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Posted on 08/09/11 08:33:39 AM |
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Sophie
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Re: Challenge 367: Art and literature
I always thought there was Michael and now I'm sure of it!  |
Posted on 08/09/11 10:24:38 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 367: Art and literature
Some really imaginative work -mine is sadly pedestrian by comparison - still at least I made it this week 
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Posted on 08/09/11 11:08:52 AM |
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jpore
Man Friday Posts: 12 Reply  |
Hello Im new member form thailand
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Posted on 08/09/11 1:16:21 PM |
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josephine harvatt
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Welcome jpore - I love the mould and slime - very convincing! _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 08/09/11 7:45:35 PM |
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Garfield72
Montage Manceau Posts: 353 Reply  |
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Posted on 08/09/11 11:30:40 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 367: Art and literature
Great works all 
Acorn Guess might need few hints on this. I picked up an acorn from which a great oak tree can grow. From small seed with shared culture sustenance we can grow .. perminating knowledge and research we grow and become to know, to know and not to know ... includes here of course Sorry, Ok image a bit abstract, but worth a try. You've done great works.  |
Posted on 09/09/11 06:31:10 AM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 367: Art and literature
Book Cover  _________________ Is it necessary? Does it work? |
Posted on 09/09/11 07:14:49 AM |
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joeysala
Perfect Palmist Posts: 604 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 367: Art and literature
Had to do a rush job on this one to get it in on time.......Joey  |
Posted on 09/09/11 08:23:02 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 367: Art and literature
First to decorate the plinth this week was vibeke, with a rather nicely arranged statue. I like the woman sitting in front, but have some difficulty reading the other one. Her legs indicate she's standing behind the plinth - so what's she pointing and looking at? The escalator? Clever work from Daniel, who has positioned the man in the front to neatly hide the barrier in front of the escalator - although his expression is hard to interpret. Is he just constipated? I like the woman climbing the escalator, and the pose and texture of the statue work well. But is it lit from below? Very tasty work from BigVern, with subtle lettering - a great idea. I like the way you've turned the plinth into the covers. Are the page edges of the book just too ragged, though? A neatly patched escalator, too. A thoroughly appropriate sculpture from brewell, tracing the history of writing from clay tablets to the Kindle - very nicely achieved. I especially like the bored look on the girl's face. Just one thing: the shadows on the sculpture are lit from the front, and the shadows of the people are lit from the back. A very, er, tasteful book cover in the second entry! I really like the way LonnieK has incorporated some previous Challenges into this work - the sculpture fits perfectly on the plinth, and the drunken bear leans nicely against the front. That does seem like an awful lot of activity for a library, though! A rather fine marble bookcase from michael sinclair - very pretty. And an intriguing mirroring effect on the staircase, with great perspective matching - a serious improvement on that old escalator. Michael, you're thoroughly on topic for once! Oh, I spoke too soon - hadn't seen the water feature in the second entry... oh, and indeed, the third entry. Much as I like the battle idea, the perspective is completely at odds with the vanishing point as set by the plinth... and that soldier in front of it has legs in a physically impossible position! I like Eggbox's mounted tablet, which is a great idea - but I'm just concerned that it's too far back on the plinth for comfort. The light in the floor is a good idea, very nicely achieved. I see the escalator's now open - but is there still something blocking the entrance? An entirely appropriate bust of Shakespeare from Ben Mills, and those specs do make him look that much more intellectual. My only problem here is with the angle of the bust on the plinth: it needs to be facing one edge, rather than a corner. And that's a serious replacement for the escalator! A truly beautiful image from tooquilos, with terrific lighting both inside and outside the case - fantastic work! I like the rising bubbles in the animated version, but you do need to pin the left sides of those flags - they're sliding up and down the flagpoles... A very cute sculpture from James, with a shiny new out-of-order sign in front of the escalator (if it's an elevator, as the sign suggests, then it's seriously out of order). Extraordinary character movement in the animated version - how is this achieved? Did you draw these people directly in Photoshop? A very appropriate sculpture from Deborah Morley, with a nicely modelled and textured 1984. Have you just got CS5 Extended, by any chance? Glad you're getting into the 3D modelling side! And a well opened escalator - good reflections on the people! Neat flooding from tissana, with nice water texture and transparency. But surely the water should refract the view seen through it? A clever idea from Jimbean - I like the futuristic clothing, and the Star Trek transporter (although the angle of the transporter ceiling is rather at odds with the perspective of the scene). The text works remarkably well: the only thing I'd do would be to enlarge the size of the heading, and reduce the leading on the rest. An imposing statue from Josephine Harvatt, with a good stone feel to it (and a well opened escalator). Just two questions: why does the sculpture appear out of focus? And, er, why is the map on the globe backwards? A new member this week - and a beautifully textured image from jpore from Thailand. A great Lion sculpture, and I really like the way you've added moss and decay to the plinth and floor. A very good image - welcome to the forum! A good plinth from Garfield72, with a glass case surrounding the book. I like the person viewing it (although the cutout does seem a little rough). A couple of suggestions: try adding some reflection of the room, at a low opacity, to make the case look more like glass. And the angle of the book needs to be towards the side of the plinth, not towards the corner. Typically opaque work from Jota120, made even more so by the explanation - "perminating"? I do like the acorn, though. A fine homage to Duchamp from joeysala, although perhaps the Nude Descending a Staircase should really have been descending the escalator? Instead, you've used Boccioni's Unique Forms of Continuity in Space. Now those just happen to be my favourite painting and my favourite sculpture - so this one's a clear winner for me! Inspired work this week. |
Posted on 09/09/11 09:51:01 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Challenge 367: Art and literature
Out of focus - thank god for that - I thought it was my eyes getting tired I think the globe must be from bizarro world 
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Posted on 09/09/11 09:59:39 AM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply |
Re: Challenge 367: Art and literature
I knew I was going to get called out for those shadows. Spot lighting maybe? _________________ Onward and upward! Excelsior! |
Posted on 09/09/11 11:43:39 AM |
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Daniel
Poser Professor Posts: 192 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 367: Art and literature
Hi Steve. And thanks a lot for the comments. I know it is difficult to see but the statue and the man are actually based on the same figure. I just turned the skin and hair materials into a kind of stone material to make the statue. So the expression on the man's face is a kind of embarrassment. The statue is him ... it is naked ... and look how the woman is touching the statue ... I used three light sources for each figure, none of which were placed underneath the figures.
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Posted on 09/09/11 8:00:03 PM |
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Jimbean
Sparky Shopper Posts: 105 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 367: Art and literature
Hi Steve thanks for your comments, will check perspective more carefully in future! As for the lettering I agree but if you knew how many times I typed that out and it looked awful on my computer but when I uploaded it it looked fine......weird!!!!  |
Posted on 10/09/11 00:51:30 AM |
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joeysala
Perfect Palmist Posts: 604 Reply |
Re: Challenge 367: Art and literature
Glad you like it, Steve. The Surrealists are among my favorites, and Duchamp came immediately to mind when I saw the stairs and escalator. Thanks for the FC - certainly makes me think "out of the box".... something I need to do more often! Joey |
Posted on 10/09/11 10:24:02 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2905 Reply  |
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Thank you Steve
Also thank you Deb and Jim for your comments _________________ Dorothy: Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore |
Posted on 10/09/11 10:25:42 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 367: Art and literature
oops spelling maybe, permeating and the ability to do [it], and in action. Viz: to share and grow knowledge. |
Posted on 11/09/11 08:23:48 AM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 367: Art and literature
Thanks Steve. Yes the pages are far too ragged. It was one of the fixes I had planned if time had been on my side. Cheers Vern |
Posted on 11/09/11 8:18:01 PM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply |
Re: Challenge 367: Art and literature
Strictly speaking, Boccioni was a modernist and Duchamp was a Dadaist... but I take your point! |
Posted on 16/09/11 00:53:42 AM |
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joeysala
Perfect Palmist Posts: 604 Reply |
Re: Challenge 367: Art and literature
You're right, of course.......I could say that Modernist, Dadaist, etc was on the part of the banner that is hidden......??? Nah - I lumped them all together in my rush to complete the project on time! Boy Steve, you don't miss a trick, do ya? (I love that!) Joey |
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