A new Comic from photo method

Hi All,

So I've learned a new method for making comics from a photo. I watched a video from the Photoshop Training Channel on Youtube and I liked the results.

To try it out I took my favorite picture from Monolith Con last year and tried the new process on it.

Above you can see (From L to R) original photo (tweaked in light room), Old comic method (Poster Edges Filter and Exposure Adjustment Layer +0.33), and the PTC method.

This is the Layers panel showing my workflow. It was interesting using the Smart Object feature, I don't know how long it's been around, but it was my first time really using it. Very useful. The Color and Lines Layers are just duplicates of Layer 0 that were renamed and then the various filters applied. Lines and Color are essentially the same. The Threshold filter is adjusted to make it line art and then the Layer Mode is set to make only the lines show (Multiply).

I was able to use this file as a Template to create the Termintor:Apotheosis comic by editing the Layer 0, click on it to open it up and then paste in a new image. The one thing I haven't figured out yet is how to get rid of the rescaling of the original image. I had rescaled the Dragon rider a little just to follow the tutorial. I seemed unable to get rid of that scaling once back in the main image. I'm not totally sure why that is.

Just a note. The Vibrance adjustment is what made it really pop. A great way to easily pump up the color in your image.

I hope you found this useful and/or informative.

Thanks for looking.

Our WFRP Campaign on Youtube.

Hi All,

Sorry for not posting in awhile, life has a way of getting in the way of hobby stuff. I've been meaning to share this list of youtube videos from our WFRP campaign. Michal has given me permission to post them here and I will set up a page to post the links for easy reference. I joined the group somewhere towards the end of the "Heralds of Woe" campaign. I'm not sure which session yet. The sessions are about 3 hours each. I've toyed with the idea of stripping the audio and editing them down to 1 hour chunks for a podcast format. But honestly I don't know if I have the stamina for that.

Any way, here's the list:

WFRP - "Pretty Things"

"Pretty Things" Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

Session 01: https://youtu.be/LkgplaU6jyI

Session 02: https://youtu.be/k4Gt3N2eiXM

Session 03A: https://youtu.be/NeNaLhjko0k

Session 03B: https://youtu.be/B9qhtUO7IEg

WFRP - "Everybody's Talking at Me"

"Everybody's Talking at Me" Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

Session 01: https://youtu.be/ix4JjJbMAJc

Session 02: https://youtu.be/nhYVgv4FXlY

WFRP - "A Secret Inheritance"

"A Secret Inheritance" Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

Session 01A: https://youtu.be/8djPV8NHvB8

Session 01B: https://youtu.be/Gw9PHkTYQLk

Session 02: https://youtu.be/7jXeeYhvZj0

Session 03: https://youtu.be/Qw0Jqt49EU8

WFRP - "Heralds of Woe"

"Heralds of Woe" Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

Session 01A: https://youtu.be/bwlEV-et0_c

Session 01B: https://youtu.be/EWcwd6Kst0E

Session 02A: https://youtu.be/yse6YjcJ50M

Session 02B: https://youtu.be/sRrEX0WUPRw

Session 03A: https://youtu.be/094bsvluZIw

Session 04: https://youtu.be/3_U5DWGSlwc

Session 05: https://youtu.be/pY24mDkYAiU

Session 03B: https://youtu.be/6JJvjgcAgwg

Session 06A: https://youtu.be/uUOObN0Rw-I

Session 06B: https://youtu.be/6gMXY1DMN0Q

Session 06C: https://youtu.be/760tV65fqJM

Session 07A: https://youtu.be/XQNXd8bHuss

Session 07B: https://youtu.be/zcTHjrQBQOQ

Session 08: https://youtu.be/MV5q9KyPQEA

Session 09: https://youtu.be/S7kiHRIcuW4

Session 10: https://youtu.be/7VcRRqojbTA

Session 11: https://youtu.be/G5jY8r_VQEk

Session 12: https://youtu.be/A0lFjqx6bhA

WFRP - "The Haunting Horror"

"The Haunting Horror" Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

Session 01: https://youtu.be/U-vWmwhywJs

Session 02: https://youtu.be/-wQ5UqfwwNQ

Session 03: https://youtu.be/dDviudYar4U

"The Mystery Adventure": https://youtu.be/43iMZLjjf5o

WFRP - "A Rough Night at the Three Feathers"

"A Rough Night at the Three Feathers" Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

Session 01: https://youtu.be/Yxkm0GAZvzU

Session 02: https://youtu.be/kZdqsKDZkp0

WFRP - "Terror in Talabheim"

"Terror in Talabheim" Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

Session 01: https://youtu.be/aVFap6WUc18

Session 02: https://youtu.be/kUCOL6HRSNM

Session 03: https://youtu.be/5SwHxKhxhfE

Session 04: https://youtu.be/lir0ylaVzZI

Session 05: https://youtu.be/rmW6KeYOyQ0

Session 06: https://youtu.be/geTsL0UISR8

Session 07: https://youtu.be/tMMVR2bXzlI

Session 08: https://youtu.be/ac6a-c00cb8

Session 09: https://youtu.be/x4h7RrUrjv0

Session 10: https://youtu.be/2m5sOApSIzU

Session 11: https://youtu.be/z9w5iN1CXj0

Session 12: https://youtu.be/m3mSafvWbrA

Session 13: https://youtu.be/-eA2Qn3qc0Q

Session 14: https://youtu.be/aQUWQmcysQw

Session 15: https://youtu.be/CB3JvAkjHG4

Session 16: https://youtu.be/807JpYxSgf8

Session 17: https://youtu.be/LR5RKNc2XrQ

Session 18: https://youtu.be/TSuWOnbddtw

Session 19: https://youtu.be/x45amq3XHzI

WFRP - "Chaos in the Rye"

"Chaos in the Rye" Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

Session 01: https://youtu.be/zrPBj4GoRh4

Session 02: https://youtu.be/TZq5bVYsn6Q

Session 03: https://youtu.be/haTAvxyU3ME

Session 04: https://youtu.be/zRCiRwTGO2M

WFRP - "The Thousand Thrones"

"The Thousand Thrones" Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

Session 01: https://youtu.be/0WieIuROP-4

BONUS SESSION: https://youtu.be/_UdK3pnQ9ts

Session 02: https://youtu.be/DbZSGTmSIwg

Session 03: https://youtu.be/ELhUFJ1N0uE

Session 04: https://youtu.be/iMZgoCLaTGw

Session 05: https://youtu.be/MNcp_A4zJn0

Session 06: https://youtu.be/h0TJcMGZA7A

Session 07: https://youtu.be/FkanefSdDZM

Session 08: https://youtu.be/TKo9UXfEGEM

Session 09: https://youtu.be/l_ky6yG_H-w

Session 10: https://youtu.be/47dlVUNgIw0

Session 11: https://youtu.be/beez7DsEemQ

Session 12: https://youtu.be/Lwed8FGJ5wM

Session 13: https://youtu.be/Ki1fb_7v94s

Session 14: https://youtu.be/zswvqXJjOhA

Session 15: https://youtu.be/iNYPyq6KoYE

WFRP - "The Lord of Lost Heart"

"The Lord of Lost Heart" Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist…

Session 01: https://youtu.be/dv5pHBLx8_w

Session 02: https://youtu.be/s6OIml_-RKA

Session 03 (BOTCHED VOICE): https://youtu.be/DgaHoPG2mms

Session 04: https://youtu.be/ZBPFgktkXOc

So there you have it. Let me know if you readers want the notes for any of these. I fell off giving recaps here somewhere in the "Terror in Talabheim" adventure. No artwork and not remembering everything to fix what appear to be errors in the notes.

Thanks for looking and tell me about your gaming if you're doing some.

Green Stuff World Discount from Black Magic Craft

Hi All,

Just a quick one for today. Sorry for not posting more. Jet lag is a bitch.

Just watch the video, or fast forward to the end. He gives a 5% discount code from Green Stuff World. The video is also interesting as he uses two different rollers to press patterns into insulation foam.

I've been meaning to get back to terrain building and buying some things from GSW.

Win, win!

I'll be back tomorrow with what I've painted this week.

Great ideas!

(One's I've had that were executed much better by somebody else.)

Hi All,

We may remember the stalled project of magnetizing all the Galactic bastard heads that never materialized before JB did his awesome version here. I see it's been almost two years since he finished this. I need to get the lead out, literally.

The other day another languishing project came across my radar. The D&D Idol lit with LEDs.

So here are the videos from Dr. Faust.



I bought the Otherworld version of this quite awhile ago. (Looks like almost 3 years ago.) Ever since I bought it I had been thinking about adding an LED effect to it instead of doing the OSL fire as shown in the shop photos.

As usual I got worried about how to actually implement this and let indecision take over. I thought about recasting the separate hand and bowl piece so I could recover from any mistakes carving out the sculpted flames. Problem is I have never cast anything so got cold feet again.

After watching these videos I'm not so sure I want to to do LEDs anymore. What to do with the battery and circuitry is another problem and the issue of how to model something in the bowl to represent flames was not fully resolved here.

I have not been super productive this week and am pretty worried about finishing anything for #BeerMaW.

I also am seriously dragging my feet on the Oldhammer Zine, it feels a little aimless and bloated at the moment and all my ideas seem like crap. I'll some how muddle through, but it's not coming together like I'd hoped or at all like the first couple of issues did.

Thanks for looking.