Here is another script written in the 'convoluted' style
that I learned from Lylejk.
It works for some styles of photos, and doesn't on others.
It may ruin skies and add hair on people where you don't
want it, but that is the nature of the 'convolution' loop.

Remember, I write scripts to give me a layer stack to
play with in the creative process to produce a nice outcome.
While there is an effort made to have a nice look from the
default layer stack, everyone's tastes have differences.
Layer play including changing modes, the order of the layers
in the stack, the opacity of layers duplication of layers,
color curves, running other scripts on layers, cutting out
a bad sky and replacing it, etc... is encouraged.
The script saves time for me by creating the stack, which is
just the start of the fun for me!

This will use G'Mic 1.76 up to 2.00 (at this time).
Have added version 2bqt for G'Mic pre 2.0.0 QT

Version v2b - fixed an intermittent issue with the output's
height being squished, distorting the image.
3/26/17 also fixed an error on the final return.


If you want to set your G'Mic version to the script so you don't have to select it.
In your plug-ins folder find-> BA_Exaggeration_v2a.py
Open it in a text editor and go to the bottom an a few lines up you will see:

(PF_OPTION, "GmicVer", "Choose your G'Mic Version --->>>", 3, ("1.7.6-8", "1.7.9", "2.0.0")),

If you use 1.7.6-8 change the ,3, to ,0, < don't change any spaces or other characters and save the file.
(PF_OPTION, "GmicVer", "Choose your G'Mic Version --->>>", 0, ("1.7.6-8", "1.7.9", "2.0.0")),

If you use 1.7.9 change the ,3, to ,1, < don't change any spaces or other characters and save the file.
(PF_OPTION, "GmicVer", "Choose your G'Mic Version --->>>", 1, ("1.7.6-8", "1.7.9", "2.0.0")),

If you use 2.0.0 change the ,3, to ,2, < don't make other changes and save the file.
(PF_OPTION, "GmicVer", "Choose your G'Mic Version --->>>", 2, ("1.7.6-8", "1.7.9", "2.0.0")),

You will still have the option to change to a different version of Gmic, but the
default will be the selection you entered into the script.
If the script will not run after you made the change, just download it again, make
a backup of it and try again. Python is fussy if everything is not in the exact place.

If you would like to use G'Mic pre 2.0.0 QT (the 3/23/17 version or the 3/30/17 version)
use the v2b qt version.

Here are a few examples

And a couple more...

Wow! Very nice.

Nice examples Warrior!
Looks like the script is working.

I Like this effect.

Thanks
Doron.

One more test

Thanks
Doron.

Nice tests Doronf2 !
The background in the airplane photo came out through the fog!

Wow! Great filter!!!
Thanks, animicule!!!!

(Original first)

Cool stuff, Brian; way too tired to play at the momen, but maybe when I'm off, I'll try it.

OK; so I could not wait. Knowing skies can render noisy, but darks don't, I inverted this scene, ran your preset (defaults using 2.0.0) and then inverted again. I then ran color to alpha (white) and adjusted opacity to darken. Again, very impressive stuff, Brian.

One more.....

Sharpened, inverted, ran, merged layers, inverted, cleaned, blended anisotrophic smoothing.

ref: https://pixabay.com/en/siamese-cat-cat- ... by-408746/

When I have some sleep I will read your setup directions again and install it

I couldn't help myself





gmic contours segmentation then exaggeration


gmic brushify then exag


Am I getting warmer?

Very happy to see no bugs this time.
Thank you all for showing some outcomes!!
Warrior's Trike - beautiful!
MeeMaw's signature Tulip!
Eatbrains GSX!

Lyle, your cat is Incredible!!!