PHOTOSHOP GURUS: How to do this effect?

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Posted by Pasta on Nov-14-2005 03:12:

PHOTOSHOP GURUS: How to do this effect?

I can't figure it out!
I can get the images similar, but never this clear and sharp...

http://www.tshirts365.com/store/thumbNail.asp?size=200&image=/store/catalog/Button2_detail.gif

http://www.tshirts365.com/store/thumbNail.asp?size=200&image=/store/catalog/Sheedy_detail.gif

Any tips? Thanks!

Posted by jdat on Nov-14-2005 03:38:

It could possibly have been retraced in Illustrator. That would be the cleanest thing to do.

Now in regards to photoshop

Switch the image to Grayscale mode.

Now adjust levels. Left slider should be brought to around 33
Middle slider it depends
Right Slider 100 and below.

These values vary from one image to another

That's pretty much the basic idea.

here's another way to do it
http://www.stencilrevolution.com/tu...lsview.php?id=4

Posted by SpecRadio on Nov-14-2005 05:47:

no...fucking...way.

somebody got help in here.

Has COR died?

Posted by Pasta on Nov-14-2005 15:30:

quote:
Originally posted by jdat
It could possibly have been retraced in Illustrator. That would be the cleanest thing to do.

Now in regards to photoshop

Switch the image to Grayscale mode.

Now adjust levels. Left slider should be brought to around 33
Middle slider it depends
Right Slider 100 and below.

These values vary from one image to another

That's pretty much the basic idea.

here's another way to do it
http://www.stencilrevolution.com/tu...lsview.php?id=4

I still suck at it!

Thats a wicked site though, thanks for your help!!!

Posted by SidMl on Nov-14-2005 16:49:

quote:
Originally posted by SpecRadio
no...fucking...way.

somebody got help in here.

Has COR died?

sorry about that.

n00b. go get some real software first.

have you never heard of the gimp?
well, we're not telling you if you don't already know.
that effect is so old. once you know what you're doing you'll totally forget about it and start using super-terriffic-ergonomic filters.

there. fixed. it's a real COR thread now.

Posted by Pasta on Nov-14-2005 22:24:

I'm so confused.

Posted by Laszlo on Nov-14-2005 23:02:

Easy

first

CTRL + SHIFT + U (if you want it to be black & white)

then

Image => Levels => Contrast & Brightness...test different values...the darker image with highter contrast, the sharper edges between white and black

OR

Filter => Artistic => Cutout...fool around with the levels, just experiment...

good luck

Posted by SebG on Nov-15-2005 02:11:

Looks like it was vectorized

Posted by Allied Nations on Nov-15-2005 03:17:

To asnwer the original question:

Magik.

Posted by SpecRadio on Nov-15-2005 05:06:

I get more action than heaven got on 9/11.