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Posted on 02/08/12 07:53:10 AM |
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salfordnurse
Intensive Illustrator Posts: 207 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
Some brilliant entries this week. Nick your London underground map was a fantastic idea. GKB loved your picture of the Clock Tower (apparently that's it proper name big Ben being the bell) with the sky writing behind it, I thought at first you'd just posted a picture you'd taken it look so real  |
Posted on 02/08/12 11:06:36 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4033 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
Thank you Simon _________________ 90% of the work takes 10% of the time. 10% of the work takes 90% of the time. |
Posted on 02/08/12 1:12:47 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4033 Reply |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
How to Cheat in Badminton ? 
_________________ If at first you don't succeed then skydiving is not for you. |
Posted on 02/08/12 3:28:45 PM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
Gordon, anyone would think you've got some time on your hands this week - or maybe the olympics are inspiring you!  |
Posted on 02/08/12 4:24:32 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 4033 Reply |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
Hi Deborah, I'm afraid that ideas just pop into my head and I just have to find the time to do them! No more ideas in there at the moment ..... but there is still time before Steve passes judgement tomorrow!  _________________ You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. |
Posted on 02/08/12 10:12:04 PM |
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Emil
KAFKAsFRIEND Posts: 413 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
Great entries from all  _________________ I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy. - Franz Kafka |
Posted on 02/08/12 11:17:31 PM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s211/fungismith/Smiths_workshop-1.gif |
Posted on 03/08/12 01:55:16 AM |
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Artwel
Satire Supremo Posts: 607 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
http://vimeo.com/artwel/thatsportingevent Hi Reso= http://photobucket.com/PSART  _________________ “Art Is Never Finished, Only Abandoned.” |
Posted on 03/08/12 04:07:47 AM |
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jpore
Man Friday Posts: 12 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
Hi Resolution...http://upic.me/show/37906648  |
Posted on 03/08/12 07:02:04 AM |
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Sjef
Flying Dutchman Posts: 571 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
Incredible Artwel, this Photobucket! A hundred Photoshop pictures, that's a lot of work and a lot of inspiration. When I saw your beautiful solution of the olympic challange on vimeo.com, I had to think of this webpage: http://technic.lego.com/en-us/games/default.aspx?icmp=COUSGamesGLTechnicChallenge The London undergroud of Nick is a very cunning idea! Love this picture. |
Posted on 03/08/12 08:28:29 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
Nick Curtain set the bar high this week, with a beautifully constructed entry - the five rings cunningly integrated into the London tube map. Perfect rendering of the colours, of course, but look how well the interchange stations have been placed... an inspired entry, Nick! I like the Lord of the Rings entry from salfordnurse - a good pulled focus giving us the Olympic rings clutched between those anxious fingers. Nice idea! Ballet lessons, eh? You should have been part of the NHS section of the opening ceremony! A clever entry from Linda Eckert, who has worked the rings into a complicated costume. I especially like the way the pattern has been wrapped around the hat: is this a 3D model? Can't think how you could have done it otherwise! And great glasses, too. It took me a while to see the second entry as dripping oil paint tubes - very graphic, very appealing! But are the streams of paint a little too thin, particularly the red and black? Neat work from Ant Snell, with former TV magician Tommy Cooper performing a trick using the rings. I think you need to use Plastic Wrap on complete rings, and then cut them: otherwise the joins start to look a little artificial. Or you could lock the transparency and then smudge towards the ends. But what a good idea! A complex bike from GKB - that black ring looks particularly painful! A great idea, which so nearly works: but look how elliptical the original wheels are - that's the shape you have to match with the other three. Beautiful clouds in the second entry - perfectly achieved. And I like the adapted Audi logo in the third entry! And a good use of quoits in the fourth entry - but you need to take another look at the viewing angle, and the amount of shading on the rings. I was especially tickled by the (gasp) fifth entry, featuring those ill-fated badminton players - genius! Glad to see you have more time on your hands this week, Gordon. A set of coloured spotlights from Garfield72, with (ahem) myself taking centre stage. Is that how spotlights would look, though: dark in the middle, white at the edges? If anything, surely the other way round? And what am I supposed to do without a computer - sing Photoshop's praises? A delicate set of rings from Vibeke, with well placed shadows that give them distance from the body. For extra realism, those shadows should curve around the contours of the little girl: in particular, they should touch the rings at the points where the rings touch her arms and legs, moving away from the rings with distance. The five rings are cunningly concealed in Frank's entry - you can just make them out half way along the wall on the left. Is that PS in the background a coincidence? A great texture and depth to this one! I'm never quite sure what to make of tooquilos' entries when I just look at the still image - is this horse about to come to a sticky end? I like all the entries in the animated version - the weights and running track are particularly impressive, with a clever boxing ring and archery target! Those tennis balls could do with a shave, though. What a lot of work you've put into this multiple entry! Subtle work, as ever, from brewell, with the rings shown as coffee stains on the table - and, of course, the badge on the IOC cop. Very cleverly realised! The rings artfully worked into a set of bicycle wheels from Jota120. Don't think they're going to win any medals, though - they’re all missing a wheel. Delicate work on the rings of Saturn in the second entry - particularly the black ring! But having some trouble making out the third entry... A new member this week - and sciteach, from Oregon, has a novel set of earrings for the Queen. Now that certainly gives here a more funky appearance - but clearly not enough to clear her grumpy expression! Welcome to the forum, Steve. Good politics from Ben Mills, with a group of halos on Olympic worthies... I like the missing Os from the text! I like joeysala's hanging mobile - very nicely achieved. The flare twinkles give it a real lift, don't they. Clever work from Jimbean, tucking the rings away into the wheels of the cable car - is that their real placement? How fortuitous! Fine crop circles from Josephine Harvatt, with a comical spinning flying saucer. Not sure Bevel & Emboss is the best way to light the circles, though, especially at this viewing angle. Might be better shaded by hand. An amusing Olympic-branded ladybird from Deborah Morley - good to see the wildlife getting in on the action! I like the way the rings are curved around the body. A particularly cleverly constructed second entry, with the rings worked into the architecture. Should the bottom right ring be flipped horizontally, though? A clever reference to some antique television equipment from Emil, with subtle colouring. I like the grainy TV image there, and the overall moody lighting. A neat arrangement of cart wheels from James, although I'd question your typography (that Hobo font couldn't have existed at the time the photo was taken). Spectacular cartwheeling in the animated version! A great set of gears from Artwel - do they need to intersect with each other more, though? I love the animated version, complete with smoke and sparks - what a great machine! Beautifully modelled rings from jpore, which really look well integrated into Tower Bridge. Terrific lighting, great placement of the rings. Very good work! ____________________ It's Challenges such as this one that brings out the best in Forum members: ingenuity, a dazzling display of imagination, and fine Photoshop skills. Congratulations to all of you for a splendid week's work. |
Posted on 03/08/12 09:15:22 AM |
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Ant Snell
Specular Specialist Posts: 576 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
Thanks for all the tips! Have a good holiday! I am sure we will all try our best for you while you are away. |
Posted on 03/08/12 10:30:26 AM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
Thanks again Steve. #1. They are of course not bicycles, but unicycles. These guys were touring around Mongolia, as you do! My friend has one. Quite a skill to learn to ride on one wheel and no breaks apart from by the rider controlling fixed pedals for balance and motion. Think I'll stick to two wheels. But maybe it will become an Olympic event!! #2. Yes nice to get the black ring ready made 
#3. The last image is of lab synthesised molecule related to graphite created using an Atomic Force Microscope. A single atom is scanned cross compound molecules to measure the variation in charge to reveal the atomic bonds between the atoms of molecules (chemistry). This Olympic molecule is just 1.2 nanometres (1×10−9 m or 1×10−3 μm) across. But err .. I added the colour, though they also do graphically to visually and help highlight features. Caveat: well this is my understanding
That was a bit of a ramble ..!.
Steve enjoy France! I do, though have not been cycling there this year yet. Olympics and Le Tour got in the way. Great creative entries this week. Enjoyed them all. Trevor |
Posted on 03/08/12 10:55:46 AM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
You are right -actually crop circles are surprisingly quite difficult to do - I gave up the will to live on other methods and as time was running out resorted to emboss _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 03/08/12 12:41:34 PM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2905 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
The horse lives to tell the story Steve lol. Thank you so much
Gordon and Frank thank you also for your kind comments. Most appreciated _________________ Wicked Witch of the West: I'm melting! I'm melting! |
Posted on 03/08/12 3:11:37 PM |
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Sjef
Flying Dutchman Posts: 571 Reply |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
Well Tooquilos, lets not forget the patience YOU must have to make those beautiful video's on Vimeo. I still love (and don't forget anymore) the Clouds Time Lapse http://vimeo.com/43428054 
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Posted on 03/08/12 4:26:36 PM |
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Jimbean
Sparky Shopper Posts: 105 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
Cheers Steve. Unfortunately I wasnt lucky enough to find a pic with wheels in place already, this is the original, as you can, see no wheels!!   |
Posted on 03/08/12 4:33:40 PM |
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salfordnurse
Intensive Illustrator Posts: 207 Reply |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
Thanks Steve, I saw the NHS at the Olympics..Never been more scared in my life!!!. Originally I was going to do a image with Sir Elton John wearing the olympic rings as glasses, then i thought he's probably already worn glasses like that at some point early in his career Simon |
Posted on 03/08/12 11:56:09 PM |
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sciteach
Professor Pixel Posts: 126 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
Thanks for the welcome. I look forward to the next challenge! |
Posted on 05/08/12 09:21:31 AM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 413: That sporting event
Thanks Steve. Thank you for your comments Simon. Nick |
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