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Posted on 21/05/13 4:19:50 PM |
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Emy
Composition Chef Posts: 390 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 454: All dolled up
awww... thank you Josephine!! I agree. |
Posted on 22/05/13 07:18:23 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3126 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 454: All dolled up
Good work Emy! I found the partridge in the pear tree but haven't managed to find any of the others yet. |
Posted on 22/05/13 09:47:15 AM |
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joeysala
Perfect Palmist Posts: 604 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 454: All dolled up
The Boudior Doll Coven gather for their annual seance. _________________ "Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art........" Joseph Conrad |
Posted on 22/05/13 11:14:26 AM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
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Posted on 22/05/13 5:32:56 PM |
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Emy
Composition Chef Posts: 390 Reply |
Re: Challenge 454: All dolled up
wow Mariner, you are good!!! I haven't been able to find anything yet!! |
Posted on 22/05/13 6:46:29 PM |
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Garfield72
Montage Manceau Posts: 353 Reply  |
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Posted on 22/05/13 10:11:10 PM |
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Jimbean
Sparky Shopper Posts: 105 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 454: All dolled up
Hiya! been really busy for a while but just got CS6 so decided needed to make time to try it out. Its now winter here in South Africa so hope to be able to pitch up every week again!!!  |
Posted on 23/05/13 7:26:46 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 454: All dolled up
Some very interesting entries! I like your imagination. 
I had to finish, running out of time, but enjoyed all other possible layers/images I might have added!(?). |
Posted on 23/05/13 7:58:30 PM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 454: All dolled up
Outtatime .... so posted what I did today   _________________ "We're going to need a bigger boat!" |
Posted on 24/05/13 02:27:18 AM |
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marlcliff
Knight of Intrigue Posts: 171 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 454: All dolled up
Sorry this was a bit rushed apparently ken and Barbie had a huge fight and Ken refused to appear in the same picture as barbie  |
Posted on 24/05/13 07:26:05 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 454: All dolled up
First to decorate the room this week was Josephine Harvatt with a splendid wizard's catalogue, straight out of Harry Potter. And I like the lit candles! A great frame, although I'm not sure about the art deco font at the bottom. It took me a while digging around Photobucket to find the animated version - the correct link is the one I've used here. Very clever! I like how it starts as a line drawing. A great trio of witches from brewell, and the Early Facebook tag is a great one. Is that Jack Nicholson peering out of the cover? I like the way two of the witches are tucked behind the table, it puts them all into the scene. Of course, I know tooquilos wouldn't give up the chance to dive in - so here's a look at how the room may look when she's finished it. A good assortment of dolls, and those candle flames do bring the scene to life. But how are you going to achieve the mist? Spectacular effects in the animated version: the moving eyes, the shimmering titles, the close-up of the crystal ball with animated clouds, displaying a fisheye view of the whole house... and then seeing it in front of your real house at the end. Priceless! A wonderful entry from Frank, who has filled the room with loads more random objects - I like the bus stop and the cutlery! Those are some pretty scary dolls, though. No wonder Dad's running away. Splendid stuff. There's a story being told in Linda Eckert's intriguing entry: what is the nature of this couple's relationship? Even when she comes down to dinner stark naked, he still ignores her and reads his paper instead. I suspect she may be moving out before long. Ingenious animation (now how many times have I said that) from James, who moves the broom around (patching the side of the cupboard as it moves away) as well as the three skull candelabra, which is now shown to be behind the table and mounted on a tall stand - and casts a new shadow on the wall in its new location. Great attention to detail, and I really like the way the broom sweeps both behind and in front of the table. A charming entry from Emy, with all Anna's furniture transplanted to an old I Spy book. It's a really clever idea, and very well achieved: the integration of the scene into the background, and the foreground, is absolutely seamless. Perfect job. A trio of dolls from joeysala, bringing a good period feel to the witches - and I see they've brought their cat with them. A very good fit, with delicate use of shading to fix them in place. Perhaps a touch of shadow on the back of the chair? I like Deborah Morley's approach: Anna taking a consignment of dolls out of its box to place into the scene. i like the detail of the brown parcel tape, but surely it should be just on the outside of the lid, not on the inside as well? And in the torn-away section, isn't your shadow on the wrong side? An atmospheric scene from Garfield72, with a truly scary witch and a rather bemused looking child. I like the new candle lighting, although the witch needs to appear more back-lit than that - and the girl could do with a stronger shadow on the side away from the flame. Good to see Jimbean back after an absence - with a trio of decidedly spooky dolls. Great smoke effects, and some neat touches - such as the lit-up interior of the cupboard. But you need some shading on the dolls, to match the background! Has Jota120 turned his witches into parrots? Or have they turned themselves? And are there three holes in the table to accommodate their tails? I like the new painting, the witch in the background and the frog - but does that doll in the foreground need to be livened up a little? An entertaining entry from BigVern, with added Barbie, stretchy man (forgot his name) and a bear that fits rather perfectly at that table. I'd like to have seen where you were going with this, Vern! A tale of domestic woe from marlcliff - shame about Ken and Barbie! You need to watch your cutouts, Phill, she's looking a little rough around the edges. Are you using the Quick Selection tool, with Refine Edge? It's very good at smoothing this sort of image. Great entries all round this week. And thanks, Anna, for the loan of your kitchen! |
Posted on 24/05/13 09:34:14 AM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 454: All dolled up
It sure is, in his "Here's Johnny" scene. _________________ I aim to give pause. |
Posted on 24/05/13 09:41:10 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 454: All dolled up
Sorry about the link - I don't seem to be able to get on with Photobucket lately - its very clunky - anyone got any good alternatives? _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 24/05/13 09:41:53 AM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply |
Re: Challenge 454: All dolled up
Thanks Steve. Stretch Armstrong is his name (aah the memories of pulling his arms and legs to impossible lengths and then watching him slowly returning to normal shape. That is until fatugue set in and he split spilling his foul goo everywhere!). That was wednesday and I played with Lego on Thursday  ... I'll get me stickle bricks.
I had no great plans for completing the image other that adding in some more random toys and various bric-a-brac and playing around with the lighting some more. I wasn't happy with the edges of the teddy and the colours of the barbie photo and stretchy ... but life got in the way of HotChiPS. Cheers Vern _________________ "Check out the big brain on Brett!" |
Posted on 24/05/13 11:32:10 AM |
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marlcliff
Knight of Intrigue Posts: 171 Reply |
Re: Challenge 454: All dolled up
Thanks Steve nice feed back, yes I do use quick selection tool,  never thought to change the settings. |
Posted on 24/05/13 11:43:10 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2905 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 454: All dolled up
Thank you so much Steve 
About the mist..did you notice the hookah in the bottom right hand corner? The witch likes a puff of tobacco from time to time 
James your animation is absolutely wonderful!! Enchanting. _________________ Dorothy: Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore |
Posted on 24/05/13 12:43:22 PM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply |
Re: Challenge 454: All dolled up
Flikr is a good alternative _________________ "We're going to need a bigger boat!" |
Posted on 24/05/13 2:00:39 PM |
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Emy
Composition Chef Posts: 390 Reply |
Re: Challenge 454: All dolled up
"A charming entry from Emy, with all Anna's furniture transplanted to an old I Spy book. It's a really clever idea, and very well achieved: the integration of the scene into the background, and the foreground, is absolutely seamless. Perfect job." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Steve, thank you for your review. I did not transplanted Anna's furniture in an old I spy book, I transplanted each separate item to Anna's furniture picture: all the toys in the floor are separate, each doll on the floor, the wall, the books in the wall are separate, the I Spy title is separate and the I Spy items to search are separate...I put them all together in Anna's picture. I am glad you like it, I had a great time doing it!. |
Posted on 24/05/13 8:38:53 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 454: All dolled up
Thanks again Steve, and thanks to Anna also
> Has Jota120 turned his witches into parrots? Or visa-versa .. >Or have they turned themselves? I think after you see my next comment, yes they have(?) > And are there three holes in the table to accommodate their tails? Very good point. I checked back to original image. It makes me feel quite sick, on closer examination which I did not notice before, they have clipped the wings and the tails to stop them flying away. Often done to captive birds. Makes me feel quite sick, but more, I don't know why they did the tails as well, apart from hygiene maybe . >I like the new painting, the witch in the background and the frog - but does that doll in the foreground need to be livened up a little? The doll was really bright originally so I tried to calm her down: maybe too much. I was trying to balance the image. Maybe she had been handled a lot travelling around the house  I think she is not too badly rendered, but get your point.
Maybe, visa-versa they are all white witches, but the black witch is levitating through the door...... ! |
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