My imitation scans
 

I was playing around in photoshop today and found you could recreate the look of an old scan fairly easily. i really like the look of these pics below which are ones I took just last year but look like they came out of old naturist mags or something.

Just curious to get some feedback on these. I could start a whole thread for "imitation scans" - like 'em? I can post more. The nostalgia feel that these have is kind of "alluring" to me.....:) heh, heh.....takes me way back. And I could maybe fool some people into thinking Oregon Country Fair was featured in Nude and Natural Magazine??

What you do in Photoshop is basically create a negative in layers (using "invert"), then reconstruct the positive using another layer in vivid light (or multiply, hard light, etc) blending mode. Just experiment, then post your results here. There are endless variations, including some that will look pretty psychedelic. Also, you have to add a little noise.

thanks,

klondike

Cool idea and the pics look great!

Thanks. what you can do is add colors to skin tones like green, yellow, blue, etc this way. The results are cool. Also, you can get psychedelic effects like this one. KLondike

nuther one. Different treatment.

OK GUYS - put all your artistically rendered, eye popping, talent show wannabe, photoshopped (not faked!) public nudity creations here in this thread! Psychedelic naked hippie pics would work very well. Also soft, vignetted, lovingly rendered, tear-inducing nudes. Add glow, luminescence, grit, sparkle, haze, atmosphere, texture, hyperrealism, paint strokes, I don't care. If its legal (not fake) and public nudity why not devote a thread to these creations? Be an artist for a day. Stop lurking and start layering! If you post a really, really one of a kind pic, I may ask you how you did it. That way I can learn more and we can all come appreciate the possibilities afforded by modern photo rendering technology. Don't be boring or I will not thank your post. Otherwise, let your imagination run WILD!

Klondike

received this from a Flickr friend..

KLondike

five pics of mine which I have improved (processed in photoshop) and added borders to. Almost suitable for hanging on your wall (when the wife and kids aren't around)..

Up to an hour for each pic was required here, so hit the thanks button, OK? :)

Klondike