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Old 09-18-2009, 08:08 AM
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I took a photo of my sister today, and decided to experiment around with Gimp.

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1. Duplicate the layer, and then desaturat it
2. Set the layer mode to "Screen"
3. Put the layer opacity to 79% (depends on photo)
4. Alter the Contrast/Brightness slightly (depends on photo)
5. I then used the burn tool, to improve the colour of her lips slightly

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Old 09-18-2009, 08:37 AM
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hell yeah ! thats awesome
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Old 09-18-2009, 12:43 PM
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Did a good job on his..
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Old 09-18-2009, 06:43 PM
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This is a really great piece of work. A great example of using just enough post process to improve but not distort the image. Well done.
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Good job... her eyes really stand out!
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Very pretty! I love how the eyes just POP! ^_^
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Yup, the eyes have it! Great job.
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Old 09-20-2009, 08:11 AM
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Thank you everyone
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Nicely done. You really eliminated the cloudiness of the original. Great job.
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