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Posted on 29/05/13 6:51:31 PM |
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Sophie
Political Parodist Posts: 595 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 455: Museum alley
Love your latest banner James. Been looking in on the activities but not able to join in at present. |
Posted on 29/05/13 10:18:07 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1871 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 455: Museum alley
Let there be light 
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Posted on 30/05/13 00:49:19 AM |
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Emy
Composition Chef Posts: 390 Reply  |
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Posted on 30/05/13 01:12:07 AM |
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Emy
Composition Chef Posts: 390 Reply |
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Posted on 30/05/13 3:30:17 PM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 455: Museum alley
Thank you Sophie. Michael, I do like your image, however! the child appears to be in some difficulty. |
Posted on 30/05/13 3:30:19 PM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply |
Re: Challenge 455: Museum alley
Sorry, double post. |
Posted on 30/05/13 5:47:53 PM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 455: Museum alley
Not sure about the for sale signs angles.  |
Posted on 30/05/13 5:53:58 PM |
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Garfield72
Montage Manceau Posts: 353 Reply  |
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Posted on 30/05/13 7:28:22 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 455: Museum alley
Enjoying all the entries . I can't keep on track/brief too long, so went back to the witches plus the Bazaar material I found from earlier HTCIPS FC, as you do ..  Not too precise this time sorry on some parts as running out of time, but I like idea and anyway they are ephemeral .... maybe the little girl joins them later?
Well I almost deleted it  , very close 
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Posted on 30/05/13 8:09:55 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 455: Museum alley
Hope don't mind. Here is "straight version"  |
Posted on 30/05/13 8:11:16 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 455: Museum alley
And more refined version of what I was thinking of... 
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Posted on 30/05/13 8:25:32 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 455: Museum alley
Only comment on last two, Deborah, looks good to me
Also François, I think interesting story there .... |
Posted on 30/05/13 9:39:45 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1871 Reply |
Re: Challenge 455: Museum alley
James, the shadow on/at the end of the wall is throwing you, so I've lightened it and, therefore, the placement of the girl will be clear.
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Posted on 31/05/13 01:56:11 AM |
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darrenandcolleen@telus.net
Serene Synthesist Posts: 119 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 455: Museum alley
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Posted on 31/05/13 04:29:57 AM |
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joeysala
Perfect Palmist Posts: 604 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 455: Museum alley
"Kitty Matinee" _________________ "Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art........" Joseph Conrad |
Posted on 31/05/13 07:32:40 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 455: Museum alley
A remarkable image from Sjef started this week - not just an expert recreation of the building, but a fine cast of characters and a great sense of afternoon sunlight. Beautiful! The only thing that needs changing is the Caplins Coopery lettering - that font is far too modern for this scene. A great location for the cast of Oliver! in brewell's entry, with a great arrangement of the characters - and a neatly reconstructed upper floor. Everything fits together well, but just one thing: the people are very desaturated compared with the strong hue of the barrel. Boost the vibrancy? A splendid Popeye book from Frank - glad to see Art & Design has come in useful! that really looks splendid, Frank, and the reflection gives it an extra lift. And Salernomi is a good choice of period font. A mystery from Jimbean, as Sherlock battles with a cryptic message. I like the added rope and the barrel of fish; not so sure about the over-lit wooden ceiling! And whose hand is that in the background? Is it behind the door, or does it belong to Sherlock? Some good extra touches here, like the cobweb and the lamp - but why the blue glow? A very atmospheric image from marlcliff, but I'm sorry to say I don't recognise the character from the TV series. Good mist, though, and I like the side lighting on the figure. More Harry Potter from Josephine Harvatt, with Malfoy senior casting his ominous presence. I like the Butterbeer letteringand all the posters - not entirely sure about the violinist, partly because if he stood up he'd be a foot taller than the door behind him. I saw what I assume is an animated version, but I was entirely unable to get it to play - damn this convoluted technology! Plenty of magical props from tooquilos, whose alley has become a magic academy - complete with period posters. I especially like the shadows of the sign and the saw - but then I'm a sucker for that sort of detail. Great to see all the magical acts in the animated version - really well constructed, I like the floating magician's hands! A restrained and artfully reworked street from Kathryn, with a neatly reconstructed upper floor. I like the placement of the cat and the mouse, but shouldn't the cat be facing the other way? Or at least, look more interested in the mouse? Exceptional character movement from James, as the girl steps out of the shadows and walks out of shot - remarkably lifelike. And the mouse at the end is a real bonus! I really don't know how you assemble these, James, but your timing is spot on. A fine makeover from katew, with a new front door and a window in the arch. I like the way the barrels have been turned into plant holders - and that bay tree makes a good standard by the front door. Only tricky thing is the lighting on the couple walking in, which is from the wrong direction - but that would be a nightmare to try to fix. An extraordinary amount of remodelling from Mariner, with such intricate brickwork that the mind boggles at the effort involved. Beautifully achieved - I especially like the shadow of the building over the bricks. The only thing I'm not sure about is the man rolling the barrel, because his lighting is so at odds with the rest of the scene; more shading on his left side would certainly help. Typically off-topic, michael sinclair has taken the brickwork and moved it to a garden setting. I think it could do with straightening up, to match the building behind it. The placement of the girl is interesting, except the fact that she aligns so precisely with the shaded side of the brick pillar means it appears as if she's partly in front of the steps. Much better in the second entry! A fine stable scene from Emy, who has completely transformed the shot. The man in the foreground and the horse on the floor work exceptionally well, as does all the straw - both in bales and scattered on the ground. A slight problem with the scale of the horse in the back, though: it would have to have very short legs to fit over the door at that height! I like the additions in Deborah Morley's entry, particularly that cart in the foreground (with great lighting and shadows). But as you say, there is an issue with the For Sale sign. The angles are really tricky here, but there is a simple solution: since we're looking from slightly to the left, the centre line between the two boards should be a little to the right of the line dividing the doors. But it is a really tricky one! I like the characters in Garfield72's entry, who belong together well - there's a good interaction between them. A couple of things: I'd flip the lamp so it faces the other way, then the perspective would match the angle of the wall behind it. And the man in the foreground is too highly contrasted for the scene, and altogether too blue: 
An interesting twist from Jota120, with the perspective of the scene well matched by the souk behind it. Not sure about the ghostly apparitions, though - at, that's better. Adding a Moroccan bazaar merchant instead would have tied the foreground into the background better. And take another look at those bricks - they don't appear to have any depth to them. An interesting fantasy from Darren, with just the remnants of the alley transplanted to an altogether more exotic location. I like all the added elements, but you really need to watch the perspective - your vanishing points need a little unifying here! Clever work from joeysala, as the cast of Cats join the alley cats. Great lighting direction, great shadows all round; the real cats are especially well placed, appearing very interested in their thespian counterparts. Nicely achieved! |
Posted on 31/05/13 09:48:51 AM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 455: Museum alley
The couple in front were perfectly crisp with stage lighting in their original image and I desaturated and decontrasted them to within an inch of their lives. A few tweaks to the adjustment layers ought to bring them back around. _________________ Onward and upward! Excelsior! |
Posted on 31/05/13 10:15:35 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 455: Museum alley
I see what you mean ... perhaps he is a relative of Hagrid? Bah humbug to Flikr! _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 31/05/13 10:45:50 AM |
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marlcliff
Knight of Intrigue Posts: 171 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 455: Museum alley
Thanks Steve its Yvette Fielding from Most Haunted lol |
Posted on 31/05/13 10:50:41 AM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 455: Museum alley
Thanks again Steve. I agree with comments. In the " that's better" version I drifted back as saw something becoming confusing, but guess lost a story. A Moroccan bazaar merchant, would have helped and some more things e.g. those conical spice pyramids we worked with in earlier FC based off your Moroccan travels. Ran out of time yesterday. May have another go later and post a new version under Reader Gallery. |
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