{"id":489,"date":"2016-11-27T23:08:01","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T04:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.nelightpainters.org\/?p=489"},"modified":"2016-11-27T23:08:01","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T04:08:01","slug":"the-twirl-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.nelightpainters.org\/?p=489","title":{"rendered":"The Twirl Technique"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the October Education Night, Elyssa presented the twirl technique.\u00a0 This technique uses a number of different Photoshop filters to create abstract, digital images.\u00a0 The basic method to create a twirl starts with bringing a photograph into Photoshop. First run the Mezzotint filter, then zoom blur, duplicate the layer.\u00a0 Next, run the Twirl filter on each layer in opposite directions followed by changing the blending modes of the layers to bring out different colors and patterns.\u00a0 After demonstrating the basic technique, Elyssa went over some advanced variations of the process.\u00a0 A more detailed tutorial by Pure Emotions Photography can be seen <a title=\"HERE\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/135709103\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-489 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.nelightpainters.org\/?attachment_id=490'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.nelightpainters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/03-colorLightDrawing-1014-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-490\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-490'>\n\t\t\t\tA basic twirl technique image\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.nelightpainters.org\/?attachment_id=491'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.nelightpainters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/16-Snow_DSC2719-Twirl-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-491\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-491'>\n\t\t\t\tA more advanced image using the wave filter and rotating multiple layers 15 degrees\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.nelightpainters.org\/?attachment_id=494'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.nelightpainters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/32-DSC_6329-a2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.nelightpainters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/32-DSC_6329-a2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wordpress.nelightpainters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/32-DSC_6329-a2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.nelightpainters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/32-DSC_6329-a2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-494'>\n\t\t\t\tAfter the basic twirl was created, 2 duplicate layers were made and offset a few inches, one to the left and one moved to the right\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the October Education Night, Elyssa presented the twirl technique.\u00a0 This technique uses a number of different Photoshop filters to create abstract, digital images.\u00a0 The basic method to create a twirl starts with bringing a photograph into Photoshop. 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