GossamerWebs by jilbert

Curious and weird effect you have done here.

This MUST be seen in full view to see really what this can do as the small previews and thumbnails can be misleading and can´t be seen the real good effect this can do.

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Thank you!!! Since I'm such a newbie at this, I'm really only doing some exploring to learn what one can do. While exploring, I managed to create this "pattern" that looked like a metallic mesh, so the next logical step (for me) was to see if I could make it with a transparent background so I could use it as an overlay for some of my art. One thing lead to another and rest is history.

@Skybase

I would really love to have some further clarification from you if you have some time. As I mentioned, I created this primarily for myself to be used in the artwork I create on a site called Polyvore.com -- this is an example (note the items in the right column called "mesh overlays") -- http://www.polyvore.com/come_closer/set?id=4856740. The two meshes created by me were hand drawn in Photoshop and I then applied a layer style (also of my own creation). It's not hard to do these, but I wanted to see if I could create something similar in Filter Forge ... just because I needed to have some sort of goal in mind.

Personally, what bugs me most about the filter's output is the ghosting or lack of clarity to some of the areas (they're not as noticeable until you make the background transparent). Being such a nob, I didn't know any "clean" way of doing it other than the way I would proceed in Photoshop ... using levels and threshold and (when I'm really desperate) curves OR, when I get really frustrated, the eraser. I decided to "release" what I had in order to get feedback and I'm hoping you're the one (and anyone else whose patient) that could help me.

@Skybase

Man ... do I hear you re:comments ... I kept forgetting why I did something and would keep making the same mistake over and over and over ... Let me go back through what I did and see if I can remember my thought process. If all works out, I'll post a link to it.