Cast in Stone

[rickk]

What methodology do you suggest to take a standard photograph (portrait), and make it look like it belongs as a part of Mount Rushmore?

[sallyanne]

[attachment=9150] like this?


Remove the background -  I used the magic wand to select the background - delete.
Go to colors - desaturate and click on color to gray. Default settings.
Then Filters - map - bumpmap. Make sure compensate is selected. Default settings
Oh and if you want the background to remain transparent make it a png after not a jpg like I did.

[rich2005]

Looking at alternative ways, other than the usual bumpmap....

I would definitely remove the background and keep an active selection around the subject.

Looking for something that smooths / quantifies have a look at the gmic plugin Comicbook. It is a complicated filter but default with Line thickness increased a little. Worth experimenting with.

   

Into a background and instead of the usual desaturate, try the Hue-Chroma filter. Dropping Chroma right down gives a desaturation and up lightness value as required.

   

Then it becomes an artistic problem, how to get it sculpted into the background ?  Maybe a bit of fade out. Up to you.

   

Of course, you do need the original lighting / shadow directions to match, you could paint in say under the eyes for example

[rickk]

Thanks Rich and Sallyanne. Normally I'm reluctant to just ask for technique, because it makes me feel like a begger. Afterall this is a Gimp Support forum, not a rickk support forum....so your willingness to accommodate my personal deficiencies is sincerely appreciated!