New Desktop Wallpaper

**rworkman83** · 05-15-2007, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by Nedrick

How about something like this?

That's really sweet, but isn't it going to be the 2007 season?

**Nedrick** · 05-15-2007, 08:23 AM

Originally Posted by rworkman83

That's really sweet, but isn't it going to be the 2007 season?

Oh boy... guess I'm getting ahead of myself!

Here's the 2007 version:

**ISUFan22** · 05-15-2007, 09:37 AM

To the Photoshop users that like black and white photos, I suggest picking up a copy of Exposure by Alien. It's a plugin/filter for Photoshop.

I've never been happy with the digital black and white options - could never duplicate a black and white from a film camera. Exposure can do that, and more. Highly recommend it!

I also give many props to Adobe's new product, Lightroom. It makes life much easier.

**ISUclones33** · 05-16-2007, 12:33 PM

nedrick, i didnt use a mask for that, it is just a very tedious process i do with layers

**ISUFan22** · 05-16-2007, 12:35 PM

What's the difference between using the layers and such than using the select tools, selecting the inverse after you've selected the colored areas and setting that selection to b&w?

**ISUclones33** · 05-16-2007, 12:57 PM

not too much except for the fact that that takes more time

**Nedrick** · 05-16-2007, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by ISUclones33

nedrick, i didnt use a mask for that, it is just a very tedious process i do with layers

You're obviously very dedicated to that style, considering how time-consuming it is. (There's got to be an easier way to do it, wouldn't you think?)

**borc4cy** · 05-16-2007, 01:22 PM

NICE!! Now thats what Im talking about

**ISUFan22** · 05-16-2007, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by ISUclones33

not too much except for the fact that that takes more time

That's what I thought, yet I was unsure.

I like time-saving tools, as long as the results aren't different.

**jdoggivjc** · 05-16-2007, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by Nedrick

I like how you've used the black & white to contrast with the color. Very distinctive and makes the color pop. Are you just using a quick mask in Photoshop and desaturating the color?

Wow, I didn't realize this whole "black and white" discussion centered around a question towards me...

That's actually NOT black and white - that's a full colored, blown up and blurred pic of Jack Trice I found on cyclones.com. I had to blur it because when I blew it up that big it was pretty badly pixelized and I tried to hide that. What I did on top of that then was put a new layer on top of that and filled it in with white. I then reduced the fill to 50% (or 30%, I don't remember which). You can get the same effect by reducing the opacity of the layer (not sure what the difference is, but I'm sure there is a difference). Although it gives the impression of black and white, it's not black and white, the colors are just extremely bleached out.