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Posted on 18/08/21 7:30:45 PM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2152 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 870: The floating caravan
Beautiful Mariner, so tidy. Love the idea of ice-cream on the beach, still too cold here. Not that we can go to the beach at the moment, it is now our turn to live like most of the world has for the last year and more. Total lockdown for the whole country. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 18/08/21 11:34:06 PM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1576 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 870: The floating caravan
WOW, great entries by everyone, Vibeke - certainly looks real Gordon - love it and the new sails Mariner - outstanding B2R - smart, well thought and done Anna - beautiful Josephine - well done and imaginative I had a hard time figuring where to go with this one , played with a few ideas and settled on a Hunting Caravan (complete with Loyd's moose)  |
Posted on 19/08/21 00:32:10 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 2817 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 870: The floating caravan
Thanks Vibeke, Frank Vibeke, lovely view of Wanaka. Sorry you are in lockdown. I hope you have had your two jabs. We have just come out of lockdown here. Too soon, say I. Autumn is approaching, people live closer together, the kids are not all vaccinated. Look out! |
Posted on 19/08/21 11:36:42 AM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 2630 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 870: The floating caravan
Great work everyone, all nicely done! From day one I saw this thing as a ridiculous rickshaw. I tried everything to make it into something else, anything but a rickshaw, but nothing worked for me. I even thought about using it as a turret on one of Mr. Sinclair's tanks. But I just could never let the rickshaw go, so here it is, warts and all. 
Not animated. |
Posted on 19/08/21 4:05:18 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2596 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 870: The floating caravan
Thank you Anna, David, Gordon and Frank. I was really struggling for a day - slept on it - and the next morning it all came together  _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 20/08/21 04:50:24 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2152 Reply |
Re: Challenge 870: The floating caravan
Thank you. I have had my two jabs, I'm happy to say. Our Lockdown has just been extended for another 3 days, I'm very happy that our government is not afraid of making the hard decisions. I do feel they were a little slow getting the vaccinations started but are speeding them up now even including the 12-15 year olds. Stay healthy _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 20/08/21 07:48:56 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6835 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 870: The floating caravan
First to ride the caravan this week was Born2Run, back after a year’s absence. It’s an ingenious solution, and I particularly like the way the front and sides have been curved to match the van. Great to see you back, Chris - and if you send me a direct message I can change the password on your old account to whatever new one you like. A beautiful gypsy caravan from tooquilos, with a clever roof made out of the wood sides. I really like the lit portholes. A good swinging sign in the animated version, and the opening tent reveal is a great way to introduce the new scene. Good rippling water, and I like the addition of the campers on the boat - but shouldn’t they be behind the railings if they’re standing on the deck? And a little smaller? I won’t mention the oddity of them both camping and standing in the river. Niggles aside, though, it’s charming. And the 3D model is outstanding - what a great reconstruction! I like DavidMac's transporter. The shadows of the straps make all the difference. Inspiration isn’t everything - there’s craftsmanship, too. No shortage of inspiration in the second entry, though, which is a beautiful architectural reimagining of the caravan, and a truly glorious piece of work. You’re absolutely right about the focal length, of course. Why didn’t you import the 3D model into Photoshop and adjust the focal length there? Simple post-modelling solution: move it nearer the camera. 
I really like Josephine Harvatt’s approach, building on a traditional caravan. Tucking it behind that front wheel makes all the difference. And I like your cleverly positioned horse, which meant you didn’t have to cut out the railings. Now that’s what I mean by cheating. A fabulous pirate caravan from GKB, complete with swashbuckling pirate and steering gear. A couple of points: we’re looking down on the deck, but up at the wing. And I’m not sure attaching the wing to a window is good aeronautical practice. The sails on the second entry are glorious, though. A great fantasy. A near-perfect modification from Vibeke, with excellent perspective matching on the new base and great location in the scene. I like the added people - I see you’ve found photoshop.london! And the translucent windows work really well. The satellite dish is a great detail. Couple of very small points: the corner of the base, where the shading changes, should really be sharp rather than rounded. And I think we can lose the floats front and back now it’s on dry land! A beautiful ice cream truck from Mariner, elegantly remodelled with a great set of characters. The combination of the various perspectives is perfect. A couple of very small points: the truck could do with a reflection, just as the girl has. And given the angle of the sun, the back side of the shadow shouldn’t touch the far wheel: we should see a small shadow of the wheel first. On a purely practical note, the lack of tyre tracks suggests the truck has been there for some time - but the pool of water indicates that the tide has only just gone out. Maybe it floated into place? An entertaining railroad crossing from michael sinclair, which appears to feature not a single element from this week’s brief. I can, however comment on the mysterious vanishing barrier: wouldn’t it just have been easier to place it behind the moving train, rather than awkwardly hiding the layer at a random point? A pastoral idyll from Frank, with a neatly wood-clad caravan. Perfect fitting into that landscape, and the moose is a treat. I like the idea of the sunlight shining through the outhouse door, but surely that would only happen if there were no roof? A four-wheeled fantasy from lwc, with a bolted-on seat for the driver. A “ridiculous rickshaw”? No, I found it rather charming, and the lighting is enticing. I am going to have to take you to task on the perspective, though: the angle of the left side of the roof shows that we’re looking at it from below, which means the horizon should be lower than that. Round about the eyeline of the man would be perfect. |
Posted on 20/08/21 08:26:22 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2152 Reply |
Re: Challenge 870: The floating caravan
Thanks Steve, I had problems getting that shadow right. I thought about moving the floats but decided they would be good protection in a carpark. I enjoyed using your people. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 20/08/21 08:29:58 AM |
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Born2Run(Again)
* Posts: 3 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 870: The floating caravan
Thanks Steve, I’ll send you a message now! |
Posted on 20/08/21 09:09:31 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3723 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 870: The floating caravan
Thanks Steve, I had fun with this one. _________________ Time flies like an arrow but fruit flies like a banana. |
Posted on 20/08/21 09:47:33 AM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1576 Reply |
Re: Challenge 870: The floating caravan
Thanks Steve, I had meant the light thru the small portal to be originating from a lantern. In case you missed it the scene encompasses a theme from my hunting days, the game is sure to show up when one has his pants down and the rifle is out of reach.  |
Posted on 20/08/21 10:33:45 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2596 Reply |
Re: Challenge 870: The floating caravan
Haha! Yes that horse covers a multitude of sins Thanks Steve _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 20/08/21 10:34:56 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2800 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 870: The floating caravan
Thank you Steve _________________ Wicked Witch of the West:I'll get you, my pretty! And your little dog, too! |
Posted on 20/08/21 10:50:50 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4936 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 870: The floating caravan
Yes. Both solutions occurred to me. I didn't try the first because I quite simply cannot get on with Photoshop's desperately slow, un-instinctive and clunky 3D implementation and always end up in tears and frustration whenever I try to use it, despite the help of an excellent book on the subject! (I notice they have announced they will be dropping it in future versions of PS, citing incompatibility with modern machines and OS's. I do wonder if that could also interpret as not sufficiently useful to enough users to warrant the time and investment of updating. If it was likely to cost them significant customers then I suspect they would.) The second option was the obvious one. I did look at it but didn't like cropping it. I tried extending the sky to accommodate the height close to camera but it just got too extreme. So in the end I left it as it was as an object lesson for those who might be as unwary as I was. Thanks Steve for your ever perceptive comments and suggestions. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 20/08/21 11:48:00 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 2817 Reply |
Re: Challenge 870: The floating caravan
There is indeed a reflection there, but it is swamped by the shadow.
Oh. I missed that completely.
I knew that all along, but my new desktop PC arrived on Thursday, so I dropped everything and began the installation process. Otherwise I thought it was one of my better efforts. Thanks for the critique, Steve. Keep it coming. |
Posted on 21/08/21 12:04:06 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 2630 Reply |
Re: Challenge 870: The floating caravan
Yes, I make lot's of mistakes... Thanks Steve! |
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