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Posted on 17/11/10 3:06:11 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3732 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
That's terrible Eva. I hope you're not going to share these puns with your Nipper  _________________ Why is there only one word for ‘Thesaurus’? |
Posted on 17/11/10 4:54:34 PM |
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Eva Roth
Luminous Liberator Posts: 269 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
No, I promise! Please excuse remark... |
Posted on 17/11/10 7:34:23 PM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
The things you do for a Friday Challenge - an antique teddy bear wrapped in a bandage!  |
Posted on 18/11/10 08:12:54 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2596 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
False alarm ? 
Either that or they are in the middle of a game of "Hide and Seek" _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 18/11/10 08:14:05 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2596 Reply |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
That nurse has the worst case of hydrocephalis I've ever seen! Give her a tap on the head someone ! I'll get me coat ... _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 18/11/10 10:26:36 AM |
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Emil
KAFKAsFRIEND Posts: 413 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
 _________________ I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy. - Franz Kafka |
Posted on 18/11/10 2:44:50 PM |
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Eggbox
Ovoid Opportunist Posts: 797 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
Another Nurse and Teddy theme. Hmmmm! Teddy  |
Posted on 18/11/10 5:52:00 PM |
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Sophie
Political Parodist Posts: 595 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
Deborah, did you bandage your own old teddy bear and then photograph it? What devotion to the FC! Love your image too Emil, very imaginative. Ted, it looks as if you enjoy that sinking feeling! Great work this week, as always. Won't be able to join in this time. |
Posted on 18/11/10 8:02:45 PM |
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Ben Mills
Luminous Luminary Posts: 570 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
Old fashioned dolly in steamy bedroom scene.  |
Posted on 18/11/10 9:17:18 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2596 Reply |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
 _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 18/11/10 10:47:31 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
Great later entries and some make me laugh, very steamy Ben!
Last from me (running out of time, some problems this week..). "A momentary laps of reason", or .... 
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Posted on 19/11/10 01:39:33 AM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
A Stephen Arnell included version.  |
Posted on 19/11/10 08:13:48 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6838 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
What interesting imaginations you all have. First into the doll's house this week was GKB, with a novel rendering of Red Riding Hood featuring, er, his dog. Not sure about those wolf fangs, Gordon, but I love the attention to detail: the teeth in the glass; the real granny under the bed; the basket of apples on the arm; the subtle shading making the bump in the bedclothes; and, especially, the reflection in the mirror. An interesting couple of figures in the second entry: I like the way their hair and clothing has been altered to make them look doll-like, especially the way her legs don't bend at the knees. You have a frighteningly accurate knowledge of Barbie's anatomy, Gordon. Beautiful lighting from laddition, with a rather gorgeous Barbie about to entertain, um, a teddy bear. With a rather stunned look on his face. I won't begin to ask what's going on here, but good to see you posting again, Vero! That's the robot from I, Robot in Jota120's entry, who I suppose is a doll of sorts... but as to the figure in the Venetian mask coming through the door, or the reason for the Led Zep poster, I really can't say. Is this an extended metaphor, Trevor? Talking of which, I'm having some trouble interpreting the second entry - especially the very human figure in the bed. A momentary lapse of reason, indeed. The third entry isn't a lot easier to figure out, but I do like the conceit. A nightmarish scene from Stefano Giacomuzzi, with a spotlit doll about to be sliced by an already bloody knife. I like the introduction of the human scale into the house, but the lighting is a little odd: the lamp itself is less bright than the pool of light it casts on the bed. Is that possible? A range of provocative dolls from kitten, there to entertain Chucky (of all people/dolls). He clearly welcomes them, as the portrait on the wall suggests. Good placement of all the figures, Kat, tucking them behind the furniture does place them well into the scene. Perhaps a slightly harsh shadow under the figure on the bed - it looks a little as if she's floating - but the idea is right. A splendid Christmas scene from tissana, with a lot of detail - the main figures, the chessboard on the table, the replacement of the door for a window with a snow scene. What I like most here is the hidden light source behind the bed, especially the way its glow is seen under the bed. Good work! A couple of killer dolls from Carlo Alessandro Della Valle - I like their placement, one coming through the door and one hidden behind it. The figure in the foreground is nicely posed to be oblivious to the danger - and that's a good reflection in the mirror! New wallpaper from LonnieK, among a range of additions to the scene. I like the updating, so that one of the dolls is using a laptop, and the subtle lighting; and a great idea to use a robot dog as a substitute doll. A neatly out-of-focus vase of flowers, too. A neatly shocked bride from brewell - did you photograph that doll, or find her in that pose? Great dolls in the bed, and I like the way the bedclothes have been distorted to fit around them: the goat is a funny extra touch. A very nicely closed door, Bruce! A set of neatly made Poser dolls from Daniel, all rather darkly making a gore fest. Some nice additions here - I like the artist's mannequin, the mirror reflection, and even the Dali painting on the wall. But you need to have another look at your lighting: the chandelier is too low, and both lights area unnaturally yellow. Oh - and the doll on the bed really needs a shadow! I do like the floating possessed doll in the second entry - are the bedclothes modelled in Poser as well? If so, how do you do that? A complete makeover from tooquilos, who has spruced up the bedroom to an excellent degree (but watch that perspective: even dolls have eyelines). A clever animated version, with a hand trying the doll in different rooms. So that's your own doll's house, is it? Wonderful. I love the his'n'hers computer desks in the attic! I recognise that green glowing jewel in Garfield72's entry, but I'm not sure where from... are these dolls from The Sims? Very good posing, and replacing the trouser rail with a dress dummy is a good idea. It's too small to see what the doll in the door is thinking about - looks like Thomas the Tank Engine! Looks like michael sinclair isn't a fan of dolls. Still, as long as he sticks to the variety of kerosene that burns without doing any damage, we'll all be safe. A range of dolls from vibeke, and I like the fact that the girl in the doorway is (almost) full size compared to the dolls house. Just one thing: when you're placing a figure behind an out-of-focus object such as that table in the foreground, you need a much softer edge. A whole doll family from Eva Roth - I like the way all these figures have been so expertly slotted into the room (and a good reflection, too). The doll on the bed could do with a shadow under her - and what is she going to do with those scissors??? A funny scene from Ben Mills, with a bemused Woody clearly getting the wrong end of the stick (or perhaps that's an unfortunate metaphor, in the circumstances). What is she holding, though? Is she untying her shoes, or is that a more complex device? You might like to tone down Woody's saturation a touch. A beautiful, atmospheric second entry - there's a consistency of tone here that works amazingly well. And good steam, too! A fight between Barack Obama and, er, Darth Vader, from bjansen - not a fan, then, Ben? I like the glowing light sabres/sabers, but those posters are just too glaringly bright - you need to tone them both down to match the rest of the room. A very naughty doll from Josephine Harvatt, who has the boys queuing up - I like the one under the bed in particular. And yet she only wants to make up a four for Monopoly, it seems. Are those your son's Action Men? They've certainly been at the steroids since when I used to play with them. A first Friday Challenge entry from trevor, and a lot has gone into this entry: the wind-up gramophone with the slipped 78 on the floor, the chamber pot under the bed, the portrait on the wall, the out-of-focus dog lead on the table. Just one observation: when you're distorting a lumpy object such as the telephone on the wall outside, the piece that projects forward now needs to project at right angles from the wall it's on. A tricky piece of perspective to recreate! Glorious dancing animation from james - I really don't know how you have the patience for these. I particularly like the way she comes through the doorway, and the flashes of reflection in the mirror from both the girl and the bear. It's just a shame the bear gets so over-excited that he falls off the bed. A couple of medical dolls from Deborah Morley - but the antique surgery set they're wielding is anything but soft and cuddly. I like the mismatched scale, but is the shading on the face just too strong for the scene? And did you wrap that bear in bandages yourself - and if not, where on earth do you find such an image? High drama from Emil, with a truly surreal piece. The placement of the doll heads within the scene is striking and surreal, but it's the extra hints that really make this one: the suggestion that the whole scene is taking place within a toy box, as shown by the girl's hand and reflection outside the plastic wrapping. Clever, multi-dimensional work, Emil! A clever reference to last week's Challenge from Eggbox, with a teddy bear half-sunk into the bedclothes. Great poses from the fireman (Sesame Street?) and the rather charming redhead doll by the door, but all attention does go to the supercilious sneer on the face of the figure in the foreground. Scary! Was she really on sale to kids? Very entertaining work this week. Well restrained! |
Posted on 19/11/10 08:25:33 AM |
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laddition
femme fatale Posts: 585 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
Thank you very much, Steve! In French, we say "Honni qui mal y pense" ^^  _________________ Mais je me connais, je lâcherais pas l'affaire.... Je vais piquer de grève comme on pique une colère... Plus têtue que tous les vieil homme et la mer... Pour que continue le combat ordinaire! |
Posted on 19/11/10 08:33:25 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3732 Reply |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
Thanks Steve. Charley asks if it's ok to take out his false fangs now? _________________ Why is there only one body to investigate Monopolies ? |
Posted on 19/11/10 09:05:02 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2596 Reply |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
Thank you Steve, I don't know about "Action Man" there was very little action when I looked, hence the Scrabble board. _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 19/11/10 09:35:51 AM |
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Daniel
Poser Professor Posts: 192 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
Thanks for the comments Steve ... Both the bedclothes and the clothing for the priest were made in Poser. First I had to adjust the "cloth parameters" so that the material would behave like silk when simulated. Then I used a 2D primitive and simulated its fall over the doll's and priest's bodies. For the doll I had to select the 2D primitive to collide with the body only (and not the head). For the priest I collided the primitive against the whole body except the head, the neck, the forearms and the hands. For the priest I had to cut some parts of the primitive (the bottom part and the area around the neck) afterwards, and I also added some golden crosses and some purple color to make it look like priest clothing ... |
Posted on 19/11/10 09:53:27 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2805 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
Thank you Steve
Yes that is my own dolls house. Been steadily working on it for nearly 3 years now _________________ Dorothy: Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore |
Posted on 19/11/10 10:06:42 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6838 Reply |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
Beautiful. I made my mum a doll's house for her 70th birthday. Ten years on, it's getting rather full! |
Posted on 19/11/10 11:17:33 AM |
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Emil
KAFKAsFRIEND Posts: 413 Reply |
Re: Challenge 326: Doll's house drama
Steve, thank you for your comment. _________________ The most beatiful thing we can experience is mysterious. It is the source of all true art and sience. - Albert Einstein |
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