Gimp Image Enhancement Video
The exercise in this video started out as a way for me to pass some time and challenge myself in the process. But at some point half way through working on this image I thought it would make for a cool video post. I posted a offer in a forum over at TalentTrove.com to take anyone’s image and enhance it to their liking free of charge. There are many actors and models who display their pictures for talent scouts to see. And I know from experience that models always have a few pictures that would be perfect for their portfolio if it wasn’t for that blemish or weird shadow that makes it look like they have a third nipple. Well I got a few takers, and among them was a unexpected request. Someone wanted me to enhance a piece of art they created. So I decided to fire up Camstudio and record my tango with this unusual rendering.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2000311138411663138
Posterize Your Pix
This is a 2 part video tutorial on how to posterize (also know as vector art) pictures. I’m sure many of you have seen the now popular image of President Obama done in a stylized red, white and blue posterization (if that’s a word). The image was done by L.A. artist Shepard Fairey. There are a lot of ways to posterize a picture, many of which can be complicated. I wanted to show you a fun and simple way to get a similar effect. Hope you like it. Please comment if you’d like to add to the subject of posterizing. I’m not an expert on the subject, but I know there are whole communities dedicated to this art-form.
