Fiber Image by Sphinxmorpher

Fiber Image by Sphinxmorpher
http://www.filterforge.com/filters/4743.html

yup, that's freaky cool. i might even do some art with this.

Great effect --maybe its just me but the cappacity to preserve the source photo's details would be nice--I modded my own version to reflect this since I actually had a project this filter fit the bill for perfcetly in many ways and by preserving the detail the effect is quite eye popping
might want to add that as a check mark option for the end user or a slider to control detail levels like I did for my port

here is an example I added a slight surface deform as well to the photo but even without the deform it looks --well differnt --in the picture I was refering to I needed the additional detail to show

example 3

Dont get me wrong your default version gives a great illusion of depth where as mine lacks the same depth but the option would be nice to use either method
I simply added a few options
Pre deform --map the photo to the shape some what
****refraction 0.1-0.75 (took the hight map and reduced contrast first)
****offset 2-25% (all controlled with one slider)

Darken recesses --a blend of both your method and mine

pre-sharpen image
**** sharpens the image prior to deform --helps with details still showing

invert height --instead of veins --recesses

intact method
do I deform or simply use a height map

height style
allows you to choose what chanel to use as source (default was b but some photos the other channels worked better)

Fiber Image-b.ffxml

Looks interesting - like something is going on "under the skin" .. actually reminds me of some of the early stages of the development (before I adjusted the perlin contrasts).

I will check out your example and see if it fits in for an update (I might simplify things a bit..), you mention "offset" and "refraction", but wont that break the seamless processing?

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voldemort wrote: if you would like I would be more then happy to upload it in this post for you to look at

Sure

Like I said Im combining the two and that one isnt ready yet but here is this port if you loke

Spaghetti-b.ffxml

volde, those first few you posted look a lot like sprayed fiberglass. the 'strings' are a bit long, but nonetheless a definite fiberglass coating look.

i also like the inverted ones. reminds me of the 'wormcraft' filter a bit.

yup, good filter and it's given me a couple of ideas. i may have to study this one under the hood.

here is a better example of the second one---and Ive found that to much offset -mapping distorts the base image and that to much refraction spoils it to so thats why I tend to combine the both of them for the effect --and yes you really do have to keep the refraction under control --powerful stuff man, powerful stuff

here's a preview only using offset mapping and few changes in the processing chain:

Okay I see what you mean - its because the offset is based on straight horizontal and vertical offsets.. I will experiment some more with this (trial runs out tomorrow..sigh)

I don't see how running it through refraction helps that.. it only hides it?

Personally, I like the original look best. I think you should keep it.

I took something you mentioned about using diagnals for offset --and if you havnt done it --your idea works incredibly

first off is spaghetti -with only addition of a few components to your original and the removal of an equal amount here is the result

here is an example of just pure noise as a source ""cells""

Looks good! Glad the diagonal method worked.. my trial ran out so I couldn't work further on the idea. Drop a note about the origins of the things you use and its fine with me Looking forward to check it out...

Got to thinking about my offer --If you can eventually I would like the 4 points back if you earn them yourself that way I can loan them again to talented upcomers so they can keep developing

I fed the image directly into the offset components---its in my new snippet
http://www.filterforge.com/filters/4780.html

in the above example though I set it at maximum values

if so here is a modded version of the snippet that does this but takes longer to render --the snippet was simply to illustrate the method

remapper-snippet--bb.ffxml

here is an extreme example of what his filter is capable off with some offset

Wow!!! This one looks really interesting!!!

interesting... between jffe, volde and steve, there is a growing 'patron of the arts' program going on here. fascinating i need a few more myself before i start joining that program, but i like the idea of it. my one requirement, for myself, would be that they need to have earned at least one themselves and are going through or completed the 90 day trial. ok, that's two requirements, but i like this!