By
Scarlet Pirate Voyager










Good Day,,,Imagers...
Have you ever tried doing the technique known as
" AFN "
Art From Nothing
????
Have you ever tried doing it
EXTREME STYLE
as in
" X-AFN "
Extreme Art From Nothing
????

That is what we are going to be doing here. This is alot of fun so
DO NOT GET FRUSTRATED!!!
Once you get a few "under your belt", I guarantee, you will love it.


The basic idea is to go to your favorite Image Magick studio with
NOTHING AT ALL
Make a background before entering and exit with an Extreme Image that is unique and all your own.

If you do not know how to make a background from scratch, check out
THE WORLD GALLERY TUTORIAL LIBRARY

Or grab this black gif to get you started
BLACK GIF





THEORY:
This is supposed to abandon all sense of LOGIC and ORDER as you know it to be.
STAY AWAY FROM:
--Symmetry
--Balance
--Harmony
--Matching Sides, Patterns and Shapes







SUGGESTIONS:
--Switch on and off from different functions, especially F/X effects, with TRANSFORM Effects.
--Make your background, output it, save it, go back and start over, using your saved URL as a Compositing Agent in your worksteps
--Don't forget to use Functions/Effects such as DECORATE/COMPOSITE, TINT,NEGATE CHANNEL,PAINT in order to bring more colors into your image if need be.
--Before you finish up using Decorate/Annotate, try using Tranform/Roll, Crop, Splice or Rotate







Now, doesn't this sound like fun?
Hey, get back here!!! LOL
Just start pushing buttons, keeping in mind what I suggested above and you will be in for some surprises.
***If you have trouble email me or drop in my Newsgroup
(Information Below)
and I will be more than glad to help you.
Above all, remember to have FUN


Te Namaste,
Scarlet Pirate Voyager


There is an example with the steps that I did below.
There are also some amazing examples from X-AFN that other Extreme Imagers in my Newsgroup did




Make Background
GRADIENT PURPLE-BLACK SIZE=350X350
OUTPUT, Save
Make another Background
GRADIENT BLACK-GOLD
COMPOSITE/OVER with saved URL Rotate -45
TRANSFORM/ROLL +120+120
F/X SWIRL=10000
F/X IMPLODE=2.5
F/X WAVE 3X5
DECORATE 0X5 WHITE BORDER
PAINT REPLACE 6666 DODGERBLUE
TRANSFORM/ROLL= -100-100
DECORATE 7X7 RAISE
ANNOTATE
OUTPUT @ 25, Save


PURPLE RAIN





Backed up and added to image
F/X STEREO
ENHANCE/SATURATE=140








This first one is an AWESOME image
"Apple For The Teacher" :-)
Can you see Balance and Symmetry?
The image leans more towards an example of regular " AFN "


JEAN

Here are " X-AFN " examples.
You can see the difference.
Omitting Balance and Symmetry
yet clear, concise and Logic but within itself


BECKY

JEAN

LYNDA

PRINCESS PINK #1

PRINCESS PINK #2

P . j

SPANISHLADY RIDER







If you have any questions
Or are just looking for an
Adventure in Extreme Imaging
Come join me and my group


EXTREME IMAGING With SCARLET Ng
Co:Owners: Scarlet and SpanishLady
Assisted By: Lefty



Tutorial Concept 05/22/05
Please distribute & share but
please do not duplicate



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