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Posted on 07/03/24 12:09:27 PM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 2828 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
No, David. Peter Brotherhood would have been dressed in late Victorian or Edwardian style. This man is more Regency. I couldn't find a suitable subject. Here is a more complete version of my picture. I got tired of it yesterday, published, and went to bed. 
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Posted on 07/03/24 8:51:49 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4946 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
Funnily enough, I think I prefer the 'incomplete' version. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 07/03/24 9:17:22 PM |
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dwindt
Realism Realiser Posts: 767 Reply |
Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
Lovely work everybody. I've been involved in a 3-month Dragon Lore challenge. The challenge is responsible for me rendering my 3rd ever dragon as I don't do dragons...until I saw the prize kitty. I had to use some grey matter and find out what I had learnt in 3D. I hope I manage to make the podium but there's over 200 entries. Please hold thumbs for me on the 15th. This challenge offered a break from the grindstone and my desire to build up my 3D models again as I've lost over 30 years of art, content and models that I had amassed over the last few decades. 
I'll post my dragon lore render in my Daz Studio post.  _________________ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence because there is more $hit there. |
Posted on 08/03/24 08:47:54 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6838 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
First to address the 2-cylinder Brotherhood steam engine coupled to a Crompton-Parkinson alternator (thanks, Mariner) this week was GKB, with a whimsical version of Stephenson’s Rocket. Very cute: I like the Playmobil character, and the rails. Not sure about those elliptical wheels, though, they might make for a bumpy ride. It’s very fine when it sprouts wings and takes off, though. That’s one way to deal with the wheel issue! The Chitty Chitty Pop Pop entry is a fine piece to work, the engine slotting into the car nicely. If that’s aiming for British Racing Green, though, it needs to be a lot darker – or so my Airfix memory tells me. DavidMac's Juice Master is a glorious rebuild, beautifully modelled on the original. The woman is perfect. I like the instruction manual, with its wireframe illustration – that must have taken some time to do. The jug is splendid, with good refractions, although I am concerned that the very thin handle would break on first pickup. And of course the Our Man in Havana entry had to be done, with the engine substituting for Alex Guinness’s Atomic vacuum cleaner. Note to everyone: if you haven’t seen the film then you really should. The steampunk entry is beautiful, with its costumed rider and wire wheels. Is it on a rooftop? And wouldn’t it be improved with a touch of steam? The pneumatic drill entry is cleverly conceived, the mirroring making a perfect engine. And I like how it fits into the steamship illustration – is that the version you made for the cover of the manual? And I hugely enjoyed the Metropolis entry. I’m sure Fritz Lang would forgive you. Very good stuff – you’ve been inspired this week. I like the gently pulsating Mad Max car in lwc's entry, with good lighting and a serious amount of grime. The movement of those elusive rats is so subtle as to be almost invisible! It took a long time to spot them. A rather glorious robot vacuum from Ben Boardman, in a complete rebuild. I like all the added controls and cables, and the billowing steam coming out of the side. Perhaps it needs a bit of a reflection in that shiny floor? The second entry reminds me of all those box covers for science toys that were advertised at us as kids. A good expression on the boy’s face. There’s something rather sad about michael sinclair’s apocalyptic entry, with the engine somehow crashed in the desert. The fireball/comet works well, but wouldn’t it be better with just one? I’m not sure the second one adds anything of note. Memories of Pink Floyd from Ant Snell, with its fresh take on The Wall’s mincing machine. The hand-drawn treatment of the engine is very effective – which filters did you use to achieve this? Now that song will be stuck in my head for the rest of the day. Not helped by David Mac’s artful pun. An immaculate restoration from Mariner, with beautifully redrawn detail and texture. I admire your perseverance. Why the marquee, though? Surely the engine would be in the shade with the sun directly overhead, as indicated by the ground shadow – in which case there would be nothing to cast those delicate shadows of the hatches and pipes. Not sure the extra marquee in the second entry adds that much, as the perspective doesn’t match that of the original marquee. And talking of which… eyelines on the horizon! A gloomy setting from dwindt, but the lighting is beautiful and the whole thing very atmospheric. I particularly like the glow from the lights. So sorry to hear you lost so much content – what happened? Isn’t it recoverable? Excellent work everyone. I really enjoyed going through the entries this week. |
Posted on 08/03/24 09:06:18 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 2828 Reply |
Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
Thanks, Steve. I didn't like this one and was at a loss what to do with it. My colleagues had plenty of ideas. Well done, people! In the end I was reduced to giving the subject a good cleanup. The tent is there to sop the rain from getting in, and the second tent is there to show that the man isn't alone in this old jumble sale. For the first time in years I was glad when I had finished the job. Eyes on the horizon? Whoops! I missed that. |
Posted on 08/03/24 09:23:21 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3732 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
Thanks Steve The wheels were created in Cinema. As they are seen at an angle so they appear more elliptical. I did toy with the idea of British Racing Green but I have never liked it as a colour. The colour I used was just a bright green to go with the red and yellow. Some very nice work from everyone again. _________________  |
Posted on 08/03/24 09:45:38 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4946 Reply |
Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
The woman is an existing mixer photo - I just substituted my mixer for hers. I sort of cheated. The mixer was match modelled to the photo in Sketchup - it's very fast to do with basic shapes. Sketchup doesn't render - that was done in photo shop, but it does output line drawings so that was easy. The jug is a photo I found. You are right about the handle .... but it's real.
I saw it about twenty times! In my very young days I was for nine months a projectionist at the Everyman cinema in Hampstead where it was shown. The Everyman , privately owned and operated by an enthusiast, was an a amazing cinematic education. Multiple viewings of Bergman, Fellini, Antonioni, Truffaut, Goddard, Bunuel, Kurosawa and a good few others. I have a feeling you will have been there.
Yes to both. I missed the steam. I got a bit carried away creating her periscope so stopped as soon as it was finished.
Yes Sketchup again. It can output all sorts of 'sketchy' wiggly line styles
Some weeks seem to flow without apparent effort. This was one of them. Thanks for a very enjoyable challenge. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 08/03/24 8:04:35 PM |
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dwindt
Realism Realiser Posts: 767 Reply |
Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
Thanks Steve. I acted to late re the warning signs that my drive was giving up. Before I could back my content up, the drive stopped working. I took it to a specialist, but he wasn't special enough  I have one other option to try so time will tell. I used to go through my challenge files for inspiration and am really bummed that that option may be in the past. Hope I come right with the next specialist. _________________ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence because there is more $hit there. |
Posted on 08/03/24 8:45:18 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 2639 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 994: Pumping iron
Thanks Steve...! |
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