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Posted on 25/06/09 00:40:27 AM |
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EMMA
Everglade Artisan Posts: 91 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
China: That was a very good try with the animation! good work!! |
Posted on 25/06/09 03:01:21 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2804 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
Im fine China boy. Very good animation!! Good that its smaller  I dont know why you cant see my image. However, Im pretty sure its there.
James, your second animation cracked me up. I wonder where your head is sometimes  _________________ Dorothy: Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore |
Posted on 25/06/09 11:44:29 AM |
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EMMA
Everglade Artisan Posts: 91 Reply |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
oops |
Posted on 25/06/09 2:37:41 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2596 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
James - that is very funny _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 25/06/09 3:24:39 PM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 676 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
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Posted on 25/06/09 3:33:13 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3732 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
Very nice Kate. _________________ The meek shall inherit the Earth if that's ok with the rest of you. |
Posted on 25/06/09 3:54:37 PM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 676 Reply |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
Thank you Gordon! |
Posted on 25/06/09 8:23:50 PM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
Thank you Anna and Josephine. I'm pleased to have raised a smile. |
Posted on 26/06/09 00:07:39 AM |
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EMMA
Everglade Artisan Posts: 91 Reply |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
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Posted on 26/06/09 00:33:42 AM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
Great contributions all. Missed seeing all your works when I was offline. Just back. Still looking through them with thoughts...impressive ..
Hope I can contribute after this Friday's Challenge...... |
Posted on 26/06/09 01:14:33 AM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
Very interesting Emma you get The Storm(?) Japannese block print effect there. |
Posted on 26/06/09 09:11:29 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6838 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
Once again, I’ve been overwhelmed by the quality and sophistication of this week’s entries. It was a difficult Challenge, but one that has been met with enthusiasm and imagination. First to light the lamp was Josephine Harvatt, with a beautifully sexy Cinderella escaping the ball at midnight. The composition is fantastic - placing her almost out of the frame like that gives the image great dynamic strength. The upstairs light has a clear source, out of the frame, and look at the detail of the highlights on the sides of the balusters. Very evocative stuff. Just a touch of light on the steps would have helped to complete the effect. A ghostly entry from michael sinclair - I like the effect of mirroring the image. Great flickering here in the animation, but I have to ask: if the light is coming from the lamp, then what’s casting the lamp’s shadow? I like the inclusion of Voltaire (I assume it’s him) in the second entry - but what’s happened to his feet? I think I prefer it when he dissolves into a puff of smoke in the third entry... Back into the night for Les Moore, where he’s clearly happiest. Another very moody piece, this one full of menace as the child hides at the bottom of the stairs - excellent lighting on the boy and the pillar, and an especially well placed shadow on his face. The light on the steps and the side of the pillars is works well, and the shadowy figure is nicely judged. Great use of colour throughout, Les. Nice work. I like the way Ben Mills has turned the curtain at the bottom of the stairs into translucent object, with the light behind it: a very effective solution. A fantastic pose on the shadow at the top, and the lighting on the steps - particularly the lower ones - is perfect. We need more light on the sides of the upper balusters and pillar, though, especially so close to the light source. Beautiful work from tooquilos: the altered lighting, the candles and the fire behind the new door all add a lot of power to this piece. But as usual, it’s the animated that really stands out, and this week’s is a real cracker: the monk rushing out of his flaming cell, the building flames, the fireman dowsing the blaze... I was really tickled by the celestial light at the end, but the final cough really cracked me up. What a great combination of skill and imagination! A great light source from LonnieK - I like the hazy shadows in the glare, a very interesting technique. The splashes of light on the surface of the steps also works very well. Of course, it’s the shadowy figures behind the curtain that really grab our attention - although I think these may be a touch too crisp to be believable. I’m assuming that’s her hand he’s holding, right? I’m sure I recognise the figure at the top of the stairs in brewelll’s entry - is she from a Hopper painting? Great used of light - she fits perfectly into this scene, and her pose is exactly right. I like the glows around the fairy, too, making this a very entertaining piece. We often get an unexpected use of texture from stefan, and this week the image has an almost drawn quality to it. It’s hard to discern the misty, skull-like figure, but I like the way the shading plays on the section behind the column. Excellent light source at the top, and a very restrained colour palette: the temptation to paint the light yellow must have been overwhelming. Detailed, beautiful work, and the variation in the second entry is the height of subtlety: it took me a while to spot the mouth in the curtain blowing the smoke! The blazing fire gives vibeke’s romantic entry a warmth and life: the interaction between the two figures is cute - I really like the way you’ve wrapped him around that pillar. Great detail in the cup, the roses and the sleeping dog. There’s a touch of flatness to the image, though, and it seems rather overlit; I think for this composition it might have been better to ignore my instructions and leave the upper floor in darkness, which would have focused attention on the senorita more sharply. Spectacular lighting from Nick Curtain, with light cascading down the stairs - look in particular at the lighting on the lower steps, which follows the shape of the shadow made by the pillar, and the highlights on the side of the balusters - as well as the reflected light on the left side of the pillar. Even more impressive is the subtle light through the new arched doorway, itself a beautiful piece of retro fitting into the wall. The glow on the closed door, the slip of light beneath the open door, all work perfectly together. Only the hard right edge of the upper pillar seems slightly awkward in this otherwise immaculate composition. Good to see Marty and Sheila back on their travels in mguyer’s entry. nice light at the top, and a good location for Sheila. But I’m concerned you may have inadvertently married a vampire, Marty: surely this can be the only reason she doesn’t cast a shadow? A charming and friendly ghost from james, complete with accompanying guillotine: I like the animation in the head and legs, the fact he can walk right through the pillar. The end, where the woman turns on the light and leans over the banister to see what’s going on, it ingenious. The second entry is a real hoot: not only a meticulous and perfectly animated series of movements, but a really funny idea. I’m not going to give the game away in case you haven’t seen the ending yet - but it involves skeletons and bannisters. Nice one, James. Multiple light sources from GKB, with especially dramatic lighting filtering through the tropical-themed stained glass window. Good beams here, except the edge bottom right should really have an increasing feather on it as it stretches away from the corner. And shouldn’t those wall lamps be casting a glow around them? You could get some great shadow effects from their tops... Fantasy colours from Jeepy, with a fairy tale princes responding to the sparkly light at the top of the steps. All that Disney purple is a little overwhelming, though - I think more shadow would have helped a lot here! I love the textures in The Mad Lep’s moody entry, as well as the figure creeping down the stairs: it’s a very evocative piece of work. But Celia, you really shouldn’t steer clear of the more difficult Challenges: this one’s quite achievable, and you’ll learn so much from tackling it. Show us what you can do! Neat work from Deborah Morley: beautiful lighting, a couple of perfectly placed figures (is that you at the top of the steps?) and a neatly brushed-aside curtain - I really like the wrinkle effect here. The shadows at the top of the stairs are intriguing; just a touch more light on the steps themselves would have made this a lot stronger. It looks like Emma has been looking at too many Escher drawings: there’s some weird perspective on that rebuilt column on the right! A very ambitions piece, with water cascading down the stairs and flooding the ground floor. I like the translucent view of the steps themselves, and in particular the way the water eddies around the column bases. But should it really reach right up to the ceiling on the right? Isn’t this rather defying gravity? A much improved second entry - I like the way the water is dripping between the upper balusters. A nicely lit scene from Steve Mac, with a well judged figure in the foreground lighting candles. I like the light at the top of the stairs, and the moth on the curved arch draws attention to the uplighter neatly. Inverting the image is one way of making light into dark - but be careful not to invert the tiles! White with back diamonds looks fine, black with white diamonds doesn’t quite ring true. A flickering pair of lamps from China sets the scene, before they go out and a figure climbs the stairs holding a candle. Some very well planned shadows here, coming from appropriate light sources: I like the final shadow when the woman is at the top of the stairs. A lot of work has gone into the different lighting conditions in this entry. Good work. An emotionally charged scene from Emil, the shadowy noose adding a sense of doom to the whole image. Some curious figure models here - is this Poser? It doesn’t look quite lifelike enough, but I can’t think what else it could be. And I’m getting a stiff neck just looking at the man in the foreground! The stuff of nightmares, this one. A gorgeous scene from katew: Florence Nightingale descends the stairs, lamp in hand, to inspect the hospital ward below. The lighting on the main figure, the integration into the scene, the placement of the hospital ward - all combine to make this a moving and inspired entry. My only quibble is with the size of the hospital scene, which I think is just too small. You’ve matched the ceiling height to the door opening - but it’s a small doorway, clearly too small for those full-height windows. Other than this, it’s perfect. Impressive work all round! |
Posted on 26/06/09 09:13:40 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6838 Reply |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
Once again, I’ve been overwhelmed by the quality and sophistication of this week’s entries. It was a difficult Challenge, but one that has been met with enthusiasm and imagination. First to light the lamp was Josephine Harvatt, with a beautifully sexy Cinderella escaping the ball at midnight. The composition is fantastic - placing her almost out of the frame like that gives the image great dynamic strength. The upstairs light has a clear source, out of the frame, and look at the detail of the highlights on the sides of the balusters. Very evocative stuff. Just a touch of light on the steps would have helped to complete the effect. A ghostly entry from michael sinclair - I like the effect of mirroring the image. Great flickering here in the animation, but I have to ask: if the light is coming from the lamp, then what’s casting the lamp’s shadow? I like the inclusion of Voltaire (I assume it’s him) in the second entry - but what’s happened to his feet? I think I prefer it when he dissolves into a puff of smoke in the third entry... Back into the night for Les Moore, where he’s clearly happiest. Another very moody piece, this one full of menace as the child hides at the bottom of the stairs - excellent lighting on the boy and the pillar, and an especially well placed shadow on his face. The light on the steps and the side of the pillars is works well, and the shadowy figure is nicely judged. Great use of colour throughout, Les. Nice work. I like the way Ben Mills has turned the curtain at the bottom of the stairs into translucent object, with the light behind it: a very effective solution. A fantastic pose on the shadow at the top, and the lighting on the steps - particularly the lower ones - is perfect. We need more light on the sides of the upper balusters and pillar, though, especially so close to the light source. Beautiful work from tooquilos: the altered lighting, the candles and the fire behind the new door all add a lot of power to this piece. But as usual, it’s the animated that really stands out, and this week’s is a real cracker: the monk rushing out of his flaming cell, the building flames, the fireman dowsing the blaze... I was really tickled by the celestial light at the end, but the final cough really cracked me up. What a great combination of skill and imagination! A great light source from LonnieK - I like the hazy shadows in the glare, a very interesting technique. The splashes of light on the surface of the steps also works very well. Of course, it’s the shadowy figures behind the curtain that really grab our attention - although I think these may be a touch too crisp to be believable. I’m assuming that’s her hand he’s holding, right? I’m sure I recognise the figure at the top of the stairs in brewelll’s entry - is she from a Hopper painting? Great used of light - she fits perfectly into this scene, and her pose is exactly right. I like the glows around the fairy, too, making this a very entertaining piece. We often get an unexpected use of texture from stefan, and this week the image has an almost drawn quality to it. It’s hard to discern the misty, skull-like figure, but I like the way the shading plays on the section behind the column. Excellent light source at the top, and a very restrained colour palette: the temptation to paint the light yellow must have been overwhelming. Detailed, beautiful work, and the variation in the second entry is the height of subtlety: it took me a while to spot the mouth in the curtain blowing the smoke! The blazing fire gives vibeke’s romantic entry a warmth and life: the interaction between the two figures is cute - I really like the way you’ve wrapped him around that pillar. Great detail in the cup, the roses and the sleeping dog. There’s a touch of flatness to the image, though, and it seems rather overlit; I think for this composition it might have been better to ignore my instructions and leave the upper floor in darkness, which would have focused attention on the senorita more sharply. Spectacular lighting from Nick Curtain, with light cascading down the stairs - look in particular at the lighting on the lower steps, which follows the shape of the shadow made by the pillar, and the highlights on the side of the balusters - as well as the reflected light on the left side of the pillar. Even more impressive is the subtle light through the new arched doorway, itself a beautiful piece of retro fitting into the wall. The glow on the closed door, the slip of light beneath the open door, all work perfectly together. Only the hard right edge of the upper pillar seems slightly awkward in this otherwise immaculate composition. Good to see Marty and Sheila back on their travels in mguyer’s entry. nice light at the top, and a good location for Sheila. But I’m concerned you may have inadvertently married a vampire, Marty: surely this can be the only reason she doesn’t cast a shadow? A charming and friendly ghost from james, complete with accompanying guillotine: I like the animation in the head and legs, the fact he can walk right through the pillar. The end, where the woman turns on the light and leans over the banister to see what’s going on, it ingenious. The second entry is a real hoot: not only a meticulous and perfectly animated series of movements, but a really funny idea. I’m not going to give the game away in case you haven’t seen the ending yet - but it involves skeletons and bannisters. Nice one, James. Multiple light sources from GKB, with especially dramatic lighting filtering through the tropical-themed stained glass window. Good beams here, except the edge bottom right should really have an increasing feather on it as it stretches away from the corner. And shouldn’t those wall lamps be casting a glow around them? You could get some great shadow effects from their tops... Fantasy colours from Jeepy, with a fairy tale princes responding to the sparkly light at the top of the steps. All that Disney purple is a little overwhelming, though - I think more shadow would have helped a lot here! I love the textures in The Mad Lep’s moody entry, as well as the figure creeping down the stairs: it’s a very evocative piece of work. But Celia, you really shouldn’t steer clear of the more difficult Challenges: this one’s quite achievable, and you’ll learn so much from tackling it. Show us what you can do! Neat work from Deborah Morley: beautiful lighting, a couple of perfectly placed figures (is that you at the top of the steps?) and a neatly brushed-aside curtain - I really like the wrinkle effect here. The shadows at the top of the stairs are intriguing; just a touch more light on the steps themselves would have made this a lot stronger. It looks like Emma has been looking at too many Escher drawings: there’s some weird perspective on that rebuilt column on the right! A very ambitions piece, with water cascading down the stairs and flooding the ground floor. I like the translucent view of the steps themselves, and in particular the way the water eddies around the column bases. But should it really reach right up to the ceiling on the right? Isn’t this rather defying gravity? Much better cropped in the second entry - I like the way the water is dripping between the upper balusters. A nicely lit scene from Steve Mac, with a well judged figure in the foreground lighting candles. I like the light at the top of the stairs, and the moth on the curved arch draws attention to the uplighter neatly. Inverting the image is one way of making light into dark - but be careful not to invert the tiles! White with back diamonds looks fine, black with white diamonds doesn’t quite ring true. A flickering pair of lamps from China sets the scene, before they go out and a figure climbs the stairs holding a candle. Some very well planned shadows here, coming from appropriate light sources: I like the final shadow when the woman is at the top of the stairs. A lot of work has gone into the different lighting conditions in this entry. Good work. An emotionally charged scene from Emil, the shadowy noose adding a sense of doom to the whole image. Some curious figure models here - is this Poser? It doesn’t look quite lifelike enough, but I can’t think what else it could be. And I’m getting a stiff neck just looking at the man in the foreground! The stuff of nightmares, this one. A gorgeous scene from katew: Florence Nightingale descends the stairs, lamp in hand, to inspect the hospital ward below. The lighting on the main figure, the integration into the scene, the placement of the hospital ward - all combine to make this a moving and inspired entry. My only quibble is with the size of the hospital scene, which I think is just too small. You’ve matched the ceiling height to the door opening - but it’s a small doorway, clearly too small for those full-height windows. Other than this, it’s perfect. Impressive work all round! |
Posted on 26/06/09 09:28:22 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3732 Reply |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
Thanks Steve, I'll have a bash at knocking up a couple of shadows above those lights. Gordon _________________ The meek shall inherit the Earth if that's ok with the rest of you. |
Posted on 26/06/09 09:46:16 AM |
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Emil
KAFKAsFRIEND Posts: 413 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
Hello Steve, yes it is Poser. My first try of modeling. I like it, so I hope next figures will be better. Also, something happened to my title. Can you correct it. You gave me title Kafka´s Komrade. Thank you. Emil |
Posted on 26/06/09 11:09:18 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2596 Reply |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
Thank you Steve. So good he posted twice _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 26/06/09 11:39:52 AM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 676 Reply |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
LOL @ Josephine! I thought that as well! Thanks Steve. Now you mention it, I see what you mean about the ward. Is this better?  |
Posted on 26/06/09 12:02:19 PM |
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stefan
Detail Demon Posts: 401 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
Thank's very much Steve...  |
Posted on 26/06/09 12:11:12 PM |
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EMMA
Everglade Artisan Posts: 91 Reply |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
Hi Steve: I erased my first entrie but you can still see it? how embarrassed!! I've never seen any Escher drawings, but now I will. Thank you for your kind comments. Have a great weekend!! |
Posted on 26/06/09 12:13:16 PM |
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EMMA
Everglade Artisan Posts: 91 Reply |
Re: Challenge 254: The staircase problem
Than you Jota, I wish I could "animated" the water though. We missed you!! |
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