I loved the post-processing done in the work of Chris Aust's "Stormy Beach" Can someone point how I can repeat the post-processing used in his photo? With GIMP, obviously.
4. apply 100% clarity around the background to really make it pop.
Some of the techniques are basic (clone-stamped, watermark) but other parts are somewhat arcane (first 3 steps of Photoshop step, for example). If someone can point where I can find tutorials and guides explaining things, it would be of great help.
You've already posted most of the tutorial, its just a matter of converting some of the tools to similar tools in Gimp like "liquefy" & "Hue saturation"
- Set intended white balance temperature.
-Or experiment to get the right color.
- try all three radio options (for a dark photo "()shadows"
- Then copy & paste object "Edit > Paste as > new layer"
B. Select the rough part of skin, then "Filters > blurs > Gaussian blur" or "motion blur"
C. use the heal brush(similar to clone stamp) & define a clean source of the skin, and click or click drag around the affected area.
*Take care to re-orient your mouse when you run out of the source area.
7. (3) Click the color picker, then click the source color you want.
- free select the part you want to color, then copy & paste the layer "Edit > paste as > new layer"
-Last, in layers window, either, change the "mode" or turn down the "opacity" of the copied layer.
-Select the part of the arm & "Tools > GEGL Operation > color-temperature"
...maybe even "Filters > Distorts > Lens distortion"
12 (8) text tool (size, etc...), then adjust the "opacity" in the layers window.
Thanks, I will try it. I'm new with this GIMP thing, and I'm still reading the "GIMP for Photographers Series", and have a conflict of versions (book is for GIMP 2.8, the GIMP installed is 2.6, hope this doesn't create problems for me).