You are right, Dinasset. I think it's better to post original photo to see the nice difference after filter. Also I've chosen portrait because it is on them when it's more suitable.

It is getting late but I just have to play.

Thanks Pat.
Hope you find it useful sometimes.

Thank you Pat, nice results.

From my last play a new ancillary filter.
Very small.
The effect it creates depends on the gradient (or gradients set) used.
By default it uses a random gradient among those in my big set of Mandelbulb gradients.
By default (being a very striped gradient type) it uses also the "Metallized" look.

Here is the filter if you like to experiment with it:

GradientMapping

Just a few examples:

Dinasset, Thanks for this new filter. I have played it on a few photos and here my results.

and these,

So, you place yourself among the lazy people....hehehe.
I wait for your personal plays too (on the other thread).
The randomness of the filter choice is risky like a roulette.
Trying manually is a long affair, but may lead to identify the best gradients to use.
Thanks for your tries with the filter, first one looks fine, as well as the last one.

Thank you so much. I'm trying manually as you say and m getting surprising results.

For fun: replaced SoftLight with GrainExtract

Dinasset, I like your outcome lots.
This filter is always surprising, so I like it so much. Also because the user can give it a personal taste.

I see you've start mastering this simple filter too, nice outcomes, Issabella!

Thanks you so much Dinasset. I find this method very interesting because the results can be really artistic. It's only experimenting a bit and see the different results playing with layer modes.

Nice flowers, Issa.

A new ancillary filter, which works in the opposite way of EasyGlamour.
It increases noise, contrast, texture.
Not to be used on portrait, especially feminine !.
Suitable for landscapes especially montains with fine textures.
You may choose among three levels of strength:
- low, medium (default) and high

Here is the filter if you like to experiment with it:

TextureSharpen

Some examples.




All default outcomes, no post-processing.
Sometimes a p-p could be useful, to clean certain areas (sky).

Dinasset, you always surprise me with new and interesting filters. This one is great as you say to apply on views mainly. Anyway I'll test it on people too. Here my first tries.