Ok, first I edited the Gackt photo in a program I have called Microsoft Picture It 9. There are probably newer versions out there, and there's lots of other software that will produce these effects. First I increased the intensity of the colors a bit, then I used the 'colored pencil' filter to get the texture. The 'pencil lines' were actually too distinct, so I blurred it a tiny bit. Then, I found a photo of art hanging in a gallery on an auction site and tinkered with that, trying to make sure that the frame detail wasn't more sharp or blurry than the image, and adjusting the contrast and hue- the frame originally had more blue tones. I got lucky in finding a frame hanging on a wall with indirect, overhead lighting. That means I didn't have to isolate the frame and then have to recreate the shadows on a separate wall image! Last, I had to adjust both the frame and Gackt picture to fit together. You can see that the frame was elongated vertically a bit, and the Gackt image was cropped.
What I should have done was to add a tiny slice of shadow within the frame to enhance the depth illusion.
My - your persistence and dedication leaves me in awe. And the fact that you know what to do (in terms of adjustments). Thanks for spelling the steps out like that - extraordinary that one picture can contain so many pictures! Funny that you used a "coloured pencil" effect and achieved a result quite like oils. In fact, the texture is quite like oil pastel which my mum (who is an artist) went through a phase of using.
I do hope you find time to make and show a few more of your Gackt tweaks. I really enjoy the way that you add a context (is setting a better word?) of your own choice. And you clearly have the technical ability to achieved what you want. Like adding shadow.
I've just used my graphics tablet (Christmas present and still in control of me rather than the other way round!) and PhotoShop for my first public piece of image work (a kung fu club wedding card for a couple of our black belts hitching up on 12th Sept); the result was OK but I was acutely conscious of being under-knowledged for the job. Perhaps next time I'll see if I can use (finding them will be a good start!) some of the steps that you describe. Thanks again for taking the trouble to explain.
Then, I found a photo of art hanging in a gallery on an auction site and tinkered with that, trying to make sure that the frame detail wasn't more sharp or blurry than the image, and adjusting the contrast and hue- the frame originally had more blue tones. I got lucky in finding a frame hanging on a wall with indirect, overhead lighting. That means I didn't have to isolate the frame and then have to recreate the shadows on a separate wall image!
Last, I had to adjust both the frame and Gackt picture to fit together. You can see that the frame was elongated vertically a bit, and the Gackt image was cropped.
What I should have done was to add a tiny slice of shadow within the frame to enhance the depth illusion.
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I do hope you find time to make and show a few more of your Gackt tweaks. I really enjoy the way that you add a context (is setting a better word?) of your own choice. And you clearly have the technical ability to achieved what you want. Like adding shadow.
I've just used my graphics tablet (Christmas present and still in control of me rather than the other way round!) and PhotoShop for my first public piece of image work (a kung fu club wedding card for a couple of our black belts hitching up on 12th Sept); the result was OK but I was acutely conscious of being under-knowledged for the job. Perhaps next time I'll see if I can use (finding them will be a good start!) some of the steps that you describe. Thanks again for taking the trouble to explain.
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