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Posted on 28/11/12 11:45:32 AM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 430: Robot eyes
Anna, Steve. Thank you. Great video Anna. Folk's have pulled the stops on this one, wonderful. Micheal, I hope you waterproofed those robots. |
Posted on 28/11/12 12:29:03 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 430: Robot eyes
Thanks GKB Those baby blues instantly reminded me of our dear PM and then it all began to make sense - that smooth pink skin ... _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 28/11/12 5:48:49 PM |
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Garfield72
Montage Manceau Posts: 353 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 430: Robot eyes
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Posted on 29/11/12 00:47:47 AM |
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sciteach
Professor Pixel Posts: 126 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 430: Robot eyes
my son says: "a portal dude in a death star water house." i agree. |
Posted on 29/11/12 9:39:59 PM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1770 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 430: Robot eyes
My subterranian monster bursts with joy over his new lenses. Background from my own photos.  |
Posted on 30/11/12 08:38:05 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 430: Robot eyes
A tricky challenge this week - but I was glad to see so many of you were able to rise to it. First was Ant Snell, with a pair of cameras drawn from the side (and very neatly drawn, too). An interesting poster effect both flattens and enhances the image. Not sure about the lens flare, but I do like the way the texture works on the pole. I like Bas Montgomery's smooth treatment of the Poser head, which puts me in mind of the robot from the film version of Asimov's I, Robot: it has a waxy, almost translucent quality to it. Good work getting the lighting to match the direction of the skylight, too. A good setting for the eyes! I'm embarrassed to say I don't recognise the woman in sciteah's entry, although both Wall-E and R2D2 are well known to me. Whoever she is, she certainly looks uncomfortable in that camera hat and other accoutrements. A great composition, but when you're typing feet and inches signs be sure they don't come out as single and double quotation marks - smart quotes need to be disabled for this purpose. A pair of dancing cameras from James - and, as always, the animation goes further than you'd ever expect. Very cute! And is that a 3D-modelled question mark at the end? Is Photoshop opening up a new dimension for you? A neat makeover from tooquilos, who has provided the cameras in a range of colours. On the still image, does it appear to be rising from too far back in the box? Maybe a few of those packing chips need to appear behind it. Some hilarious variations in the animated version - who'd have thought such a simple device could have so many guises? I particularly like the pirate and scarecrow versions. A lot of work in this, Anna - really great stuff. Incidentally, did you know those packing chips are made of corn, and are edible? Try one. A beautiful entry from Deborah Morley, with a wholly drawn entry (I assume) that's a perfect example of subtlety and delicate shading. The only thing I'm not sure about is the column/neck, which looks flat rather than rounded: more shading needed, perhaps? Otherwise, perfect. Excellent work from Emy, who has turned the cameras into tough-looking security guards. A very neat fit, and a wholly convincing look. A neatly distorted second camera, too, to make them both look in the same direction. Nice work. A scary entry from Linda Eckert, but that could be largely because the original statue has such overpowering features. The eyes give it a zombie look - possibly entirely appropriate! A clever entry from brewell (now, how often have I said that) with the cameras forming a pair of new eyes for the Mars exploration vehicle. A great sense of surprise in those raised "eyebrows". It's coming across the head of Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet buried in the sand, and thoroughly neatly integrated into the scene with matching colours and a crisp shadow. Immaculate! A classically precise entry from joeysala, who has turned one of the cameras around so we're viewing it from an altogether different angle. This must have been a lot of work, and it's captured the reflections and texture of the camera surface perfectly. My only quibble is the mounting bracket - is it now attached to be back of the camera, rather than the side? It may have made sense to put the camera behind the existing bracket, rather than next to it. A touch of politics from Josephine Harvatt, who has dissected our Prime Minister and found him to be a hollow sham. Normally I'd try to keep politics out of the forum but hey, this isn't politics, it's common sense. An evocative entry from michael sinclair, with pairs of cameras appearing like crocodile eyes in the swamp. Very moody and nicely lit - but surely all those eyes deserve some reflections? A very neatly altered pair of cameras from Sjef, who has completely redrawn them to show a different viewing angle - a very fine piece of work, immaculately made. I like the idea that their purpose is to hunt for errant smokers! The plane outside the window is a nice touch, but that man would have to be full of helium to be floating up by the roof... A fine sci-fi entry from Garfield72, with the eyes now belonging to a robot newly arrived on the shore of some distant world. A great location, and I like the fact that the robot is so small in the scene; but I'd lose the motion blur, which is unconvincing. And what is that dark shadow beneath? Is it hovering? A highly exuberant entry from Frank, with the cameras forming eyes on a beast that resembles the sand worm in the movie Dune. You say that background is your own photograph - so how was the flying debris created? I'd really like to know the technique you used here! |
Posted on 30/11/12 12:56:09 PM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply |
Re: Challenge 430: Robot eyes
Greetings Steve, The Question mark was Goggled. Regrettably having no joy with 3D  |
Posted on 30/11/12 2:18:48 PM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1770 Reply |
Re: Challenge 430: Robot eyes
Thanks Steve, Original image duplicated, flipped to make channel entry,and one of my skies added. Applied hue/sat coloration and added 3D cylinder textured like rock to make monster. Exploding rock done with a downloaded brush pattern(s) from which I made brush(s) : On a new layer I painted the rock fragments (any color) and then used "Ctrl" to select the painted areas and then activated the actual rock face layer and used " Ctrl J" to copy and paste the rock fragments to a new layer. From there they can be positioned,resized, whatever. The painted layer can be deleted. Hope that makes sense Frank [Attachment: Explosion_effect_rock_004.png (88.35kb)] |
Posted on 30/11/12 2:22:37 PM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1770 Reply |
Re: Challenge 430: Robot eyes
Original picture I used. Taken in Newfoundland and perfect for launching the monster out of.  |
Posted on 30/11/12 2:38:44 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Challenge 430: Robot eyes
Our PM - a hollow sham? I couldn't possibly comment ... _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 30/11/12 11:57:16 PM |
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sciteach
Professor Pixel Posts: 126 Reply |
Re: Challenge 430: Robot eyes
Steve: I chose a lame actress from the Twilight series...Kristen Stewart. Her acting is about as good as a... i can't think of an insult. She is in a lot of movies, but her expressions are all the same: bored. |
Posted on 01/12/12 00:29:39 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2905 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 430: Robot eyes
The positioning of the wizard camera in the still image just didnt sit right with me. I couldnt work out what the problem was. Thanks for pointing that out 
I didn't know they were made of corn. They sound perfect with a guacamole dip!!  _________________ Wicked Witch of the West:I'll get you, my pretty! And your little dog, too! |
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