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Posted on 16/07/09 2:52:24 PM |
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Emil
KAFKAsFRIEND Posts: 413 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
It is time to have a drink my darling. The clown in black is your desert. 
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Posted on 16/07/09 4:04:52 PM |
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Emil
KAFKAsFRIEND Posts: 413 Reply |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
Hello Anna, I like your animation it is excellent, speaking T-REX stunned me. Great work. How long it took your time. Is it only work in photoshop? Emil |
Posted on 16/07/09 6:45:31 PM |
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China
Surreal Sculptor Posts: 109 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
Well.this is another one. I know I do it more and more in this week challenge.Because I cant stop my mind.There were many good ideas in my head.So I think I want to do it to show everyone.Not very well. 
This pic was found on the rock over more than 10000 years.Maybe it was drawn 10000 BC. Ha...Ha... 
China boy  _________________ Impossible is nothing |
Posted on 16/07/09 6:47:57 PM |
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China
Surreal Sculptor Posts: 109 Reply |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
Oops.... well that was difficult to see! So here is larger cropped lower quality version  _________________ Impossible is nothing |
Posted on 16/07/09 8:43:06 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
China, As you know, my comments (one-to-one) were positive, with just a suggestion on what you might wish to also think about on your "eye" contribution.. I did not comment really on your third. Since ask, concerning your third I think Horonggo raises some valid points. I like your idea. I think you gave yourself a very difficult challenge. With your current composition, it would have take at least me more than a week to complete, if at all. To solve some of the problems with smoke and shadow, lighting, suggest study images on the web e.g search for distruction + bombs + buildings, +smoke. (911 often comes up). Also look at some artists works for inspiration and aids to a feasible solution. Probably the most important and simplify point I would suggest is just leave distruction in the wake of Dinos tracks (considering time lapse, e.g. smoke takes time to rise and thicken)), nothing broken in forground, then a great contrast/balance! Just some thoughts, as requested. I would now have had a go too, but that would only be my solution to your idea, more simple and anyway short of time Maybe an FC idea for Steve ! .... oh no!..... maybe he and others have done already
Keep up your contributions, enjoy and grow your PS skills and creative ideas! Steve will give you his thoughts ! 
Trevor PS on your last, also good idea. Small suggestion, pedantically, maybe it should be in a cave or undercover like Australian aborigony rock art/history. Protect from the elements !
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Posted on 17/07/09 01:52:42 AM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
Couldn't sleep tonight so decided to have a go at this challenge ...  |
Posted on 17/07/09 02:28:53 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2804 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
Thank you Emil!! I use a variety of programs to achieve the effects. Ill send you a PM with details. _________________ Dorothy: Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore |
Posted on 17/07/09 03:13:30 AM |
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horonggo
Manchurian Master Posts: 71 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
我想Jota120也已经告诉过你了，阴影这东西是万万不能忘的，否则会感觉有种说不出的别扭。阴影嘛，自然是得有光照。所以就是结合光的角度来画阴影。比如你可以好好推敲一下这本书中给眼镜做阴影的那个实例，绝对有帮助。 一定要养成有阴影的习惯。因为还是那句话：“细节决定一切！” |
Posted on 17/07/09 08:52:15 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6838 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
Many interesting and imaginative entries this week. First to enter the Jurassic period was Gerard, with a neat barbecue scene - the sausages clasped in the mouth and the hand are especially effective. And I like the custom ketchup! The lettering is particularly striking: good customisation work here. Subtle work from new member way, with the dinosaurs up to their knees in long grass. The fit in the scene well, but they could really do with some shadows to make them more part of the environment. Welcome to the forum! Brewell’s new patchwork club members fit perfectly into the scene. Ingenious choice of original photo, and the matching of the size, position and tone is exactly right. Most convincing! I like the way they’re talking! A great disguise from tooquilos - and the handbag is an especially neat touch. It’s the animated that really brings it to life, of course - fantastic lip synching! The distortions of the face are fantastic! And a truly scary second entry! Like Deborah Morley, though, I do have to ask what the second dinosaur is doing in the static entry! Plenty of entries from China this week - starting with a new Jurassic Park poster. Great ripping, excellent texture on the poster! And I like the way the dinosaur is worked into the eye in the second entry. And a fantastic scene of destruction in the third entry! A few things to tidy up here: the car in the mouth is too translucent, and the smoke at the back left should be behind the plane, not in front of it. The smoke here is very dense: try using the Clouds filter, then setting the layer to Multiply to get rid of the white. A fun fourth entry - looks like you have enjoyed this week! Plenty of clever additions in GKB’s entry: the newspaper headlines, the Fred Flintstone fridge magnet, and above all the comet outside the window casting its red glow on the window frame. Are the dinosaurs themselves just a touch overlit, though? And you might like to add a touch of thickness and a shadow to the second copy of the paper. The second entry made me laugh out loud! A nice idea from stefan, portraying the dinosaurs as irritating little critters that get under our feet. I think it’s the subtle colouring, blending them in with the sky shades, that makes this - plus, of course, the ingenious cropping of the legs. Most tickled by Ben Mills’ low carb diet - and by the painstaking way in which the dinosaurs are nestled into the scene. Did you cut around each leaf, Ben, or is there a technique I’m not aware of? Great scene! A novel “rock” scene from powerslave - great carving effect, and an interesting band in the background. You’ve clearly been taking animation lessons from Anna! A rather touching scene from LonnieK. I like the way the fireball is casting shadows from the dinosaurs on the water, but shouldn’t the dinosaurs themselves be shaded more? Shadows in front, highlights from the comet behind? It’s a good idea, but I think the whole scene needs to take the comet as its starting point, from the lighting point of view. A highly animated family scene from james, who has been spending the last few weeks getting better and better at animating human and animal movement. It’s now quite extraordinarily fluid: really, James, you’re taking GIFs to a new level entirely. I like the subtle movements on the dinosaur on the left! A well-constructed red carpet scene from The Mad Lep - I love the way the dinosaurs are being completely ignored by the audience. Some nice touches here, with the bling dollar sign and the shades. Only things I’m not sure about are the shadows (too strong, I think) and the bow tie, which looks a little too artificial. But what a great idea! Interesting how Josephine Harvatt has followed up on Tooquilos’ use of the Bogart speech from Casablanca in her animation. Or was it just coincidence? Either way, the black and white version of the dino pair is perfectly in sync with the scene, even down to the eye contact. I suppose those claws bring a whole new meaning to “rattling the ivories”... A nice scene from Ivan, with the child-driven bus waiting for the two dinosaurs to cross the road. A great arrangement here, and the perspective of the bus is perfect. The shadows, though, are perhaps too well defined - and although I like the shape of the bus shadow, I think a little darkening in the window area would have produced a stronger glass effect. Of course, we’d only get a shadow this shape if the light were directly horizontal to the bus, in which case it wouldn’t be on the ground but on the wall! A well constructed animation from michael sinclair, with some great movement. I think it would have been better if you hadn’t used the same dinosaur twice, though. Funny, I seem to remember seeing a couple of cutout dinosaur images around here somewhere. Good work from Neal, with a subtle Boston Legal piece. Perfectly integrated dinosaur heads, of course, but its the clever working in of the hands that really makes this one come together for me. Do these suits have pinstripe tails as well? A cleverly constructed entry from Jota120: I like the way the dinosaurs have been woven into the image, tails and legs winding around the pub characters. And I don’t know what it is about the one standing on the chess board that makes it so convincing, but it really works for me. Friends of yours? I’m trying to imagine what game Deborah Morley’s Wii-playing dinosaur can be engaged in... and is that a score scratched into the wall behind? An excellent cave location! A first entry from new member Canna_W, with a tidy domestic scene. So that’s what dinosaur nests look like! A well chosen rock background, which has just the right sense of age and mystery to it; and the boosted tones of the dinosaurs match the strength of the background well. Welcome to the forum! Glad vibeke managed to slip away from the family long enough to complete this week’s Challenge. A nicely consistent tonal range in this one. Do dinosaurs eat coconuts? Assuming those are coconuts, of course. A gorgeous entry from Emil, with strong colours, a fantastic perspective, and a cute but tiny waiter. The way the dinosaurs fit into the water is just right - and the ripples around the leg add tremendously to the overall impression. Very nice work. Seriously funny work from Big Vern, with a really clever take on the story. Did you draw the hat, reins and saddle? Perfect choice of lettering, too. Excellent. |
Posted on 17/07/09 12:35:11 PM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
Steve, thank you for the positive comments. The reins, bit and saddle I drew mainly using the pen tool, shaded and used layer effects such as bevel and emboss. The hat is the standard 3D hat in PS which I tilted and squashed a bit, shaded and added a drawn neck strap. The drawing is now made a lot easier as I have bought myself a Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet and pen. It took a little getting used to but now I cannot imagine how I ever did without it. This challenge was great fun but I did end up with loads of layers! Cheers Vern |
Posted on 17/07/09 3:44:38 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2596 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
Somehow I missed Anna's animation entirely which it makes it more remarkable that we both used "Casablanca" - actually I found the image when I was looking for a generic piano scene - you remember the good ol days Steve .. when we all used to gather round the piano .... wishing that someone knew how to play it  _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 17/07/09 3:58:15 PM |
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Gerard
Digital Dutchman Posts: 145 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
Thanks Steve for your comments, I am always a big fan of using the right font in the right place. Specially with these layer styles in PS you can make the most beautiful headers. Thanks Steve, On to the next one!! |
Posted on 17/07/09 5:07:17 PM |
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LonnieK
Diorama Dreamer Posts: 238 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
Thank you so much for your keen observation, Steve. It's amazing how an extra set of eyes can reveal seemingly obvious flaws. I agree that my original entry looked like a photo taken with too much fill flash. The addition of two masked curves adjustment layers definitely improved the effect of the natural lighting in the scene.  _________________ -- Lonnie |
Posted on 17/07/09 5:19:50 PM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6838 Reply |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
Lonnie - huge improvement! |
Posted on 17/07/09 7:58:47 PM |
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stefan
Detail Demon Posts: 401 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
Thank you Steve.... |
Posted on 17/07/09 9:20:21 PM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
I spent an hour and a half looking for a background and fifteen minutes putting in the dinosaurs. I don't know how to feel about this one, but I'm glad you liked it. _________________ The journey of a thousand hours begins with a single layer. |
Posted on 17/07/09 9:42:51 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
Steve, Thanks again Steve. I was on my way to meet friends. On my way, paused in Hi-B, and met these guys. We seemed to have a common understand of current life. We had a good laugh, before I had to leave!! We were passing friends then. They were off-duty(!), with a boys' passout for the night  .
The Hi-B is famous eccentric ('60s esk) bar in Cork. I drop in occasionally, because of that atmosphere and to meet a few folk/friends for a chat. Its on this page...... http://wikitravel.org/en/Cork |
Posted on 17/07/09 9:51:54 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3731 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
Steve, Glad you had a good laugh at the second entry. It was one of those Eureka moments putting last week's challenge in with this one. As soon as the idea popped into my head I just had to get to my MAC and do it! Won't be participating this week as I am on my hols. We arrived in Oslo today and walked past the statue of the chubby guy from Challenge #253 a couple of weeks ago. More nice work from everyone again. How does everyone manage such a standard with such regularity? _________________ Maturity is knowing when and where to be immature |
Posted on 17/07/09 10:15:12 PM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
Steve, the game they were playing was 'Monsters v Aliens' of course! |
Posted on 18/07/09 01:38:57 AM |
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China
Surreal Sculptor Posts: 109 Reply |
Re: Challenge 257: Terrible lizards
Thanks Steve There are some problems in my posts I know.I will improvement of my PS.Your comments is great help for me.
China boy _________________ Impossible is nothing |
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