Photoshop and Your Creative Vision, Part 5

In this installment, we depart from the world of film and reach back 500 hundred years for inspiration. The original image was a 35mm neg shot on Kodak 35mm Infrared film, sent in by Serena Charlebois of Serena's Studio for a PPA competition print. The composition had a very "old world" look, suggesting a kind of sketch-like treatment.

Once I latched onto the "sketch" idea, I was reminded of this iconic image, the self portrait of one of the world's most famous sketch artists.

Here is the result:

To create the effect, I used curves to lighten and create the sepia color balance. A Lucis Wyeth filter along with the dry brush filter gave the sketchy look, and an Auto F/X brush edge was applied. For the stains, I used coffee selectively brushed on a piece of watercolor paper, then scanned in and combined as a separate layer with the already manipulated image.

Relevant posts:
Creative Vision and the Printmaker Part 1

Creative Vision and the Printmaker Part 2

Creative Vision and the Printmaker Part 3
Creative Vision and the Printmaker Part 4

Photoshop and Your Creative Vision Part 1

Photoshop and Your Creative Vision Part 2

Photoshop and Your Creative Vision Part 3

Photoshop and Your Creative Vision Part 4

Photoshop and Your Creative Vision Part 5

Plus more examples in my video, "The Printmaker's Vision"