How to Cheat in Photoshop

» Forum Index » The Friday Challenge » Topic: Challenge 369: The black swan

Posted on 19/09/11 2:23:00 PM

Kathryn
Woodland Wonder
Posts: 84

Reply

Re: Challenge 369: The black swan

Thank you Vibeke, Jota and Josephine.

I did add a few layers of paint as final touches while still trying to maintain the detail texture of the feathers from the source image.

Hindsight . . . the image needs a lot more work.
The personal challenge here was trying to remember how to do things using Photoshop.

Kathryn

Posted on 19/09/11 3:55:25 PM

Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician
Posts: 1319

Reply

Re: Challenge 369: The black swan

A very tricky Challenge - had to resort to a bit of cheating! One of the big problems is that the feathers on black and white swans are quite different.

Posted on 19/09/11 7:46:03 PM

Sophie
Political Parodist
Posts: 595

Reply

Re: Challenge 369: The black swan

A sad reminder of two that we had at our home in Sussex. Here is a pic of their first winter with us. They nibbled away at the ice on the lake to keep a safe place for themselves during a tough winter. 18 months later they were both killed a few weeks apart, possibly fox or poachers.

Posted on 19/09/11 11:48:19 PM

marlcliff
Knight of Intrigue
Posts: 171

Reply

Re: Challenge 369: The black swan

I couldnt quite get a fully white swan buti enjoyed the challenge

Posted on 20/09/11 7:38:42 PM

LonnieK
Diorama Dreamer
Posts: 238

Reply

Re: Challenge 369: The black swan

_________________
Lonnie

Posted on 21/09/11 10:57:38 AM

color
*
Posts: 16

Reply

Re: Challenge 369: The black swan

Posted on 21/09/11 11:46:21 AM

maiden
Golden Gif Gagster
Posts: 471

Reply

Re: Challenge 369: The black swan

Posted on 21/09/11 2:53:12 PM

Jimbean
Sparky Shopper
Posts: 105

Reply

Re: Challenge 369: The black swan

Posted on 21/09/11 6:35:47 PM

BigVern
Q Quipper
Posts: 674

Reply

Re: Challenge 369: The black swan

Tricky

Posted on 21/09/11 10:38:15 PM

Jota120
Ingenious Inventor
Posts: 2615

Reply

Re: Challenge 369: The black swan

My brief attempt. Still some questions, but have to go now..

Posted on 22/09/11 00:54:57 AM

james
Surreal Spoofer
Posts: 1194

Reply

Re: Challenge 369: The black swan

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s211/fungismith/blackswan.gif

Posted on 22/09/11 11:30:47 AM

puffin31939
Montage Mariner
Posts: 383

Reply

Re: Challenge 369: The black swan

Struggled with this so I was just going to submit the black swan and its reflection. However I have managed to change it to a sort of white swam so here it is!

_________________
Man cannot change the direction of the wind but he can adjust the sails

Posted on 22/09/11 4:44:28 PM

Jota120
Ingenious Inventor
Posts: 2615

Reply

Re: Challenge 369: The black swan

Variant if you don't mind

Posted on 22/09/11 7:41:20 PM

Jota120
Ingenious Inventor
Posts: 2615

Reply

Re: Challenge 369: The black swan

Sorry about your black swans Sophie. Sad story.

The winter was too tough.

Love your black and white swans Anna, Becky and James.

Posted on 22/09/11 9:42:45 PM

Emil
KAFKAsFRIEND
Posts: 413

Reply

Re: Challenge 369: The black swan

My attempt: it was really difficult and still I am not satisfied.

Really nice works from others. Change black to white hmmm, it is not easy!

_________________
I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy. - Franz Kafka

Posted on 22/09/11 10:45:20 PM

GKB
Magical Montagist
Posts: 4033

Reply

Re: Challenge 369: The black swan

I think that everyone deserves a big round of applause this week for their efforts at a particularly difficult challenge. Well done all.

_________________
My neighbour knocked on my door at 2:30am this morning, can you believe that 2:30am?! Luckily for him I was still up playing my Bagpipes.

Posted on 23/09/11 01:11:56 AM

joeysala
Perfect Palmist
Posts: 604

Reply