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Posted on 11/10/19 09:11:57 AM |
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DavidMac
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Step 15b
This is just fascinating! ......... ....... dare I say monumentally impressive ...... 
I would guess VP at mid point of lower columns. Fascinated to see how this continues.  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 11/10/19 10:15:41 AM |
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Mariner
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Re: A problem for Mariner (and anyone else mad enough to try)
I am glad you are paying attention, David. Better stuff to follow. |
Posted on 11/10/19 10:17:50 AM |
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DavidMac
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Re: A problem for Mariner (and anyone else mad enough to try)
 _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 11/10/19 12:25:09 PM |
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tooquilos
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Re: A problem for Mariner (and anyone else mad enough to try)
Oh Michael, keep it up! Im astounded at your precision! _________________ Wicked Witch of the West:I'll get you, my pretty! And your little dog, too! |
Posted on 11/10/19 3:23:27 PM |
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Mariner
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Part 16
Thank you Anna. In this part I have finally finished the reconstruction and applied a global Brightness/Contrast adjustment to bring out the contrast. Part 17 and all others will be in hi-res. I will add a better sky, some colour and more shadows in an attempt to make it all look less artificial.  |
Posted on 11/10/19 4:08:25 PM |
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lwc
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Re: A problem for Mariner (and anyone else mad enough to try)
Amazing! |
Posted on 11/10/19 5:25:44 PM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: A problem for Mariner (and anyone else mad enough to try)
Fascinating watching this bit by bit. It’s like being inside your head for a few weeks. |
Posted on 12/10/19 05:19:54 AM |
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Mariner
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Re: A problem for Mariner (and anyone else mad enough to try)
A few weeks! I hope to have this finished in a couple of days. |
Posted on 12/10/19 07:45:45 AM |
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Mariner
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Part 17
The original dome is less than perfect. I couldn't resist some enhancements. As so often, the best way is to cut your target into pieces. Then, having selected the piece, you can use the smudge brush to clean up the edges, so sharpening them. This brush is also very handy for general tidying up and it's the one I use the most. Click on the image for hi-res. 
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Posted on 12/10/19 11:32:05 AM |
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DavidMac
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Re: A problem for Mariner (and anyone else mad enough to try)
Now I am mystified Michael. I don't understand how the Smudge Tool is useful for cleaning up edges. I would expect it to ....... well ....... umm ......... smudge them ...........  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 12/10/19 12:43:12 PM |
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Mariner
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Re: A problem for Mariner (and anyone else mad enough to try)
David, if you use the pen tool to cut out, say, a person from its background, then there are usually imperfections around the outline which can be unacceptable. One good way of removing these is as follows; 1. select the cutout 2. using a small smudge brush and working from the inside outwards carefully work your way around the image until you are satisfied. You can use this brush to reduce grain in poor quality images. It is a good brush for extending and bending lines and filling in corners. It's quite good at getting rid of "jaggies". What the smudge brush can't do the clone brush often can, but I find the smudge brush is more versatile |
Posted on 12/10/19 2:03:55 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: A problem for Mariner (and anyone else mad enough to try)
Interesting. Most of what you have described I would do with the Clone tool. The idea of using the Smudge tool had quite simply never occurred to me. One to try .......... thanks ........... _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 13/10/19 06:14:34 AM |
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Mariner
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Part 18
Here is my final image. It has many little imperfections, which I could spend days correcting. The problem is knowing when to stop, and I'm stopping here. I'd like to thank David Macdonald for providing the original photograph, and Anna, Loyd, Steve and David for their support. I really enjoyed this work, and David, you can send me another one some time, but not this week. Finally, my wife says I am not bonkers doing this rubbish into the early hours. "No", she says, "You are as mad as a box of frogs!" 
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Posted on 13/10/19 09:54:57 AM |
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GKB
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Re: A problem for Mariner (and anyone else mad enough to try)
Michael I have been following this thread from the start but decided to refrain from comment until you had finished. My initial thoughts centred around the idea that anyone who attempted this needed to have their doctor shine a light through his head to count the marbles. Now I have discovered that the sole occupants are not marbles but frogs ... and oh boy have they been hopping 
I would never have had the patience to tackle this one and would have regarded it as impossible. Not only have you done the impossible but you have done it superbly. Well done on a magnificent (and heroic) effort. _________________  |
Posted on 13/10/19 10:34:17 AM |
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tooquilos
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Re: A problem for Mariner (and anyone else mad enough to try)
Michael, I did not think it was possible to rebuild this and yet here it is, in all it's glory! The precision, detail, shadows and highlights are amazing. You have astounded me completely. A remarkable feat with a wonderful result. Looking forward to the next one
Oh, and remind Sue what happens when you kiss a frog! _________________ Dorothy: Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore |
Posted on 13/10/19 2:47:24 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: A problem for Mariner (and anyone else mad enough to try)
Well having been the one to throw down the gauntlet this is truly 'eat my hat' time. 
What has been truly wonderful is not just the accomplishment itself, which is extraordinary, as the glimpse you have given us into method. Truly fascinating. 
This morning we walked in the neighbourhood and this is what it looked like. One of Brussels famous 'comic strip' walls in the foreground.  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 13/10/19 2:55:37 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5437 Reply |
Re: A problem for Mariner (and anyone else mad enough to try)
They have erected a 'Big Wheel' in front of the Palais for a few weeks. So I took the opportunity to ride in it and get a high viewpoint on all the scaffolding. Just imagine .......... it's been there for thirty six years now .........
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Posted on 13/10/19 7:45:35 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: A problem for Mariner (and anyone else mad enough to try)
Michael you are the undisputed Architect: brilliant work! However, there were two things that intrigued me: first, I wondered if I could make the building (the bit you have wonderfully reconstructed) more "photorealistic" in any way, so I though I would mess around here and texture it. The second thing that intrigued me was the "apparent" lack of alignment with the dome and the rest of the building, so I have adjusted it. Given the perfectionist you are, I thought I might of misunderstood something here, so I need elucidation. 
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Posted on 13/10/19 8:04:10 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: A problem for Mariner (and anyone else mad enough to try)
Michael (Sinclair) I had the very same thought from very early on. I wanted to adjust this right from the start. BUT when I checked the original image that I sent Michael (Mariner) the self same 'misalignment' is right there in the original. It looks a bit odd but it is, apparently, completely real. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 13/10/19 9:12:52 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: A problem for Mariner (and anyone else mad enough to try)
Ahh yes! I can also see in your fifth image that the circumference of the dome is smaller than that of the building which explains everything. |
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