{"id":834,"date":"2015-08-03T20:41:12","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T20:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pixlr.com\/?p=834"},"modified":"2015-08-03T20:41:12","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T20:41:12","slug":"new-challenge-pixlrstylize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixlr.com\/blog\/new-challenge-pixlrstylize\/","title":{"rendered":"New Challenge! #pixlrstylize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newblog.pixlr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/liberty3.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-841\" src=\"http:\/\/newblog.pixlr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/liberty3-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"liberty3\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pixlr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/liberty3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pixlr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/liberty3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pixlr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/liberty3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEach week we ask you to make something, and each week you do not disappoint! We think this week&#8217;s challenge is going to be a good one. It uses the Stylize feature, which has been in our iOS and Android and PC and Mac apps for some time. Stylize \u2014 if you&#8217;re not familiar with it \u2014 is a set of effects located in the Adjustments menu that turn your photos into sketches, watercolors, lithographs (to name a few). You can really turn a photo into art with the Stylize effects.<br \/>\nLast week&#8217;s iOS update added something new to Stylize for iPhone users: opacity control. It&#8217;s been that way in Android for a long time, but in the past, iOS users didn&#8217;t have much control over how strong the Stylize effect would be. It was just 100% for all of the options. So, your photo turned into a sketch <em>really<\/em> looked like a sketch. But sometimes you don&#8217;t want an effect to be all or nothing. The more control you have over the strength, the more you can make a particular effect work with the light and dark and color in the photo. In fact, sometimes adding just a touch of an effect to a photo can make your image quite unique. Witness this photo of the Statue of Liberty:<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-835\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newblog.pixlr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/collage.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-835 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/newblog.pixlr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/collage-1024x348.jpg\" alt=\"collage\" width=\"640\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pixlr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/collage-1024x348.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pixlr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/collage-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pixlr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/collage.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Final image = Adjustments &gt; Stylize &gt; Sketch 35% + 15% Saturation + 25% Vibrance<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAdding 100% takes away so much of the realism that it&#8217;s a lot less compelling. But adding just 35% of the Sketch effect and bumping up the saturation gives it a postcard-like look. That&#8217;s some serious style.<br \/>\nOne other neat detail about Stylize are the actual details in the effect. By controlling how strong the effect appears you can give your image a very cool texture. For example, check out this smiling visage that we ran though the Lithograph effect at 35%:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-836\" style=\"width: 577px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newblog.pixlr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/lithodude.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-836 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/newblog.pixlr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/lithodude.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"577\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pixlr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/lithodude.jpg 577w, https:\/\/pixlr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/lithodude-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pixlr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/lithodude-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adjustments &gt; Stylize &gt; Litho 35% + 50% Saturation + 35% Vibrance<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThis lithograph effect is especially beautiful in the areas of gradation. And the way that it works in these sunglasses is unexpected \u2014 but very welcome.<\/p>\n<h3>Your challenge this week: Subtle use of #pixlrstylize<\/h3>\n<p>Your turn. Take your photos and turn them into something pretty using the Stylize effect. But one thing to keep in mind: This week&#8217;s challenge is about <strong>subtlety<\/strong>. We want to see your use of the opacity controls in Stylize. We want images that are <em>enhanced but not overwhelmed<\/em> by these options. Tag your photos #pixlrstylize, and we will find them. Make a really neat one, and we&#8217;ll feature it. The crowd will go wild, you&#8217;ll feel like a million bucks, and the world will be enhanced by art. World peace will surely follow.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each week we ask you to make something, and each week you do not disappoint! We think this week&#8217;s challenge is going to be a good one. 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