New from a previous tut: AQUARELLE PLUS

[dinasset]

dinasset, I just started my tests with the plugin,and with these parameters:

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and I had a bug with this message and it crashed Gimp and also Firefox.

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I don't dare to start again

Do you have Wireshark program installed? See Nidhogg's post.

[Issabella]

I hope that the Level's problem can be solved soon.

[level_0]

dinasset:I don't know "Wireshark program."

I reopened gimp and did 5 tests with different parameters from the same source image to compare the changes and no problem.
I had my 5 visible outcomes above the canvas and I wanted to look at one of them, so I clicked on it and crashed! Gimp closed and this message:



I then clicked on "copy bug information" and pasted the text into notepad. (if someone can decode it ...)
Then I clicked on "restart Gimp" and it recovered me (as it did in the first crash) some images which seem to be intermediate images made during the process and one which is a mixture of the 2 chosen textures .

I stop for tonight ...

[dinasset]

Have a look also here:
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=18065&start=0

In any case the last crash you had is not totally new for me: I had similar ones with another plug-in when using Samj's 2.10.14 (now I use 2.10.18). Something about memory? I don't know, but restarting was always solving the problem.

(I did never restore the lost images...)

[level_0]

Thank you dinasset for exposing my problem.
I don't think it's memory, (8 GB)

I continue here: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=18065&p=248077#p248077
so as not to pollute your topic.

[Ella]

Good luck, level

My contribution

Aquarelle_Plus_eekhoorn.png (2.07 MiB) Viewed 890 times

Aquarelle_Plus_pink.flower.png (1.68 MiB) Viewed 890 times

Aquarelle_plus_woman.png (1.33 MiB) Viewed 890 times

[dinasset]

Thanks for sharing your tests, Ella.
I like "eekhoorn".
I do not like "woman" (sorry), is this your only attempt to get a reasonable outcome with a portrait? Portraits, especially feminine portraits, are a difficult subject for this filter, only "provando e riprovando" (Galileo, Accademia del Cimento) one can get an acceptable result.

[Ella]

Diego, it's okay you don't like "woman." I didn't like it myself.
Haven't had much time to test the filter yet.
"Provando e riprovando" is for later

[dinasset]

Ella, when you'll have the time for performing more tests, I suggest to use the "light" look for people, it could help.

[dinasset]

Samples to show to Ella and any other one interested in using Aquarelle Plus on portraits the effect of using "light" in the look parameter.

2020-02-28 16-48-44 face-1146038_1920 as a simple aquarel, using 16 colours, light.jpg (984.89 KiB) Viewed 870 times

2020-02-28 17-14-43 portrait-3204843_1920 as a simple aquarel, using 8 colours, light.jpg (739.9 KiB) Viewed 870 times

2020-02-28 17-21-40 portrait-3204843_1920 as a simple aquarel, using 16 colours, light.jpg (769.76 KiB) Viewed 870 times

[dinasset]

Also the number of colours, as you have already seen on last two samples, can influence the outcome

2020-02-28 17-17-00 woman-3096664_1920 as a simple aquarel, using 8 colours.jpg (1.08 MiB) Viewed 933 times

2020-02-28 17-27-07 woman-3096664_1920 as a simple aquarel, using 16 colours.jpg (1.1 MiB) Viewed 933 times

But the most important is always the "light" option.

[Ella]

Diego, I didn't like my portrait tests, used other photo's then.

Aquarelle_Plus_bicycle.png (1.89 MiB) Viewed 926 times

Aquarelle_Plus_boat.png (1.78 MiB) Viewed 926 times

Aquarelle_Plus_Flowers_Butterfly.png (1.61 MiB) Viewed 926 times

[Ella]

Aquarelle_Plus_Door.png (2.08 MiB) Viewed 926 times

Aquarelle_Plus_Tree_Sunset.png (1.84 MiB) Viewed 926 times

Aquarelle_Plus_Sunflowers.png (1.53 MiB) Viewed 926 times

[dinasset]

All very nice, Ella. Thanks for sharing them.
I like particularly the boat.
If you didn't like your attempts on portraits, this means that you don't like mine too, I didn't use special source images, just found them on internet (Deviant Art, mainly).
Nor did apply special effect afterwards.
But that's normal, I remember you do not like manipulations on portraits, even in the past. In fact I was surprised by the outcome of the woman you posted previously.

[Ella]

Thank you for your comment, Diego.
You're right, I very rarely use portraits to manipulate.
The reason I tried it was because you do it a lot and I wanted to give it a chance.
But the outcome is almost never to my taste, which is why I prefer to use other photo's instead.
"De gustibus non est disputandum"

[dinasset]

Ciao Ella,

provando e riprovando I got tonight these outcomes, using the same sources as my last posts.
Maybe (just maybe) I can deserve a vote of 6-- (out of 10) by you.
Who knows...
Spes ultima dea...

2020-03-01 21-15-14 woman-3096664_1920 as a simple aquarel, using 16 colours.jpg (577.09 KiB) Viewed 894 times

2020-03-01 21-17-29 face-1146038_1920 as a simple aquarel, using 16 colours.jpg (513.8 KiB) Viewed 894 times

2020-03-01 21-20-23 portrait-3204843_1920 as a simple aquarel, using 16 colours.jpg (444.95 KiB) Viewed 894 times

[dinasset]

Since yesterday evening I dedicate my time to improve outcomes of portraits.
Here updated samples:

2020-03-02 08-11-05 2f74f6846af3be50d6b27b91646156c4-dci6agw as a simple aquarel, using 16 colours, option smoother light.jpg (157.08 KiB) Viewed 883 times

2020-03-02 08-13-14 woman-3096664_1920 as a simple aquarel, using 16 colours, option smoother light.jpg (557.02 KiB) Viewed 883 times

2020-03-02 08-15-50 face-1146038_1920 as a simple aquarel, using 16 colours, option smoother light.jpg (502.56 KiB) Viewed 883 times

[level_0]

I like Ella's door. I always like the pictures of doors and windows because they excite my imagination.

[dinasset]

A new triplet:

2020-03-02 08-27-14 2ebd60d23242b96fd980115f43240ec8-dc0gpu4 as a simple aquarel, using 16 colours, option smoother light.jpg (197.36 KiB) Viewed 880 times

2020-03-02 08-40-13 m_6930_by_effjot_dcuhiws-pre as a simple aquarel, using 16 colours, option smoother light.jpg (172.97 KiB) Viewed 880 times

2020-03-02 08-43-13 d7kd31m-47cdcd3b-7c65-442f-aa71-60730ffab2a5 as a simple aquarel, using 16 colours, option smoother light.jpg (179.21 KiB) Viewed 880 times

[level_0]

dinasset
My level_0 opinion : too blur.