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Posted on 20/11/06 3:56:27 PM

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Re: Contest 123: Paint your wagon

Passing of the Elves. (I hope it's all right to post without introductions?)

Posted on 20/11/06 9:30:58 PM

josephine harvatt
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Welcome Cat. I've never introduced myself either, so don't worry about it!

Bon Vacance, Steve et Bon Anniversaire for last week - in the meantime just look at that van go!!!!!!!

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Posted on 21/11/06 10:53:02 PM

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Not a clue on the windshield reflection. Can anyone give me some ideas on the tricks for that?

Posted on 21/11/06 11:12:47 PM

josephine harvatt
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Oops! I didn't think of that.

For yours I would just black it outpaint lots of pretty stars in white and take it from there.

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Posted on 22/11/06 00:14:44 AM

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Jefferson, Do a layer mask over the windshield and paint on the mask with gray at a reduced opacity. That will allow the background to show through the glass.

Posted on 22/11/06 00:17:26 AM

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I had a bit of a mishap while returning from Paris.

Posted on 22/11/06 00:18:53 AM

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xxx

Posted on 22/11/06 6:15:21 PM

Deborah Morley
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Amazing what curves can bring out!

Posted on 22/11/06 9:15:06 PM

james
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Personally I have faith in road maps.

Posted on 23/11/06 12:02:51 PM

michael sinclair
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Deborah Morley wrote:
Amazing what curves can bring out!

Very clever Deborah, and I love the "stone-through-the-glass" bit too

Posted on 23/11/06 4:10:24 PM

mguyer
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Deborah, Please teach us how to do the bullet in the windshield effect.

Posted on 23/11/06 4:15:57 PM

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Do over. Had to improve that laser beam and remove the superfluous vehicle.

Posted on 23/11/06 5:48:09 PM

Deborah Morley
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Thank you Michael.

Marty, the broken windscreen was just painted onto a new layer, using a brush sizes 1 and 3 pixels, then some lines were painted at a lower opacity on a different layer, the colour was a light bright blue. Then a bit of shading in a darker blue and highlighting and then rubbing out where it looked to much like a spiders web! Glad you liked it. Took about 15 minutes.

Posted on 23/11/06 8:35:50 PM

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good job

Posted on 24/11/06 00:43:12 AM

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So this is what Steve gets up to on his weekends away ..........

Posted on 24/11/06 00:58:19 AM

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Here is a closeup. I was trying for the cartoony sized head but couldn't quite manage to get the head and body to match. Some fabulous and funny pictures from everyone, I especially like Babybiker's two images.

Posted on 24/11/06 01:06:16 AM

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aaaarg ........... I just noticed after posting that I had accidentally removed the clipping mask I created for the bike shadow on the blue van before I posted. Now corrected. Sorry again, Steve, for hogging bandwidth. I must prrof my stuff before sending it. Please delete the last clseup. Thankyou.

Posted on 24/11/06 09:00:20 AM

Steve Caplin
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First out on the highway this week was GKB, with a rant against selfish lane hogs. I like the reversed lettering on the front of the can (could have done without the embossing on here, perhaps) - but that van is HUGE! the cars behind are only as big as its wheels! No wonder it takes up so much space. And with no driver, too. A great second entry - particularly the yellow French headlights! Great touch!

A very tasty, textural piece from stefan, with the van in a great empty warehouse setting. Big persepctive problem here, though: the van's far too low in the frame to fit into that space. I know I keep banging on about the perspective thing, but it really is important! Fabulous explosion in the second entry!

The perspective in 2bfree's entry is just right - see, it can be done! A slightly lurid shade of green, perhaps, but I do like the Parisian setting. Good shadow!

A fantastic piece of work from Babybiker, with a cunningly (and expertly) stretched vehicle that fits perfectly into its Louvre setting. Best of all, of course, is the lattice shadow on the side: an excellent touch that really brings the image to life. And the Da Vinci montages on the second entry are beautiful. This is great stuff, and one that really deserves to win you a title. Hmm, let me see. No personal details filled in, so I don't know anything about you. But based on this image, it has to be Shadow Spectaculator, if that means anything...

A fine custom paint job from Ben Mills, who's left the gate unlocked so the graffiti artists can get in. Excellent reflections on the windscreen, Ben - it really makes the piece work.

At last - some drivers in the van! Vibeke has given us a splendid outback setting, with subtle decorations and even a prancing kangaroo in the background. Just one thing: with the light coming so definitively from behind the van, the side facing us seems a little on the bright side. Great reflection in the side windows!

A real Anglo-French concoction from Whaler, with both UK and French flags enblazoned on there. Perhaps the lettering could have all fit better within the side panels, though?

A neat piece of work from mguyer, with the van neatly placed on a painting of Montmartre. Do they really make oil paints in such lurid colours, though? Love the second entry!

A great set of vans from james, well scaled to make a good stab at the perspective. Love the reflection in the roofs, and the shadows! Best of all, of course, is the way the perspective of the van has been changed so we're viewing it from above. Masterful! And great to see drivers in the second entry - just a touch of shading needed on the van, there.

An excellent action series from michael sinclair, with the van heading off the road, into a train track and then bursting into flame. Great work! Especially the way the train is further along the track in the third entry. Very clever.

A cute idea from dave.cox - but watch that perspective! We're looking down on the street, but up at the roof of the van. This can't work! See James' entry for a clue as to how to change the perspective!

Very classy work from Toby, who has done a thoroughly convincing paint job, with excellent graphics. The van sits perfectly in the water - especially the way it sprays up over the wheels. A well fitted front headlamp bar, and the lens flare adds real sparkle to the image. Great work!

Always good to welcome a new member, and Cat has turned in a gorgeous, ethereal piece of work with great painting, well lit headlights (nice touch, that) and a really funny take on the intel inside slogan. This is really great stuff, Catherine - quite beautiful. Welcome to the forum!

It must have been a real struggle for j.harvatt to fit the van into that sunflower field - all those fiddly sunflowers to cut around! Now there's dedication. And the Van Gogh does fit nicely as a deorative motif - cool number plate. Not sure the blurring adds to it, though; I'd rather feel it was bogged down in the middle of the field.

A great idea from jefferson, with R2D2 dragging our van through the heavens. The second van, though, should really be rotated slightly to give a better indication that it's coming from the same location:

A beautifully moody pece from Deborah Morley, with stunning dappled shading on the van, a thoroughly realistic notice in the window and a perfectly cracked glass. And a flat tyre, too! This is fantastic! Really great work, Deborah!

A very entertaining piece from Big Vern, with a neatly twisted smile - and a great shadow of the bike on the side of the van, which really pulls the whole thing together. A fine motion trail, too! And I like the windscreen sticker. A tiny perspective point here: the top of the windshield indicates the direction to the vanishing point; the yellow van needs to come down a fraction to line up with this.

Great stuff!

Posted on 24/11/06 09:47:51 AM

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Thanks Steve,

You're absolutely right about the perspective. I thought about it (honest:-) ..afterwards...as always.

Posted on 24/11/06 10:22:41 AM

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