In praise of the Watercolor transform for more than watercolor effect
Posted: March 18th, 2018, 1:15 pm
The Watercolor transform can add drama without turning the photo into a watercolor painting. You can see a before and after comparison at
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4772/401 ... 01_o_d.jpg
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4775/270 ... 1e_o_d.jpg
The recipe was: set output to same pixel size as input; set all Median sliders to 0, Sharpen radius to 1, Sharpen threshold to 100%, and Edge Darken to 80%. Next, apply LevelsHSV | Full Range, because the histogram showed room only at the highlight end.
Perhaps, to be meticulous, I should have kept the central area of the top of the stump unchanged.
Maybe there is a shorter path to the same result.
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4772/401 ... 01_o_d.jpg
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4775/270 ... 1e_o_d.jpg
The recipe was: set output to same pixel size as input; set all Median sliders to 0, Sharpen radius to 1, Sharpen threshold to 100%, and Edge Darken to 80%. Next, apply LevelsHSV | Full Range, because the histogram showed room only at the highlight end.
Perhaps, to be meticulous, I should have kept the central area of the top of the stump unchanged.
Maybe there is a shorter path to the same result.