✂challenges-feedback

[wary swan]

What type of images will work with Neural Colorize have tested over 10 B/W photo/ pictures and only 2 of the photos will colorize or will the filter work in downloaded images from USA in Sweden 🙁

[stark palm]

This Colorize Filter is adictive. Lots more work to do on this but I must sleep! Goodnight All!😴

@wary swan only issue I ran into was that when I opened one of the b&w photos it was in greyscale and I had to change the mode to RGB.

[ruby panther]

@bleak fossil Thank you for the feedback!!!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[wary swan]

@stark palm Thanks for the feedback

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @stark palm

[glacial minnow]

Day #7 Colorize a photo - This is what I have so far

[sonic saddle]

Here are my album covers, I created two designs for the challenge.

[shy bobcat]

Challenge 7 - Colorize a photo

[onyx field]

Another this is what I have so far ...

[wary swan]

Challenge 7 - Colorize a photo
Original photo from Library of Congress site https://www.loc.gov/

Challenge 7 - Colorize a photo This was a complex photo for the Neural filter to colorize it was limited,most of the colorize is made in normal way like the overalls have I hand paint. I change the bits to 32 before neural filter and before export back to 8 bit.

[shrewd notch]

challenge 7 colorize a photo

after

[wary swan]

Challenge 7 - Colorize a photo 2 also a photo from Library of Congress

Challenge 7 - Colorize a photo change the image to RGB and 16 bit before I used Neural filter colorize, work great with this image, had very little after edit to do, only used photo filter on the image

[fluid wharf]

day 7

[hollow yarrow]

@wary swan : Great idea to use Library of Congress. Impressive work on your first (timbers) and the second looks fine too. Nice job!

[wary swan]

Thanks @hollow yarrow for the feedback

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[pliant geyser]

My go at the Colourizing a Photo....

[safe linden]

"1938 Farmer working at sorghum mill, Lancaster County, Nebraska", another good source of Farmers Security Administration photos from the Library of Congress is http://photogrammar.yale.edu/ a searchable database of primarily depression era public domain photos.

[ruby panther]

Challenge 7. This was fun.

Starter file.

[covert loom]

Change Backgrounds (Day # 05)

[compact pecan]

@safe linden - thank you for posting the link for those incredible images. I could spend days looking through them and what a great resource for this challenge!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @safe linden

[covert loom]

Album Cover (Day # 06)

[young karma]

@hollow yarrow Thank you for your answer

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[safe linden]

@safe linden - thank you for posting the link for those incredible images. I could spend days looking through them and what a great resource for this challenge!
@compact pecan they are amazing indeed, they have been up for a couple years, and the ability to search by date, place, subject.

[covert loom]

Colorize a Photo (Day # 07)

[sweet fern]

I tried another photo from Easter 1959 of me and my sisters but Ps did not recognize anything except the larges white goose and made it yellow. Go figure. So here is the image Jesus presented.,

[mortal crescent]

Here's my challenge 7 colorize photo

[wet thistle]

Me a little younger.....🤣....any suggestions to make it even better?

[young karma]

Challenge 6 - Album Cover starring myself xD

[dusky swallow]

Colorize a photo

[vague harbor]

Another attempt at colorizing

[wet lark]

Using gradients in LR

[deep mango]

Here's my colorized photo for Day 7 🙂

And the original

[blazing quail]

My entry for todays challenge

[fluid wharf]

day 8

[wary swan]

Challenge 8 Gradient after

Challenge 8 Gradient Original-photo taken in Scania Zoo Sweden

[hollow yarrow]

Day 8 - Color Gradients

Day 8 - WIP

[queen aspen]

Color Grading

[young karma]

Jesús Ramirez, thank You for challenge #6; my whole project https://www.behance.net/gallery/107817795/Photoshop-Daily-Creative-Challenge-Nov-2020

[sonic saddle]

I did a very subtle colour grading on one of my photos I took on vacation a couple of years ago

[sweet fern]

This is from Easter Sunday, 1959 of two of my sisters and me. The before is to the left. The original was taken with a 120 film size Kodak Brownie camera (I'm pretty sure.) BTW, the neural filters did not work at all on this one. Probably has to do with the lack of edge contrast.

[hollow yarrow]

@wet thistle : your colorized image is really great! As you asked for suggestions: It seems that the white of the teeth is slightly bluish (or it's my eyes/screen). You might maybe fix that ( hue/saturation ajustment layer). There's also little spots of grey in the neck area (near the collar of your shirt)... But honnestly I nitpick 'cause you did an amazing job!👍

@elfin thorn : Your color gradient grading looks very cool. I love warm feeling and vignetting add a great focal point. Nice job!

@whole flame : great color enhancement... Love the vignetting effect too. I really would like to be there! Nicely done!

[fickle dome]

Had a lot of fun with the colour grading. Really glad Adobe got rid of spit colours as I often found it confusing

[bleak fossil]

@sonic saddle I like it! It's subtle, but it adds an interesting sort of mood to the image and gives it some great warm/cool contrast 👍

@fluid wharf Excellent job with the colorization design! All the colors are looking really natural and her skin tone makes for a nice contrast against the more yellow background. Looks good!

@winter tinsel Great colors in this design! I really like how much you pushed the cooler blue tones to get that cold snowy feeling, and the warmer building in the background contrasts the birds nicely. I really like the pop of red in the background, though I wonder if repeating that in the arches to the left might balance it out a bit since currently the color contrast is so heavy on the right side. Great job!

@eternal mica Nice job with all the different areas of color in this, Ted! I like the new background you added, it seems to fit the image nicely. My only suggestion for this design would be that I think you could desaturate the blue of the eyes a bit, it looks a bit unnaturally vibrant, unless of course that's the sort of effect you were going for. Nice work!

@dreamy arch Awesome, welcome in, glad you're joining us! This is looking great, I love the clean graphic lines of everything, and the simple blue-yellow-white color scheme is looking great. I'm really liking the font style in this too. Nicely done!

[wet thistle]

Thank you @hollow yarrow I want to improve so suggestions are welcome 🙂

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[bleak fossil]

@bold valley Very cool Ralph! This is a great image for this challenge for sure, hah. Nice job with all the different elements in this scene. I feel like the reds, blues, and greens in the image could be desaturated a bit, and maybe the skin tones could be saturated a hair more to balance everything together, but if this was intentional then disregard my suggestion. Good job!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[sonic saddle]

Thank you! @bleak fossil

[deep mango]

@brittle slate I worked more on the colors of the logs based on your feedback on the stream 🙂

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[eternal mica]

@bleak fossil Thank you Sam.

[glacial minnow]

Day #8 Color Grading done 2 different ways. Original photo

Ps Gradient Map

Lr Color Grading Tool

[spare badge]

Color Gradients - Tried with diffrent images in Lr and Ps and this is the final one which I m going to use for this challenge. This is very interesting. 1st one is the original image.

[safe linden]

Just a few versions

[wet thistle]

@hollow yarrow, is this better?

[hollow yarrow]

@wet thistle : wonderful job!

[wet thistle]

Thank you @hollow yarrow !

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[subtle breach]

After 🙂

Before

[eternal mica]

I cannot get the discord upload to show the image i have on my computer. The image that uploads is way to washed out.

[simple dagger]

Album cover. I used the Tattoo filter as well - I love how it make his skin, but not his clothes. Would have liked those to be more smooth as well.

[vague harbor]

Color grading challenge

[weary palm]

Day 7 - Colourize a Photo

[compact pecan]

Day 8: Color Grading

Original Image

[lucid turret]

Edited

Original

[safe ledge]

my JeEp beofre and after. gradient filters

oops in a hurry so it's sideways 😦

I should have changed the background too rather then blur. but ran outta time

[inner plaza]

I'm trying to do the Colorize A Photo challenge but most of my selected B/W photos aren't getting processed (only 1 out of 8 worked). Any ideas why?

[lucid plover]

DCC Day 8,Color Grading
Before

[lucid canyon]

Color Gradients Challenge Original

Color Gradients Adjusted

[bold valley]

@bleak fossil Thanks Sam. I did everything on layers so I can adjust. I liked the extreme for discord.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[eternal mica]

Sorry about the above. I cant get it to load with the color gradients. To see the image you must click on thumbnail and then open the original.

This is the original image

[bleak fossil]

@elfin thorn Really nice job coloring all these different elements! The sky replacement is an excellent touch and the landscape is looking nice and natural. I feel like the blue shirt could be desaturated a touch as it looks a bit unnaturally blue, and I think the skin tone of the girl in the middle could be shifted more towards the red range and away from the yellow range, as she's looking a bit yellow/green at the moment. Though I think the other skin tones are looking on point. Looking good!

@pliant geyser Nicely done! Good work colorizing all the different pieces of clothing and details in this one. This is more of a nitpick, but it kind of looks like the skin tone color is also on the eyes and lips. It might add a touch more realism to adjust the coloration ever so slightly in those areas. Maybe less saturation in the eyes, and slightly more red in the lips? Well done!

[stark palm]

Colorize Photo

[bleak fossil]

@safe linden The colorized farm worker photo came out great! All the colors have a great realistic look to them. I feel like you really nailed the level of saturation on this image. The blue of the clothing creates a nice contrast in the image as well. Looks great!

@ruby panther Very nice, Shawn! These colors are looking good and I especially like the coloration you got on the luggage. Everything has a very nice, natural look to it. If I had to make any suggestions it might be to unify the color of the space to the left of the tracks. The gravel color looks good, but the green seems a bit off. I also think it might look good to give her a little more saturation in the eye region under her eyebrow where it looks a touch too gray. Well done!

@covert loom Very nice job with matching the color and lighting of the portrait to the background image. The really warm color matches the sunset nicely. The masking around the hair and fur coat is looking really solid too 👍

@sweet fern Ah that's a bummer. I'd be really interested in seeing how it interprets various photos. This is looking good! Everything seems to have a really nice, natural coloration to it. The only thing that stands out to me is the face of the girl on the right hand side looks a bit gray. I think adding some saturation to her would help. Maybe a touch more blue in the sky to the left too? Nice work!

@olive karma Very nice! I get an almost pop-art vibe from this image. I don't know if it was an intentional stylization, but the skin has a bit of a green tint to it. I think if you tweaked it towards the orange/red range it might look a bit more natural. The red lipstick is a nice accent color in this image, good job!

@mortal crescent Very nice, all the colors in this image are looking really solid.!It all has a nice realistic look to it, especially with the skin tones. 👍

@wet lark Nice job James! The colors are looking really good here. The only thing I think could use a bit of touching up would be the leg and face of the girl on the right that appear a bit gray. Matching those areas with the color of her leg on the right side should give it all a more natural look. Looking good!

[wet lark]

Thank you😉 I appreciate the CC

[bleak fossil]

@wet thistle Such a cool idea for a picture to colorize! This looks great, the saturation in the skin and red tones really give it a much more modern look. Great job separating the color for the different areas of the face such as the eyes, teeth, gums, etc. My only minor suggestion might be to give the color of the gums a bit more of a saturated tint to the color for a more realistic/healthy look. Nicely done, this looks great!

[unkempt field]

Challenge #7 - Colorize

Challenge #8 - Color Grading _ After

Before

[bleak fossil]

@young karma Great you see you using your own photo for this challenge! Really nice stylized effect to the portrait. The font style adds a lot of interest and does a nice job of mirroring the black and yellow from the t-shirt which ties them together nicely. I almost feel like the face could use a bit more contrast to make it a bit punchier of a focal point. Maybe a levels/curves adjustment layer with the brights (and maybe even darks) boosted a bit and use a soft brush to mask it so it's only affecting the face area? Looks good!

@prisma ridge Hah, great idea to combine this challenge with the sky replacement. I love how quickly it turns this into a creepy image with a Children of the Corn type of vibe. The colors are all looking great, though I wonder if the green shirt is almost a little too vibrant? Well done!

[fluid wharf]

thank you Sam for feedback

[young karma]

Daily Challenge 201119 - new color gradients

Sorry about the above. I cant get it to load with the color gradients. To see the image you must click on thumbnail and then open the original.
@eternal mica -- Perhaps the image color profile has too many colors for Discord to handle, especially if it is Pro Photo RGB.

[eternal mica]

@young karma I have no idea why that would be so. Its a normal photo and I have used dozens of my photos before with no problem. I will try to find what you are suggesting to see if that is a problem.

[mighty linden]

Unedited Water Lilies/color grading after basic Lr adjustments

[sterile dagger]

Redid my colorize a photo. I wasn't happy with the first one...remembered to fix the background in this one.

[hollow yarrow]

@eternal mica : Wow!!! 6000x4000px! Are you always uploading files with this resolution? Maybe the reason why the preview is not loaded correctly. Sometimes downscaling algorithms can give some strange results! Maybe you should reduce the size (1/2) before uploading and see if it works better. By the way your original version is great!

[bleak fossil]

@hollow yarrow @eternal mica The all knowing Tim solved this for me. I'll post the explanation in the #❓ask-a-question section

[eternal mica]

@hollow yarrow I don't usually think about it. If I use my own pictures, most of my images are that quality. If I get a message "file too large" , I do shrink the file down. In a weird way, I tried saving the file as a png, Ps created an 80MB file!!! I just deleted it. I'll look at the file size to see if that helps. And it's easy to take great pictures when it's my beautiful granddaughter!!!

I didn't mean to create such a hullabaloo.

[bleak fossil]

Hah, it's all good. Good for me to learn these things when I run into issues I'm unfamiliar with.

@dusky swallow Really nice work with the colorization image! The skin tones are looking really natural and the blue background gives her some nice contrast. Well done!

@vague harbor Very nice! All these colors have a nice harmony together as well as a natural convincing look to them. Really nice job handling all the different elements and details in this image!

@deep mango Very cool! Nice job with the colorization of all the different elements and details in this image. Everything is looking really good, though I feel like perhaps the green of the shirt could be ever so slightly less saturated? Though that's really up to personal preference. Looks good!

[chilly hawk]

Change Background challenge

[bleak fossil]

@lucid canyon The color adjustments are looking good! I like how you enhanced both the warm and cool tones to really push that contrast. It adds some nice interest and gives it more of a cinematic look. Nice work!

@safe ledge Very nice! I like the bold color contrast with the red in this image. The blur definitely creates some nice focus contrast, though it could be nice to see the background with something like an iris blur to keep the foreground near the front tires in focus but fade into a blur as it goes back in space. Though it really just depends what you're going for. Nice job!

@lucid turret Looking good! The adjustment creates some really nice warm/cool contrast in the image and adds some nice interest. 👍

@compact pecan I like the added blue in the sky! It makes for some nice contrast against the rest of the image. Though I wonder if her shirt staying a bit warmer like in the original image might give her some nice contrast against the background. Hard to say for sure without seeing it, just a thought. Nicely done!

[inner plaza]

Challenge #7 - Colorize A Photo

[chilly hawk]

Color Grading Challenge

[shy bobcat]

Challenge 8 - Color Grading (after)

before

[ruby panther]

@bleak fossil Thank you for the feed back!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[ruby panther]

Challenge 8. Color Grading.

My starter photo.

[covert loom]

Color Grading (Day # 08)

Thanks @bleak fossil

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[left abyss]

Day 8, Color Gradients- looks more like realistic sunset coloring or too much?

original edit

[livid tiger]

before

after

[onyx field]

😬 funny how can be playing away then see the best result then try find it again ! 🤪

[north path]

A Bourke-White B/W, colorization of my Grandfather on a WW2 Russian convoy.

[young karma]

@young karma I have no idea why that would be so. Its a normal photo and I have used dozens of my photos before with no problem. I will try to find what you are suggesting to see if that is a problem.
@eternal mica -- Hope you find the problem, good luck.

[eternal mica]

@young karma I believe @glacial path figured it out. He believes youre suggestion of Pro Photo RGB is the answer. I will check later today when I have time. Thank you so much for your assistance and concern.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @warm oasis

[glacial path]

hm?

oh! yeah. if the colors are different, it is most likely because of a different color profile.

make sure to use sRGB instead. This will ensure optimal color accuracy across most platforms

[young karma]

My submission for yesterdays challenge 😉

[wet thistle]

Thanks for the advise @bleak fossil!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[young karma]

@young karma Great you see you using your own photo for this challenge! Really nice stylized effect to the portrait. The font style adds a lot of interest and does a nice job of mirroring the black and yellow from the t-shirt which ties them together nicely. I almost feel like the face could use a bit more contrast to make it a bit punchier of a focal point. Maybe a levels/curves adjustment layer with the brights (and maybe even darks) boosted a bit and use a soft brush to mask it so it's only affecting the face area? Looks good!
@bleak fossil Thanks for the feedback! 🙂

[dusky swallow]

Color gradients challenge

[dusky wave]

PS DCC #09 - Presets

[lucid plover]

DCC Day 9,Presets (both are same preset)

[compact pecan]

Day 9: Editing with Presets. My color-grading is a bit subtle, but the process of using yesterday's tools and then creating a preset was worth it!

[wary swan]

Original

After preset

preset for equalit my old Minolta compact camera to my images I shot wiith my Canon Powershot SX3

[whole flame]

editing with presets

photo by connie_sf

[safe linden]

Photoshop DCC Day 9, Presets. Made a preset, then applied it to the other 2 to get a unified look. Fun week learning new features Jesús, thanks.

[inner plaza]

@stark palm Thank you so much for your feedback about switching greyscale to RGB to get b&w photos to work with Neural Filter Colorize!!! Like @wary swan, I had a lot of issues. I spent over 4 hours trying to get it to work with dozens of photos from various sources and only 2 kinda worked. That trick makes them all work great! 😀

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @stark palm

[eternal mica]

DCC17 08 201119 Color Gradients after much discussion with @bleak fossil @young karma at the advice of @glacial path , they figured out the issue with my file. I sincerely appreciate all the time they spent working with me to find the mistake I made. Thats why I love the Behance/Discord community.

Original photo

[stark palm]

@inner plaza You're welcome Keith! Glad it helped. 😀

[magic wagon]

PS.DCC_ColorGradients BEFORE

PS.DCC_ColorGradients AFTER

PS.DCC_EditWithPresets BEFORE

PS.DCC_EditWithPresets AFTER

PS.DCC_EditWithPresets BEFORE

PS.DCC_EditWithPresets AFTER

[deep mango]

Here's my mockup of an album cover for Day 6

And the album cover design itself

[queen aspen]

I make a preset: warming-contrast and then applied it to another 2 images

Original and with preset

Original and with a preset

[eternal mica]

Base photo

DCC17 09 201120 Editing with presets and with sky replacement

Editing with presets

[vague harbor]

Photo adjusted and preset created

[wet thistle]

Album Cover

[stark palm]

Color Gradient Before

Color Gradient After

Color Gradient Before

Color Gradient After

[simple dagger]

Original

Color graded. This one is going to be so helpful I think!

[deep mango]

Catching up slowly but surely, here's my color gradient for Day 8

And the original

[arctic rover]

Before

After. Was going for a thunderstorm gradient.

[vague harbor]

Finally my replaced background, although this guy is not dressed for the beach

[arctic rover]

Don't know where my original photo went...somewhere into the desktop ether. Was going for an old handcolor colorize effect.

[safe ledge]

presets

after presets

[bleak fossil]

@arctic rover Really nice work with the color grading in this image! I like the addition of the lightning. For a night scene I feel like it might look good to replace the sky with an actual night sky to avoid the light daytime looking clouds. I think Darkening down the whole image a bit more, and putting in a sky that is a gradient that is dark towards the top but lighter towards the horizon to pop the castle out might look good. And really pushing the brightness of the lightning against the dark sky. I feel like it's kind of hard to explain so I roughed up a quick example. Maybe something like this? Great job!
(For best quality click the image then click "Open Original")

@young karma Nice work! I really like the warm/cool color contrast in this image. It really makes the warm tones of her face pop. Though it might be worth toning the gradient down a touch around the front top of the motorcycle to make them appear if they're in the same lighting. Possibly mask it off in that area slightly with a soft round brush. Though it really just depends what you're going for. Really nice strong focal point in this image 👍

@north path What a great photo, really nice quality on this one. Excellent job with the colorization! Everything has a nice rich saturation to it without looking unnatural, and the skin tone is looking on point. Great job with all the details and differently colored objects. Everything is looking nice and clean. Impressive work!

@onyx field Really cool effect here! I like the high key and sort of monochromatic look of this design, it works really well with the effect of how you made it fade into the background. Almost makes me think of a memory scene in a movie or something, hah. Very cool!

@wary swan Very nice, I like what it did to the sky here! The colors are looking good. I feel like perhaps it could use a bit of a boost to the contrast, particularly the dark tones, to give it a bit stronger of a read. Nice job!

@compact pecan These are looking good! I particularly like how the preset is looking with the portrait image, the colors add a lot of interest. Once you find and dial in some presets you really like they can definitely save a lot of time. Nicely done!

@whole flame I love it, this adds so much mood to this image, completely transforms the look and feel of the whole thing. It adds a really cinematic sort of feel as well. Well done!

@safe linden Very nice, there's a clear and noticeable difference in each one of these images. It really gives the colors some nice pop and good contrast to the overall image. I especially like how much it affects the first image. Nice work!

@lucid plover The preset is looking good! Definitely has a certain mood to it with the cooler colors. It also creates some nice temperature contrast with the warmer tones of each image. Nice job!

@dusky wave Looking good! There's some nice contrast overall in this image, both with color and value. Nicely done 👍

@dusky swallow Nice job, I definitely get a bit of a sense of a warmer tone towards the right side. I feel like the image could use a bit of a levels adjustment to boost the overall contrast, and maybe even a subtle saturation boost. Of course it just depends what you're going for and what the original image looked like. Well done!

@livid tiger Great change to this image. Really enhances the colors and makes the whole thing pop without being too dramatic as to look unnatural. Gives it a bit more of a cinematic look like you might see in a tv show too. The blue of the ocean really pops too. Nice job!

@left abyss Very nice! I really like the color changes. I think it's most noticeable in the sky, but even the subtle shift in the dogs is a nice look. I think it looks slightly stylized in the sunset because it's more pink/purple, whereas sunsets are usually closer to the red/orange range (though sometimes you'll see those pink/purples in the clouds) but I still think it's a really neat look. Well done!

@deep mango Very nice! I like that you included the original to really see how different the effect makes it. There's a nice clear gradient between the warm and cool tones which works really well. Nice work!

@arctic rover Nicely done! Landscapes seem like they could potentially be really tricky for colorizing. This is looking good. Though I feel like perhaps a levels or curves adjustment could balance out the contrast a bit where it's a bit blown out? Looks good!

@vague harbor Hah, nice job! Yeah, I think he's a bit overdressed. Really nice job on the masking with this image. I feel like maybe he could be brightened up a touch to fit in with the lighting of the scene a bit more? I like how you composed this image too 👍

[onyx field]

Woah what a trip trying to find Lightroom files - got taken to places never been before (inset bottom right ). I concentrated on the blissed-out-dude's denim shirt ( even tried to correct the purple blob on sleeve aaargh ) then had to correct tree branch colour. When applied the preset to the plaque ( top left ) disappointed in the look it gave to the bricks. Thanks heaps @lethal mural have understood Ps and Lr a lot more with this challenge will keep going Thank You and hi to your cat 🐅 ( would dig a CC session on finding lightroom files !!!!!!!! )

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @lethal mural

[sterile dagger]

Here's my color grading...this is the original

And After. I also bumped up the contrast and made adjustments to the shadows and black, then a adjusted the saturation just a touch.

[sterile dagger]

Here's my photo for the create presets in Lr. Now I'll use this to speed up my outdoor concert photography. Took this at The Greek in Los Angeles some years ago. I adjusted the contrast, shadows, whites, blacks, highlights and did some tone curves and color work.

[covert loom]

Editing with Presets (Day # 09)

[wary swan]

Thanks @bleak fossil the preset is to the equalize to diffrent cameras a 16 year old Minolta with a 14 year old Canon powershot

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[lucid plover]

thank you @bleak fossil

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[ruby panther]

Using a preset I made on another image. Challenge 9.

My starter file. Crete.

[shy bobcat]

Challenge 9 - Editing with Presets

After

before

After

[covert loom]

Patterns😀

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[young karma]

thanks for the feedback @bleak fossil .

[north path]

Thank you

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[bleak fossil]

@covert loom Very cool, almost a slightly electronic look to this pattern. I like the variations in the lines. Could be really interesting to see other color/saturation variations for this design. Nice work!

@shy bobcat Great job with these designs! I especially love how much you were able to sharpen them up to add some great focus. The color grading adds a really interesting look and feel to it too, nicely done!

@ruby panther This looks great, Shawn! I really like the really strong and clear contrast the B&W gives it. I like all the clean graphic shapes in this Photo 👍

@sterile dagger This concert photo is looking really nice. I like the color temperature contrast of the warmer skin tones and red guitar against the cooler blues of the image. The warm tones on the girl on the motorcycle add a great feel to that image too. Nice work!

[sterile dagger]

@bleak fossil thanks! 🙂

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[bleak fossil]

@onyx field Nice job! There's definitely a clear color temperature separation between the cool tones of the figure and the warmer green tones of the background. It's always great to see how much color grading can change an image. Looks good!

[inner plaza]

Challenge #2 - Seamless Pattern

[young karma]

Challenge 9 - Editing with presets, before

After

[arctic rover]

Love what you did @bleak fossil ! Very cool. It's funny - I used Sky Replacement (duh), but it missed some parts behind the open windows. I fiddled around to darken them & then thought about the weird storm skies you can get in the middle of the day - where the sun is still bright but a massive cloud rolls in while the sun is still shining on the other side of the street. But I hear what you are saying and agree it could use some 'level'-ing. (That ruin is on Roosevelt Island in NYC - it was a smallpox hospital. It has next level creepiness w/out any filters!).

[shy bobcat]

@bleak fossil Thank you for your feedback, I will continue experimenting with making more presets but there are so many variables to take on board.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[inner plaza]

Challenge #2 - Seamless Pattern (used lots of Shapes and Blend Modes for this one)

[eternal mica]

Here is my Behance portfolio for my DCC17. Please feel free to visit it and make any comments. All comments are welcome. Thank you to @lethal mural for his enlightening leadership. As always, you taught me so much. @bleak fossil thank you for your mentoring, especially for the personal attention figuring out the problem with my Lr transfer. And to all the incredible people in the chat, my old friends, and new, thanks for your inspiration. Id like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving holiday week. Stay Safe. Stay healthy. https://www.behance.net/gallery/107751345/Photoshop-DCC17-Nov-9-20-2020-Jesus-Ramirez

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @lethal mural

[dusky swallow]

See what you think now, I am also adding the original photo. I just followed Jesus instructions without adding anything else but I guess nothing is final and shouldn´t be posted till we feel it final... Anyway, I really appreciate the feedback, The image looks much powerful now. Thank you

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[covert loom]

Thanks @bleak fossil

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[ruby panther]

@bleak fossil Thank you for your feedback and time you take on the Discord! 👍

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[mortal crescent]

Here is my challenge 8. Went for a warm pink effect but is it too much?

[mortal crescent]

Here is my challenge 9. I replaced the sky for the first photo to fit in with my idea of a warm sunset and created a preset, which I then used on the next two photos

Challenge 8, version 2 - I've toned down the pink more so I've still got that pink effect but it isn't dominating the image so much. Looks much better

[dusky swallow]

Challange 9-Presets. Original photo and created preset

Presets added

[fluid wharf]

day 9

[glacial minnow]

Day #9 Original

Day #9 After editing with presets + sky replacement

[glacial minnow]

This is my first time publishing in Behance . Here is the link https://www.behance.net/gallery/108314671/Ps-Daily-Creative-Challenge

[hollow yarrow]

@glacial minnow : great project! Special mention for your fireworks animation. I liked it!👍

[bleak fossil]

@glacial minnow Great sky replacement in the Day 9 design! It adds a lot of interest compared to the original sky which was quite bland. The warming color grading you added to the image really helps it match with the sky. Nice work!

@glacial minnow Woo, congrats! Great collection of images here, very nice to see all the techniques and designs together. I especially like your sky replacement challenge with the fireworks reflecting in the water. 👍

@fluid wharf Great job with the Day 9 challenge! The image of the guy under the tree came out really well, the added brightness really helps the whole image read more clearly. The sky replacement is looking good too! Though I think it might help to darken the landscape a bit, usually the hills in a sunrise/sunset situation would be a bit darker. It could be nice to use a real image of a sky too rather than just a gradient for a more realistic look. Looking good!

[bleak fossil]

@dusky swallow I like the vibrant colors in these images! The bold blue of the sky in the first image, and the bold red in the other two are nice and eye catching. It would also be interesting to see the originals alongside these. Nice work!

@mortal crescent Great work with all these designs! I really like what you did with the sky replacement image. It's a really nice choice for this photo and you matched them very well with the color grading. I also really like the cropping on the image of the guy with the backpack in the forest, the color grading looks great on that one too. Really nice job making those images feel like they belong together. 👍

@eternal mica Great job with all these challenges, Ted! Always happy to see you joining us for these. Really cool to see you put them all together in a video reel format in addition to the images in the project. And no problem, happy to try and help any time! Hope you have a good week too!

[eternal mica]

@bleak fossil Thank you for your continued support and encouragement. Im working on expanding my Adobe awareness into Pr Dn Ai. I enjoy making the videos. Im still very new to it, but its fun. Wishing you and your family a Happy safe healthy Thanksgiving holiday.🍗 🦃 🍗 🦃

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[glacial minnow]

Thanks @hollow yarrow and @bleak fossil it wasn't as scary as I thought it would be to post in Behance. Now to finish off some of the other challenges😁

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[fluid wharf]

thank you Sam for feedback

[wary swan]

Great place to find images https://search.creativecommons.org/

[wary swan]

Example what you can find I download a sky Peal Sky what I used as Sky Replacement. Credit:"Pearl sky" by be creator is licensed under CC BY 2.0

[eternal mica]

I created a new YouTube channel. Its only in the infancy stage. I posted all my DCC videos to the channel. Please stop by and take a look. I guess you can subscribe. Thank you. Everyone enjoy a safe healthy Happy Thanksgiving holiday. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjnWRrGdo6p49XQBPyN0new/

[magic wagon]

Hey Banana Crew🍌

Just finished posting on my Behance the latest PS.DCC ! I would really appreciate you feedback an a thumbs up. lets support each other. thanks . https://www.behance.net/gallery/108393835/PHOTOSHOP-DAILY-CREATIVE-CHALLENGE

[eternal mica]

@magic wagon Nice job on your portfolio.

[magic wagon]

Thanks mate. really appreciate your feedback

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @eternal mica

[wary swan]

@eternal mica Love your videos great idea, great work 😃 🇸🇪

@magic wagon Great job with the portfolio 😃 🇸🇪

[eternal mica]

@wary swan Thank you very much. I really enjoy making them. I was using Filmora9, but Im now migrating over to PrPro. Im just a beginner. I want to learn to really make top quality photo/slide videos.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @wary swan

[magic wagon]

thanks a lot...👍🏾

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @wary swan

[hollow yarrow]

@magic wagon Great behance project! I really like your logo mockups!

[magic wagon]

thanks mate! 🙂

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[eternal mica]

@hollow yarrow cool new thumbnail

[hollow yarrow]

@wary swan : thank you so much for sharing your creative commoms links... I always turn around Pexels, unsplash, pixabay, rawpixel, freepik and adobe stock free... You give me one more place to search! 😉

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @wary swan

[hollow yarrow]

It's my new banana creative crew badge. I'll keep it until the next DCC😉

[eternal mica]

@magic wagon A few small nit picks I noticed in your designs. In the White House images, the Trump's feet are cut off in the grass. In the mock up of the jersey, the area inside the neck continues the image from the front of the shirt. That doesnt look realistic. And on your album cover the banana on the left which is flipped vertically has the Ps backwards. Its a bit disorienting.

[wary swan]

A question how do I link my project to Creative Challenge on Behance?

[hollow yarrow]

@wary swan Just copy the link of your behance project and paste it in your message on Discord. It should work!

[magic wagon]

very nice eyes. will change it! thanks mate

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @eternal mica

[covert loom]

My first art

[hollow yarrow]

@covert loom : you should upload lower size file. 8641x11522 is too large for Discord preview. We need go to "open original" to view your image.
Great colors and shadind looks ok. I don't know if it's your choice but your outline loooks very harshed... You should maybe try to use pentool or curvature pentool with a large black stroke to make curves more soft... Just an idea. Nice start!

[covert loom]

I just started and I have no idea, I know I can do something with you. I need your help. Thank you.

[covert loom]

Thanks

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[wary swan]

My Project/Portfolio https://www.behance.net/gallery/106936397/My-Photoshop-work

[spare badge]

Here is my complete project on behance. Thank you for the guidance and feedback! https://www.behance.net/gallery/107851315/Photoshop-Daily-creative-challenge

[hollow yarrow]

@spare badge Great project and very well presented... Nothing else to add... Simply nicely done.

[spare badge]

Thanks a lot!! @hollow yarrow I really appreciate the feedback.😊

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[simple mason]

#PTCVIDS mixer brush

[eternal mica]

@wary swan Nice portfolio. One suggestion, separate the different group of challenges into different Behance portfolios. I dont believe there is a limit on how many you can post. Most of the leaders have a theme to their challenge series. That theme will come through more clearly if your works are organized to show that theme. Just one man's opinion.

@spare badge Beautiful portfolio. The simplicity and coherence of the design is wonderful. It really fits the nature of the works within the portfolio. The two mockups (pattern and album cover) were especially good.

[spare badge]

@eternal mica Thank you very much for your valuable feedback!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @eternal mica

[magic wagon]

Nicely done!

[wary swan]

Thanks @eternal mica for the feadback

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @eternal mica

[mortal crescent]

Here is my final Behance project https://www.behance.net/gallery/108460847/Ps-2021-New-Features-(Ps-DCC)

[dusky swallow]

Presets added. Sorry I didnt add the original images.

[dusky swallow]

Before and after the presets

Thank you @bleak fossil for your support and feedback during the challenge

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[spare badge]

Thanks a lot!!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @magic wagon

[stark palm]

Trying out publishing Creative Challenges https://www.behance.net/gallery/108550659/Ps-Creative-Challenge-Refine-a-Portrait

[covert loom]

HOT

[shadow glade]

Recreation of clothing brand. What you guys think?

Concept

[young karma]

Jesús Ramirez, thank You for challenge #7; my whole project https://www.behance.net/gallery/107817795/Photoshop-Daily-Creative-Challenge-Nov-2020

[young karma]

Jesús Ramirez, thank You for challenge #8; my whole project https://www.behance.net/gallery/107817795/Photoshop-Daily-Creative-Challenge-Nov-2020

[stark palm]

Finally got around to working on the logo challenge 😃

[sonic saddle]

Here is my banana crew logo🤔

and the background change

These are original photos I used

[sonic saddle]

https://www.behance.net/gallery/107665705/PS-DCC-119-1127

[hollow yarrow]

@sonic saddle : Great work. Your background replacement looks really great. I love how perspectives of two pictures match together! Well done!

@stark palm : Nice logo. Layering different shapes under the banana is a great idea! It adds depth to your logo... Layer effects on "PS" and you banana too! Great job!

[stark palm]

@hollow yarrow Thank you so much!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[blazing totem]

@sonic saddle amazing! good job. 👌

[sonic saddle]

Thank you! @hollow yarrow and @blazing totem ☺️

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[simple idol]

Just catching up on my PS Creative Challenges. Here is my Adobe Banana Crew logo. thank you in advance

[solemn sinew]

whats the current challenge? am new here

[pastel bay]

Hi. I am here for the current challenge. I use Lightroom, but am new to photoshop and looking to learn.

[mighty linden]

Sky replacement with a gradient and added dual shadows.

[simple idol]

Change Background challenge. Finally catching up

[simple idol]

Album Cover 🙂

[coral stone]

Loved the textures in this one, @simple idol! The words and the rectangle give that cool neon look that makes it stand out. Great idea adding some overlaps to the rectangle's stroke. If you want to make the vinyl to stand out from the background, you might consider changing the black background to a dark gray value. Awesome attention to the details.

[simple idol]

Thank you @coral stone! Will do!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[simple idol]

Updated Album Cover. Thanks @coral stone

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @coral stone

[eternal mica]

@solemn sinew check out the post for the intro to the next DCC which is at 9:00AM PST. https://www.behance.net/adobelive

@solemn sinew you can see the post in the left column under Announcements>creative-challenge for the link to register for the daily announcement. Paul Trani, the leader for the current challenge, will explain all the details in today's session. The challenge commences tomorrow morning.

@pastel bay check out the post for the intro to the next DCC which is at 9:00AM PST. https://www.behance.net/adobelive . You can see the post in the left column under Announcements>creative-challenge for the link to register for the daily announcement. Paul Trani, the leader for the current challenge, will explain all the details in today's session. The challenge commences tomorrow morning.

[solemn sinew]

oh ok thanks

[brittle slate]

Here's what's going to happen over the next two weeks. Growth!

[lean prawn]

☺️ your thoughts are important to me

[covert loom]

Your challenges are really great, your challenges are very interesting. @brittle slate

[eternal mica]

DCC18 Behance cover image (for now)

[bleak fossil]

@eternal mica Excited for a new set of DCCs, woo! Loving the texture on this cover, the text warp is looking really nice too. Perhaps giving the text color a slightly warmer hue (more shifted towards the yellow/green range) might give it a bit more pop? Nice job 👍

@lean prawn Hah, very nice, the cartoony style of the character stands out nicely against the more textured background. Nice job laying all these elements, though it might look good to add a bit of a drop shadow with the layer effects, or paint in a bit of a shadow with a multiply layer and soft brush.

@simple idol Nice design Biola, I like the addition of the mockup too! The cast shadow adds a nice bit of depth. I think you could lighten the background even more to separate the value of the background from the blue of the album cover even more and give it all a bit more pop. Just up to your personal preference of course. (Love the banana crew logo btw, hah) Nice work!

@mighty linden That looks great! Really nice job getting a clean mask around all the tree branches and bushes. The mask looks great, and the color grading to the landscape makes it fit in nicely with the lighting of the sky. Nicely done!

[eternal mica]

@bleak fossil Me too Sam. Last week with no DCC was tough. I missed everyone!!! The text is actually transparent because of the BM. I'll play with the stroke color.

[bleak fossil]

@sonic saddle These are great! A great collection of challenges, and some of these I missed. Excellent work on the Day 5 and Day 6 challenges, really nice job with the compositing and color/lighting. One small suggestion on the Day 7 challenge might be to get a little more saturation in the fingertips and ear. Sometimes we see a bit more saturation and even slight tints of red in those areas which often helps the skin look more alive. Great work on all these!

@eternal mica Hah, definitely. I feel like it threw my whole schedule off a bit not having the DCC stream in the morning.

[hollow yarrow]

@coral stone : happy to see you back here and active. Hope you're doing well!
@bleak fossil : nice new avatar!🤪

[simple idol]

Thank you @bleak fossil appreciate your feedback and will do! Nice Avatar 😘

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[simple idol]

Recolor Artwork. Thank you in advance for any feedback

Updated Album Cover background. Thanks @bleak fossil

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[eternal mica]

@bleak fossil I also noticed your cool new avatar. It didn't come up the first time I texted you. But it does now. I like it

[bleak fossil]

@eternal mica I realized I had an ages old ogre icon which I thought was weird for this channel, hah. Figured I'd change it.

Using the Photoshop Camera phone app

[eternal mica]

@bleak fossil with a twist on your suggestion.

[bleak fossil]

I like it! Great contrast to it

[eternal mica]

@bleak fossil I like this avatar much better. Thank you. As always, I appreciate your time and advice. I have no idea where Paul is going to take us with the DCC, so I cant say I'll keep it. But for today, it works!!!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[bleak fossil]

@plain sable Very cool! I like that sort of gold leaf texture of this design's background. It gives the text and designs a nice bold graphic look too 👍

@simple idol Ooh, very nice, that gives it a completely different feel. I like the contrast the yellow adds. The background gradient makes the whole thing feel a bit more energetic and alive in my option. Looks good!

@stark palm Love it! The way you layered these shapes creates such a nice depth to this logo. Everything fits together extremely well stylistically with the way you gave each element a uniform stroke. Looks great!

[plain sable]

Thanks @bleak fossil

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[bleak fossil]

@young karma Really great work on all these challenges! I especially love the direction you went with the Day 3 challenge! Really cool take on that design, I really like the way the effect is radiating from the house to make it really stand out. Solid work!

[plain sable]

@bleak fossil do you know where I can find the welcome stream?

[bleak fossil]

@plain sable You bet. https://www.behance.net/live/videos/9439/Photoshop-Daily-Creative-Challenge-Welcome-Day?tracking_source=to_replay&from_row=Photoshop

[plain sable]

Thank @bleak fossil there is a bit I want to revisit

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[bleak fossil]

@shadow glade Very nice, I think the recreation is a nice improvement. I like the sharp clean lines and readability of it. The kerning looks a bit off on the original. I also really like the logo for the new one, there's a nice balance to it. 👍

[hollow yarrow]

@eternal mica : Great improvement! Always a good idea to follow Sam's suggestions!😉

[eternal mica]

@hollow yarrow haha, @bleak fossil or @coral stone or you say jump, I say how high!

@hollow yarrow the wisest man is the man who knows what he does not know

[hollow yarrow]

@eternal mica : Great quote!

[eternal mica]

@hollow yarrow one of my all time favorites

[hollow yarrow]

@simple idol : Great album cover mockup! You did well to followd Sam and Valdair's advice. This background makes your design pop! Bravo!

[simple idol]

Thank you so much @hollow yarrow 🤝

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[shy bobcat]

Cover

[young karma]

cover page

@eternal mica what do you think about this?

[glacial minnow]

Cover Page

[hollow yarrow]

@young karma : You made a really nice cover but I have just one suggestion: keep in mind your cover will be diplayed at 808 x 632pixels. You can crop your design to make it fit in this ratio but I'm not sure that your wide landscape image can give a good result. Hope your original background can fit in a 808x632 image because it looks very cool. If you want you can read Behance help page about cover : https://help.behance.net/hc/en-us/articles/360033998134-Guide-Cover-Images#:~:text=We've standardized the size,that is at least 808x632px.

[young karma]

Yes, I was thinking about the same, i will crop it to an appropriate size....

[hollow yarrow]

@glacial minnow : Nice cover! The grungy textures fit well and the font chosen gives a nice hand drawn feeling. Love the contrasting colors of the two leaves too! Well done!

Wow! @shy bobcat what a great cover! I particularly like the background image: subtle gradient gives a great touch to your branches and water reflections (if I guess well?). Nicely done!

[shy bobcat]

@hollow yarrow Thank you for your kind words. They are reflections so good guessing

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[ruby panther]

Tried a few different versions of my cover. Not quite feeling it yet with this one.

[eternal mica]

@young karma I like your color palette. Nice design. Glad to see you posting. Sam, Valdair and Franck will give you critiques at more informed level than I will. Besides the point @hollow yarrow made about the size of Behance cover image, I think the assortment of texts lack a cohesiveness. With so little text, I would not use 3 fonts. Also, the Ps logo looks too prominent, out of place. It looks like it was just dropped in. Perhaps align it with the Photoshop text .

[ruby panther]

Ver 2. Better I think!

[zinc kestrel]

I didn't think day 1 of the challenge had been announced yet, am I missing something, sorry I'm a complete noob

[ruby panther]

@zinc kestrel We are just making covers for our Behance project. The Challenge 1 will be announced shortly.

[zinc kestrel]

I don't think I could even make a cover

[ruby panther]

This is for all skill levels so give it a try. We are all here to help each other get better. @zinc kestrel

[hollow yarrow]

@ruby panther : liquefied texture, flowers, butterfly and skull! No doubt it's a Paul Trani DCC cover 😉 Well done!

[ruby panther]

Thanks @hollow yarrow 😂 That's what I was going for.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[eternal mica]

@zinc kestrel Dont feel intimidated. Those of us who have been here for a while anticipate what we will be doing and get a start on the Behance portfolios we will be creating over the next 9 days. This is a step you can easily catch up with anytime during the challenge. In fact, many of us who have already created cover images will probably end up making new ones anyway, once we see what Paul has in store for us.

@ruby panther thats a PTrani-3-cup-of-coffee cover!!!!😂 😂

[ruby panther]

@eternal mica So true! Thanks! 💀 🌻

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @eternal mica

[zinc kestrel]

Thanks Ted

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @eternal mica

[young karma]

Hello Everyone , my name is Enas and this is my first time here , I am confused . where I should start and what I have to do ...any help appreciated

[covert loom]

Welcome Day

[brittle slate]

Touched up portrait

[naive oar]

That was brilliant @brittle slate !

[brittle slate]

Thanks @naive oar . Just realizing how hard it is to cover so much in only 27 minutes. 🙂

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @naive oar

[brittle slate]

Here is a more creative portrait for those that want to get more advanced.

[naive oar]

😳

[young karma]

thank You Paul, AMAZING !

[naive oar]

Yeah a bit fast but can always rewatch it 👍

[dusky wave]

My PS DCC behance page title

My interpretation of the Polished Portrait Photo

[brittle slate]

Nice @dusky wave !!!!!

[lucid plover]

DCC Day 1,Polish Portrait

[brittle slate]

I love it @lucid plover !!!

[lucid plover]

thank you @brittle slate

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @brittle slate

[silk moon]

I have potentially gone a little overboard 🙃

[serene walrus]

yeah perhaps you have

[tropic haven]

When I look at a statue, I always imagine that there was a real person who inspired an artist's creation. In this photoshop daily creative challenge, I fixed the sculpture's nose, give a little bit of warmth and a little bit of cleanness to her face. It may not look like a cool and emotionless sculpture, but it may express how an artist felt when he/she started to work on the piece. In his or her eyes, it's not an object, it's a lifely soul! 😄

[young karma]

I thought it could be fun to use a Neural Filter on a statue. Here's the outcome 😅

[zinc coyote]

Me on gradients ... #DailyCreativeChallenge !

[young karma]

Paul Trani, thank You for challenge #1

[hollow yarrow]

@lucid plover : nicely done! Colors makes your self portrait pop!

[lucid plover]

thank you @hollow yarrow

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[unkempt field]

Day 1 Polish Photo

[eternal mica]

DCC18 01 201201 Polish your photos

[pliant comet]

My cover for this week. I'm trying to learn to draw as well as all the other things.

[wooden bloom]

Picture made from my Selfie. Some more to come. Added Ellipse tool to my Tools in Photoshop. Getting more skilled at this. Thanks Paul.

[stoic junco]

Thank You, Paul Trani, for the Portrait challenge#1 today. This is the first time I've shared on this platform. I sure love purples and blues.

[wooden bloom]

Another one of my creations this morning. Keen to know how to whiten teeth

[compact anvil]

Some fun with the picture of my son wearing a party wig 🙃

[vague harbor]

My image for Challenge #1, Photo Touch Up

[young karma]

Challenge one

[queen aspen]

Fancy texture

ACR profile Modern02 and Pin light as Blending Mode for one of the smart filters

Gradient Map with awkward Curves and Stylize

3 Marbel textures (2 Exclude + 1 Overlay) and healing, healing, healing...

[sweet fern]

Working outside my comfort zone.

[stark palm]

@bleak fossil Thank you so much!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[arctic rover]

Before. Nice Guy. Could use some polish.

After. He looks like the Leader of the Cult of Glowing Orbs. 🤣

[trail condor]

Something fun @brittle slate, what do you think?

[trail condor]

Photoshop gradient

[compact pecan]

Day 1: Polish Your Portrait. I decided to use neural filters at the end of my editing, and thinning Paul's hair ended up leaving some ghosting. Instead of spending a bunch of time fixing it or re-doing the image, I thought I'd leave it as-is so others can see how well (or not so well) neural filters work with backgrounds that are easily messed-up.

[devout totem]

Here's my polish practice 😎

this is the original image that i take

[compact pecan]

Day 1: this is a really quick edit to show everyone what Paul looked like in his high school/grunge music days.

[compact pecan]

Grandpa Paul hanging on the wall

[hollow yarrow]

@compact pecan : Hey I don't know what Paul did against you but you look to be on his case! 😆 All 3 are good but my preference is for the first one even if you forgot to cut out Paul's face before neural filter and worked destructively... Offense description is so fun and fits perfectly with Your mistake. Well done!!!

[young karma]

edited this statue using the auto filter in Lr, then used camera raw filters to make minor adjustments, i removed some dirty spots with the spot-healing tool. At last i used a solid colour adjustment layer then added a triangle with some simple colour combination

[shy bobcat]

Day 1 - Polish Your Photo

[young karma]

Anyone here jisko filter banana ata ho.?

[spare badge]

Challenge day 1

[pliant comet]

PSDCC Day 1 with Paul Trani - Polish a portrait

My cats always look perfect so I couldn't use a photo of them.

[pale basalt]

Challenge Day 1

[stark palm]

My cover for this month's challenge.

[winter tinsel]

Challenge #1 I tried to challenge myself with this retouch. My original photo is by Ike Louie Natividad on Pexels. I tried to clear up and smooth her skin but keep her freckles. I also added some warmth to the image.

[maiden gulch]

The photo was from the last day before my oldest son moved a half a country away for a great job opportunity in Seattle. He had two red-eye flights and we got him all packed up and all his belongings passed to the hands of movers in a week's time. He was exhausted. I used some of the techniques in today's challenge to wipe away the wear and tear that week put on his face and I got the orange straw out of the way with content aware fill and a little touchup. He is also the inspiration of today's Illustrator challenge as well. We needed an image for the family Doscord he set up for all of us this week. I am making little characters for all of us and plan to do a little animation and will give Adobe Character Animator a go with them.

[chilly hawk]

Polish Photo challenge

[bleak fossil]

@stoic junco Awesome, welcome in! Glad you're joining us. I like the color grading and background graphic in this one. The eyes stand out quite well, though I kind of feel like the rest of the face could use a little bit more contrast. Maybe with a masked levels adjustment? Either way, really nice job!

@wooden bloom I really like the background graphics! The bright gradient contrasts the portraits nicely too. By whiten teeth, do you mean brighten? To whiten the teeth of a colored portrait, you could do something like use a masked color layer, hue/saturation layer, etc. To brighten the teeth of a greyscale image you could use a masked levels adjustment layer, color dodge layer, or use the dodge tool (though the dodge tool is destructive). Nice work!

@simple mason I like how well the white circle in the background frames and highlights the portrait in this! The color grading gives the whole thing a nice cohesive look too. Well done!

@north ruin Really cool split effect on this portrait image! It adds some really nice warm cool contrast to the portrait which makes the whole thing pop very nicely. Looks good!

@pliant comet Very cool! Always great to see people apply things they're working on to their challenges. I think illustrated elements along with photo composites and graphic design can often be a really cool combination. Nice work!

@queen aspen Cool styles and effects on these images! I like how you played around with some different looks and effects. I especially like the colors on the first one. Though I wonder if putting a subtle masked levels adjustment layer on his face to boost up the brightness just a touch might give his face a bit more focus. Nicely done!

@compact pecan Hah, very nice work. The mugshot image definitely looks creepy with those teeth. As for the masking, it definitely helps to isolate the portrait layer from the background and keep them separate throughout editing, but live and learn, I've done that too, hah. Nice combination of effects with these images!

@devout totem Very cool, really interesting to see a colorized statue. The background looks really nice too, I like how you added a shadow and gradient, almost gives it a sort of glass effect. Nicely done!

@maiden gulch Really cool idea for this design! The illustration looks great and the photo cropping and details are looking really nice as well. Looks good!

@winter tinsel I like it! This photo is a great retouching challenge and came out nicely. The warming tint you added is a nice touch to give the image a nice feel too. Nice work!

@stark palm Ooh, very nice, great job collaging all these elements together! The stylistic look/filter you applied to everything makes them fit together nicely. Looks good!

[left abyss]

day 1, Polish your Photo

[stark palm]

@bleak fossil Thanks Sam!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[bleak fossil]

@spare badge Ooh, great style to this! I really like the background graphics and the coloration on the portrait fits that well. Nice work with the masking!

@chilly hawk Nice job with the masking, and the background graphic is looking really nice! Sometimes to manually get rid of the green screen color bleed around the edges I like to clip a color layer to it and just use a soft brush to paint over the edges with a color picked from the portrait. I like how you added the second smaller portrait with cooler tones to give them a nice separation. Nice job!

[strange zodiac]

Challenge1

[uneven siren]

[young karma]

skin smoothened with healing brush and content aware, then used added a custom bg

[onyx field]

ended up green in lightroom this is after pshop

[inner plaza]

Challenge #1 - After polishing my photo and adding blue tint, I had fun with the background using Gaussian Blur and the Smudge tool. Then, I added an ellipse, gradient fill, pattern fill, and blending modes.

[young karma]

Hi everyone🌼#myday1

[reef comet]

I edited this image way before when I was learning photoshop, it's a coincidence that it is in the challenge images. I downloaded the image from unsplash.

[glacial minnow]

Day #1 - Original

Day #1 Final

[compact pecan]

Thanks, @hollow yarrow! Ironically, my error was accidental but I agree that it fits really well with the overall image.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[ruby panther]

Challenge 1. Just having some fun.

[arctic rover]

Polished Portrait in Green

[hollow yarrow]

@north ruin : Nice! I like how you polished your portrait. It gives a "cartoon" effect and the contrasting colors in background make it pop! Nicely done!
@spare badge : Wow! Your image gives off a lot of sweetness... Your bakground image is really cool. Just an idea: the face is really soft, maybe a bit more contrast could help (just a nitpick idea). Really Great job!
@winter tinsel : Great clean up! looks very natural and you did a great job on skin tone adjustment. Really great job!
@stark palm : Wow! Is it the cover of your next "Psychedelic Rock" album?... More seriously: I like how your design turns out. Different elements fit well together and colors give a great punchy effect. Just to nitpick: you could maybe fix the reflection of your arm and phone in the sunglasses (with a nice gradient or another image for example)... Just an idea. Very impressive work!
@young karma : Your day 1 is really awesome! Great idea to go Black and white... Great moonlight feeling. I like dust and scratch texture you applied on your design. Graphics elements in the background add a nice dynamic too... You really nailed it!
@reef comet : Oh! Nice job on this one. You made an amazing job. I like the warm tones used and how you polished the face without losing essential details (eyes, nose and mouth). Particles and stars add a nice "magical" felling. Great job!

@glacial minnow : Great job! I like how you cleaned and brightened the model's face. Gradient adds a great sweet feeling to your design and the ellipses guide our eyes well to the main subject. Nicely done!

[spare badge]

Thanks @bleak fossil and @hollow yarrow for your feedback!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[young karma]

@hollow yarrow Thank you very much☺️

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[red swallow]

Morning everyone!

A little Vaporwave

[strange zodiac]

What we got for today? where can i find the schedulle of the day to see the other classes?

[oak mist]

I haven't been able to do the DCC the past few weeks, but I'm finally able to catch this one!

@strange zodiac if you go to this page, you can see the line up of the currently available video challenges! Today's is not out just yet.
https://www.behance.net/challenge/photoshop

[ruby panther]

@strange zodiachttps://www.behance.net/live

[strange zodiac]

cool! Thanks! im Excited ! Just cant wait for todays Challenge! Haha

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @oak mist

[oak mist]

No problem! Me too!

[strange zodiac]

👀

[slow estuary]

Not a huge fan of portraits. Here's what I came up with for this one.

[young karma]

final edit before the live stream

[wary swan]

Day 1 Challenge original

after LR and PS

[stark palm]

@hollow yarrow Thank you! I can't believe I forgot the glasses haha!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[stark palm]

Glasses edited 😀

[hollow yarrow]

@stark palm :PErfecto!

[brittle slate]

I like it @wary swan ! Some people mess with colors too much and it looks unnatural. Yours looks natural. Good job!

[north galleon]

Day-01

[brittle slate]

Natural Selections example.

Animal Kingdom

[lucid plover]

DCC Day 2,Clean Selection (Collage Art)

[strange zodiac]

i would like to have that smooth in my gradients with that Quality!

[lucid plover]

you can do it by seeing the hue bar @strange zodiac

[strange zodiac]

thnks for your answer @lucid plover. I've been trying a lot and i dont get the level i think is pro like @brittle slate or #Aaron Nace

[lucid plover]

no problem @strange zodiac

just keep practicing,keep doing it @strange zodiac

[strange zodiac]

I'll do for sure! @lucid plover

[blazing quail]

Here is my entry for day 2

[buoyant nova]

Cover image

[wary swan]

thanks @brittle slate for the feedback I had to make a clip of the glasses to get reed of the light reflex in the middle of the glass

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @brittle slate

[queen dew]

#1 Polish your photos, still can't say goodbye to my CS6 version, will see how far I'll get with all the new challenges😅

[brittle slate]

Very cool @blazing quail !!!! Great job!

[vague harbor]

My submission for Challenge #2. (Natural) Selections.

[brittle slate]

I like it @queen dew !!

Nice job @vague harbor !! You put in work!

You can also use color to really tie a composite together. This is part of a future lesson.

[pliant comet]

PSDCC Day 2 with Paul Trani - Natural Selections

Look! Cats!!

[brittle slate]

HA! I love it @pliant comet !! You used a gradient map for the color? I love it!!!

[oak mist]

Giants, Natural Selection

[brittle slate]

Great compositions @oak mist !!! I love it! with some of the animals try changing the layer blend mode to Overlay or something. Might make them pop more and make them look less washed out. But it's fantastic!!!

[queen dew]

@brittle slate thanks 👍

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @brittle slate

[oak mist]

Thank you @brittle slate! 🙂 I'll totally consider blend mode changes. So glad you like it!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @brittle slate

[hollow yarrow]

@buoyant nova : Hey Susan! Welcome back.Long time no see, Hope you're doing well. Nice DCC cover!

[sonic saddle]

I decided to go for a more advanced approach on day 1 - polishing photos... I tried to keep it simple in colours... added some dual toning and gradients, a little bit of retouching on the chin and nose... and this is the result.

this was the original photo

[wary swan]

Banner for this challenge

[dense lily]

@brittle slate I liked your Challenge 1 yesterday (12/01/20) Thanks!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @brittle slate

[spare badge]

Day 2 - Natural selection

[brittle slate]

I like this @spare badge !!! Looks nice!!! Great job!

Nice job @dense lily ! I'm blue! 🤣

[spare badge]

Thank you!! @brittle slate I am glad you liked it!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @brittle slate

[compact anvil]

Day 2 - Natural Selection

[glacial minnow]

Thanks @hollow yarrow

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[sweet fern]

Day 2 Natural Selections. This was a lot of fun!

[thorn geyser]

Day 2 Natural Selections

[fluid wharf]

day1

[queen aspen]

Selections

[young karma]

Challenge 2. I had always struggled with selections but this took me just half an hour, so I'm very happy 😋

[weary palm]

Day 1 - Polish Your Photos

[dusky wave]

Finished PS DCC #02 - Selections of the Anima;l Kingdom

[safe ledge]

challenge one portrait b4 after

oops after and before..

[strange zodiac]

challenge 2😁 😂

[hollow yarrow]

@spare badge : nice composition! Love your gradient with warms tones and violet punchy spot in the center. Your triangle really helps to unite the different elements. I like how you added depth with the turtle and the horse in foreground. Great Job!

[pliant comet]

PSDCC Day 2 with Paul Trani - Natural Selections

Look! Cats popping out of a frame!!

[mortal sinew]

Here is my entry for the first challenge. I brightened up the photo, removed some wrinkles and blemishes, and added some effects. #✂challenges-feedback

[spare badge]

@hollow yarrow Thank you!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[arctic rover]

Most Hallmark thing I've ever done...

[stoic junco]

Challenge Day 2

[simple idol]

Hello friends. Here is my version of Day 1 Challenge. Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you all.

[buoyant nova]

@hollow yarrow. Thanks Great to be back Franck. Looking forward to be getting back into these challenges.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[eternal mica]

Dcc18 02 201202 Natural selections

[fluid wharf]

day2

[haughty gale]

Hi - just still learning. Thanks.

[hollow yarrow]

@simple idol : your day 1 challenge is really fine! Original picture is well chosen (I like patterns on the dress) and your geometric background gives a nice dynamic to the whole design (circle gives a nice focal point and diagonal adds "power"). Great skin softening too... Well done!

[pale basalt]

Challenge Day 2

[compact pecan]

Day 2: Natural Selections. I'm not sure when I'm supposed to stop on this one. I feel like I could keep moving the animals around and making the compositions "better" but then there is sleep which is also important... I decided to add a levels adjustment and lighten plus add little bit of noise and increase them both slightly as the animals go back into the image to hopefully create a better sense of depth.

@simple mason I really like the background you went with on this one. Kind of psychedelic!

[hollow yarrow]

Amazing week (again) I'm trying to catch up but there are only 24 hours in a day...🥵
So here is my Day1 - Polish Your Photos... Original picture

Day1 - Polish Your Photos... Final Image

[simple mason]

I played with the scale, color, selections. I transformed the images to fit. Bet you can't guess the center of the image?🙃

[stark palm]

I had to stop working on this one, my eyes!!! I did manage to add my little kitty familiar to the mix

[hollow yarrow]

@stoic junco : Nice composition! I like warm tones and how you placed the different elements out of bounds to create depth. Lovely textured background too. Well done!

[shy bobcat]

Challenge 2 - Natural Selections

[dim valve]

Just found out about this challenge today, but here is my Day 1! My first work of this type.

[dim valve]

This is so dope!

[simple idol]

Thank you so much @hollow yarrow I appreciate the feedback 😘

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[hollow yarrow]

@dim valve : Nice job! Always cool to see the before and the after. We can see and realize the amazing work you've done! Your polished portrait is awesome. I like how you softened the skin, how you warmed up the skin tone. Eyes look good to. To nitpick... maybe the red of the lips is a bit too intense (but it's just my opinion). Really Great job here!

@stark palm : Wow! Such a great composition! Cool to use gray background with Pink/Purple ellipse. Very contrasting and efficient! Elements are well organized and drop shadows add a great depth feeling! Great work!

@sonic saddle : Your dual tone polished potrait is simply Awesome! You did a great job. Ellipse in the bakground gives a nice sunset feeling. I like warm tones used and how the eyes pop! Very nice!

[severe tinsel]

1st Challenge - EDITED (LR) (1/12/20)

1st Challenge - Original

[bleak fossil]

@compact anvil I like the background shape you went for with this one! Really nice work cutting out all these different animal images. I feel like perhaps the wolf on the left could use a levels adjustment to increase the contrast, but specifically brighten it up a bit to closer match the lighting of the rest of the images. Nice work!

@spare badge I like the triangular formation of this design! The triangle composition is always a go-to one for me, hah. I Like the stylized look of the gradients you put over the animals too, very nice job!

@sweet fern I really like how you made the lion in the center stand out and framed it with the rest of the animals. It has a really nice color and value contrast. The background gradient circle is a nice touch too. Looking good!

@thorn geyser Loving the color contrast in this! The pink and blue contrast very nicely and the colors of the animals are working very nicely as well. I really like the balance of the shapes of the animals breaking the frame, nicely done!

@fluid wharf Very nice variety of styles with these 3 designs! The Day 1 design has some really nice texture and color contrast. I kind of feel like the portraits for the first 2 designs could maybe use a bit of a boost in brightness via a levels adjustment layer, just to give them a little more pop. Nice work!

@sonic saddle This is great, loving the style you went with. Each element contrasts really nicely against each other and still has a nice cohesive look with the warm color palette. Great job!

[fluid wharf]

thank you Sam for feedback

[bleak fossil]

@pliant comet Hah, loving it! I like how you have a strong focal point with the center tiger being the biggest. I kind of feel like separating the background from the cats by shifting it either to a warmer or cooler hue, or by brightening it up a bit could help the cats pop a bit more. Nice work!

@oak mist I really like what you did with the sense of atmospheric perspective here, really nice depth! Really interesting and creative concept too. I like how the tent in the foreground is the highest point of contrast. It could even be cool to use an iris blur or something to make the back of the buck ever so slightly less focused than the rest, maybe even fading a touch too to push that depth effect even further. Just a thought of course, looks great!

@vague harbor Nice job with the masking and collaging all these images together! I like the gradient effect you added with the circle too. I kind of feel like it could be nice to move the zebra to the left so its seam is hidden behind the giraffe and we see more of the face, but that might be tricky to balance visually. Very cool!

@buoyant nova The cover is looking really nice! I like the subdued colors and contrast of the background. 👍

@blazing quail Awesome, really nice job arranging all these images together, the masking is looking really solid too. The bright background gradient gives the image a nice feel and contrasts the animals nicely. On small suggestion might be to boost the contrast of the tortoise in the foreground so its dark tones more closely match that of the rhino and rest of the animals. Well done!

@lucid plover This Day 3 challenge is looking great! Really nice seamless composite between these images. You handled the contrast nicely to make the foreground a nice focal point while the sky still adds a lot of interest. Loving the sort of surreal/sci fi look of this image!

@north galleon Great colors and style to this! The graphic shapes in the background add a lot of interest and the color temperature contrast draws a lot of focus to the face 👍

[stable radish]

Here my challenge #2 image

[bleak fossil]

@stark palm Ooh, loving the background graphics! The glasses look great, not sure if you edited them on completely, or just the design within the lenses, but either way it looks great. The contrast between the textured background and the portrait gives the face a nice focus. Well done!

@slow estuary Really cool, the edits definitely give it a lot more contrast. The color contrast between the warm yellow/orange and the background blue adds a cool stylized look to the whole thing. Nice job!

@young karma This looks great! I love what you did with the color/contrast of the portrait and the background graphic suits that very well. The blue also provides some great color contrast to frame the warm tones of the face. Very nice!

[young karma]

@bleak fossil thanks for spending your time on giving me this great review, thanks a lot!!!! 😄 😁

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[stark palm]

Thanks so much Franck!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[lucid plover]

Thank you @bleak fossil

[left abyss]

Day 2, Natural Selections- All of my pets!

[lucid plover]

Do you mean day 2? @bleak fossil

[bleak fossil]

@lucid plover The one where you commented "DCC Day 2,Clean Selection (Collage Art)"

@severe tinsel Much improved contrast in this Day 1 challenge! The boost in brightness looks great and the grain effect is a nice touch as well 👍

@dim valve That's great, glad you joined us! Really nice job with the edits and retouching. Everything seems to have a nice, natural look to it, and the lipstick edit is an impressive touch. Nice work!

[stark palm]

Thanks Sam! I just edited the inside lenses but should have added some color cast to the frames.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[lucid plover]

Alright @bleak fossil

[bleak fossil]

@shy bobcat Really cool background gradients and textures on this Challenge 2 design! Great job with the masking and collaging all these animals together too. I like how you have a few of the animals breaking the frame, but I feel like the whole group of animals could be scale up so the zebra and giraffe also start to break out of the frame a bit too to make the effect a bit more prominent. Just an idea, well done!

@simple mason Really cool take on this challenge! Kind of a surreal/psychedelic feel to it with all the bold colors. I also like how the size and color of the flamingo makes it a strong focal point even with everything going on in this image. Looks good!

@hollow yarrow Hah, never enough hours in the day, I know how that is. I really like the style you pushed in this image, the shirt and background pattern add some nice graphic elements to the design. I like the simplified color palette too!

[buoyant nova]

@bleak fossil Thanks very much Sam

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[shy bobcat]

@bleak fossil Thank you for your feedback. Is this better?

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[sullen fractal]

what do you think of this image ?

[covert loom]

Selections (Day # 02)

Day # 02

[covert loom]

Day # 01

[inner plaza]

Challenge #2 - Natural Selections

[north galleon]

tq for the feedback☺️ .

[obtuse valley]

Challenge #02

[sonic saddle]

@bleak fossil @hollow yarrow Thank you!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[sleek agate]

What d" you think about this designing ?

[glacial minnow]

Day #2 Comments welcome

[hollow yarrow]

@obtuse valley Nice color palette and I like the wavy distortion you've made. Nicely done!

[onyx field]

wow your designs are eye-popping !!! I went into creative commons for these pics ( although I should have some of my own ! ) as they are on my mind as losing their habitat

[naive oar]

Day #1. So behind because of my PHotoshop. My old computer can't handle it! I made her a bit young with the Neural Filter and her hair thicker 🙂 Day 2 challenge is probably going to take years since my computer is no good! 😭

[sweet fern]

Thanks @bleak fossil . I appreciate the review!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[ruby panther]

Challenge 2.

[young karma]

Multiple technical issues later, here's my spin on Natural Selection.

[spare badge]

@bleak fossil Thank you!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[sleek agate]

@young karma looking very nice!

[young karma]

thanks!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @sleek agate

[arctic rover]

More my style...

[trail condor]

My version

[young karma]

Hi 🌼 #myday2

[young karma]

DCC day 2, I call this creative adventure, took some time but i gave my best to make it look good...

[ruby panther]

Challenge 3. Just getting a jump on it!

[brittle slate]

Excellent @ruby panther !!! So good!

[ruby panther]

Thanks @brittle slate ! Some guy named Frankie showed me how! 😂 Can't wait for your DCC!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @brittle slate

[young karma]

@ruby panther wow, this looks really cool and catchy, I really like the tone of the picture 😁😁

[simple mason]

I post my image yesterday, it seemed too large, the animals heads were off screen, anyone knows a fix?

[strange zodiac]

it looks like its out of center in the original file

[simple mason]

Thanks!

[strange zodiac]

your welcome, but it appears to me, also can be the liquified effect i guess..

sorry for my bad spelling on writing

[ruby panther]

@young karma Thank you!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @crude ginkgo

[north galleon]

Day-02

[wary swan]

Challenge Day 2 Selection with Paul Trani
Credits: Backgrounds :

"Free to use texture/background" by tanakawho is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Texture/Background 20 - Premade 33 a" by ~Brenda-Starr~ is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Raven Background ~ Free" by sunsinger is licensed under CC BY 2.0

[brittle slate]

Great job @wary swan !!! A lot of cutting out! Well done!

Here is my colorize example.

[wary swan]

Thanks @brittle slate for the feedback that fun to do this challenge.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @brittle slate

[lucid plover]

DCC Day 3,Colorize Photo

[blazing quail]

My entry for day 3

[brittle slate]

Great job @lucid plover !!! I like the pop of color!

I'm into it @blazing quail ! Looks like a painting almost. I like the variance in color.

[lucid plover]

thank you @brittle slate

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @brittle slate

[brittle slate]

I went ahead and mixed Colorize with Style Transfer.

[lucid plover]

that looks complicated @brittle slate super cool!

[pliant comet]

PSDCC Day 3 with Paul Trani - Colorize

Maybe I'll do this again later with a cat photo!

[buoyant nova]

Day 1 - Before

Day 1 - After

[coral cloak]

Day One

[supple canopy]

A day late ,not sure I like the background as a gradient.

[young karma]

challenge 3

[winter tinsel]

Challenge #2 (My background image is by Cristina Gottardi on UnSplash.) How’s the perspective between the tiger and the other animals?

[hollow yarrow]

Amazing work @ruby panther ! Nothing to add... Oh yes... AWESOME! 👍

[wooden bloom]

DCC Day 3 Managed to see Paul Live this morning. Great ideas here. @wooden bloom

[stark palm]

Must do again with a cat photo! 😻

[sweet fern]

Todays challenge.

[hollow yarrow]

Great job @lucid plover ! You went for intense colors (a bit too intense for me but I presume it was your choice). Your piece is really eye catching and skin tones look really natural. Well done!

[compact anvil]

That was fun!

[naive oar]

Where do you get/find the Photographic Toning options?

[strange zodiac]

in gradients tab if i dont get wrong

[naive oar]

I did look and I don't have it?

Hmmm

[strange zodiac]

give me a min to remember where it is

[naive oar]

That's all I have

[strange zodiac]

right

ok.

in the gradients tab of the adjustments panels

[naive oar]

oh okay

Found it! Other Legacy Gradients!

🥰

[strange zodiac]

Yeiii!!

that's it!

[naive oar]

Under I meant...

Sweet!

Thanks Soy!

[strange zodiac]

Glad that you find them

[strange zodiac]

You're welcome miss

[naive oar]

☺️

[young karma]

Here's what I did for day three. I tried to use all of the techniques together for better results.🤓

[bleak fossil]

Ooh, lots of great challenges so far today, looking good everyone!

[queen dew]

#3 Playing with longexposure , lights and painting with different layers, blend modes.

[strange zodiac]

So Nice!! I love it!

[queen dew]

Thanks @strange zodiac 👍

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @strange zodiac

[naive oar]

so the Neural Filters crashed my computer 😭

Photoshop 2021 is awesome but my computer can't handle it! The more they update the less I get to enjoy what I am paying for 😭 I know that this is not 1st world problem! Sorry for the moaning 😔

Does anyone here have a 2017 computer? or is it just me?!

[spare badge]

Entry for day 3

[supple canopy]

I need to get the hang of the gradients in what they do.

[hollow yarrow]

I think it's more a question of system requirements... I think Neural Filters performances are directly dependent of your graphic card... You can check here https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/system-requirements.html Hope it will help you!

[strange zodiac]

I heard while ago, that neural filters runs with adobe cloud servers...

including sensei... Am i wrong?

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[ruby panther]

@hollow yarrow Thanks, bro! Enough said.

[eternal mica]

SCC18 03 201203 Colorize

[ruby panther]

@lucid plover Wonderful use of color on your Day 3! Love it!

[strange zodiac]

oh man i guess @lethal mural Will love this. I cranked all. Thanks to @brittle slate

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @lethal mural

[hollow yarrow]

@strange zodiac : I think your right but not totaly...It seems to me that these filters also use your graphic card for processing... Not sure. If you want to be sure you can post in "ask-a-question" section. I'm sure some Adobe expert could Help you... Good luck!

[strange zodiac]

I agree with you, not only can be by cloud right? a Gpu have to procces some, part of, or all the infe.

[hollow yarrow]

Yes I think so...

[strange zodiac]

Colorizing, by gradient map, y cranked by mistake on one of legacy and gave me that chrome that @lethal mural was talking about few months ago... Yes, its me. Im sorry if i bore all of you. Im trying to learn some new skills to use for my projects.

Colorizing, by gradient map, y cranked by mistake on one of legacy and gave me that chrome that @lethal mural was talking about few months ago... Yes, its me. Im sorry if i bore all of you. Im trying to learn some new skills to use for my projects.

[fluid wharf]

coloring with bruh

coloring with neuroFilter

[strange zodiac]

inspired by a music video i was watching

[inner plaza]

I thought my 2017 laptop with NVIDIA GeForce MX150 2GB RAM graphics card was good until I started using the Neural Filters and getting crashes and super slowness with Style Transfer or even just many layers/blend modes. Now, I'm waiting for a new desktop purchased on Cyber Monday... hoping that an 8GB video card and 32GB system RAM will resolve my issues.

[safe linden]

Traditional and Augmented reality

[simple mason]

Just for fun. Testing gradients, and modes applied to different layers.

[trail condor]

What do you think guys?

[strange zodiac]

She really stand out! I love it!

You really took yout time on details

[trail condor]

Thank you!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @strange zodiac

[simple mason]

Wanted to add white to top left to draw attention to where our model is looking.

[obtuse valley]

@hollow yarrow Thanks so much for the feedback! 😁😄

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[compact pecan]

Day 3: colorize. I think I could work on this for days and never call it "done."

[simple mason]

@elfin thorn nice colors!👍

[simple mason]

Looks like it came together nicely

[young karma]

made her an artist 🧑‍🎨 or she could be a character in Braveheart.

[lucid plover]

Thank you @ruby panther

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @ruby panther

[neat sparrow]

Hello, everyone!
Some liquid colorization.

[obtuse valley]

Challenge #03

[weary palm]

Day 2 - Natural Selections

[stark palm]

I did enjoy adding depth to the initial Colorize Neural filter though.

[stark palm]

The final

[orchid steppe]

Sooo what do u guys have to sayy??? Any suggestions for improvement....

[stark palm]

Another possibility

[young karma]

Even I face the same problem with my geforce 940mx and an i5 gen 7

[bleak fossil]

@vale wagon Loving these colors! Almost a sort of pearlescent look to them. I really like how you repeated the blur of the lips throughout the image, it makes for a really nice unified look to this whole design!

@lime meadow Great lighting in this photo! I like how the dark background really helps the image pop and it fits the color of the rest of the image nicely. Looks good!

@young karma Really nice job with the frame effect around the animals! I like the color effects you added in this design too, very cool.

[eternal mica]

@tropic haven I really like your Day 2 and Day 3 submissions. The design in the center circle of Day 2 is really great. How did you create that effect?

[bleak fossil]

@trail condor Great take on this challenge! The tree and circle/arch at the top frame the rest of the image nicely. My only suggestion would be that adding a cast shadow effect under all the animals could make them feel more grounded in the scene and give it a bit more realism. A pretty quick way to do this would be to make a copy of all the animals and merge the duplicated images together. Then free transform it downward and under the animals to where it looks like a cast shadow. I'd probably fill the shape in with a sort of desaturated purple color and switch it to Multiply. Then a bit of a blur, and adjusting the overall opacity until it looks good to you. Just an idea. Really nice work with all the masking as well!

@young karma Really cool bright and bold color palette on this one! I like the contrast of the pink and blue flowers in the background. The text feels like it could read a bit stronger at a glance due to being around the same value as the yellow background, perhaps a subtle drop shadow on the text could help it pop and bit more? Nice work!

[young karma]

@bleak fossil sure, i'll add a drop shadow, sounds amazing...

[bleak fossil]

@ruby panther Challenge 3 is looking really good! Nice job with the colorization, I like how the color from the eyes and lips (and flowers on the head of course) really pull the focus into the face. I feel like the dark tones in the lower part of the hair around the ears and neck looks a touch washed out from one of the layers, unless that was intentional of course. Nice job Shawn!

@north galleon Nice job, I like how everything has a uniform color grading and level of contrast. The cooler color of the background makes for a nice contrast with all the portraits too. My only minor nitpick would be to lower the whole thing down a little to give it more buffer space at the top, and perhaps give it a little extra space on the sides as well so it doesn't feel quite as cramped. Nice work, looks good!

@wary swan I really like how you framed an entire scene in the background, it adds a really cool look to the whole thing and contrasts very nicely with the green gradient background. I also like how you used certain animals to break out of the frame to add some nice depth. My only suggestion would be to maybe move the whole shape and animal collage up and to the left slightly to give it a more balanced placement and avoid the sort of tangent happening at the bottom. Great work!

@tropic haven Really cool style to this one! The stylized effect you added seems to create a bit more intensity in her facial expression which is really interesting. The texture in this design is looking great and the portrait contrasts with the background quite nicely as well. Great colors too!

[north galleon]

@bleak fossil tq for the feedback I will do changes 🙂

[bleak fossil]

@spare badge Nice job Daxa! I like the sort of complimentary color contrast you have between the yellow and purple tones in this image. The way you have purple tones at the top, middle, and bottom of the image gives the whole color palette a nice balance too. Looks good!

@supple canopy Really cool effects for both of these images! Gradients definitely have a lot of flexibility and potential between gradient fills and gradient maps, just takes some practice of course. Really interesting textures in these designs 👍

@queen dew Really cool effects! The neon/lighting effects are looking really cool. Even with all the colors being so bold there's a really nice clear readability between all the different shapes and colors. Nice job!

@young karma Very nicely done, the skin has a nice natural look to it, and the balance of that with the red flowers and cloth gives the color palette a nice cohesive look. Looking good!

@compact anvil Loving the bold colors and gradients you added in this image! Really great style. I like the separation between the more realistic colors at the bottom and the bold colors at the top. This is a fairly specific idea and totally up to your personal preference, but it the more muted colors at the bottom create some great contrast again all the bold colors around it. It could be interesting to try to mimic that same effect at the top by keeping all the bold colors in the portrait, but subduing them in the top part of the background. I wonder if that might make the face contrast and pop even more. Just an idea of course. Great work!

@sweet fern Very nice work on the coloration! I really like the unified look of the yellow/green color palette within the portrait and background. Nice job 👍

@wooden bloom Loving the style and direction you went with this image! The yellow creates a really strong framing and contrast for the face. The background graphics are a nice touch too. My only suggestion would be to get back the contrast you lost in the eyes and nose. I'd probably do this with a masked levels adjustment layer and a soft brush, just to get those dark tones back in there and keep the eyes as a strong focal point. Great design!

@winter tinsel Great concept for challenge 2! The glowing triangle looks great and the background within it you added creates a lot of interest. I like how you seem to be keeping the lighting more backlit to fit the image, but I feel like the head and shoulder areas of the tiger could still be brightened up just a bit to separate it from the background a bit more. Maybe even brightened using a slightly cool light to contrast the warm back light. I often like to use a color dodge layer for this to control the color, or masked levels adjustment layer. Very nice work!

[haughty gale]

Had fun with this. My Neural filters do not work and crash the computer so tried painting with gradient, background and LUTS. A nice way to end the day. Thanks

[bleak fossil]

@orchid steppe Very nice! I love the bold red color throughout the image, it definitely gives it a lot of pop. The skin tone is looking very nice as well. If I had any suggestion it might be to put a bit more contrast (Both in the darks and lights) in the eye area to make them a bit more striking, and I feel like the hair could use a bit more contrast in the dark tones as well to match the rest of the image a touch more. Nicely done!

@stark palm Loving all the design variations you added with this one. I really like the more neutral/dark colors of the lips and eyes in the first image. I also really like the bold color contrast of the final image with the red background. The blue skin contrasts really nicely against all the warm tones and has a great style to it. Looks good!

[stark palm]

One more try lol

[bleak fossil]

@weary palm Great job masking out all these different animals, the composition is looking really nice too. I do wonder if the background could be separated from the animals a bit in terms of color of value a bit more. Maybe lightening the background overall, and increasing the contrast in the collage of animals with a levels adjustment to deepen the darks while keeping the light tones the same might give it a bit more contrast and pop? This is looking good, and the drop shadows are a very nice touch as well!

@obtuse valley Great effect Debbie! I especially like how bold the eye within the streaks of color is, it makes for an impactful look. I feel like repeating one more swipe of the green/yellow gradient layer across the body could balance the effect out a bit more? Just a thought. Very nice work!

[orchid steppe]

thank you so much @bleak fossil. Vl work on it!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[stable radish]

Here's my DCC #3 image. Thank you for these awesome challenges. I learn a lot from them!! 👍

[orchid steppe]

is this better?

[bleak fossil]

@orchid steppe Looks good!

[stark palm]

Thanks so much Sam!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[ruby panther]

Thank you for the feedback @bleak fossil Great new icon!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[wooden bloom]

Thanks very much for comments. I agree about the eyes. Ill do another get that look and get them strong. I'm enjoying Paul giving me new ideas and at last understanding and enjoying some new features in Photoshop especially the shapes. Thanks very much for your comments.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[shy bobcat]

challenge 3 - Colorise

[covert loom]

Colorize

[young karma]

i colorized the image and added some effects too!

[inner plaza]

Challenge #3 - Colorize

[mortal crescent]

Late to the party! Challenge 1 polishing a photo - not my best work but a big improvement on the original 😅

[dense slate]

Hey guys - what is happening with the Adobe Live Schedule on the Behance page? It's completely and totally
not a schedule -- it's not in chronological order at all. And some streams are not even listed. This is the 2nd day with these shenanigans! 🙂 Here's what the latest upcoming schedule looks like -- and following these listings are some for Dec. 8.

[naive oar]

Yeah same here. All the 2021 updates are too heavy for my Imac. It's like being back in the 80s where everything is so slow! And sadly not all of us have an extra £££ to buy a new machine! I just want to complete one challenge..at least! 😕

[naive oar]

Thank you! I will check. 😊

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[wary swan]

Thanks @bleak fossil for the feedback

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[compact pecan]

Thanks!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @simple mason

[obtuse valley]

@bleak fossil Thanks so much for the comment! It’s an awesome advice! I’ll do the changes!😄

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[orchid steppe]

https://www.behance.net/gallery/108861607/COLORIZING-BLACK-WHITE-IMAGES

[hollow yarrow]

Hey @dense slate ! I don't know if it's because of your message but I think they fixed the schedule ! You rock!👍

[dense slate]

Woo hoo!

Well @hollow yarrow It's still messed up on my end. Not fixed at all

[strange zodiac]

morning Fellas!

[hollow yarrow]

It's odd, It was messed up for me yesterday but Live schedule is in order on my side this morning... 🤔 ...???

[whole flame]

day one before

and after

[tropic haven]

@bleak fossil , thank you for your feedback, I really appreciated!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[vale wagon]

@bleak fossil thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate it!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[spare badge]

@bleak fossil Thanks a lot!!

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[tropic haven]

@inner pollenB, thank you for your comment,the center circle was a custom shape. I played around the blending model.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @inner pollen

[queen dew]

Thanks @bleak fossil for your feedback

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @bleak fossil

[onyx field]

masks, masks and masks ...

[hollow yarrow]

@young karma Your colorized image is really awesome! I like how you gave a "Paul Trani" touch with pieces of face drooping and flowers coming out of openings... Just a point: I don't know if you did it on purpose but your face falling pieces don't have the same warm tones than the rest of the skin. I think you might use same tones than the rest of the body to keep the face more "realistic". Just an idea. Great job!!

[winter tinsel]

Way to go, Steve! Thank you 😊

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @dense slate

[dense slate]

Is it looking OK for you now @winter tinsel ? It's still messed up for me!

[young karma]

@hollow yarrow yes, I did notice it right now, I'll just correct it with some hue and saturation adjustments. Thanks a lot for this review, it means a lot 😁😁😁🙏

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[dense slate]

@uncut ginkgo Do you have anything to do with the Adobe Live schedule setup that appears on the Behance Live page? It's been messed up bigtime for two days now ... chronologically it's totally out of whack.

[crystal oak]

On the YouRube end, some of the most recent live streams say “streamed 50 years ago”

[mortal crescent]

Challenge 2

[young karma]

Paul Trani, thank You for challenge #2

Paul Trani, thank You for challenge #3 🙂

[queen aspen]

Colorize Image: with brush

Colorized with Neuro Filter

And some stylings

[stuck bolt]

I'm playing catch up. Day 2 Natural Selections:

[naive oar]

First-ever colouring! I think I did alright! What do you guys think?😁

Couldn't really use the Neural Filters...computer can't handle it. Oh well I gotta use what I can use right? 😅

[simple mason]

👍

@queen Cindy the color arrangement I like

[naive oar]

Thanks very much! 😊

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @simple mason

[naive oar]

Haven't had a chance to do Day 2. I need to have a conversation with the animals first 😁 They are too many of them!

There are*

[winter tinsel]

Challenge #3 Colorizing a photo

[brave geode]

wow thats incredible!

[wary swan]

My challenge will soon com I use a diffrent image some the new Neural colorize not will fix, but I think Pauls metode 1 will fix it's a image from 1890.

[winter tinsel]

I’ve actually found it exciting because you never know what you’re about to watch. 😂

[hollow yarrow]

@stuck bolt : Your Day 2 Natural selection picture is really cool! Great cut out and nice color grading. I particularly like the "Wild life" banner and how you created depth with character placement. Well done!

[pale basalt]

Challenge Day 3 - Colorize

[stuck bolt]

thanks Franck! much appreciated 🙂

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @hollow yarrow

[lucid plover]

DCC Day 4,making brushes

[shut ledge]

Colorize Challenge

[brittle slate]

Awesome job @shut ledge !!!

[stoic junco]

I used the butterflies from the lesson today and created the cocoon and caterpillar brushes, used as stamps. Thanks for the lesson. I didn't know how to do this before today.

[brittle slate]

What a great design @lucid plover ! I wish I would have thought of using ants like that!

Awesome to hear @stoic junco !! It looks like you're learning a lot and those colors are on point!!!

[shut ledge]

Thanks Sir.

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @brittle slate

[lucid plover]

Thank you @brittle slate

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @brittle slate

[stoic junco]

Thank you Paul! Yes, I'm learning something new each lesson and getting more comfortable using these new skills. 😃

[nimble shard]

Gave +1 Creative Carma to @brittle slate

[brittle slate]

Using brushes (with layers)

[inner plaza]

One more from yesterday's challenge... I was eager to use my Lucky Charms pattern I created using Adobe Capture on my phone. That app is so cool!

[hollow yarrow]

@inner plaza : Great design! Love how you applied your own patterns. It gives a nice personal touch. Nice job!

Wow! Your last design is really awesome @brittle slate ... Too bad you post it only in low definition 😉 !

[dusky wave]

my colorize photo challenge

[slow estuary]

Day 3 - Colorize. Working in an old version of PS currently, so no auto selections or auto color.

[spare badge]

Day 4 - Custom Brushes. This was super fun!

[strange zodiac]

I really enjoyed making eagles brushes! Im lacking of creativity