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Posted on 19/02/09 8:02:23 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Contest 236: Love is in the air
Swade >>>> "@ Jota : i love the tone of the picture! how come the woman's neck's not matching ? looks a bit weird or is it just me ?" I agree the neck is a bit maybe weird. I noticed too and was fixing this also in the last update, but maybe ..... err .. not perfect  . (I won't submit another update now though, but thanks again). |
Posted on 19/02/09 9:00:02 PM |
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steve hill
Brain Basher Posts: 228 Reply  |
Re: Contest 236: Love is in the air
damir welcome to the forum impressive image the lens flair is a nice touch |
Posted on 20/02/09 01:14:18 AM |
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mguyer
Incisive Incisor Posts: 799 Reply  |
Re: Contest 236: Love is in the air
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Posted on 20/02/09 08:48:28 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7025 Reply  |
Re: Contest 236: Love is in the air
First to get loved-up this week was Swade, with a neat merger of Sarkozy and his electoral rival Ségolène Royal into the frame. Good fits, although her hair seems a little rigid. Their noses seem to be fighting: are you sure his shouldn't be in front? This might also stop the feeling that she is looking over his shoulder. Some subtle alteration from Ben Mills, clearly doing a lot for Israeli-Iranian relations. Look how the skin colour has been changed to match the heads - and the subtle moving of her left thumb, making the gesture more of a throttle than a hug. I like the way they're buried in the sand, but is the shadow a little too strong? And as for the eyelines - bang on the horizon! Excellent! Sarkozy and Ségolène crop up once again, in the post from Daniel H - very good blending into the original hair. I like his expression, although - again - she does seem to be looking over his shoulder at someone in the distance. I like the break in the rose stem - a good touch. Why is the speech bubble so ragged. though? The Wizard of Oz witch makes a guest appearance in Steve Mac's entry - with excellent recolouring of her skin, right down to the black fingernails. I love the man's expression - who is he? A good shadow from the hat on his forehead, but I wonder if there's actually room for the hat with their faces so close. Perhaps a turned-up brim would do the job? Good setting - shadows needed, though, especially beneath them. Barack and Hillary getting down to business on the White House lawn in tooquilos' post - with their spouses looking on, and clearly not approving. Good skin colouring, although I'm not sure the new hair fits Hillary all that well: too much of a reconstruction job for a short bob? Interesting use of the hedge - despite the scale! Topical stuff from Andy L - he's the former chairman of the Bank of Scotland, for those who don't recognise him. I like the way the rose has been exchanged for the devil's tail. On the recolouring of her skin, though, I think there's rather too much brightness: it appears to be glowing, compared with the dress. A duplicate, desaturated Hard Light layer might have solved this. And where is the back of Sir Fred's neck? Good use of the ABN AMRO logo, though. A neat pair of aliens from Josephine Harvatt, and the background is well chosen. But shouldn't her skin be pink to match her tentacles? Otherwise, the head appendage looks a little stuck on, more like a hat than a body part. Sarkozy and his wife appear in Jeepy's entry - floating in a nicely spherized bubble over a Paris demonstration. to make the bubble more convincing, you need to add some light and shade to it: and that shading has to appear in front of the people inside, as well, or they just appear to be in front of it. I like the retro second entry - good use of texture and colour. David Beckham gets the wrong girl in Gerard's post - good to see you back again. Good blending of the heads onto the bodies, but I think this is really one image that could have done with a background! A charming image of vibeke indulging her fantasies with Sean Connery - and interesting to see you've chosen the current version. If it's a fantasy, you could have had him when he was in his prime! I love the way the body has been thickened up, and the rebuilding of that shoulder is a great piece of work. But watch the recolouring: the blue of that dress is too saturated for comfort. Clever of Sean to pour two glasses of champagne without even taking the cork out of the bottle. Beckham again, this time from Steve Hill: isn't this a rather public place for a romantic liaison? Lucky the fans haven't turned up yet. What's really needed here is some shading beneath them and perhaps a little blending into the grass for a more naturalistic look. Good shoulder work on Rebecca Loos - but her hair looks a little stiff-edged. We have a new member this week, in Ananthe - with a touching scene between the recent Republican candidates. A good choice of head - I especially like McCain's expression. His hair is a little rough, and could do with softening: and is her head a little too small for the body? A good choice of background, but you could do with either a separate floor or some strong shading to stop them looking as if they're floating. I think you're our first member from Poland, Asia - welcome to the forum! Hard to see what's happened to the woman's face in powerslave's entry - has she been swallowed by the zombie she's kissing? Good to see the chess players are so involved in their game that they haven't noticed the scene in front of them. Now I'm facing a bit of a conundrum. I know Nick Curtain's work well enough to be sure that he'll always come up with something clever. This week, the changes are so subtle that I'm sure it must be an exceptionally good gag. Which is why I'm rather embarrassed to admit that I don't recognise this loving pair... put me out of my misery, Nick! We don't see Pete here often, but this week's entry is a real cracker: swapping those heads over is a real touch of genius. Because it's not just the heads, but the entire bodies that have been exchanged. Look at all the detail: the thicknening of his torso, the replaced shoulder and knees, the tattoo, the hairy chest, the more masculine hands; and on her, the slimmed-down legs and more delicate body. An inspired work, and the execution is fantastic. Certainly enough to earn you a title, Pete. I think it has to be Body Booster for this week's entry... great work! Sharp politics from brewell, with Sarah Palin getting entangled with a rather spruce Charles Darwin. Great fitting of the heads - but it's the decoration that really makes this one work so well. I love the canopy held by the pterodactyl and the stork. Beautiful. After a lot of debate, Cl&m&nt finally sent his entry - Obama and Hillary in front of the Eiffel Tower. The shoulder works very well, and the heads match the bodies: good colouring on the skin. When you use the Magic Wand tool to select the background, be sure to set it to Contiguous: otherwise you lose pure white inside the bodies, as has happened with Obama's shirt cuff and collar. Black and white is much harder to work with than colour! You need to be careful of white fringes at the edges, as well - I talk about how to deal with this in the book. Bienvenue chez notre forum, Clément! Our third new member this week is ganjue, with two new heads that fit well. Why is the man wearing the wig of a lawyer? Is there a hidden meaning here? Welcome to the forum! Another Sarkozy, this time from gaoxiguo - what is it about romance that makes us think of the French? A good setting, and I like the flag and extra roses. Is his head too far back on his neck? Excellent head matching from Jota120 - I especially like the man's pose, which fits perfectly with her expression. But... if you're going to leave his original collar in place, you really must make it match the shirt! A little brightening and a couple of stripes would have worked wonders here. Aha - not a bad solution in the second entry! Strong politics from james, with the (Scottish) prime minister Gordon Brown - note the thistle - giving a vampire savaging to Britannia (shown by her helmet), as the background changes to Brussels sprouts. Now there's a story I wouldn't have thought possible in an animation! We'll always have Paris... or, rather, the Swiss Alps in katew's take on Bogart and Ingrid Bergman (it's not Lauren Bacall, Kate!). A good substitution of the cigarette for the rose, but what have you done to Hump's head? Did he need to be squeezed up to fit him in the available space? And I think you need to take another look at the way heads join onto necks - hers seems sorely in need of a face lift! A novel approach from zapat, taking a cartoon look to the image. It's a good try, but there's too much detail texture in the original photograph. Are the heads a little too small for the bodies? Our fourth new member this week - is this a record? - is damir, from Croatia. And it's a great piece of work: the new shoulder for Paris Hilton, the good fitting of Clooney's head (although his head could be a little bigger). I like the camera flashes and the lens flare, and especially the shadow on the ground: the Oscar also fits well into that hand. Very good work - welcome to the forum! An excellent ghostly scene from Glen: subtle recolouring of the skin, a great expression, perfectly rebuilt shoulder. I really like the composition on this one, too, with the figures almost an afterthought. Great teeth marks on his neck - but should he still be smiling? I'm concerned about the lighting in this image: they seem rather too well defined for the night view, and the man in particular is perhaps too strongly saturated. Very nice work from Deborah Morley, with a topical Benjamin Button take on the figures: the desaturation matches the subdued feel of the background well, and I like the subtle shading beneath them. Not sure what's going on with the expressions though: she's looking at someone out of the shot, whereas he appears to have found something of interest in her hair. Is that a rather awkward strand of hair remaining on her neck? Very funny stuff from mguyer - a great cartoon treatment of the original image, with Marty and Sheila appearing as the loving couple. I really like this one - simple in concept, but perfectly executed. Worth checking out the untreated entry - perhaps you should, um, invest in some beard tinting? Lovely expressions. A really touching image. What is it about Tom's post that reminds me of the 1970s illustrations for the Joy of Sex? An intriguing, textural image, with great planets and flares. But I think the flower is rather out of place: with no treatment it looks too photographic and stuck-on, rather failing to blend in with the rest of the image. It would be interesting to see the montage without it, to see why you thought an additional element was necessary. _________________________ Phew! That took a while. Good to see so many varied entries this week! |
Posted on 20/02/09 09:06:11 AM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Contest 236: Love is in the air
Now I quite thought if anyone would see this it would be you. The clue is in Ms Taylors eye makeup. Does it work? My Friday morning has gone for a Burton!! Nick |
Posted on 20/02/09 09:28:39 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply  |
Re: Contest 236: Love is in the air
"Clever of Sean to pour two glasses of champagne without even taking the cork out of the bottle. " What makes you think it was our first bottle? _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 20/02/09 09:31:43 AM |
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Pete
Body Booster Posts: 121 Reply  |
Re: Contest 236: Love is in the air
Thanks for the comments Steve, and thanks for the title |
Posted on 20/02/09 11:24:24 AM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 681 Reply  |
Re: Contest 236: Love is in the air
Thanks for the comments, Steve. I fitted the heads exactly over the existing ones, but for some reason it didn't work.  |
Posted on 20/02/09 12:06:17 PM |
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steve hill
Brain Basher Posts: 228 Reply |
Re: Contest 236: Love is in the air
thanks for the comments steve something new learned |
Posted on 20/02/09 12:44:50 PM |
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Cl&m&nt
** Posts: 112 Reply  |
Re: Contest 236: Love is in the air
Thank you steve. I enjoy the challenge friday and I'm still waiting impatiently for the next! |
Posted on 21/02/09 1:22:55 PM |
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ananthe
* Posts: 9 Reply  |
Re: Contest 236: Love is in the air
Thank you very much Steve for your comment, I'll try to improve my image according to your clues. I enjoyed this challenge very much  |
Posted on 22/02/09 03:26:27 AM |
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Tom
Texture Technologist Posts: 401 Reply  |
Re: Contest 236: Love is in the air
This is what I get for resisting my normal urge to do something cynical with this type of subject.  
Without flower below; 
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