Dragan

[bsvirginian]

:scratch I've asked this before but got no reply so thought I'd try again. Does anyone have the complete break down of the Dragan technique? I've been able to download the action but not been able to break it down step by step.
bsvirginian:dunno

[Nikolai]

:scratch I've asked this before but got no reply so thought I'd try again. Does anyone have the complete break down of the Dragan technique? I've been able to download the action but not been able to break it down step by step.
bsvirginian:dunno

I'm not sure I understand... :scratch
You can "open" the action and see all the steps... :dunno
What are you looking for? :rolleyes

[CookieS]

If you go to DP retouching forum and type in dragan or dragonizer you will find a mess of links and tutorials and other actions .

One way to do it is , make a dup layer, desaturate. run the high pass filter on it and get the edges highlighted ( around 20-30 ) defined edge but not halos. Blend iwth overlay, make another duplicate then run the midnight sepia filter on it. adjust opacity to each layer as your like . then flatten . new dup layer and oaint with light. :)

its just one of many ways. each image will take a bit different approach.

[bsvirginian]

:scratch Hi Nikolai. Evidently my download is protected as when I right click or whatever I don't get any steps at all.
bsvirginian

I'm not sure I understand... :scratch
You can "open" the action and see all the steps... :dunno
What are you looking for? :rolleyes

[bsvirginian]

:wink Thanks CookieS. Just what I was looking for. bsvirginian

If you go to DP retouching forum and type in dragan or dragonizer you will find a mess of links and tutorials and other actions .

One way to do it is , make a dup layer, desaturate. run the high pass filter on it and get the edges highlighted ( around 20-30 ) defined edge but not halos. Blend iwth overlay, make another duplicate then run the midnight sepia filter on it. adjust opacity to each layer as your like . then flatten . new dup layer and oaint with light. :)

its just one of many ways. each image will take a bit different approach.

[leuallen]

Google 'Dragan video'. There is one on YouTube. The video is in Polish(?) and a little hard to follow especially if you are not an expert in PS. If you watch it a few times and pay attention to the menus, dialogs, and layer stack you can figure out what he is doing.

I don't know if this is Dragan or someone else but the work is good.

The process is not what most people have assumed. It is quite basic actually. No high pass or anyting fancy. The artist does most things destructively and uses few layers. You could modify the process to do it non-destructively after you have mastered the way that he does it.

This is definetly not action material - one click will not do it. You will have to dig in and work to achieve the same results.

Larry