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Posted on 10/11/05 6:04:57 PM
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what a brilliant site!
Hi guys and gals

Just came across this site when I was looking for another and some of the pics here are awesome

At the risk of showing myself up here..lol...here's a few I've had some fun with in Photoshop - more can be seen at http://atheana.smugmug.com/gallery/188504






Posted on 10/11/05 6:54:22 PM
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what a brilliant site!
At 6:04:57 PM 10/11/05, atheana wrote:
Hi guys and gals

Just came across this site when I was looking for another and some of the pics here are awesome

At the risk of showing myself up here..lol...here's a few I've had some fun with in Photoshop - more can be seen at http://atheana.smugmug.com/gallery/188504











Posted on 10/11/05 6:57:06 PM
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Posted on 11/11/05 09:07:02 AM
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You're obviously having fun with Photoshop! I think in the elephant image, though, there's a bit of a problem with the tonal range: all the background's a uniform brown, but that elephant looks out of place. Perhaps try adding some brown to the elephant as well, to make it blend in more? And, since the boat has such a strong reflection, perhaps the elephant should as well…





Posted on 11/11/05 5:11:19 PM
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At 09:07:02 AM 11/11/05, Steve Caplin wrote:
You're obviously having fun with Photoshop! I think in the elephant image, though, there's a bit of a problem with the tonal range: all the background's a uniform brown, but that elephant looks out of place. Perhaps try adding some brown to the elephant as well, to make it blend in more? And, since the boat has such a strong reflection, perhaps the elephant should as well…


That's brilliant Steve - how'd you do dat? lol I have one other program I use which can create a reflection, but I didn't realise PS could - is it one of the filters?

As for the hephalump (aka elephant) - why would he be the same colour? surely he would stand out naturally, no?

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Posted on 11/11/05 8:15:59 PM
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Hello everyone

I agree with athena - this site is brilliant !

I just got the book and think its the most useful £20 I've every spent !

I've been using photoshop for 7 years and had read many books that taught each tool, filter etc - but this is teh first where i can see hundreds of useful real world soultions

Cheers Steve !!


Posted on 11/11/05 8:40:34 PM
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My wife, Sheila Rae, recently received many M & M candies printed with her name. This resulted from my photography and photoshop efforts which I thought I would send since this is about cheating in photoshop. Comments?




Posted on 12/11/05 11:50:03 AM
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I cant see the picture!

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Posted on 12/11/05 12:22:01 PM
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At 11:50:03 AM 12/11/05, Lexus wrote:
I cant see the picture!


It's the old apostrophe problem, I've fixed it now.

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Posted on 12/11/05 6:51:26 PM
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At 8:15:59 PM 11/11/05, Kevin P wrote:
Hello everyone

I agree with athena - this site is brilliant !

I just got the book and think its the most useful £20 I've every spent !

I've been using photoshop for 7 years and had read many books that taught each tool, filter etc - but this is teh first where i can see hundreds of useful real world soultions

Cheers Steve !!



Kevin, I was thinking of getting the book myself - I use Photoshop but I'm sure I don't use half of what it can do and I love nothing more than manipulating photos into weird and wonderful creations. What would you say is brilliant about the book? 20 quid seems a lot of money, relatively speaking, so just wondering...

Thanks

Atheana



Posted on 12/11/05 6:53:31 PM
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At 8:40:34 PM 11/11/05, mguyer wrote:
My wife, Sheila Rae, recently received many M & M candies printed with her name. This resulted from my photography and photoshop efforts which I thought I would send since this is about cheating in photoshop. Comments?





mguyer I think that's brilliant - again, I would ask how you did that? I'm still waiting to hear how Steve managed the reflection of the hephalump!


Posted on 12/11/05 8:16:10 PM
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mguyer I think that's brilliant - again, I would ask how you did that? I'm still waiting to hear how Steve managed the reflection of the hephalump!


Hi atheana

Unfortunately, there is not (yet) a 'reflections' filter in Photoshop !

Fortunately, its really easy to achieve a realistic effect - especially with Steve's "Shiny Surfaces" chapter to guide you.

Basically, you need to select the elephant, put it on a new layer, flip it upside down, and move it into position below the boat.

Finally, lower the transparency of the duplicated layer until it looks right. You can even add a gradient layer mask,for extra realism.

For a professional explanation -I strongly recommend you buy the book (as I have...3 times !)


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Posted on 13/11/05 00:16:44 AM
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atheana, I took a picture of the candies, and a separate picture of my wife. selected my wife using mainly the pen tool except for her hair (which was done by creating a mask as a channel), then just moving things around and adding a crop shadow behind her.

Posted on 13/11/05 3:28:24 PM
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so you didn't put the names onto the m&ms??

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Posted on 13/11/05 4:50:15 PM
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At 8:16:10 PM 12/11/05, Paul McFadden wrote:
> mguyer I think that's brilliant - again, I would ask how you did that? I'm still waiting to hear how Steve managed the reflection of the hephalump!


Hi atheana

Unfortunately, there is not (yet) a 'reflections' filter in Photoshop !

Fortunately, its really easy to achieve a realistic effect - especially with Steve's "Shiny Surfaces" chapter to guide you.

Basically, you need to select the elephant, put it on a new layer, flip it upside down, and move it into position below the boat.

Finally, lower the transparency of the duplicated layer until it looks right. You can even add a gradient layer mask,for extra realism.

For a professional explanation -I strongly recommend you buy the book (as I have...3 times !)



Cheers for that Paul - well, I well and truly 'cheated' on this one, whatchya reckon? Why on earth did you buy the book THREE times? lol I've decided as I enjoy using the program so much and there really is so much more I can do with it, to get the book and learn how to 'cheat' properly...lol





Posted on 13/11/05 4:57:02 PM
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At 00:16:44 AM 13/11/05, mguyer wrote:
atheana, I took a picture of the candies, and a separate picture of my wife. selected my wife using mainly the pen tool except for her hair (which was done by creating a mask as a channel), then just moving things around and adding a crop shadow behind her.


Excellent tips there mgyyer, ta for that. I'm not sure what you mean by 'creating a mask as a channel' - but like I said, I still have a lot to learn about the program. Problem is I'm not a great one for reading manuals, prefer instead to trial by error. It's nice to see other like minded folk who enjoy having fun with Photoshop too.


Posted on 13/11/05 5:24:06 PM
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At 8:16:10 PM 12/11/05, Paul McFadden wrote:
> mguyer I think that's brilliant - again, I would ask how you did that? I'm still waiting to hear how Steve managed the reflection of the hephalump!


Hi atheana

Unfortunately, there is not (yet) a 'reflections' filter in Photoshop !

Fortunately, its really easy to achieve a realistic effect - especially with Steve's "Shiny Surfaces" chapter to guide you.

Basically, you need to select the elephant, put it on a new layer, flip it upside down, and move it into position below the boat.

Finally, lower the transparency of the duplicated layer until it looks right. You can even add a gradient layer mask,for extra realism.

For a professional explanation -I strongly recommend you buy the book (as I have...3 times !)



Paul, thanks for that - I've done as you suggested, the results below - this time NO cheating...lol What did you mean by adding a gradient layer mask for extra realism?

Cheers

Atheana





Posted on 13/11/05 5:42:08 PM
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Atheana

I bought the book nearly 4 years ago, and since then Steve has fiendishly updated it twice - each time adding enough new material to warrant another 20 quid.

The gradient on the layer mask allows you to make the reflection fade out, the further away from the object it is.

As for 'manuals' - HTCIP isnt really that type of book - its more a series of self-contained snapshot tutorials that make common problems (such as adding realistic reflectons !) a piece of cake



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Posted on 13/11/05 5:58:06 PM
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At 5:42:08 PM 13/11/05, Paul McFadden wrote:
Atheana

I bought the book nearly 4 years ago, and since then Steve has fiendishly updated it twice - each time adding enough new material to warrant another 20 quid.

The gradient on the layer mask allows you to make the reflection fade out, the further away from the object it is.

As for 'manuals' - HTCIP isnt really that type of book - its more a series of self-contained snapshot tutorials that make common problems (such as adding realistic reflectons !) a piece of cake




Paul you're so funny lol Ok Ok, I get the point, buy the book THEN you'll get the idea...sure you're not working on commission? lol just kidding... Gradient on the layer mask..hmmm..I know I'll find it somewhere..right, no probs - erm...lol

cheers again



Posted on 14/11/05 5:00:30 PM
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Ker-ching… and another copy sold! Thanks, Paul!

Atheana, if you're not using layer masks, you're really missing out on the whole layer interaction/blending thing. It's the best way of hiding, rather than erasing, part of a layer - the advantage being that you can always reveal the hidden portion layer, or fine tune it.

Adding a gradient to a layer mask will fade it away smoothly, just as if you'd erased the bottom half with a big, soft eraser. Except, of course, nothing is irretrievably erased!
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