Sunday, July 17, 2011

58 1/2 Oh Hell Revealed



 For anyone interested in the mechanics for creating Oh Hell, here is a quick recap in the stages (using Photoshop CS5)

Original photo (top left) innocently shot by my brother Dan
copy original photo and reverse it, add layer mask and create fading gradient to allow left half of original layer display (top right)
Add Gradient Map layer, using orange to black gradient (lower left)
Add Levels Adjustment layer for deeper color (lower right)
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9 comments:

  1. practiceJuly 18, 2011 at 3:41 AM

    damn I was so sure there was a squashed cow face in there somewhere!

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  2. susanJuly 18, 2011 at 3:44 AM

    And I thought it was a womb! Thank you for sharing the process, Steve--it was truly intriguing!

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  3. AnonymousJuly 18, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    I have a flickr-friend who plays with this technique. I always find it fascinating!

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  4. Steve VeilleuxJuly 18, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    Thanks all. And Julia, I find myself announcing in a newsreel - "Scientists discovered today that the World is indeed a squashed cow face..."

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  5. billieJuly 18, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    ok, i thought womb too. but not womb exactly, more like female reproductive system - like one of those charts in the doctors office. but i thought, hell, there's no way i'm typing that. thanks for sharing!! glad it's not what i thought - it would have been just a bit too weird.... ya' know?

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  6. susanJuly 18, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    Billie-yes! Fallopian tubes and all! I just thought "womb" sounded more reserved.

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  7. jill mustoffaJuly 18, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    Ink Blots YEAH! a very nice post and thanks for share a trick or 2

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  8. Steve VeilleuxJuly 18, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    Thanks Billie and susan, for your somewhat weird insight. I just read today that Facebook removed a posting of a surgically removed uterus. As you can see from my revealing photos above though, I'm innocent.

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  9. Steve VeilleuxJuly 18, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    Sina - checked out your friend's material - some interesting effects there.

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