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Posted on 05/12/12 07:18:41 AM |
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joeysala
Perfect Palmist Posts: 604 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 431: Toiletpaper family
I wasn't terribly inspired this week - guess it shows, huh? Still, it was fun........  _________________ "Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art........" Joseph Conrad |
Posted on 05/12/12 9:41:43 PM |
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Garfield72
Montage Manceau Posts: 353 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 431: Toiletpaper family
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Posted on 05/12/12 10:21:48 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 431: Toiletpaper family
Well I think you got it perfect Josephine  . Very entertaining Anna
I'm a bit tied/glutinous from previous FC (see those pizza adverts), so see this as a segue maybe to now, or err off brief  I don't like sliced cheese, but he might (no!) ..
Working on another, but time runs out, so post this with another on way .. 
Sorry, did run out of time for another, have to travel tomorrow.......... |
Posted on 05/12/12 10:25:14 PM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1770 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 431: Toiletpaper family
Had fun with this one --- most of this one done with shapes , paths, layer styles, and a little 3D. Also included a message to all.  |
Posted on 06/12/12 12:58:07 PM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 431: Toiletpaper family
Well, what a silly way to spend time.  |
Posted on 07/12/12 08:38:26 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 431: Toiletpaper family
First to tinker with the toilet rolls this week was Ant Snell, with a clever reworking of a Henry Moore sculpture. I like the way they're now squatting on toilet seats, and those are some great expressions on the faces. Perhaps use the Smudge tool to stretch the faces a little further round the rolls? But a most entertaining image. A striking piece of retro design from Ben Mills, with perfect typography as it advertises Izal, the tracing-paper toilet paper that used to be found in all UK schools, hospitals and public conveniences. Beautifully accomplished, Ben! Touched as I was by michael sinclair's tale of shopping woes, I think you've missed a trick: shouldn't the hand at least be soapy? Wildly off-topic, of course, but then that's your trademark. A very well-assembled cartoon from brewell, depicting a soggy survivor. I like the contrast between the crisp cartoon faces and the damp roll - very minimal, and nicely achieved. Terrific work from Emy, who has integrated the toilet roll into a cottage with great style. I like the placement of the window, and the idea of the hole as the door - and the name on the mailbox works really well. Are the family too small for the scene, though? or is it just that the window is too big in comparison? There's a definite sense of 1970s kids' TV about tooquilos's striking image, harking back to the days when produces could make their props out of everyday objects and get away with it. Great variations in species, as well: the bees, owls, deer and especially those bats have tremendous charm. I like seeing them come to life in the animated version: perhaps the bats' and owls' wings should flap occasionally? Lovely work - and a really well-conceived set of animals. Most amused by Josephine Harvatt's Bogroll Family, especially as a homage to the Addams Family. Truly, a creepy bunch! And that Andrex puppy is a great addition. Splendid. A great piece of surrealism from James - I can't begin to imagine how you plotted this one. But excellent movement, both from the toilet roll coming up the corridor and the elephant charging back down it. As ever, the action moves just too fast for us to be able to see each frame - and that's the illusion of motion that works so well. A fine assembly from Sjef, whose astronaut is multi-tasking in the testing department. Great additions: there's a lot of detail here in the toilet rolls, seat, seat cover packaging, brush and other artefacts scattered around. All really well integrated into the scene - very well achieved. A charming illustration from joeysala, using minimalist techniques to create an attractive scene. I like the eyelashes and the lipstick on the 'woman', and the subtle shaping of her breasts: all very understated, and put together with a lot of thought. Excellent. I like the way the features on Garfield72's family seem to have been drawn on with a pen - most appropriate. It's a very cartoony approach, and it works very well. Is the realistic plane something of a distraction, though? And have you worked with a very low res plane image? A perfect montage from Jota120, who has inserted a toilet roll into a cheese scene, harking back to last week's Challenge. The colouring and lighting are excellent - apart, perhaps, from the bottom right corner of the roll, which seems too bright compared to the deep shadow in the equivalent place on the neighbouring cheese. A fine Christmas message from Frank, with a remarkably hirsute family arranged on the what at first looks like a mantelpiece, but which I think turns out to be a toilet lid. Very nicely drawn, a really charming group. A clever image from Deborah Morley, whose anxious-looking father and daughter toilet rolls (judged purely by the size and colouring) are reading an ingeniously constructed horror book. The drawings of toilets fit really well on the cover - but maybe the architectural sketches should be replaced with toilet schematics? |
Posted on 07/12/12 11:10:06 AM |
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Garfield72
Montage Manceau Posts: 353 Reply |
Re: Challenge 431: Toiletpaper family
Thanks Steve, yes i worked with a very low res plane image (380x256) that i found in google image. |
Posted on 07/12/12 4:30:54 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 431: Toiletpaper family
Thanks Steve - glad you didn't spot the hovering baby  _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 09/12/12 4:29:50 PM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 431: Toiletpaper family
Thanks for the comments. I have so much respect for a cartoonist sense for the thickness of line. That's why I lifted those classic three-finger glove hands rather than try to draw a simple hand. Case in point: which pair of eyes were hand(photoshop)-drawn? Of course you can tell. By the way, how about the one where Dr. Toiletpaper says, "It doesn't look good. He's lost a lot of tissue."   _________________ Onward and upward! Excelsior! |
Posted on 10/12/12 08:29:35 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Challenge 431: Toiletpaper family
There are two reasons you can tell at a glance which eyes weren't drawn by a cartoonist. One is that you don't include a light spot, which both gives eyes character and instantly makes them look more realistic. It's a simple technique, but one which instantly adds life. The other is that you haven't used an eyebrow. Eyebrows are probably the cartoonist's most important single tool, as they can add a vast range of expression to even the simplest of faces. Look at Gromit from the Wallace and Gromit series: the eyebrows are his only means of expression. And yet he uses them to terrific effect. Here's how your drawing could look with those minor additions:  |
Posted on 10/12/12 09:06:45 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2905 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 431: Toiletpaper family
Thank you Steve _________________ Wicked Witch of the West:I'll get you, my pretty! And your little dog, too! |
Posted on 10/12/12 9:00:43 PM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply |
Re: Challenge 431: Toiletpaper family
Excellent! What a difference those little things make. _________________ I aim to give pause. |
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