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Posted on 05/03/13 10:39:28 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
James that is one of your very best: excellent! 
Anna very professional! 
What? Yer got yer picnic table, yer got yer sun, yer got yer rain, and yer got the original black gates! 
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Posted on 06/03/13 7:43:44 PM |
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Whaler
Visual Viking Posts: 330 Reply  |
Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
Immediatly after the rain, in the Spanish sun and temperatures, the grass grows fast and becomes lush and green quickly. Even in places where you wouldn't expect it to.  _________________ Only in my brightest moments I understand myself |
Posted on 07/03/13 08:23:34 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3126 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
Love struck Romeo  |
Posted on 07/03/13 10:15:18 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2905 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
Michael..thank you  _________________ Wicked Witch of the West: I'm melting! I'm melting! |
Posted on 07/03/13 7:26:09 PM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
Shadows, shadows, what to do?  |
Posted on 07/03/13 10:49:35 PM |
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Artwel
Satire Supremo Posts: 607 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
How I went from creating a retirement home for bulls to this is a mystery..  _________________ "Predictions are difficult. Especially about the future" |
Posted on 07/03/13 11:34:31 PM |
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Artwel
Satire Supremo Posts: 607 Reply |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
Sorry I noticed a mistake in my previous post.  _________________ "Predictions are difficult. Especially about the future" |
Posted on 08/03/13 02:23:15 AM |
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joeysala
Perfect Palmist Posts: 604 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
VERY cool, Artwel! _________________ "Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art........" Joseph Conrad |
Posted on 08/03/13 03:01:06 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
I have missed the last few weeks, been on the road, so I thought I'd better make an effort this week.Just a bit of fun. Rain stopped and sun is trying to come out.  _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 08/03/13 03:59:34 AM |
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darrenandcolleen@telus.net
Serene Synthesist Posts: 119 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
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Posted on 08/03/13 04:33:36 AM |
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darrenandcolleen@telus.net
Serene Synthesist Posts: 119 Reply |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
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Posted on 08/03/13 06:06:00 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3126 Reply |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
Hi Darren and Colleen. What a superb entry! |
Posted on 08/03/13 08:27:30 AM |
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joeysala
Perfect Palmist Posts: 604 Reply |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
Too many doctor visits this week to focus on this Fridays challenge........damn. All entries are great! _________________ "Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art........" Joseph Conrad |
Posted on 08/03/13 08:39:40 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
First to dry up the scene was lwc, with an entry that has a strong sense of late afternoon sun - there's a real warmth here. Good work getting rid of the shine on the ground and the table; the wood still looks damp, perhaps being a little lighter in tone might help. A bright blue sky from Garfield72, with a great new set of garden furniture and a drinks trolley. Very strong shadows on the furniture, which should produce equally strong shadows on the ground: and the shadow of the trolley seems to have wandered off on its own. But this definitely has the right feel to it, a much brighter scene overall. I like katew's approach, with a cleaned-up cobbled path and new grass. I especially like the brightened wood of the table - it looks very much drier. Not sure about the direction of your shadows, though; wouldn't the house itself cast a shadow as well? A very dry ground from sciteach, with a good set of shadows not only from the table, but from the house as well. Couple of points: the shadow should be perfectly crisp, since the sun is so far away - only a close-by light source would give a fuzzy shadow; and the inner reveal of the double doors should be brighter, surely, since the sun is directly on it? A clever entry from Ant Snell, who has rebuilt the scenery to give a rolling vista with a fine swimming pool. I like the appearance of the two women in the pool, but there's something a little odd about the angle of the one nearest us: is she sloping downhill? Altogether, though, a very fine entry. A dry garden from tooquilos, with a subtle Bienvenudo sign on the double doors. A splendid animated version, starting off with thoroughly realistic rain and ending with a dance that's sure to knock both Gangnam and Harlem Shake off their perches. I really must get one of those costumes! Splendid! (To answer your question, though: I did, sadly, have to close down thefullmontage as it was costing me far more to keep it running than I was getting from it. Will look into making the images freely available elsewhere.) I like the way James's entry gradually dries up as the sun comes out, followed by the most spectacular animal movement: the motion of that cat, especially, is so exactly right it's uncanny. Your timing is spot on, James. Excellent. A dried-up scene from Josephine Harvatt complete with a gaudy barrow selling candy floss - not ice cream, on a day like that? I like the two kids digging a sandpit in the patio, but I'm a little confused by the fire hose on the side of the barrow! A subtly horrific scene from munchonu, who sees murder everywhere... I like the warmth of the scene though, the blue sky and the subtly opened door - good work on that shading. Would the blood really be as even as that? Such a smooth path? I was very amused by brewell's entry, with the ex-Pope enjoying a game of Poker in the sun. Some neat touches, like the stained glass window and the strong daytime shadows - very nicely achieved! A great scene from Frank, with a dried garden complete with a new table (from exactly the same angle as the old one - well found!) and a sizzling barbecue. Love that steam! A very clever piece of work, nicely achieved. An interesting entry from Sjef, who has moved the house much nearer the coast - so near, in fact, that the gate now opens directly onto a rocky promontory. I like the dryness of the scene, and the sea is a great idea - but do watch your horizon line. The true position is clearly indicated by the angles of the side wall, and is rather lower than you have it: 
Shadows aside (and they are very tricky in this scene), puffin31939's entry is very good, with plenty of refreshed foliage and a splendid hanging plant on the left wall. The blue sky really helps, but that table still looks very wet and shiny to me! Clever work from michael sinclair, starting with a wholly different scene before inserting elements from the original in the second entry - and then making it rain in the third entry. But watch those reflections: the tops of all those arches need to all tend up towards the horizon, rather than sloping down. And talking of which... it does seem too high for the perspective of the scene! I like Whaler's idea of the grass taking over after the rain - and that's a fine crop there, although it does appear to have been freshly mown. That's some very sudden growth, Hans-Erik! The thing that works best about Mariner's entry is the dappled shadow of the tree, which is the real answer to bringing out the sun in this image. But that's not to say the people wouldn't cast some stronger shadows of their own, as well: the girl with the guitar does look rather like she's floating. I like the open doorway, but the house could really do with an interior instead of fog! Try making that inside black, first, then add just a few random and very faint elements to give the suggestion of a room inside. A neatly dried space from Deborah Morley, with a much more verdant plant and climbing wall flowers. Ah yes, the shadows... surely there would never be that much direct sunlight on the scene. A surreal but beautiful image from Artwel, with a sheer drop to a spectacular view of, er, looks like New York below. Perfect shading on the man sitting on the edge, with great shading. How does he tend those plants in the boxes, though? And how on earth does he launch that boat? I like the attention to detail - such as bringing the overhanging plants by the boathouse to the foreground in the second entry. A throughly Figueres-inspired entry from Vibeke, who clearly remembers that Figueres was the home of Salvador Dali. Add to his Marilyn Monroe lip sofa some Gaudi architecture and a few random pieces of classical sculpture, and you've got a rather exciting scene. A fantastic makeover from Darren, with a new table, a new view beyond, some very fine added plants and, best of all, a glazed door that reflects the scene. This is really excellent work, Darren (with or without Colleen), and certainly worthy of an early title for you. I think, judging by your avatar alone (and you have to open it in a new window to see it clearly), it has to be Serene Synthesist. A really spectacular entry. _________________ Very good work all round this week. And for those of you who were wondering how it really looked, here's the answer. Surely, if you had an outdoor space like this in a hot part of Spain, you'd plant trees that shaded you from the worst of the midday sun?  |
Posted on 08/03/13 09:07:54 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3126 Reply |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
Thanks Steve. Shadows can be very difficult. |
Posted on 08/03/13 10:12:55 AM |
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Sjef
Flying Dutchman Posts: 571 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
Thank you Steve for remembering me of those important perspective issues.
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Posted on 08/03/13 10:36:39 AM |
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puffin31939
Montage Mariner Posts: 383 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
Thanks, Steve. I couldn't work out how to remove the wet effect from the table so i settled for painting over it! _________________ Man cannot change the direction of the wind but he can adjust the sails |
Posted on 08/03/13 10:46:47 AM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 681 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
Thank you Steve. Shadows are the bane of my life! |
Posted on 08/03/13 10:47:47 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
I think the ice cream melted 
And thats not a fire hose but a set of hula hoops - no I don't know either! _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 08/03/13 2:11:08 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1871 Reply |
Re: Challenge 443: The rain in Spain
For the last six years or so, I have had priceless free tutorials on aspects of art that you don't see in any books from which I'm much the richer! Thanks Steve! |
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