Adjust the circle into an oval to make the selection fit the image properly.Īnother example of using the same Topaz Impression2 preset, this time turning the result into a black and white. The screen capture below shows what the mask looks like – by moving the Edge Aware slider to the right, a more precise selection appears. Bobbie used the Luminosity and Brush tabs in her examples, but for this technique, I prefer the Spot Tool (which I could never find a good use for before, so this is nice). Once you get to this point, it is time to go into the Mask section – and once again I used the Spot Tool. For more image info, check Image 2 Info below. The vignette adds to the white space around the image (these settings were used: Vignette 0.71, Vignette Strength 1.00, Vignette Transition 0.72, Vignette Roundness 0.66 and white color). Definitely need to play around with these settings as they can make a big difference in how the final effect looks. Also the Lighting section was used to add Brightness, Contrast and a white Vignette. This time the Color section was also used with the above preset and the reds and yellows were adjusted. This image of Holyrood Abbey illustrates more of the artistic feel I think Bobbie was going after. Also the Vignette color can be adjusted to get some nice additional effect on the image. The Masking section can be crucial as to how the effect fits into the image. At the bottom of the panel the Opacity was set to 1.00 Opacity and Lighter Color Blend Mode. The Masking was set to Spot Transition 1.00 and Color Aware 0.71. Now these are the changes I made to the created preset above on the holiday image: Stroke Coverage 0.00, Coverage Transition 0.14, Coverage Center X 0.09/Y 0.03 Lighting Brightness -0.55, Contrast 0.00, Highlight -0.56, Shadow 0.80 and Light Position X -0.90/Y 0.77, Vignette 0.53, Vignette Strength 0.76, Vignette Transition 0.52, Vignette Roundness 0, and Vignette Center x 0.00/y 0.00. Otherwise the settings above are from the webinar and are a good starting point. She apparently is going to upload her actual preset to the Topaz Impression2 Community, but it was not available when I last checked – will add link if I find it. I used these settings to make a preset named SJ Leopard Preset by Bobbie Goodrich so I could remember how I use it. She did not include any changes to the Lighting, Color and Texture sections.
The Coverage can be repositioned to adjust exactly where the effect shows up by either using the little center icon to the left of the Coverage Center or dragging the white dot in the box. Bobbie used a Coverage of 0.01 and a Transition Amount of 0.08. The Coverage Transition slider adjusts the way the edges blend out. What really helps create the effect is the Coverage slider – set to a low amount like 0.01, it will show the smallest amount of image set to a large amount, the whole image will appear. of Brush Strokes Low, Paint Volume 1.00, Stroke Rotation 1.00, Rotation Variation 1.00, Stroke Color Variation 1.00, Stroke Width 0.80, Stroke Length 1.00, Spill 0.03, and Smudge 0.12. The preset named Le Modern was downloaded from the Community and Bobbie’s settings were then applied as listed: Stroke Section – No. On a Stamped layer (CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+E), Topaz Impression 2 was opened. The other post-processing steps are listed at the end of the blog under Image 1 Info. Here is how Topaz (see sidebar at my Tidbits Blog for website link) Impression was used to create this image. I might add Bobbie had several other great tips, this one just stood out to me as so creative!
My image was taken of a Hobby Lobby’s Thanksgiving display showing some of their wonderful objects for sale. She used a leopard in a tree image to create a similar effect to the one above. An artist named Bobbie Goodrich presented a webinar called RAW to Envisioned (will add link once it is posted). Since I am a big fan of Topaz products and Impression 2 is one of my favorite plug-ins, I had to share this effect I learned from a Topaz Labs webinar this week. ADDING A CREATIVE TOUCH IN TOPAZ IMPRESSION 2