What Process is Used to Create this Type of Image?

[Benengo]

How do you go from this:



to this:



Is there some software anyone can recommend?

Also, what is this second type of image called/categorised as?

Sorry if this is in the wrong place... mods please move if needed.

[crowfield]

I would guess this is high contrast. Photoshop or any similar program could produce this effect

[schmunk]

Posterization

For free software, try the GIMP.

(Honest!)

[andy-xr]

It's the 'Make it Worse' button in Photoshop, often near the 'make it black and white except one colour; button

[JimbobVFR]

schmunk said:

Posterization

For free software, try the GIMP.

(Honest!)

I've just produced the same effect on the source photo using the Android Gallery app and the posterize option, however it only works because the source image is already pretty much monochrome, other images end up as a grey scale mess if the source has more variance in shade and colour.

[Benengo]

Knowing pistonheads as I do I am very sceptical about typing "gimp" into the Internet!

So is this called posterisation then?

[Troubleatmill]

GIMP is well known free software for photo manipulation.
You aren't being stitched up.

[Pique]

Or open in Illustrator > Image Trace > Black and White

[soad]

Audrey Hepburn?

[Mastodon2]

Benengo said:

Knowing pistonheads as I do I am very sceptical about typing "gimp" into the Internet!

So is this called posterisation then?

I think it stands for "Graphical image manipulation program" or something like this, I remember a friend talking about it way, way back in the dark and dusty days of the internet when he couldn't get a Photoshop that he downloaded from Limewire to work.

[soad]

Benengo said:

Knowing pistonheads as I do I am very sceptical about typing "gimp" into the Internet!

So is this called posterisation then?

Thread (very) carefully.

[central]

http://www.gimp.org/

[ReaderScars]

Pique is correct. Illustrator, image trace. This isn't pure posterisation in photoshop.

ps GIMP = Gnu Image Manipulation Processor

[GetCarter]

soad said:

Audrey Hepburn?

[The_Jackal]

Can also be done using the Threshold filter in Photoshop.

[Simpo Two]

And this is the other one:

[Benengo]

Anyone got any more iconic/cool images in the same format as my 2nd one? Where should I be looking?

[DibblyDobbler]

How's this

[soad]

DibblyDobbler said:

How's this

[rich888]

Benengo said:

How do you go from this:



to this:



Is there some software anyone can recommend?

Also, what is this second type of image called/categorised as?

Sorry if this is in the wrong place... mods please move if needed.

If you're using a Mac then this is easily achievable using the built-in Preview app by selecting from the upper menu > Tools > Adjust color, then moving the exposure and contrast slider fully to the right, and sharpness slider fully to the left.

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