016, 08:33:58 pm »
ahh, ya gotta love human beings, the most advanced species on the planet!     ::)

first we invent technologies to make images look more detailed and realistic, then we invent even newer technologies to take it all back to where we started!   :laugh:

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Re: The Engraving Effect
« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2016, 10:02:11 pm »
Quote from: Callimachus on December 10, 2016, 11:43:38 am
Quote: "There is a filter in Photoshop that will do this."

What filter?

Just search Pencil Action Photoshop and a number of free actions will come up. 
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Re: The Engraving Effect
« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2016, 10:05:02 pm »
I should have added that the one i used is called "FREE ACTION * MCP #2 PENCILS – PENCIL SKETCH ACTION"
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