Man from Aswan.

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12536

Just a vector simplificaiton vexel. Used G'MIC's Paint and Segmentation presets for pre-processing before using Autotrace to create the vector and copied result on top of the pre-procssing result. Click on the image for the hirez.

ref: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/490306

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 14730 **Location:** USA

Very unique. I like the colors you used.
That seems to be almost a posterizing effect?

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12536

Thanks Rod; just got in the mood to doing vexels again after all the earlier discussion concerning Autotrace and Potrace. Also did this one earlier: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read. ... e=37796809

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

Cool !!

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12536

Glad you liked the result PC; not hard to do either.

PhotoMaster · **Posted:** Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:49 pm **(#6)**

That is phenominal! Vexels?? I'm having a brain spasm and can't think what you mean.

Oregonian · **Posted:** Tue Feb 22, 2011 7:02 pm **(#7)**

That is so cool, Lyle. Love the colors and the form.

PhotoMaster · **Posted:** Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:17 pm **(#8)**

Ok. I used the G'mic filter on one of my images, sort of the way outlined. I saved the image and used the Autotrace online feature to create the .svgz file and loaded it into inkscape. I have tried to export the image to a png file, but Inkscape keeps crashing. (I'm trying on an old XP machine as my super machine is in for repairs again). I even tried copying the image to the clipboard, but again Inkscape keeps crashing. I sooooo want to try this technique!

Oregonian · **Posted:** Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:21 pm **(#9)**

Can you attach it here? I can bring it up in Inkscape and save it as a png for you. You will have to zip it as I doubt that Gimp Chat will allow you to attach a svgz file.

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12536

PhotoMaster wrote:

That is phenominal! Vexels?? I'm having a brain spasm and can't think what you mean.

A Vexel is the bitmap equivalent of a vector PM. GIMP can open SVG files directly so I just drag the SVG file right not top of the bitmap (make sure you set the dpi to 72 or the image will be scaled when you port it into GIMP). As a side note, I posted my Autotrace batch file here.

Also, I do appreciate you comments O.

PhotoMaster · **Posted:** Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:21 pm **(#11)**

I'm on my phone right now, but will see if Gimp will pull it up for me, a little later.

Ronounours · **Joined:** Jan 03, 2011 **Posts:** 1656

Hi,
That is a great rendering. So great that I tried to improve the 'Painting' filter in the plug-in, to get something close.
This is not as good as what you obtain, but not so far anyway

Thanks again for you great experiments on Gimp Chat, it gives me so much ideas everyday to improve the G'MIC plug-in, that is really valuable for me ! :clap

More details here : http://www.flickr.com/groups/gmic/discu ... 039786195/

Cheers,

David.

mahvin · **Joined:** Oct 06, 2010 **Posts:** 4050

Liked your vexels so much, Lyle, I tried to make one myself.

Original photo here:

http://www.internationaleducationmedia. ... ates_4.jpg

My result, using G'MIC, Autotrace, and GIMP (needs more thickness):

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12536

Just left a note at the Flickr David. That is a cool new preset enhancement. Thanks.

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

nice improvement David :clap