r/photoshopbattles • u/PhotoShopBattles • Apr 03 '16

Weekly Battle | Closed Battle #205 "Paul Bunyan" via previous winner, pl8701

Previous Winner

This week's image was chosen by /u/pl8701, the first place winner in Battle 204:

Stock image: Samurai

Winning entry: Hollaback samurai

The stock image for Battle #205 is... Paul Bunyan

Prizes

The winner of this weeks battle will:

Receive 3 months of Reddit Gold!, courtesy of the admins (via /u/krispykrackers).
Get to choose next week's stock image.
Get a number added to their contributor flair.

If this is your first win, your standard flair will be replaced by this winners' flair. On your second win, you'll get this winners' flair, etc.
Get to keep the trophy for a week, after which it's handed on to the next winner.

(more information on flair here)

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Next week's battle will be posted early Sunday morning.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '16 edited Apr 04 '16

Woodwork

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u/i_am_a_bot_ama Apr 11 '16

I loved this work btw. Very cool. Perfect technique as always.

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u/SmavDaddySmavs Apr 07 '16

How did you do this? It's so cool!

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u/mar1us1602 Apr 07 '16

This is a wild guess, don't know for sure....but i think he used photoshop

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u/SmavDaddySmavs Apr 07 '16

Thanks for the tip

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u/ashinynewthrowaway Apr 07 '16

If I had to take a guess, the way I would do it is;

Cut out Bunyan

Find stock image of guy looking at table with sawdust

Convert Paul to B&W, use as layer mask for value of the image (so, darker areas on Paul are converted to equivalent shadow etc) and a duplicate mask with a blending mode to lighten for the highlights

Apply over top of an image of some dark wood

Use his outline for a transparency mask (this basically "cuts" his shape out of the image of the wood)

Composite with stock image of guy looking at table

Adjust curves, contrast & exposure until the lighting looks right

Dodge and burn, selective gradients with lightening and darkening blending modes to get the reflections and shadows right

Apply text, transform to fit, use layer effects drop shadow and inset, set layer blending mode to darken

Same thing for bull, then add shadows and voila.

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u/Generalkrunk Apr 09 '16

Those are wood shavings not sawdust. 0/10 see me after class.

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u/InsideOutVoices Apr 28 '16

Thanks for posting this, I didn't know about this method! Still not clear on the layer mask step. Would the equivalent be converting to B&W then Color to Alpha for white?

u/albck Apr 05 '16

Paul came home early.

u/illestillness Apr 04 '16 edited Apr 05 '16

Paul and Babe the Blue Ox | Painting only

Sources

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u/nerd-is-the-word Apr 07 '16

this is amazing, how did you achieve the painted effect?

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u/illestillness Apr 07 '16

Thanks! I used the watercolour effect in the filter gallery and then lowered the saturation so that it blended with the background really well. This is what it looked like before I lowered its saturation compared to after

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u/nerd-is-the-word Apr 07 '16

Do you know if there's a gimp equivalent? I don't have photoshop yet lol

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u/illestillness Apr 07 '16

Perhaps download a watercolour brush, hide the layer with a layer mask and then reveal certain parts of the image with the watercolour brush (splatters). This is what I should have done in photoshop to make it look more realistic

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u/nerd-is-the-word Apr 07 '16

Alright I'll try that, thanks man

u/greatminds1 Apr 04 '16

Foos Paul

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u/i_am_a_bot_ama Apr 11 '16

Congrats! Nice work. :)

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u/greatminds1 Apr 11 '16

Thanks....my first "flair". I think it was more funny than skill.

u/musichatesyouall Apr 04 '16

Paul Freeman

u/[deleted] Apr 03 '16

Here's Paul Bunyan

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u/BoomerKeith Apr 06 '16

Possibly creepier than the actual scene. Well done.

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u/ROCKITMAN04 Apr 09 '16

I almost had to use a paper towel.

u/nerd-is-the-word Apr 03 '16

Bunyan Paper Towels

u/luxiliatrix Apr 04 '16

Paul Bunyan, St. Paul Bunyan - one day He will return.

u/Dudeski021 Apr 04 '16

Smell like a Bunyan...

u/Argalad Apr 05 '16

Vault-Tec Lumberjack Bobblehead

u/msims6288 Apr 04 '16

Lumber is Coming Looking forward to a new season of GOT

u/atozz Apr 05 '16

Coming Soon

"Paul"

u/[deleted] Apr 03 '16

axe murderer

u/ymzs Apr 03 '16 edited Apr 05 '16

lumber_lager

u/s0l0r1d4 Apr 04 '16

lumberjack psycho? http://imgur.com/zwJp2gn

u/mortigisto Apr 04 '16

Lt. Paul Bunyan

u/aguadelacanilla Apr 03 '16

http://i.imgur.com/paGgeql.jpg

u/spshop Apr 05 '16

Bunny Danger

u/mortigisto Apr 04 '16

ONLY YOU!

u/Animal-Kingdom Apr 04 '16

Paul Bunyan, doing stuff before it was cool.

u/billharrell Apr 05 '16

Rhett Butler and the Burning of Atlanta

u/ShoopDunright Apr 04 '16

Welcome to Portland

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u/dead4seven Apr 06 '16

Hipster Paul HAHA.

I didn't even realize he was wearing the "douche hat" in the original until I saw yours.

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u/ShoopDunright Apr 06 '16

I think this statue started the whole Hipster movement!

u/ahalli Apr 04 '16 edited Apr 04 '16

He's a lumberjack and he's OK

If you're not familiar with the Monty Python sketch then you really need to watch this

u/[deleted] Apr 04 '16 edited Apr 04 '16

[deleted]

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u/psplayer55 Apr 05 '16

I laughed :) May have been better if he was holding the trophy or a microphone. Either way, I was entertained.

Tip: When putting letters on clothing or over an under layer, mess with the blending modes a bit to make it look more natural. I use multiply a lot when working with tattoos on skin.

Edit - Tip 2: Go through the submissions and check out the ones with gifs of how they were made. I have learned a boat load just from watching how photos are manipulated by others.