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Posted on 02/07/09 5:36:06 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Some great interesting entries again this week and the previous weeks I had to miss :0 Here's my quick attempt ... somewhat off brief  , different (Dieppe cycling effect!)
Larger cropped version: http://s492.photobucket.com/albums/rr283/Jota120/?action=view¤t=IMG_0472-4-FlatSmallBucket.jpg 
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Posted on 02/07/09 5:44:09 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Oops.... well that was difficult to see! So here is larger cropped lower quality version  |
Posted on 02/07/09 6:02:54 PM |
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China
Surreal Sculptor Posts: 109 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Hi Jota120 It was a nice work.Very beautiful.I like. China boy _________________ Email address: ytmipln.xuesi@yahoo.com.cn Impossible is nothing |
Posted on 02/07/09 8:32:36 PM |
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Emil
KAFKAsFRIEND Posts: 413 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Very nice works here. I made quick try.  |
Posted on 02/07/09 8:53:26 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2596 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Very convincing Emil Jota, I love that sneaky dinosaur _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 02/07/09 9:06:20 PM |
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Sophie
Political Parodist Posts: 595 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Texture perhaps, shade?  |
Posted on 02/07/09 10:17:17 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Thanks China and Josephine. Good to be back online, realtime, with HCPS FC time available again for a few weeks  . Funny how you miss it，the forum/你们/他们/!
Sorry to be serious: What it says on the monument: "Aux enfants de dieppe et de l'arrond. Ssement mort pour la. Patrie" According to my limited French is: for all the younge "Enfants" (children) died for their country in 1870 (i.e. ~ Franco - Prussian war.) Horrible. Read Zola "La Debacle", if you want. I cut my comments here, apart from in Sedan they needed fresh water (tap) (bodies distroyed the river). |
Posted on 03/07/09 08:09:02 AM |
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Emil
KAFKAsFRIEND Posts: 413 Reply |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Hi Josephine, I am not sure about size of the women. We will see what Steve say. Thank you. Emil |
Posted on 03/07/09 08:39:00 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6838 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Some great texture matching this week - and an interesting range of items added to the collection. First into the graveyard was tooquilos, with a great array of items - including the fisherman from a couple of weeks ago, a cherub, a kitten in a milk churn and a couple of gates. I like the new church doors! One small point: the shadow of the broom leaning against the door needs to be at a different angle to the broom itself, touching at the top but diverging on the way down. I love the sounds in the animated version - and a good kicking action! A fine collection from Ben Mills, with a rusty wheelbarrow and a cartwheel both very neatly leaning against the wall. What’s the object on the left? Looks like either a totem pole or some kind of device for unblocking drains. Interesting additions from brewell - is that one of Marty’s birds? A nicely draped glove and an instantly recognisable jacket pay homage to Michael Jackson (and what better place than a graveyard). Subtle work, Bruce. The first skull of the week comes from Gerard, with a matching For Sale sign in the background. I’m not sure about the way the cupboard door is part buried in the grass: how is this supposed to work, especially with the shadow that cuts off sharply at the bottom. Maybe have another look at this? A first entry from new member Ivan, with some great items - I like the knitted flowers! The bicycle leans against the wall well, but the shadow needs to be on the left of it, rather than on the right (because the sun is clearly on the right). Other than that, this is good first entry - welcome to the forum! Our second Michael Jackson tribute comes from Powerslave, with the late popster climbing out of his grave - recalling the zombies from the Thriller video, perhaps? I like the pile of gravel, and the mist effect. A summery scene from Nick Curtain, with splendid bridesmaids. The water splashing into the bucket is expertly realised, but of course the real treat here is the How to Cheat in Photoshop logo set out in daisies on the grass - with the daisies correctly diminishing in size as they recede into the distance. This must have taken a while! Good work! The second new member of the week is kazzie1958, with a couple of extra heads - a buddha and a skull - nestling neatly into the scene. I like the gravestone leaning against the wall of the church, but watch the shadow: it needs to touch the wall at the top, then get further away towards the bottom to give the impression of the stone leaning towards the wall. Welcome to the forum, Karen. Great matching of tones from Josephine Harvatt - the Dalek and Cyberman blend in surprisingly well, and have been painstakingly place behind the watering cans. I like the addition of the weeping angel from another Doctor Who episode - clever touch! For those who didn’t see the episode, it dealt with murderous angels that closed in on their victims every time they blinked - hence the blackouts in the animated version. (It was a particularly fine episode.) A thorough cemetery upgrade from michael sinclair, with a splendid array of angels to liven up the scene. Very neatly placed behind the wild flowers - do you have a high res of those buttercups? I like the idea of the angel in the foreground, but it is important to watch the angles - we’re looking up at it just a touch too much. If you can’t match the cars to the watering cans, then match the cans to the cars... an ingenious solution from LonnieK, who has moved the graveyard items to a scrap yard and recoloured them accordingly. A fantastic cutout job here, with seamless integration into the new scene: perfect work! I really cannot find a single fault! Plenty of added junk and wildlife from vibeke - although the cats could do with more furry edges, perhaps? I like the new door on the church, and the elderly woman walking past is a very good touch, adding a useful human element. There’s something tricky about the angle of the rake - tricky stuff, perspective! Emma has moved the entire assembly to a domestic setting - very neatly done, too. Best of all here is the way the hose pipe has been connected to the existing tap: the hose then runs down onto the watering can, complete with shadow. Very good stuff! A good collection of items from astral: I like the skull and the horseshoe, and the way the spade is leaning against the water pillar. A slight problem with scale here, though: the wheelbarrow is much too small compared to the watering cans behind it, and even the spade is too small to be easily useable. Imagine the size of person needed to lift those watering cans, and base your scale on that. Even the bicycle could go a touch larger - but, hey, it’s such an attractive old bike I’m prepared to let that one pass. And it does have a good shadow. Much frolicking of wildlife from james: and once again, the ability to animate movement shows great determination. the chameleon frog seems to go through a few different species on its journey across the scene: maybe all the frogs need to have the same colouring? A flipped scene from The Mad Lep, with added Easter Island head - and, I think, Columbus from a few weeks back. I like the grinning flower pot, and the curled up sleeping dog. Let it lie, eh? Excellent rain from China, adding a good texture to the scene. I like the man with the umbrella, but is he too small? I think he needs to be about twice the height! A fine collection of zombies from Neal, who has managed to resist the temptation to place George Bush among them. More shading needed on the interior of the hole, I think - or perhaps just darker earth, rather than a gravel filling? The significance of the Yankee caps escapes me... Subtle work from Deborah Morley: the mysteriously headless Danish mermaid, the wood frame, and especially the new railings all add a lot to this scene. I particularly like the wild flowers in the foreground, which bring in a much-needed touch of extra colour. And good to see the old water tower making a guest appearance! Appropriate items from katew: a birdbath, a bench, and a funeral urn. They all integrate well into the scene, but the shadow on the left of the birdbath is perhaps just a little too strong. Look at the depth of shadow on the side of the watering can: I think that’s more the tone that’s needed here. A transplanted scene from Jota120, with a new war memorial background and even a dinosaur peeking out of the bushes. The recoloured watering cans now match the verdigris on the soldiers nicely. But that’s the scariest statue of a child I’ve ever scene! Very convincing work from Emil: the wheelbarrow and mower fit perfectly, with great shadows. An expertly created stream of water from the tap, as well. And while I like the woman gardening, I am bothered by the fact that she is rather too small for the scene. Solution: either chop off the top half of her body, or move her further back in the scene. Glad to see Sophie has managed to clean the vodka from her keyboard in time to add a couple of new statues to the scene. But... George W, immortalised in stone already? I think he could do with a little more texture, and a little less contrast. Making the jacket the same shade as the face would greatly enhance the stone effect, too. |
Posted on 03/07/09 08:53:18 AM |
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The Mad Lep
Four-Leafed Fantasist Posts: 323 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Thank you Steve. The Tiki bucket was too weird and freaky not to include.. 
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Posted on 03/07/09 08:55:11 AM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Thanks Steve The flowers were quite quick to achieve, it was the water I found quite difficult. Nick |
Posted on 03/07/09 10:19:01 AM |
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Ben Mills
Luminous Luminary Posts: 570 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Thanks Steve, Its a milepost. It stands by the Thames, on the Greenwich Meridian, near the Millennium Dome. Ben. |
Posted on 03/07/09 11:24:46 AM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 676 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Thanks Steve. I had lots of tries of that shadow - I was using the one behind the headstone as a guide, but I never thought it looked quite right. I just couldn't fathom out why! |
Posted on 03/07/09 11:45:45 AM |
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China
Surreal Sculptor Posts: 109 Reply |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Thanks for your kind comment.Steve. _________________ Email address: ytmipln.xuesi@yahoo.com.cn Impossible is nothing |
Posted on 03/07/09 11:46:56 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2596 Reply |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Thnaks Steve. with hindsight (always 20:20) the final black out in the animation should have lasted longer I think. Next time ... _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 03/07/09 12:21:04 PM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2804 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Thank you Steve I wasnt real sure how the shadow of the broom should fall so i just stuck a shadow there hoping it would go unnoticed LOL. No such luck_________________ Dorothy: Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore |
Posted on 03/07/09 3:08:17 PM |
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EMMA
Everglade Artisan Posts: 91 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Thank you Steve for your kind comments. Have a great weekend. Here in USA big party 4th of July Independence Day!! |
Posted on 03/07/09 7:21:19 PM |
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Sophie
Political Parodist Posts: 595 Reply |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Thanks Steve for not mentioning that I had forgotten to create shadows for Dubbya and the maiden. Realised it the moment I checked my posting. Had to buy a new keyboard as the mmmmmms and the,,,,,,, were beyond redemption. |
Posted on 03/07/09 11:15:56 PM |
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LonnieK
Diorama Dreamer Posts: 238 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
OMG! Coming from you, this means a great deal to me Steve. Thank you so very much. 
Incidentally, I received your book yesterday, so I'm ready to dive in and dedicate this entire long holiday weekend to learning from the master. |
Posted on 09/07/09 10:53:00 AM |
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Gerard
Digital Dutchman Posts: 145 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 255: Shade and texture
Thanks Steve, I just did not know what to do with the board and used it as a tombstonish thing to halve buried in the soil! Shadow still difficult! Gerard |
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