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Cast in Stone - rickk - 12-09-2022 What methodology do you suggest to take a standard photograph (portrait), and make it look like it belongs as a part of Mount Rushmore? RE: Cast in Stone - sallyanne - 12-10-2022 [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. RE: Cast in Stone - rich2005 - 12-10-2022 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. [attachment=9151] 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. [attachment=9152] Then it becomes an artistic problem, how to get it sculpted into the background ?  Maybe a bit of fade out. Up to you. [attachment=9153] Of course, you do need the original lighting / shadow directions to match, you could paint in say under the eyes for example RE: Cast in Stone - rickk - 12-10-2022 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!