The Photostrator Projekt - Digital bokeh effect

**Big Frank** · 29 August 2013, 06:31 PM

Can you achieve this effect using Xara?

I confess I have run out of steam. I have not been able to reproduce this effect. Can you?

The tutorial : http://abduzeedo.com/awesome-digital...fect-photoshop

The full-size image : http://imgs.abduzeedo.com/files/wall...22/wp_1920.jpg

**Acorn** · 29 August 2013, 09:43 PM

BF, far to many variables to play with to set up an initial round object for a brush.
I dare say after a lot of experimenting I could mange three brushes and get a little closer:

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**steve.ledger** · 29 August 2013, 09:53 PM

You can use Dmitry Malutin's SPRAY to create this effect, well - at least get you started

► http://www.xaraxone.com/html/shareware.html

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**coldwetnoz** · 30 August 2013, 01:28 AM

Here's my try at the Photostrator Projekt - Digital bokeh effect.
I did that same tutorial in Photoshop.

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**Big Frank** · 30 August 2013, 09:57 AM

As I suspected, this challenge is proving to be a real challenge for a change. Well, I won't throw in the towel just yet and I'll have a another go shortly.

Dammit - can't be beaten by the Photostrator!!

**Big Frank** · 30 August 2013, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by coldwetnoz

I did that same tutorial in Photoshop.

Ooh! Can you show us the resulting image from Photoshop?

**coldwetnoz** · 31 August 2013, 02:04 AM

Well, I was wrong, sorta. The one I did was done with cubes. Same technique, different image.

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**wizard509** · 31 August 2013, 02:35 AM

Looks good anyway coldwetnoz.

**Big Frank** · 31 August 2013, 09:02 AM

It sure does look good - you can see that the opacity and transparency effects in Photoshop are vastly superior (I think) to those in Xara.

**Big Frank** · 31 August 2013, 10:21 PM

OK, here's my effort to reproduce their design:

Photostrator	Xara

As you can see, with Xara I was unable to give the circles the same range of luminosity the Photostrator person gave his. This is the advantage of the huge range of native filters available in their product.

But I'm not unhappy with my effort, but neither am I entirely satisfied. I believe Photostrator defeated Xara on this occasion unless somebody comes up with a better attempt.