NBK-Design Technique Challenge - July 1st-28th, 2019

CHALLENGE CLOSED
Hello all my lovelies who tried my technical challenge here at the Lilypad. It has been a delight to see your wonderful and creative pages, but alas there is only winner of the $10 coupon from NBK Designs chosen randomly. Personally I would award you it to you all, so on behalf of NBK Designs we would like to thank you all for entering the challenge but the winner this time is Lorieh. I will be contacting you soon with the coupon code. We have another challenge ready for you to try again starting on 29th July to 31st August hope you can join us.

1. Hi everyone and welcome to this month's technique challenge, where we'll be making a newspaper “Dot” effect using Photoshop’s Filter Gallery’s effects “Cutout” and “Halftone Pattern”.
   RULES
   This challenge runs from 1st-28th of July.
   One lucky scrapper will be randomly chosen to win a $10 coupon to the NBK Design store.
   You must use 100% of NBK Design Products.
   You may use a template from a designer at The Lily Pad if it fits in with the challenge.
   Post your layout in the NBK Design Gallery and in this forum, and link your layout to the gallery.
   
   I'll be checking the forum daily, so if you have any problems just post here or send me a pm.
   Most importantly, have fun
   
   Step 1. Open an image preferably of a person’s head and shoulders
   Step 2. Duplicate your image twice
   Step 3. Turn off the top layer and work on the middle layer
   Step 4. Convert this layer to a smart object.
   Don’t worry if your software doesn’t support smart objects. Smart objects allow you to re-edit your layer if you are not satisfied with the results of the effect
   Step 5. Go to Filter>Filter Gallery and in the Artistic Folder choose “Cutout”.
   For my image my settings were Number of Levels 4, Edge Simplicity Zero, Edge Fidelity 2. My image size was 3600x2376 and 72px Res.
   Step 6. Activate the top layer and create a smart object as before
   Step 7. Go Filter>Filter Gallery and in the Sketch Folder choose “Halftone Pattern”
   For my image my settings were Size 3, Contrast 2, Pattern Type DOT. I changed the Blend Mode to “Soft Light” for the Halftone layer and “Darker Color” for the cutout layer.
   You may have to experiment the settings and blend modes to suit the resolution of your image
   Step 8. Save your work as a JPG and create a layout of your choice.
   I have used NBK’s Selfcare gesso paper #4, Selfcare-EL-Transfer5 and Selfcare-EL-Filmframe4 Mask.
   Selfcare by NBK-Design
   TLP Shop https://the-lilypad.com/store/SelfCare-choose-from-different-Options.html
   YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX6vyfKQ2WLXvi9uWLqiNM-cM0nf6Rr22
   NBK-DESIGN http://nbk-design.com/nbk-links/
   My Layers
   
   Original Image
   
   Cutout and Halftone Effects
   
   Final Page
   
   Works well on a Black & White Image
   
   
   Last edited: Jun 22, 2019
   
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2. Jun 24, 2019 #2
   
   cinderella Paper and Ribbons and Bows ... oh my!
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   Using Dear Diary by NBK-Design
   TLP Shop https://the-lilypad.com/store/Dear-Diary-options.html
   YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX6vyfKQ2WLWo-ROtshdQ0BPn-7bikZ37
   NBK-DESIGN http://nbk-design.com/nbk-links/
   photo by Nik Macmillan on Unsplash
   
   
   I'm not sure if you want the photos too...
   Original photo
   
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   TrishD Well-Known Member
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   Thank you Cindy, that's great that you have posted your before and after effects on the girl.
   
   
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   Margje Well-Known Member
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   Fantastic Challenge!
   I used:
   Tropical Fusion by NBK-Design
   TLP Shop https://the-lilypad.com/store/nbk-tropicalfusion-option.html
   YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX6vyfKQ2WLVISxYUDIgUTHTANjV5wXGG
   NBK-DESIGN http://nbk-design.com/nbk-links/
   Photo Pixabay (altered in Photoshop)
   
   
   
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5. Saturday at 2:54 AM #5
   
   Danesa Active Member
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   I hope this is ok. If not, I can try again.
   
   
   

 

Thank you Danesa,your page is great love the red flamingos

 

Oh dear Angela, can you tell me what Software you are using, maybe we can get help from someone who uses the same software. I wouldn't like you to miss out trying the challenge

 

Mimi, I love your results for this challenge the cut out and halftone pattern really look good on your model

 

Great job Janis, I am so pleased that you were able to follow the instructions to get this result

 

Thank you so much @Nemla for helping out with Angela's query you are an angel. I have no idea how to use Craft Artist and Christa you page just blew me away. And Linda both you pages are awesome. The effects seem to work better with a full face. And Marianne, I love your double image too. I am so impressed with all your pages here in the forum, I really wasn't sure how it would go