Fake miniature model look

MuskyDude · March 28, 2006

I hope it hasn't already been posted, but Dani sent me this link earlier this week and thought I'd share it with ya'll. Eh. Its an easy way in PS to give your photos that "minature model" look.

Here's a couple of shots I tried it with to give you an idea of what you can do. Dani's done a couple of real good ones too.

AJ

DavidTO · March 28, 2006

I forget where I got this link. Was it here? Dunno, but you may find it interesting:

http://legnangel.livejournal.com/564026.html

DanielB · March 28, 2006

DavidTO wrote:

I forget where I got this link. Was it here? Dunno, but you may find it interesting:

http://legnangel.livejournal.com/564026.html

David, that Kiwi one is really cool. lol

System · March 28, 2006

hey dude-

neat stuff-

davidto-

neat link-

george

DoctorIt · March 28, 2006

now that's something totally different! I dig it

USAIR · March 29, 2006

AJ I like it too very cool
Have to give it a try see how it works

Thanks
Fred

Dani · March 29, 2006

heres some I did using the method AJ linked to

its really quite fun to play with!

USAIR · March 29, 2006

Dani

They look great

Fred

Bodwick · March 29, 2006

Very nice effect.

I'm thinking I might give this a try after the next big re-enactment of the battle of Hastings. Every 5 years about 1000 foot + 200 horsemen go for a huge battle looked down on from the Abbey in Battle, East Sussex.

Thanks for posting.

USAIR · March 30, 2006

Not as good as Dani's and AJ's but it kinda has that smallville look to it

Fred

DavidTO · March 30, 2006

USAIR wrote:

Not as good as Dani's and AJ's but it kinda has that smallville look to it

Fred

Try pulling your blacks up 15 points, making the shadows darker.

USAIR · March 31, 2006

DavidTO wrote:

Try pulling your blacks up 15 points, making the shadows darker.

Better ?
I used curves adj layer...looked like it did help to me

Thanks
Fred

DavidTO · March 31, 2006

USAIR wrote:

Better ?
I used curves adj layer...looked like it did help to me

I think so...

Ric Grupe · March 31, 2006

DavidTO wrote:

I forget where I got this link. Was it here? Dunno, but you may find it interesting:

http://legnangel.livejournal.com/564026.html

Gee.....I never thought of mowing my coconut. :yikes

JohnR · March 31, 2006

How come when I get to the part of Lens Blur, nothing happens? I change around the settings like it says and zip..nothing changes.

Is this how it's supposed to look after the lens blur filter is applied?

If so...then something isn't right because it's not happening on mine.

DavidTO · March 31, 2006

Ric Grupe wrote:

Gee.....I never thought of mowing my coconut. :yikes

Yer kiwi.

Ric Grupe · March 31, 2006

DavidTO wrote:

Yer kiwi.

Yer kiwi........my coconut!

:lol4

JohnR · March 31, 2006

Nobody available to help me out here?

DavidTO · March 31, 2006

JohnR wrote:

Nobody available to help me out here?

What, you're hoping someone will stay on topic?

I'll wait until someone who's actually *done* it shows up, they can speak with authority.

USAIR · March 31, 2006

JohnR wrote:

How come when I get to the part of Lens Blur, nothing happens? I change around the settings like it says and zip..nothing changes.

Is this how it's supposed to look after the lens blur filter is applied?

If so...then something isn't right because it's not happening on mine.

Not sure I can help John
I don't know what I am going yet

Under gradient I used radial
Also make sure your out of quick mask when you apply lens blur
And lens blur takes a while on my computer

Your photo is kinda small for these eyes

Fred

JohnR · March 31, 2006

Sorry, that's not my photo..that's a screenshot from the tutorial.

I did everything it said. My brother was able to do it on his computer! But not me.

Here's my brother's. Notice the settings:

Now here's mine. Same settings.

Even just opening up a photo and doing Lens Blur does absolutely nothing to the photo.

pathfinder · April 1, 2006

You need to have a mask saved as an alpha channel and selected in the box labeled "Depth Mask" im the Lens Blur dialogue box you have displayed..

Without a depth mask, no lens blur occurs. P 380-381 Martin Evening's "Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers:

JohnR · April 1, 2006

So then why would my brother's example, with the same settings, be blurred and mine not?

I ended up trashing the prefs and now it works.

pathfinder wrote:

You need to have a mask saved as an alpha channel and selected in the box labeled "Depth Mask" im the Lens Blur dialogue box you have displayed..

Without a depth mask, no lens blur occurs. P 380-381 Martin Evening's "Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Photographers:

MuskyDude · April 1, 2006

JohnR wrote:

Nobody available to help me out here?

By all means I'm certainly no expert, but...

Are you switching out of quick mask mode (pressing Q) after you selected where you wanted your focus point to start (with gradiant tool)? It should look something like this:

Up until that point in the process, does your example look like the tutorials?

AJ

JohnR · April 1, 2006

MuskyDude wrote:

By all means I'm certainly no expert, but...

Are you switching out of quick mask mode (pressing Q) after you selected where you wanted your focus point to start (with gradiant tool)? It should look something like this:

Up until that point in the process, does your example look like the tutorials?

AJ

Yes, I did switch out of Quick Mask Mode and the dotted lines were there.

MuskyDude · April 1, 2006

JohnR wrote:

Yes, I did switch out of Quick Mask Mode and the dotted lines were there.

So the areas are selected as above when you go to apply the lens blur and nothing happens?

AJ

JohnR · April 1, 2006

Correct.

But trashing prefs for photoshop helped it and now I think it works. (don't have time this morning as we are heading up to Cinn. Zoo)

MuskyDude · April 1, 2006

JohnR wrote:

Correct.

But trashing prefs for photoshop helped it and now I think it works. (don't have time this morning as we are heading up to Cinn. Zoo)

Looking fwd to seeing some examples, John!

Here's a few I did this morning...

Keep posting shots everyone!

AJ

Justinas · April 1, 2006

This is my attemp, I couldn't find good photo, so used simple one.

MuskyDude · April 1, 2006

Justinas wrote:

This is my attemp, I couldn't find good photo, so used simple one.

Very nice!

AJ

USAIR · April 1, 2006

Boy those are awesome

AJ really nice bridge shots

I need to keep working on these

Fred

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