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Here is a photo I took and then did some "electronic art" type stuff with it. I used photoshop but I didnt use a filter but used layers. If anyone is knowledgeable about Photoshop they know what I mean. Anyway just having a little fun and below is the original photograph I used.
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Layer 1The original pic used as a Template to draw on top of.

Layer 2 This is a solid white mask that goes under layer 3. I then airbrushed on this layer for shading and detail etc...The gray background is only added here so you can see the white mask.

Layer 3 Basically this started out as a black blob then I cut out the details so the lower layes could show thru.

Layer 4 White highlights of some of the prominant scales to make them standout. The gray background is only added here so you can see the detail.

Layer 5 Black outline just to make it look more illustrative.

Layer 6 The eye was many layers unto itself but here is only the semi finished detail.
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These layers are the beginnings of the drawing there are more layers and many more details but this is just a basic look at layers. When all the layers are complete they come together to make your image. Hopefully I didnt bore too many people lol.
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I'm still learning to use Photoshop and I have a question for you. Any way to just cut the snake out of the picture so the original colors stay intact? I noticed in the original the king has more yellow but after you removed the background it's more white and does look edited imo. The edited version looks great but I wonder what it would look like if the original colors were still there.

That's really a trick question; but you wouldn't know it by just thinking about it in passing. Well, I guess you could say it's a trick answer... anyway...

Assuming you just chapped the background out of the original photo:
If you measured the colors with Photoshop's built in colorimeter, they would read the same as they did before you chopped the background out.

If you actually look with your eyes at the colors before and after, they may have changed or not. It would depend upon the new background color and the proportion of the foreground and background image areas. It's most likely that they would change and possibly quite drastically.

The human eye sees nothing "in a vacuum." Everything that the eye sees is related to what else is seen. The perception of color is directly related to what colors are surrounding, contained within, or in the general vicinity of the "target" color.

Go look at your wall. Since they are usually painted a nice solid color over large areas, your eyes will begin to adjust and perceive more detail the longer you look at it. This is because the eye adjusts to current conditions. If you throw up a strongly colored piece of paper or other object next to the wall so that it takes up a sizeable portion of your viewing area, the detail that was once perceived in the wall will diminish until there is an new equilibrium of perceived detail between the wall and the new object.

Basically, human color perception is dependent upon what surrounds the "target" color and the viewing conditions.

You pretty much have your choice between the two models of color measurement to choose from: The colorimeter version where a piece of equipment or software tells you the reflected RGB values of the color or the one where you believe your own eyes.

I know which one I choose.

(Sorry if I answered the wrong question or went of on a tangent. I do that sometimes.)

>>That's really a trick question; but you wouldn't know it by just thinking about it in passing. Well, I guess you could say it's a trick answer... anyway...
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>>Assuming you just chapped the background out of the original photo:
>>If you measured the colors with Photoshop's built in colorimeter, they would read the same as they did before you chopped the background out.
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>>If you actually look with your eyes at the colors before and after, they may have changed or not. It would depend upon the new background color and the proportion of the foreground and background image areas. It's most likely that they would change and possibly quite drastically.
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>>The human eye sees nothing "in a vacuum." Everything that the eye sees is related to what else is seen. The perception of color is directly related to what colors are surrounding, contained within, or in the general vicinity of the "target" color.
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>>Go look at your wall. Since they are usually painted a nice solid color over large areas, your eyes will begin to adjust and perceive more detail the longer you look at it. This is because the eye adjusts to current conditions. If you throw up a strongly colored piece of paper or other object next to the wall so that it takes up a sizeable portion of your viewing area, the detail that was once perceived in the wall will diminish until there is an new equilibrium of perceived detail between the wall and the new object.
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>>Basically, human color perception is dependent upon what surrounds the "target" color and the viewing conditions.
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>>You pretty much have your choice between the two models of color measurement to choose from: The colorimeter version where a piece of equipment or software tells you the reflected RGB values of the color or the one where you believe your own eyes.
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>>I know which one I choose.
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>>(Sorry if I answered the wrong question or went of on a tangent. I do that sometimes.)
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Sure I coulda kept the original colors but I wanted my own look. Fact is the colors arent too terribly different. Again I was going for a more illustrative look and not a photo realistic look. Thanks for the compliments and good luck with Photoshop Its a monster program and you simply never know all there is.

Keith
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Sean here is some photoshop stuff I did the other day as a joke (see link).
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LOL! I didn't notice the python sitting on the branch at first after I saw your post below. That is hilarious!

That is realy cool. Please post others if you have them.. Have you ever done this with gray banded king photo's?

No I havent done any Alterna but I was thinking of doing some Tri Color Milks. Ive messed around doing this before but I dont think I saved anything.
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Hey,

That's pretty cool dude, but you already know what I think of your artistry. I'm trying to develop a logo which will include a ball python, an eastern (Shocker, huh?), a jungle carpet python and my name. I was thinking of photographs, but I really like what you've done with that image. Hmmmmm....you've given me some idears Bro. Thanks!

Will

How about a Eastern eating a Ball Python ??? lol If you need help with yer logo let me know.

Keith
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Here is a half arse logo I did up Tonight.

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