One of the main ways I use Studio Artist may be with several of its most simple and overlooked features. Simple Studio Artist features help me create unique and transcendent imagery. Through the use of "Adjust" I easily play with the intensity of colors and light. The use of the layers allow different and unexpected results using trial and error methodology. In my world of art I use form but it is always secondary to my goal. I have played in photoshop but the results are never as dynamic as the surprises that visit me when I experiment with SA. This software has been a teacher and opened my eyes to many previously unplanned color or light solutions. Now I no longer consider most of these images photos. They are hybrid derivatives.
This is a fascinating area for me. I open this discussion to see what others here have to say on the subject
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Paul,
This is an SA feature that I never thought I used particularly well. Your mention of layering opens my eyes to how it could be very powerful. Could you perhaps post an example?
Thanks,
Michael
Michael, Different layer options affect the layer beneath differently. For instance, if I use "Edge 2" in certain circumstances it will height the contrast. If it's too much contrast I will use the transparency option and perhaps use it at 20 or 30% of the layer opacity. "Add" usually lightens the layer. Different options for the layer can change the color dramatically. By trying a number of options together I can get surprisingly unique results that are unplanned. One needs to experiment and see what happens. There is no precise formula. And its not readily easy to show. The thing about it is that often the results are not repeatable from image to image. Color combinations react differently. Just take and image and try. I often see how the combinations of 2 layers react and then use "Current view as new layer. Then I will duplicate that layer and try more layers that have been modified. It's much like painting with oil paints. Try something and see how it works until I find an "end" result that I'm happy with.I hope this helps. Feel free to ask more questions. Paul
Paul, I'll give this a try. Your description is very helpful. I work primarily with existing video images. Do you have any suggestions for ways to generate multiple layers that work together well from an existing color image?
Thanks, Michael
I don't work with video but if you are choosing a single image just open it up, duplicate the layer and run an action, ip op or otherwise. Then just try different options for the layer, at 100% opacity and at other percentages just as an experiment to see how it works. Sometimes the top layer can be white instead of a duplicate and you can paint on it and try the procedure to see how it interacts. I even use screens on top layers at times at maybe 20% to get an "older" look.
I f you are processing videos with a PASeq that uses multiple layers, you will probably want to make sure the Layer Playback control in the PAseq Editor control panel is turned on.
Here''s a tip on what those PAseq Editor controls are and what they do.