PainShop Pro Graphics - Miki does PSP(P) XI

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Miki does PSP(P) XI

Lori Davis

2006-09-15, 7:08 pm

Here's my first saved image in PSP(P) IX: Miki dressed up for some late
summer shopping, zapped with Depth of Field (different settings on the
Miki layer and on the background layer). I'm not sure whether I like
this or not. The background is better than the foreground.

Lori

RonV

2006-09-15, 7:08 pm

On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:26:32 -0400, Lori Davis <loriweb@pair.com>
wrote:

>Here's my first saved image in PSP(P) IX: Miki dressed up for some late
>summer shopping, zapped with Depth of Field (different settings on the
>Miki layer and on the background layer). I'm not sure whether I like
>this or not. The background is better than the foreground.
>
>Lori

Looks good to me, Lori. Floated the image over a blurred background
layer? I've had problems (reported) with the DOF filter. That's a
shame, too, since it could have been a much better tool.

As a matter of personal preference, I think the BG is just a little
too much out of focus.

Ron

David Gray

2006-09-15, 7:08 pm

I like the effect Lori. As Ron says, the amount of out of focus is personal
preference....to me your background is just right. I can see this as being a
really useful tool when isolating a subject from the background for
painting. What if you have multiple object in the forground....can you
select what you want to be in focus and what you don't want?

David
"Lori Davis" <loriweb@pair.com> wrote in message news:4507a3ba_3@cnews...
> Here's my first saved image in PSP(P) IX: Miki dressed up for some late
> summer shopping, zapped with Depth of Field (different settings on the
> Miki layer and on the background layer). I'm not sure whether I like
> this or not. The background is better than the foreground.
>
> Lori
>

Lori Davis

2006-09-15, 7:08 pm

RonV wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:26:32 -0400, Lori Davis <loriweb@pair.com>
> wrote:
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> Looks good to me, Lori. Floated the image over a blurred background
> layer? I've had problems (reported) with the DOF filter. That's a
> shame, too, since it could have been a much better tool.
>

Thanks, Ron. And a belated happy birthday to you! :)

I'm really annoyed that DoF doesn't respect selections. The way I would
have made most use of such a filter would be to make multiple fine-tuned
selections, which could be saved to alpha channels and then loaded one
at a time for each of several different focus settings (depending on
nearness or distance from the in-focus area).

Wish the DoF filter could be more like the Object Remover in this
respect: using an existing selection if present but allowing selection
within the filter otherwise. Maybe there's some reason why this is more
difficult in a filter than with a tool, but I have a feeling it's just a
(rather paternalistic) design choice.

Lori

Lori Davis

2006-09-15, 7:08 pm

Thanks, David. Yes, you can make multiple selections, applying different
settings to different areas. The problem with DoF, though, is that it
doesn't respect selections you make outside the filter. You have to use
the limited selection tools that are within the filter itself.

Lori

David Gray wrote:
> I like the effect Lori. As Ron says, the amount of out of focus is personal
> preference....to me your background is just right. I can see this as being a
> really useful tool when isolating a subject from the background for
> painting. What if you have multiple object in the forground....can you
> select what you want to be in focus and what you don't want?
>
> David
> "Lori Davis" <loriweb@pair.com> wrote in message news:4507a3ba_3@cnews...
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Lori Davis

2006-09-15, 7:08 pm

RonV wrote:
> Floated the image over a blurred background layer?

Oops, I forgot to respond to this part of your post. You got it. For my
Poser portraits I almost always add the background as postwork in PSP. I
sometimes use box props in Poser itself, too, though.

Hey, I finally got around to playing around with Vicki, and I broke down
and bought the ME Horse last night. Haven't had a chance to do anything
with the horse yet, but here's a render from my first session with
Vicki. (Spendthrift that I was last night - which is quite
uncharacteristic of me - I also got the Body Morphs package for V3. The
top Vicki's "wearing" is really just a modification of her upper body,
with the Diffuse color for those areas a different color than her skin.)

Lori