ecptime Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Does any one know how to get this silhouette effect, I got this image from a website, I would like to do this effect on some of my images and use them as backgrounds, but I am not sure how to get this desired effect from a photogragh. I ddi not see any Tutorials on this. Cheers Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaMamaTX Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 I created a tutorial on CafeMom for making silhouettes.... maybe it will help you too. Obviously, you wont want yours black, but you can paint it whatever color you want to or play with the transparency of the file image so its suitable for a background image. Hope this helps! http://www.cafemom.com/group/14125/boards/read.php?post_id=986995 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecptime Posted November 20, 2007 Author Share Posted November 20, 2007 thanks. I'll give it a go , appreciate the help Cheers Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecptime Posted November 20, 2007 Author Share Posted November 20, 2007 Hi MegaMama, do you another link to that tutorial, I don't know if they will let me join that club, I am not a Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wither Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 From the looks of it: 1) Cut out your subject 2) Brightness/Contrast (Ctrl+Shift+C) Brightness: -100 Contrast: 100 The image should be entirely black after that. From there you could change it to gray or whatever other color you want. Playing with the opacity might help too. Quote YouTube | Myspace | deviantART Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaMamaTX Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 From the looks of it:1) Cut out your subject 2) Brightness/Contrast (Ctrl+Shift+C) Brightness: -100 Contrast: 100 The image should be entirely black after that. From there you could change it to gray or whatever other color you want. Playing with the opacity might help too. Yup, that's how I make mine! 1. I selected photos that featured my daughter's profiles. 2. Then I erased everything from the photos that I didnt want in the silhouette. 3. I changed the picture to b&w then lowered the contrast and the brightness down all the way to the left. They were practically black. 4. Then I used the Magic Wand to select the shape of the silhouette and painted them completely black. 5. Next I feathered the edges to smooth the image out. Finished silhouette: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFWHOA Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 I just want to add and mention that the alpha mask plugin would be very helpful for this..it's what I use very often ever since I downloaded it. http://paintdotnet.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=2178 Quote http://www.ufwhoa.deviantart.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecptime Posted November 23, 2007 Author Share Posted November 23, 2007 Many thanks for all the input on this topic!! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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