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Originally Posted by rowan
How much manual work (if any) did those conversions need?
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I didn't explain exactly how I created those images--I ran the software, fiddled with the settings to get each image looking good (which doesn't take long), and then created a sketch version of the image (which contains no color). Then I went into PS, opened the original photo and the sketch version, laid the sketch image over the photo, and faded the sketch back to anywhere from 45-75%. That brings the colors in somewhat, and makes the images look even more realistic.
I've found the software doesn't work well sometimes with faces, particularly women's faces, as the lines in the sketch can make a person look way older than they are. I tried the software on a photo of a friend and his 50-ish wife, and she looked horrible. There are workarounds though--I tried it on a photo of two 70-something women who were wearing sunglasses and the resulting image looked great. And you can edit out the lines around the eyes, etc., on the sketch version before merging the images (I tried that and it looked very good).
I'd guess it took me 2-3 minutes to create each image, even with messing with the settings somewhat.