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Posted on 25/05/06 9:45:42 PM |
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Eggbox
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Re: Contest 97: Cherchez la vache
I think this week has gone offal quickly. No Bull! I wouldn't steak a bet on Steve joining in on the puns tomorrow but he cud while he pens his crittersism! Nurse!..... is it time for my pills yet? |
Posted on 25/05/06 9:48:25 PM |
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pauline
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Re: Contest 97: Cherchez la vache
Once again a last minute entry. Perhaps those of you in the UK and US have not heard of Toys R Us (the R should be backwards), which is a big toy store here in Canada. Their mascott, however, is a giraffe.  _________________ Pauline |
Posted on 25/05/06 9:58:50 PM |
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pauline
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Re: Contest 97: Cherchez la vache
Well geez.......I never look until I post and I see I took the challenge all wrong!! I thought we were supposed to do something with the shop!!  _________________ Pauline |
Posted on 25/05/06 11:35:19 PM |
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raffy
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Re: Contest 97: Cherchez la vache
I think it's udderly splendid,Pauline!A mooognificent tribute to com-mooorcialism run amoook!(Ooooohhh!Ted can I have some of those pills?) _________________ Dogs have masters;Cats have staff. |
Posted on 25/05/06 11:48:24 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: Contest 97: Cherchez la vache
If Steve could indulge me in showing these three pics, I think people will appreciate the "advanced blending" mode (my most favourite newly discovered magic toy). My original intention was to put the varied duplicated images of a moo cow onto naked women, but I couldn't get hold of any (they were fitter than me), so I used a country scene instead. Please excuse me because I want to play with my new toy. Mike   _________________ Just because I've read a book doesn't mean that I know what I'm talking about...sigh! |
Posted on 25/05/06 11:48:49 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: Contest 97: Cherchez la vache
 _________________ Just because I've read a book doesn't mean that I know what I'm talking about...sigh! |
Posted on 25/05/06 11:49:12 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: Contest 97: Cherchez la vache
 _________________ Just because I've read a book doesn't mean that I know what I'm talking about...sigh! |
Posted on 25/05/06 11:50:59 PM |
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raffy
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Re: Contest 97: Cherchez la vache
Wowser,Michael!Blend modes on Steeroids!What is this new toy?A program or a set of blend modes? _________________ Dogs have masters;Cats have staff. |
Posted on 26/05/06 00:58:27 AM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: Contest 97: Cherchez la vache
It's the advanced Blend mode which can be easily accessed by clicking the Style icon at the bottom of the layers palette and selecting Blending Options, and hey presto, there it is. Each of the two bottom sliders can be split to increase the effects further. Mike  _________________ Just because I've read a book doesn't mean that I know what I'm talking about...sigh! |
Posted on 26/05/06 08:32:34 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Contest 97: Cherchez la vache
So many fantastic entries this week! Although I'm expecting a visit from the Pun Police any day now to revoke my artistic licence. What is it with these cows that makes everyone turn in the jokes??? A great montage from Pierre (you know, you really have to do something about that mini obsession!) with an exellent highlight in the top black areas that really makes this one sing. My only slight problem is the colour of this highlight: look at the wheel arches, and you'll see that this deep black highlights to blue, not white. And shouldn't the car have horns? An amazingly good second entry - I can't believe you painstakingly cut out every single chess piece. Good angle matching on the kitchen background, and great added shading. Love the cow teapot and coffee maker! Well, if you have to cheat... MGuyer has given us a quick solution! So that's what happens when you cross a cow with a horse. An interesting technique in the second entry too - this one really ought not to work, but for some reason it does. Interesting approach! Nice work from raffy, with the most ecological lawn mower I've ever seen. The way the grass pokes up in front of the animals is very well achieved, but I'd have added a little contrast to the background to bring it in line with the foreground elements. Or, indeed, you could take it out altogether, as you did in your second entry! Great shading on those 3D letters. What did you use? Very fine work from Dave, who's managed to get the tone of the cow to match the coat perfectly. I like that quizzical angle on the head, too! It's always tricky trying to make a head fit into a wildly different body, and this was a great approach. Not entirely sure what to make of seeing my head on a cow's posterior - is there a hidden message there? But Tom's typically textural entry shows a great distortion of the lettering, and the branded Stencil font was exactly the right choice. It wraps well around the contours of the body - very convincing! I'm sure a huge amount of work went into Whaler's entry, smudging and blurring those black spots so that they really do look like part of the fur. Well worth the effort! And I do like the cow mouse in the second entry (although I'm not sure about the ergonomic value of those horns). I really enjoyed Eggbox's take on the zebra crossing - although I would like to have seen some texture in the white there. My technique, in these cases, is to make a new layer from the road to match the selection, then brighten it up with Curves. Works a treat! Great extras here, though - the posters on the wall (and I know where you got that technique from!) and, especially, the man repainting the pole cow style. The best thing about the second entry was the fact that Ted had bothered to colour in the grapes in the distance, too. Detail, detail! It's what makes the difference between a convincing montage, and one which just eludes you. Great stuff. A fine leap of imagination from Dannithegirl, who has recognised that the camouflage texture matches that on a cow perfectly. I'd like to have seen the original photo to compare in this one! Still, there's one soldier who could stalk up on the milking machines unobserved. Lots of great ideas from char, with Friesian cats, a Friesian blanket and some fabulous Friesian paint. Excellent! A lot of this image was drawn from scratch, and it's good to see such an imaginative use of texture and shading. What really makes salfordnurse's entry work for me (apart, of course, from the great iMac and mug) is the reflections. Both on the table (hang on a minute - isn't that my old pencil box?) and in the windows. There's only a tiny reflection there, but it goes an awfully long way towards making the glass look like a real substance. Great steam, too! A superbly detailed entry from vibeke, with loads going on - the heads, the cow fabric, the cow rug under the table. Look at all that detail! In case you hadn't spotted it all: the bowl of grass (great touch!), the cow photos in the frames, the cow seen through the rippled window (very good texturing, there), the milk on the new windowsill, the new picture by the window, the bottle of milk in the hand, the hoof hands and feet, the sunglasses on the left cow's head - all superb. Just a couple of little things: those bottles of milk are too close together for comfort (there really isn't room for them to be together like that!) and, of course, that old perspective problem. Unless the cows outside are on a very steep hillside, we should be able to see a horizon! And as for the world cup thing - not to worry about the tape, there'll be a new one of England winning this year. Well, if even Glen can't make Queen Victoria smile, I don't know who can. Loads of great detail - the cow horn helmet, the hide cape, and especially Quen Vic riding a cow in the background (now that's what I call attention to detail!). And a Friesian goat to top it all! Loads of animal crossing this week - and yuvalbra's elephant really does the job. More of a Jersey than a Friesian, perhaps, but I'm not going to quibble over bovine species! Fantastic work from hi-liter: not only the pattern on the jeans (and the way the texture has been retained is excellent), but a fantastic branding iron. Did you add this? Or was it there in the original? If it's yours, I'm most impressed! An interesting approach from jwhite. I don't know which is worse - photographing cow pats, or lovingly reproducing them in Photoshop. A great gag, though! I liked Pauline's customising job on the original shop - a couple of good gags (more puns!) and many good additions. The lettering is a little strong, perhaps; it can often help to knock solid black down to about 80% in order to look more natural. And yes, we do have Toys R Us in the UK, as they do in the US as well. They probably have Toys R Us in Albania. I've often wondered about the educational message that name is supposed to give. Some interesting looks at blending modes from michael sinclair. Glad you're having fun with this technique - it is a good one. But from the point of view of the Challenge, I'd recommend coming up with one final image, rather than three: it's up to you to select the most appropriate technique and the most appealing version, not us! It's not just a question of bandwidth, but of personal selection. Show us your best shot, not your working methods! |
Posted on 26/05/06 09:34:06 AM |
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Eggbox
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Re: Contest 97: Cherchez la vache
Steve.. thanks again for your comments and support. This really is a great forum. Raffy.. I think the nurse said the pills were Steeroids. BTW did you notice the catalog of feline pix in the readers' gallery? Ted |
Posted on 26/05/06 11:21:36 AM |
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Lexus
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Re: Contest 97: Cherchez la vache
Gawsh, Yuo guys really have been milking it with your jokes! Well, im hoping that I will have no-more hard-drive toubles and i should now be able to start doing the friday challenges again!  
Good thing i didn't do this one, I would have butchered it.
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Posted on 26/05/06 12:12:43 PM |
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raffy
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Thanks,Steve!I'll remember about the contrast!(The background is our front yard-boy does it need work-a posse-tive mess!) I used Xara 3D6 to do the letters.Iknow,I know-I'm a disgrace to the com=mooonity!(Last one,I promise!) _________________ Dogs have masters;Cats have staff. |
Posted on 26/05/06 12:14:03 PM |
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raffy
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Hi,Ted! No.I haven't seen it-going there now!Cat-ch you later! _________________ Dogs have masters;Cats have staff. |
Posted on 26/05/06 5:25:30 PM |
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Eggbox
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Re: Contest 97: Cherchez la vache
This is for real..Nicole was working in New Cross Gate a town in south London when she saw these rubbish bins. The sign at the back invites people to 'Feed the Cows'  |
Posted on 27/05/06 04:30:43 AM |
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Pierre
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Re: Contest 97: Cherchez la vache
Steve.... once again... the white hilight si true... I wish I could have seen this!  I started that Mini in Sylver a little while ago and was about done when the Milky Way of the Friday Challenge came. I couldn't resist.
And yes I selected each pieces of the chess board individually (even moved some). Quick mask was really helpful for that. Now time for the next Challenge! _________________ |
Posted on 27/05/06 05:22:21 AM |
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hi-liter
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Re: Contest 97: Cherchez la vache
Steve, thanks for the comments... really appreciated! Yes the branding iron and smoke were added to the pic, both were a lot of fun to work on... the whole challenge was for that matter... Your displacement map tutorial from the book was a real help making the bag... first time I've successfully pulled off a displacement map and am really pleased with the way that came out! _________________ Drawing attention to what otherwise might be overlooked... emphasizing things that matter. |
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