![]() Once you've colored it, you're going to smart sharpen again. This is the coloring I used for this image. I actually changed the radius to 4 for this image, but 3 is usually the setting that works best with most images.Īdd your coloring. For this one we want higher settings that will make it more crisp, but not so high that it looks over sharpened or even cartoonish. Once you've opened the image, your first step is to Topaz it. Stay tuned for the coloring tutorial! (PSD at the bottom).įor a sharp, crisp, and clean look (instead of a glow):įor an image to look like this, you DO NOT sharpen the image first. Here's just the edit without Topaz/Smart Sharpening etc.: Depending on your Topaz initial settings and how "sharp" that makes the image look, you may have to lower the radius to about 100 or so. Smart Sharpen settings: Amount-500, Radius-0.2, Remove Gaussian Blur. Again, Smart Sharpening after the Topaz makes it look cleaner and gives more of a glow. Once your coloring is done, hit Shift+Ctrl+Alt+E. It just adds to the effect and makes the image look great (just like I always sharpen before adding the filter). I do this ALWAYS after I've Topazed an image. (I will continue with a tutorial on how I got my coloring after I finish this Topaz part.) The coloring doesn't matter, what matters is the last step after you've colored it to your satisfaction. Now color your image however you like! Add a psd, whatever. Over-Topazed graphics DO NOT look good AT ALL. Now it looks very soft and not nastily-sharpened! Again, adjust your settings however you want to make more or less of a glow depending on your image, but DO NOT make it to the point where it looks TOO cartoon-ish or Topazed. Here are the settings I used for this image. The ones you want to watch out for the most are the Strength, Sharpening, and Radius settings. Now I'm going to change (mostly lower) the settings. Now this possibly looks worse than when it was first on Cartooned. ![]() Play around with the different styles and the number settings to get the desired effect. For this particular image though, I changed it to Curly Smooth. Cartooned can give very good looks if you change the number settings. Now obviously we don't want to leave it like this on Cartooned unless we want it to look like crap.ĭepending on the look you're going for is whether you change the setting on the side or not. Now obviously if you have not downloaded Topaz, you need to do that. ![]() Yes, it does look gross and pixely now that we've sharpened it. Regardless of whether the image grainy or you think this sharpening makes it look oversharpened, and also regardless of whether you're making an edit or just an icon, we will fix it (Topaz smooths it out). I got mine of the lovely Jennifer Lawrence from .įirst step, go to Filter>Sharpen>Sharpen. ![]() When done right Topaz gives a gorgeous soft glow effect to images, and also effectively sharpens MQ or grainy images.įirst take your image. It is simply easier to do all the editing on the full image and then crop, which is why I show it with the full image. This can be transferred to icons as well. (please redirect all questions and comments here, thanks).ĭO NOT COPY THIS TUTORIAL/PSD EXACTLY! USE YOUR OWN IMAGE!! I'm putting the psd up, but if I see copies I will take it down! Translatable?: No (uses Topaz Filter, selective color, vibrance) (Coloring tutorial also included.)ĭifficulty: Medium-Hard (depending on your knowledge of PS and Topaz) This tutorial will teach you the proper way to use Topaz (not using it the right way can make images uglier). Make images smoother and have a nice soft glow with the Topaz Clean Filter!
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