Peter: I can do a bit of layering in PSE5, and I'm just starting to teach myself this, so your advice here helps. Thanks. Cheers, Christine
----- Original Message ----- From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:21 AM Subject: Re: Advice for Applying Grain >I actually have a grain sample, can't remember where I got it, I usually > create a second layer paste it into that and adjust the blending, > opacity and fill, sometimes curves on just that layer to get the grain > effect I'm looking for. It's not always effective but works well other > times. Done that way you can always revert to the original image and > not lose any other adjustments made afterward by simply deleting the > grain layer. Then again I'm not sure if PSE5 supports layers. > > Christine Aguila wrote: >> Hi Everyone: >> >> I've been fooling around with applying grain, but I really don't know >> what >> I'm doing. I don't have any guiding principles to fall back on. I just >> sort of click, add noise, & adjust amounts, but I don't feel thoughtful >> about my attempts. >> >> This is an Eye Crop. I kind of like it, but I feel like I got to this >> point >> accidently. >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6991527&size=lg >> >> >> This is an informal portrait (BTW, When I open this photo up in Photoshop >> Elements 5, it looks a lot more grainer.). >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6991553 >> >> I suspect working with PSE5 also presents some limitations as opposed to >> working in the full Photoshop program. >> >> Anyway, I'd be grateful for just a tip or two. >> >> Cheers, >> Christine >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... > -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
