Thanks James,

Do a search in the "Retouching Forum" for "Illustrator Style" - that should get you going. If I have time I'll get more specific on some links. Also if you go onto Flickr and do a search for the "Strobist" Group and then from there do a search on "DAVE HILL", there is someone there who posted a step-by-step of his own similar technique of this style.

There has been a bit of hub-bub around trying to guess and duplicate the style of processing found at davehillphoto.com .

The bottom line is you must start with a low noise, well-lit, sharp-as-a-tack photo to begin with. The process creates a lot of noise and unwanted atifacts.

Have Fun!
Jeff

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