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Posted on 05/06/13 5:19:03 PM |
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Kathryn
Woodland Wonder Posts: 84 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
Sjef, I like your banner. Long ago I think I have seen a similar effect. What is the name of the font you used as your starting point? Or was it a PS tutorial somewhere??? Kathryn |
Posted on 05/06/13 6:17:11 PM |
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Garfield72
Montage Manceau Posts: 353 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
Hello, I'm not sure about the perspective of bus shelter  |
Posted on 05/06/13 11:12:50 PM |
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Emy
Composition Chef Posts: 390 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
I am sure this exhibit is going to be more fun for the kids 
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Posted on 06/06/13 08:46:44 AM |
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laddition
femme fatale Posts: 585 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
hello!!!! I miss you all too much!! So, I did this picture at my office, I don't think that the level is good, but..... 
Have a good day all!!!  _________________ Mais je me connais, je lâcherais pas l'affaire.... Je vais piquer de grève comme on pique une colère... Plus têtue que tous les vieil homme et la mer... Pour que continue le combat ordinaire! |
Posted on 06/06/13 09:20:12 AM |
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Sjef
Flying Dutchman Posts: 571 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
Thanks Brewell. I'm not fully satisfied with the course of this track, but time is a factor as allways. I made a brush out of the selection of the wheel blades. Kathryn, I'm very sorry. I have had serious trouble with my PC (all of my partitions where gone!) and I lost some banners. This was a tutorial indeed and I searched and searched, but didn't find it. When I do I'll put it on Steve's forum, I promise. Try http://textuts.com/ or maybe http://www.pixel2life.com/tutorials/adobe_photoshop/ (»Text Effects) for this kind of tuts. |
Posted on 06/06/13 12:27:37 PM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
A bit basic, but the sun is shining so really have to make the most of it!  |
Posted on 06/06/13 2:26:38 PM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3126 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
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Posted on 06/06/13 8:04:50 PM |
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marlcliff
Knight of Intrigue Posts: 171 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
this image was sneaked out of my photoshop space folder and is highly top secret lol  |
Posted on 06/06/13 9:26:47 PM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
Even robot landers get homesick it appears .... Bigger here http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r160/BigVernphoto/going-home-big_zpsc855d159.jpg 
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Posted on 06/06/13 10:32:32 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1871 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
This one is better 
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Posted on 07/06/13 02:30:06 AM |
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joeysala
Perfect Palmist Posts: 604 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
 _________________ "Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art........" Joseph Conrad |
Posted on 07/06/13 04:02:40 AM |
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Sjef
Flying Dutchman Posts: 571 Reply |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
WOW! |
Posted on 07/06/13 07:28:02 AM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
Hey Joey ... The lander is on Orion's belt ... nice filmic reference! _________________ "We don't need roads where we're going!" |
Posted on 07/06/13 07:37:26 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
First to land on the moon this week was Ant Snell, with a glorious image - Richard Branson in typical gung-ho adventurer mode, with the lunar craft standing next to him. I like the extra details - the Virgin spaceship disappearing over the horizon, the Virgin tag on the luggage, and the fact that he's defying the lack of atmosphere by posing with his helmet off. Really good work, Ant! An appealingly red image from tooquilos, with the craft landing by parachute on Mars - and there's Von Daniken's book lying in the sand. A really inventive animated version - not just the cracking scratchy countdown sequence, but that great scene of all the NASA scientists sitting around playing Solitaire, browsing on eBay and even checking out the HotChiPs website. Brilliant! A typically textural image from Tom, with the craft curled around a tiny moon. Splendid lighting, and I really like that puff of smoke from the chimney - and, of course, your trademark lens flare. Great shadows; the way they bend off the back wheels is just right. A nicely achieved image from PDelavigne, with the background extended and a good night sky behind it. Should the background hills be darker than the foreground, though? Surely even on the moon it would be the other way around? Good to see you back, Paulo. There's sand, and there's moondust... a funny scene from Ben Mills, with the craft transplanted to Egypt. I'd move the background up in the frame a little, just to align the horizon a little higher. I rather like michael sinclair's two-frame animations, but I wonder: is it right that the ground would be pulsating in this way? Also, before performing a cutout you really need to start by pinning the History panel, so you can paint back those parts of the hill that inadvertently turn transparent. Either that, or just paint behind them in dark brown. I like the scrolling ground in the second entry - now I see what you were getting at! I was very amused by Darren's Lego entry, a really funny take on the display - very neatly set off by the Lego base planted on the back of the craft. Loads of detail in here, with all the spacemen and vehicles. Great work! A very neat montage from Sjef, who has inserted the craft into the lunar scene with an astronaut and another vehicle. There's something odd going on with your shadows, though, which are at an odd selection of angles; perhaps Tintin can sort it out? A beautiful image from Frank (and I notice I'm saying that a lot lately). There's a great depth of colour and texture here, and that single figure gives the whole image a great sense of scale; the crosses over the top add to its feeling of authenticity. Splendid. Linda Eckert's entry reminds me of 2001: A Space Odyssey, of course - although the rather lurid green blanket does detract from the image, in my opinion. Perhaps tone it down, with the Replace Color dialog? A terrific expression on the baby! A clever repurposing from Kathryn, with the craft forging through the mud - and very nicely blended into the scene, with the rider expertly integrated into it. A very good sense of overall texture here, resulting in a very coherent image. Hordes of little green men from brewell, playing with their new toys - and racing them around the moon. I particularly like the way the shadows indicate how they're leaping off the ground: very subtle! A very funny slow-burn animation from James, with a serene starting scene - until the truly weird lunar monster pokes it head up, before sucking the craft down into the sand. Where did you find that beastie? It's really rather splendid. An interesting composition from Garfield72, with a variety of additions - and yes, you're right, the perspective on the bus shelter is too extreme. That's because it's so far into the distance: you'd only see that degree of perspective on an object that was much closer to you. I like the tyre tracks, and the fact that the craft is heading straight for it - but do watch your shadows: the craft should absolutely not be casting a shadow on the sky! I like the way Emy has made the whole exhibit more entertaining by extending the space theme around the room - as you say, more fun for the kids! Are they expected to space-jump over the surface to the next room, though? Great to see laddition back after a long break - and there, of course, is Sting, presumably singing Walking on the Moon. The colours of the craft fit well with the background and Sting himself, but I think he's a little low - indulge me and bring his eyes up to the horizon! I like the starkness of Deborah Morley's entry, with the foreground blending seamlessly into the background (very nicely achieved, that) and lighting on the earth that matches rather well the lighting direction on the craft itself. Maybe just extend the sky up over the ceiling? I was very amused by Mariner's entry, in which the lander has been moved (to Mars, I'm guessing) and is plastered in advertising stickers - Coke, Adidas, Castrol, STP and several others. What a great idea! I'm sure NASA could raise a fortune that way. Plenty of extra action from Marlcliff, abounding with spacemen and planets - and a couple of fallen spotlights to show everything isn't quite as it should be. You do need to take another look at your cutouts, Phill, especially watching those stray blocks of background that are floating around. Real ingenuity from BigVern, who has taken the craft off its mounting platform and put it into the image behind - and a beautiful image, too, with a dazzling sky and a perfect fit for the lander. I especially like the way the railings have been twisted where the craft has broken through them. Really spectacular work, Vern, a glorious entry! Very clever work from joeysala, who has inserted the craft onto a tiny moon and placed it into the collar bauble of the cat from Men in Black - and thanks for the enlargement, or we'd never have spotted it! A really good idea, beautifully realised. Outstanding work this week! |
Posted on 07/06/13 07:50:12 AM |
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laddition
femme fatale Posts: 585 Reply |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
Now that you tell me.... You're right! I'm rusted, it's a shame! I will do better the next time! Thank you Steve! _________________ Mais je me connais, je lâcherais pas l'affaire.... Je vais piquer de grève comme on pique une colère... Plus têtue que tous les vieil homme et la mer... Pour que continue le combat ordinaire! |
Posted on 07/06/13 08:19:12 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3126 Reply |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
Steve, I loathe advertising. I am so glad you didn't plaster this website with it. |
Posted on 07/06/13 08:35:31 AM |
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Sjef
Flying Dutchman Posts: 571 Reply |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
Indeed Steve, here's the original photograph:  |
Posted on 07/06/13 08:56:23 AM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
Thanks Steve for the very kind comments. _________________ "We're going to need a bigger boat!" |
Posted on 07/06/13 09:01:11 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3126 Reply |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
Sjef, that photograph is re-awakening my fears of a "moon landing conspiricy". |
Posted on 07/06/13 1:45:28 PM |
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marlcliff
Knight of Intrigue Posts: 171 Reply |
Re: Challenge 456: Walking on the Moon
Thanks Steve, Will have to zoom in closer. think the stray bits are mutated neutrons lol |
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