Painting Black and White Photos

Black and white photos

Seal Ripples Butterfly Bird Floral 1 Floral 2

Dolphins Floral 3 Winter White Lillies Oriental

Ice-Frost 1 Ice-Frost 2 Ice-Frost 3 Ice-Frost 4

Glass Hearts Frosted Tree Bottles Bottle

Swan Crystal Ball Crystal Ball 2

In addition to using plasma or reset paint, you can paint selected areas on the photo, and get this result. I used floral 3

Example 1

Here's how

At IM enter the url for the chosen photo.

At the top right of the page, click on COLORMAP.

Erase the number 256 from the text box and type in a number from 10 - 35. I used 35

Uncheck the dither box, and check the GRAY box. Click Quantize.

This will give you shades of white- gray to work with.

Scroll down to the paint function

Choose fuzz numbers from 999 (less paint) to 9999 (lots of paint). Vary the numbers to cover more or less of the photo.

Method=FLOODFILL

Paint type=COLOR

Color will depend on photo choice and YOU! Choose any colors you like.

Point the arrow to the area you want colored and click. Don't like it? Back up and adjust the fuzz or the color.

Continue coloring in the all the areas you want, do a little or do a lot. It's up to you and your desired results.

When you have all the painting done, go to EFFECTS

Click blur

Choose a number between 5x5 & 20x20

I used 20 x 20

Go to composite

Composite your photo using MULTIPLY.

Example 1

For a more defined look, go to composite again, and comp the photo bumpmap

You may need to brighten it up a bit - depending on the photo used. If so, go to effects and choose brightness. Start with 155 and work up, till you have the look you want.

Floral - Multiply - BM

Painted the pots in sienna & dark salmon, comp'd multiply. Framed it in dimgrey, and then comp'd the copper background (from below) multiply, check tile across box!

From boring to sun-kissed! Isn't IM magical?

Here are a few backgrounds I made on the PC for ya. Please download before you use, as Geo gets testy if too many folks are using the same links.

Rainbow Rainbow Purple Plaid Plaid Plaid

Pastel Multi Gold Gold Gold Copper

October 8, 2004

Imaging Magic Group
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