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Posted on 31/05/18 5:06:32 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5675 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
It was for us too!! In the end my wife went to her favourite coffee house and hired a professional barista to come for two hours after work to program the machine and teach us how to use it. It's not for the faint hearted .........  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 31/05/18 8:18:19 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1864 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
David beautifully done, and incidentally, I have an identical coffee machine: easy to use, but oh it's time consuming and maintenance heavy. 
Loyd fantasic work! I do know that Steve will love this one: It's the "Gold Star" for you.
Here's a "better-than-nothing entry" 
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Posted on 31/05/18 8:42:59 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5675 Reply |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Now that is very clever ...... I seem to remember you did a lovely dragon eye a while back in similar vein. Reminds me of the Chinese artist Liu Bolin.. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 31/05/18 10:54:01 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3232 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Thanks Michael - I agree with David, it is clever. Dried mud and brick... neat. It made me think the 1940's serial Flash Gordon. One in particular had the 'rockmen'. They would lean up against a rock wall and no one could see them...
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Posted on 31/05/18 11:27:55 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Lot of interesting entries. I was thinking of Steam Punk too lwc, but got stuck, great solution, time restricted here again, so this probably leaves too much to the imagination. Maybe an archeological dilemma. Nice solution Michael. 
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Posted on 01/06/18 03:09:57 AM |
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srawland
Pixel Perfectionist Posts: 885 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Michael, that's fantastic! I love how you got the texture to wrap. _________________ I'm still learning. |
Posted on 01/06/18 05:13:08 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2166 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Wonderful, so well done. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 01/06/18 05:25:24 AM |
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srawland
Pixel Perfectionist Posts: 885 Reply |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
If I had just stuck with the brief, I would have been done on Monday. The still will be explained in the animation. Or, maybe not. Animation: http://vimeo.com/272890508 Try this link; http://vimeo.com/272943865 
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Posted on 01/06/18 06:21:21 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3063 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Thank you David, Loyd. Loyd, if you want sharpness you have to extract using the pen, not the magic wand, or whatever. On the steam iron I extracted each and every individual part (about 20 of them), then smartened them up up by filling with pure colour and adding gradients to give them some dimensionality. |
Posted on 01/06/18 07:52:40 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5675 Reply |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Yes I had suspected that. Pen is a skill well worth acquiring. Personally I don't like the way it is implemented in PS but I still use it a lot. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 01/06/18 08:35:23 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5675 Reply |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
....... and what's Robin Hood doing there? Tacky is wonderful sometimes! _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 01/06/18 11:58:05 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7025 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Good morning, and greetings from New Orleans! First to liberate the iron this week was lwc, who has transformed it into an alien spacecraft - an interesting approach. I like the construction, but not sure why the background trees waver with the iron. A truly stunning second entry, with the kind of iron I’d love to own - what a labour of love this image is, stuffed full of detail and intrigue. Really beautiful, Loyd, a tremendous piece of work; and the animated version really brings it to life. A touch of genius from GKB, who has modified an Anthony Gormley sculpture to build a brick scene - a neat twist on the instructions. I like the dog, the basket of bricks, the photograph and especially that rather fine curly cable. A thoroughly on-topic entry from DavidMac, with a beautifully built set of textures. Expertly done, with terrific finishing touches. That cord, though… is this iron only designed for smoothing handkerchiefs? I like Mariner's Iron Man gag, with an iron rather neatly textured to match his suit. I think all that shiny copper could do with a few reflections, though; perhaps some light flares, like the suit? I like the way you’ve cut the cord. I had to search michael sinclair’s entry to see it: but there, nestled into the rock face, is the iron. A homage to Mount Rushmore? Very nicely constructed, and neatly blended in. An appealing relocation from Jota120, with the colours and shading perfectly blending the iron into its new surroundings. It won’t fit in that hole, though. All I could make of srawland's entry was a tiny thumbnail - which looks really good, but very small! The url for the animation is incorrect, and when I check out your channel on Vimeo there isn’t an animation for this week. Some knockout image this week - and thanks, David, for the starting photo. |
Posted on 01/06/18 12:36:16 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4005 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Thanks Steve. Very nice entries this week. I had thought of doing something along the lines of Michael’s Iron Man theme but there was just no time to fit it in. I’ll be out of commission for the next couple of weeks as I'll be in the wilds of Cornwall, hopefully not getting wet. Enjoy New Orleans. _________________  |
Posted on 01/06/18 1:09:43 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5675 Reply |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Thanks Steve.This one was challenging. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 01/06/18 1:22:57 PM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3063 Reply |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Thanks Steve, have a good trip. |
Posted on 01/06/18 1:32:10 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3232 Reply |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Hi Steve, welcome to the USA. The nature of the side to side animation will also move the background very near to the subject... I normally try to fit a plain background so this is not quite so apparent. In this case it was just quick & silly so I didn't worry about it. The iron was great fun and most satisfying to make. I spent more time on coming up with a suitable background than anything else... even going as far as making several background test animations so I could compare backgrounds all at once. Like this example: 
Thanks for your kind words, I'm very glad that you liked my version of the 'BrickIron'. |
Posted on 01/06/18 1:47:46 PM |
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srawland
Pixel Perfectionist Posts: 885 Reply |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
I'm not sure why the link isn't working. It was last night because I checked before I left. I've re-uploaded so hopefully this one will work. http://vimeo.com/272943865 _________________ I'm still learning. |
Posted on 01/06/18 4:15:30 PM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Thanks Steve and being able to respond from New Orleans. Hope going well.
1)That's The Quandary. 2) If I'd had a bit more time there may(?) have been a transition: a second step. Left at 1), unfortunately(?) |
Posted on 01/06/18 5:54:16 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3232 Reply |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
The first one didn't work for me either Sara, but this one does... very nice. Well done! |
Posted on 01/06/18 9:43:25 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5675 Reply |
Re: Challenge 707: The brick iron
Communist economics. Put very short cables on each appliance and then use one long extension cord. Cheaper than long cables on every appliance .......... _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
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