In order to avoid expert editing. I used a 30-second exposure. The room was completely dark. I flipped the light on and off to take a picture of a sketch I drew of myself. Then I took the sketch away to reveal a mirror behind it. I turned the light on and off again to reveal my face in the mirror. Voila! The dirty mirror acts like an overlay. I took several shots so it could line up differently. In this case, the drawn eyes are on my forehead. I kinda dig that because it suggests a mental vision, if you catch my drift. Now why can't we just have EE so I don't have to hog the bathroom for an hour?
PP steps: duplicate layer and apply the bas-relief filter. Blend this filter in difference mode. Apply curves to up the contrast. Go to Black and White with Infrared pre-set. Do another curves only for the sketch lines, to make them darker (using layer mask). Use hue/sat colorize to give it a reddish sepia hue.
So, I guess if I don't get a request for validation, I've failed...
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Very interesting image, though I disagree completely with the expert editing category. I find this type of work and creativity much more interesting and appealing than anything anyone could do with digital art. This is photography and using the tools of photography. I like the detail you caught here, and I like the drabness and moodiness that you created with the capture. Nicely creative, but I'd expect nothing less from your work. This one I like.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric
Your real face and your sketched face have decidedly different dimensions. I take this to mean you see yourself larger than you really are? :-) I can request a post-challenge validation... Not sure I'm with you on the expert editing, at least not all the time, but that may well be because I'm not an expert editor.
I think you are going to give Cutout a run for his money :) I like it. Very creative. It's like what an old world master artist would produce if he had a camera.
I'm not sure how this fits the challenge. Are you wanting a drawing, the person behind the drawing? Interesting image, but does not seem to fit the challenge.
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