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mike_1 · Apr 18, 2010, 10:43 PM

Here's a shot I took in my back yard last July. I applied Photoscape's "Color Engraving" filter.

This looks really cool as a "box," but I didn't want to overdo that theme.

Mike

Edit 4/19/2010: I noticed this afternoon how much I disliked how the light-colored top of this photo blended in too much with the page background. I just created another picture (same photo) and added a border, which I think helps it to look better.

pboerger · Apr 19, 2010, 2:23 AM

Stunning effect. I downloaded the box making software. It does a lot things in addition to the box. Nice tip. Thanks.

Mugmar · Apr 19, 2010, 9:07 AM

mike_1 · Apr 19, 2010, 11:55 AM

Thanks Mugmar and pboerger!

You're welcome, pboerger! Just passing on info that I think I got from this forum some time ago. I don't do much editing, but this is the main application I use when I do. And you can't beat "free." I just started playing around with Gimp, but that's pretty heavy-duty and will take some time and effort on my part, to say the least.

Mike

calr · Apr 19, 2010, 5:55 PM

I, also, have downloaded the aforementioned program and created a couple of boxes. My biggest complaint is that the program doesn't use a standard windows interface. The controls, options, and commands are scattered all over the screen. I couldn't find a "save as" function and was afraid to do a save of my work for fear of overwriting the original image. I finally went out, made a working copy and then created my box again. I then did a save and found the save as. This is extremely non-standard. I'll work with it some more but will probably end up deleting it.

Cal

mike_1 · Apr 19, 2010, 6:15 PM

Cal, I can't agree more with you. It is very frustrating, to say the least. I'm sort of used to it, now, but at first I was going nuts. What's worse is when you click on "help," it usually brings up a list of what the program can do, but not how to do it. Sorry, but I am chuckling at your frustration because I have felt what you feel. No offense intended.

Mike

daz · Apr 19, 2010, 7:40 PM

Looks like the kind of like painting with a pallet knife instead of a brush.

DAZ

Apr 18, 2010, 10:43 PM	#1
mike_1 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 454	Just Do It: Sunflower Here's a shot I took in my back yard last July. I applied Photoscape's "Color Engraving" filter. This looks really cool as a "box," but I didn't want to overdo that theme. Mike Edit 4/19/2010: I noticed this afternoon how much I disliked how the light-colored top of this photo blended in too much with the page background. I just created another picture (same photo) and added a border, which I think helps it to look better. Attached Images Last edited by mike_1; Apr 19, 2010 at 6:55 PM.

Apr 19, 2010, 7:40 PM	#7
daz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 436	Looks like the kind of like painting with a pallet knife instead of a brush. DAZ __________________ Painting is an additive art. The artist adds to the canvas until they stop with their version of reality. Digital photography is subtractive art. First we throw away 90 percent of reality then remove what is left bit by bit until we have only the reality we wish to show. Flickr is like fun. PPG is like work. A camera is a machine of light and time with the purpose of capturing a luminous moment. Like the eye it is a tool of the mind.

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Apr 19, 2010, 2:23 AM	#2
pboerger Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mount Shasta, California Posts: 1,525	Stunning effect. I downloaded the box making software. It does a lot things in addition to the box. Nice tip. Thanks.

Apr 19, 2010, 9:07 AM	#3
Mugmar Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,196

Apr 19, 2010, 11:55 AM	#4
mike_1 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 454	Thanks Mugmar and pboerger! You're welcome, pboerger! Just passing on info that I think I got from this forum some time ago. I don't do much editing, but this is the main application I use when I do. And you can't beat "free." I just started playing around with Gimp, but that's pretty heavy-duty and will take some time and effort on my part, to say the least. Mike

Apr 19, 2010, 5:55 PM	#5
calr Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 8,466	I, also, have downloaded the aforementioned program and created a couple of boxes. My biggest complaint is that the program doesn't use a standard windows interface. The controls, options, and commands are scattered all over the screen. I couldn't find a "save as" function and was afraid to do a save of my work for fear of overwriting the original image. I finally went out, made a working copy and then created my box again. I then did a save and found the save as. This is extremely non-standard. I'll work with it some more but will probably end up deleting it. Cal

Apr 19, 2010, 6:15 PM	#6
mike_1 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 454	Cal, I can't agree more with you. It is very frustrating, to say the least. I'm sort of used to it, now, but at first I was going nuts. What's worse is when you click on "help," it usually brings up a list of what the program can do, but not how to do it. Sorry, but I am chuckling at your frustration because I have felt what you feel. No offense intended. Mike