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Posted on 07/03/05 4:20:31 PM |
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tabitha 1
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Interesting Problem...
Just thought I would share with you an interesting dilema I was given this afternoon. Over the weekend a group photograph was taken with the obligatory guy with his eyes shut. I was asked if I could do anything to solve this. I know Steve does a section on closing eyes but unless I have missed a chapter, I dont remember there being anything about opening them! My solution - I scoured loads of pics for some suitable eyes I could poach (not easy as the original pic I needed to fix was really High-Res and most of my stock looked pixelated!). Then I had to transform and blend to make them look "real". Just wondered what you guys thought and also whether there is an easier solution?? Apologies to anyone who may read this Forum that is included in this pic, but be rest assured, love and attention has gone into it this afternoon 
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Posted on 07/03/05 4:21:16 PM |
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tabitha 1
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Before -  _________________ "She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech." George Bernard Shaw. |
Posted on 07/03/05 4:22:18 PM |
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tabitha 1
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After -  _________________ "She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech." George Bernard Shaw. |
Posted on 07/03/05 5:58:11 PM |
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maiden
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Well you've done a good job. I'm not sure what is the easy answer, perhaps I would have gone about it by using the Brush tool and physically drawn the eyes back in but then I have to be careful to ensure it looked realistic by the end. What resolution was this image at, I presume you've shrunk them down for the net? _________________ mad as a badger and twice as furry |
Posted on 07/03/05 6:19:46 PM |
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trinityofone
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Have a look here, they have a good selection of eye close-ups, most of which are at least 900 pixels..they're also completely free! _________________ It must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays |
Posted on 07/03/05 6:45:05 PM |
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tabitha 1
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Maybe a missing link there David??  _________________ "She had lost the art of conversation but not, unfortunately, the power of speech." George Bernard Shaw. |
Posted on 07/03/05 8:16:08 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Excellent job, Tabitha, done with subtlety and restraint. Is that Vladimir Putin second from the right? And can I see the ghost of Lenin hovering in the background? |
Posted on 07/03/05 9:33:07 PM |
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trinityofone
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No, the link is on the word 'here' _________________ A happy-go-lucky chap, always dressed in black |
Posted on 07/03/05 10:20:57 PM |
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tabitha 1
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Ahhhhhhhhhhh, maybe the colouring may be just a little too subtle???  _________________ "There are only two things a child will share willingly; communicable diseases and its mother's age." Benjamin Spock. |
Posted on 07/03/05 10:24:17 PM |
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tabitha 1
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Hey these days I'm hob-nobbing with the worlds heirachy.. last week Charlie & Camilla came to dig my garden and this week Mr Putin popped over to my house for a cuppa and a chat... What can I say, my social skills are un-surpassed! _________________ "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." Rich Cook. |