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Posted on 20/11/08 09:48:53 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply  |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
Hey Vibeke - I have one of those "drink coffee" postcards in my kitchen  - so thats what I look like first thing in the morning!
Some really good late entries here _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 20/11/08 8:03:39 PM |
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Eva Roth
Luminous Liberator Posts: 269 Reply  |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
apparently these machines are being used as snow makers on the continent... Great entries again; I really like your adverts, Josephine. The bloke in Kate's post looks the spitting image of fashion designer Tom Ford to me.  |
Posted on 21/11/08 06:09:42 AM |
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Neal
Master Manipulator Posts: 322 Reply |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
That's odd, everything seems to be working. 
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Posted on 21/11/08 08:37:01 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7025 Reply  |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
As I've said before, there's really no telling what's going to inspire you - and we've seen tremendous imagination this week. Interesting to hear from Neil O (who's used these machines for real) that the hose reel on the back doesn't belong to this machine. First to get his hands oily was GKB, with a Batman-inspired dentist (you should have used Marty under that make-up, you know), turning the machine into a fearsome-looking dental chair. Horrifying! I like the certificate, and the photo of the teeth. But the window (a) shouldn't have the shadow going over it, and (b) sorely needs a reflection. Talking of which... I like the reflected legs, but he does appear to be standing on tiptoe. Great toe-tapping from tooquilos - so that's how you dance when you can't move your legs. Worth catching the flash version for the added sound: the scratch in the record is a fantastic touch! And a fine gramophone conversion. Most poignant, Anna. A great sense of destruction from Philbo: the machine makes a good post box, blending in well with the trashed bus and wrecked building. The treatment adds a uniformity of texture here - a very satisfying image. Horrifying stuff from Neil O: laser eye surgery gone wrong? A Bond villain moonlighting as a dental assistant? That drill looks scary, as it should, but I think a little glow on the laser beam would have brought this to life. Talking of which - the second entry is fantastic. With a well chosen background, too, and great perspective - complete with ground shadows. Good work! A great post-apocalyptic feel from Nick Curtain, with Arnie sparking up a storm. Great spark and smoke effects, but what is the machine doing? Cracking walnuts? I think the dispassionate expression on brewell's scientist is one of the best parts of this excellent entry - that and the glowing mass of icky ectoplasm on the bench, of course. A well assembled scene, with bottles and a sink - hand drawn? 3D model? I like the way she's holding the end of the tube. Nice touch. Excellent work from Andy L: the lighting on the back of the machine blends it perfectly into the firelit scene, and the scale and position match the angles of the background. Very good work, Andy. I loved Josephine Harvatt's entry: the great text, the yellowing paper, the fantastic montage. The torn edge really makes it. And what a bargain! A Galvanic Ray machine from just two shillings! A superb transformation in the second entry too: exactly the right choice of blue for the period, and a really great idea. Wonderful work this week! A time-travelling peace and love machine from katew - and a neat noise transition from one to the other. Couple of points, Kate: shouldn't the first date read something other than 1969? And, er, if the machine's behind him, how can it be firing the beam onto his chest??? A first Friday Challenge entry from Laura, with the machine disassembled and rebuilt into a convincing robot. A very neat piece of work: the vignette and texture work really well here, and the added sparkles add interest. Good work! An atom splitter, we're told, from dave.cox - well, whatever it's doing, it's doing it with grace and flair. A good glow on the laser, and a subtle explosion. But why in mid air? Shouldn't those four base units be holding something up here? A novel lathe from Steve Mac: the flying sawdust adds a lot of energy to this one. I used to know the name for those banister rail ends that sit on the newel posts (see?) but it escapes me... nice work! A first entry from Jota120, who has incorporated the machine rather cunningly into the orbiting space station. Great matching of the colour and lighting here, and the added wheel is a great choice. A really consistent image - it's hard to tell which parts have been added. Welcome to the forum, Trevor! A retro feel from james, with the Doughman Mk 1 showing how it's done. I like the way the shadow moves with the machine arm - nice touch. The room does seem a little sparse, though - and that blue wall could do with either texture or shading! After much soul searching and self doubt, a rather splendid gift wrapping machine from The Mad Lep. I love the idea that this entire machine exists to provide the finger needed when adding a ribbon - a great idea! And the Amazon badge on the side blends in perfectly. Well done, Celia - you got there! Looks like michael sinclair can't wait to be shot of this week's Challenge - he's already consigned the machine to a scrapheap, where it blends in rather well. Sad to see it come to such an ignominious end, though. Fantastic work from gaoxiguo this week. I don't know what it means, but I like the way the side is bent to allow the hand to stick out. A very enjoyable entry, beautifully created. Great work. A touch of celestial magic from Eggbox - what an excellent idea! And I love those flares, they really add magic to the scene. Very tasty, Ted. A traditional use for the machine from mguyer, with a stunning car behind. But isn't this machine rather on the tiny side, Marty? It looks like the weight of a single wheel would topple it! A fantastic space battle from Wayne - a really neat idea, with the machines perfectly rebuilt for the purpose. Great sense of gloom, and the occasional light on the machines really adds interest. Great explosion, too! A simple but funny entry from Ben Mills - excellent! What a poignant image! I like the overall treatment, too. Nice. I love maiden's wonderful entry - such a great piece of work. The reuse of the room from way back, the shadow on the wall, the instruments, the lighting - a fantastic amount of detail. (Odd feet, though.) I love the organ pedals, the fingers on the accordion, the tube blowing into the saxophone...excellent! A superb coin pressing machine from Deborah Morley - is that inflation that makes the coins so large, or just Gordon's inflated ego? The reverse dies on the lids are a great touch, and the coins look well embossed. A touch of Curves would have metallicized the final result! Good to see vibeke looks like the rest of us in the mornings... but with a coffee machine like that I'd be sure to wake up. Love the gas canister and the posters! Some odd perspective with the table and the machine, wouldn't you say? Gorgeous work from Tom, the master of light. The combination of flares, sparks and glows is beautiful: and there's a celestial quality here that goes way beyond puncture repair. Fantastic, detailed work, as ever: and a gorgeous result. A few of the machines nesting among the action in Ellen's entry - perfectly blended into the scene, both in terms of arrangement and tone. But why the self doubt, Ellen? It all looks good to me! Very neat work from ziiwow, with another robot beautifully made from old parts of the machine. A good shadow, a great setting, and the new Wall.e logo is excellent. Good work! Some serious remodelling from Eva Roth, turning it into a snow machine - in an area that I'd say had more than enough snow already. And our second Christmas reference of the week... steady on! It's still November! A good paint job on the machine, that must have taken a while. We have to forgive Neal his foibles - after all, he's running out of opportunities to put the boot into Bush. But there's a mistake in the image, Neal: the woman on the right is holding what clearly appears to be a brain. A huge amount of imagination this week. I've really enjoyed it! |
Posted on 21/11/08 08:50:43 AM |
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The Mad Lep
Four-Leafed Fantasist Posts: 323 Reply  |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
Many thanks for the kind words Steve.  I think I might have problems paying the shipping charges on something that size though.. what a shame, it would come in very handy!
Neal I just love your Bush-Brain pic. Classic! |
Posted on 21/11/08 09:02:14 AM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
My intention was to depict Arnie going to place the android thingy into the laser. Walnuts! |
Posted on 21/11/08 09:38:23 AM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
Many thanks Steve, your comment about the brain in Neal's challenge made me laugh out loud - A great start to the day! Maiden, my apologies for thinking you had children - don't know where I got that from! |
Posted on 21/11/08 10:25:46 AM |
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Laura
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Re: Contest 224: All tired out
Thanks for the kind words Steve. I have laughed so much at some of the entries - just so much fun and wit exuding from them, and have been inspired by many. I think it is impossible to choose a favourite - so many that are simply terrific. What a creative and fun group of people! |
Posted on 21/11/08 10:27:36 AM |
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maiden
Golden Gif Gagster Posts: 471 Reply  |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
Thanks Steve, was hoping you wouldn't notice the feet I had a terrible job trying to find a source image of a pianist that fitted the image, in the end it was half of the top half a keyboardist cloned to include the right shoulder/back and a leg duplicated and a hashed attempt to reposition the feet to match - I wasn't very satisfied in the end but was running out of time - also you can see where the second pillar (leftside) in the mantelpiece doesn't fit either, but hey if there wasn't any mistakes I'd be making your job too easy 
Becky |
Posted on 21/11/08 10:31:03 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4002 Reply  |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
Thanks Steve, After I had posted I started thinking that I should have dropped Marty in there but I found the joker's face and it was just so compelling. Sorry Marty, missed an opportunity there! I see what you mean about the tiptoe....hadn't noticed that one. Probably going to miss out on the next one...too much to do. _________________ No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery. |
Posted on 21/11/08 11:08:13 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
Thank you Steve I can't claim much credit for the text it was only slightly adopted from original Victorian ads for galvanic belts ! _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 21/11/08 12:13:49 PM |
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Steve Mac
Grunge Genie Posts: 539 Reply  |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
Thanks Steve, That would be a volute. |
Posted on 21/11/08 1:55:06 PM |
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dave.cox
Marquee Master Posts: 518 Reply  |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
Um, Would you believe that it fired short? 
Thanks for your kind comments Steve.  |
Posted on 21/11/08 2:19:05 PM |
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Wayne
Printer’s Devil Posts: 312 Reply  |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
Thanks for commenting Steve. I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed doing these challenges! I really will try to find time to do more of them. |
Posted on 21/11/08 2:28:33 PM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 681 Reply  |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
Thanks Steve! I did think about the dates, but I'd spent so much time doing the animation (I don't do many!), that I couldn't bear to change it. I take your point about the machine being behind the man, though - I didn't notice that! |
Posted on 21/11/08 6:16:01 PM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply  |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
Somebody did a lot of work creating that laboratory. I just lifted it from google because the atmosphere was perfect after I moved the bench. _________________ I aim to give pause. |
Posted on 21/11/08 7:07:17 PM |
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Ellen
Fire Queen Posts: 102 Reply  |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
Thanks Steve. There truly were wonderful entries this week. |
Posted on 21/11/08 8:47:34 PM |
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Neil O
Cartoon Contractor Posts: 389 Reply  |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
Thanks Steve. This was a fun challenge, and the entries were entertaining to say the least! _________________ "If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is often a step forward".... Thomas Edison |
Posted on 22/11/08 02:34:31 AM |
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Tom
Texture Technologist Posts: 401 Reply  |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
Thanks for looking, Steve. I think I got some traction on this challenge. Don't want to get inflated, by your comments, though. I'm not tired, just keep rolling along. Hope this response doesn't leave you flat.  |
Posted on 22/11/08 06:13:35 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2898 Reply  |
Re: Contest 224: All tired out
Thank you Steve. Having worked with elderly people in the past, I was fortunate enough to learn how the dance is done I felt I got the toe tapping down to a tee |
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