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A Work in Progress: paint-by-number
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This guide was made for entry:
paint-by-number
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mixed media 11
step 1 of 8
start with the source image: a very colorful animal
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step 2 of 8
select out the animal or whatever and fill it with white, mask out the background and ...
step 3 of 8
add a very faded desaturated version of the animal on top of the white for reference only
step 4 of 8
draw the lines in, using cyan or some other similar color, kind of like the color used in old paint-by-number sets ...
step 5 of 8
add numbers ...
step 6 of 8
for the "paint", apply a median filter to the animal and boost saturation somewhat, this will be the top layer which will be partially masked away ...
step 7 of 8
a partial mask is applied to this layer so that the "paint" shows up in some areas and not in others ...
step 8 of 8
the mask in action
Final result
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