TUTORIAL TOPAZ SIMPLIFY BRUSH STROKES UPDATE

TUTORIAL TOPAZ SIMPLIFY BRUSH STROKES UPDATE

I want to do an entire post on how I create transparent files, so I won’t go into detail on this here.) My apologies, I’ll get to this soon and update the post with a link.) Transparent: I saved a copy of the Stamp file and made all white areas transparent. Remember that the original iris photograph was cut out from the background, so the Stamp filter gave us a file with the background cut out, but the interior of the flower is white. The Original Photoshop/Sketch/Stamp file. Photoshop’s Sketch / Stamp filter opened in the filter gallery. Smoothness will smooth out the edges of details. As you slide the top slider, you’ll notice that the amount of black increases and decreases.

Play with the sliders to get the results you want.

In testing, I did get better results using the Stamp filter by using the Cutout filter first.

Pre Filter – Cutout: I then used the Photoshop Artistic / Cutout filter to further simplify the details before using the Photoshop Sketch / Stamp filter.

If you don’t have the Topaz filters, just try to get your image sharp and detailed and that will be perfectly fine. I always use the *Topaz Labs Clarity or Detail filters on my master photographs and I do think this creates more detail for the further creative filters.

Pre Filter – Clarity: I created my Stamp filter element from a file on which I had first used the *Topaz Labs Clarity and the Photoshop/Artistic/Cutout filters.If you are shooting RAW file photographs, they will probably be 16 bit, so you will need to save a copy of your master photograph and change it to 8 bit. Must Be 8 Bit: Many of the native creative Photoshop filters including Artistic and Sketch only work on 8 bit files.Note: you can also just open up the Photoshop Filter Gallery and then use the expanding folders to choose the Sketch category. If it is grayed out, your file must be changed to 8 bit. The Stamp Filter is found under Photoshop menu: Filter / Sketch / Stamp.

If you can’t find the Artistic or Sketch filters in the menu, read this article.

Tutorial topaz simplify brush strokes