Self Portrait - Help requested

paynekj · **Posted:** Fri Aug 23, 2013 4:01 pm **(#1)**

I like to take part in a photo challenge site DPChallenge. This week one of the challenges is to take a self portrait. For a change it's under the Expert Editing rules, which is basically "anything goes so long as I take all the photos required"

Now I don't usually like the expert editing challenges but I'm feeling inclined to have a go this time. One idea I've had is to take a standard (and very boring) portrait and manipulate it to make a more artistic version but I'm not an artist - which is where you come in.

I'm looking for examples to steal be inspired by

I'll have to take a new self-portrait, but in the mean-time what would you do with this?

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Kevin

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

Put your head in a fish bowl(*). I can provide some fish photos

(*) nothing mean implied

but the hair on the top of you head looks like it's floating already....

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

I really did quickly ,only to illustrate a simple concept :
crop away all what not strictly needed, and if you don't have a very adapt BG ,darken (or blur) all the rest

Sorry for your skin i planned that settings for large images to be rescaled after (i used Graphic Novel and the effect of one of its main component is highly dependent from image size, more are little more is rough ) and your was not large , neither to be down-scaled after

If you want may post the original xcf , also because has the settings used embedded in the layer name

Mike · **Joined:** Aug 27, 2010 **Posts:** 491

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2769

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

couldn't resist

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2769

PhotoComix wrote:

you turned paynekj into Ian Holm, PM :mrgreen:

he4rty · **Joined:** Aug 30, 2012 **Posts:** 2174

Esper wrote:

PhotoComix wrote:

you turned paynekj into Ian Holm, PM :mrgreen:

Rofl

GnuTux · **Posted:** Fri Aug 23, 2013 5:25 pm **(#9)**

How about some wisps..

or maybe just the hair..

or maybe with color...

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2769

whoa, GnuTux !

he4rty · **Joined:** Aug 30, 2012 **Posts:** 2174

Just playing about, maybe gone a bit to overboard.

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

Esper wrote:

PhotoComix wrote:

you turned paynekj into Ian Holm, PM :mrgreen:

Ian Holm ? ..do you mean Ash of Alien ? that may be a brilliant idea !! here the general layout for very dramatic version,

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2769

PhotoComix wrote:

Ian Holm ? ..do you mean Ash of Alien ?

yes, but i was thinking Fifth Element Ian Holm

jamac4k · **Posted:** Fri Aug 23, 2013 5:52 pm **(#14)**

For my result you need Adaptative Contrast Enhancement (see below).

Duplicate your pic.
Apply ACE to your duplicated pic with the values of this tut. Also Photocomix Smooth settings.
After this, apply a bit of selective gaussian blur.
Set this layer in Lighten only mode.
Go to G'mic, select new layer as output. Apply Relief light (default values)[lights & shadows] and set this layer in Lighten only mode, opacity 25 %.

Duplicate the original pic, move it to the top and apply High pass filter radius=4, uncheck Keep the original layer, set the layer in Soft light mode, opacity 65 %.

he4rty · **Joined:** Aug 30, 2012 **Posts:** 2174

jamac4k - That looks really good.

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12840

Kept it simple; might try someing more complex (and outside of GIMP) later.

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

Akros · **Joined:** Jan 10, 2013 **Posts:** 863

That was fun

Akros · **Joined:** Jan 10, 2013 **Posts:** 863

This other i used wisps

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16168

Okay you asked for it. :lol

I turned Kevin into a wool blanket.
How about Embroidery Stitcher?