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Posted on 04/04/13 7:04:45 PM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 681 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
Funnily enough, I rather like Linda's, too!  |
Posted on 04/04/13 8:44:56 PM |
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puffin31939
Montage Mariner Posts: 383 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
Skeleton service only today I know there are no shadows and lots of things amiss - run out of time. I wanted to send something in this week, though.  _________________ Man cannot change the direction of the wind but he can adjust the sails |
Posted on 05/04/13 02:35:38 AM |
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darrenandcolleen@telus.net
Serene Synthesist Posts: 119 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
lotsa fun mixing animals rhino and monitor for brontosauruses bat and basilisk for pteradactyl lotsa warping for palm tree and dinos thx everyone for your thoughts on cutting out palm tree. I did roughly the same methods and was wondering how others would go about it, will be playing around with some of the suggestions for future experimenting, cheers Darren  |
Posted on 05/04/13 04:40:12 AM |
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Artwel
Satire Supremo Posts: 607 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
I've been running out of time lately, so never quite finish anything Beware Dangerous Coconuts!.. 
 _________________ "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure" |
Posted on 05/04/13 09:06:14 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
There were two kinds of entry this week: those that followed the brief (building a desert island installation around the tree) and those who saw it as a challenge to cut out the tree and move it to a different location. Both were equally valid exercises, and we've seen some descriptions of interesting methods of performing the cutout. First to ignore the instructions was GKB, with a charming cartoon couple on a classic desert island - complete with the phone box from last week's Challenge, but without the wherewithal to make a call. A really funny entry - I like the added shark fin! A neatly-placed tree from Garfield72, which blends well into its surroundings - very good tonal matching there. I like the SOS in the sand, but is the man a little too well-dressed? He looks like he's going for a paddle, rather than surviving a shipwreck. A neat pun from marlcliff, showing a dessert palm - although this one has literally nothing to do with the brief, as it even uses a different palm tree. Still, don't let the instructions get in the way of a good joke! A rather sad entry from Emy, with a curled-up skeleton in a hammock awaiting rescue. But a beautifully cut out tree, perfectly toned to blend in with its new surroundings - I even had to check to make sure it was the same tree. Very nicely achieved. A touch of mysticism from Tom, with a fiery palm and a ghostly skeleton. I like the light flare on the moon, although I'm not entirely sure what's causing it... but a beautiful image, typically resonant. Very pretty. A technical approach from michael sinclair, who has foregone any appearance of battling soldiers with a simple transplant of the palm tree. I like your method, Michael - and it's good that you took the trouble to change the shadow of the new tree. But isn't the top rather small? The proportions should surely match the proportions of the new tree, as they do in the original image. A serene tea ceremony from Sjef, with the addition of a tiny palm tree on the table - too small even to be a bonsai, and without a visible pot for it to stand in. Surely, though, it could do with a reflection? A beautiful image from horonggo, with flowers and trees growing out of the tea cup - and a bridge leading to a distant rainbow. There's a beautiful balance to this, and a great use of white space. It's certainly good enough for a long-overdue title for you, Chen - and I think Manchurian Master is right. I hope Google Translate can cope with this! A splendid storm scene from tooquilos, with a one-armed, one-legged skeleton still fighting it out over the buried treasure - and with a crashed pirate ship in the background. I have absolutely no idea how you're going to animate this... ha ha ha just watched the animated version - what an epic! You really could be making feature films here. Love the self-digging spade! A clever bit of urban remodelling from Mariner, with a new fountain built around the palm tree and a couple of people sat inside it. I like the detail of the reflection in the water - nicely done. The shadow of the flute player is a little awkward, though, especially the way it spills over the parapet; better if you'd tucked both the shadow and his feet inside the rim of the upper fountain: 
A clever entry from Ben Mills, with a sandpit around the tree surrounded by hoardings - and what appears to be a Barcelona logo on them. I especially like the begging figure, although he does look strangely familiar... An extraordinary entry from Linda Eckert, with a shipwrecked and very naked man crawling towards an outsized bottle of Coke. Where on earth did you find that photo? I can't imagine what you must have searched for... but really well composed, with a terrific crowd of onlookers who must surely be getting a rather unfortunate view of the proceedings. I like the repositioned sand in the second entry - it brings the horizon down and makes it less of a mountain. A group of distinclty toy-like figures in joeysala's entry, complete with a beached toy boat. Where are these characters from? I don't recognise them. But a very fine new stone and cement ring holding the sand in place, and I like the way the sand is spilling over the edges. Nice work. An ingenious entry from Frank - the view through the seaplane (at least, I assume it's a seaplane) window is a terrific idea, and I really like the way you've kept the spray on the window. Very nicely achieved, Frank - an excellent composition. A packed scene from Ben Boardman, with plenty of action on the island - including two of my own sculptures, which must have taken some tracking down. A well-built circular pool, with great underwater fish and reflections, and the audience is a really nice touch. Altogether a very detailed, painstaking piece of work that must have taken a serious amount of time to put together - but worth every minute. Good to see you back, Ben. I like the simplicity of James's animation, with the island being dragged repeatedly across the screen. The flight motion of that bird is fantastic, James: how did you achieve that degree of realism? Just one point: the reflections of the tree and shelter should be behind the reflection of the island, not overlapping it. The solution is to put both reflections into a group, and then lower the opacity of the whole group. A really funny entry from brewell, with a splendid array of Christmas decorations - exactly what you'd find on a desert island. I especially like the starfish at the top of the tree. Excellent, Bruce! Some Barcelona buskers from Vibeke - and I'm delighted to see I've joined in (although that's now a very old photograph). Great sand, especially the way it slots beneath the pedestrians in the distance. Is it possible to perform flamenco on sand, though? Even on a handkerchief? A moody entry from Jota120, with the tree transplanted just offshore. But - a dire dream? Looks pretty much like paradise to me, Trevor. I like the promise of Whaler's Canned Island - I assume the tree is going to pop out, like a jack-in-the-box? A well drawn can, with a good attempt at wrapping the label around it. This is really tricky to do, and the important thing is to remember that as well as curving up, the text will get narrower as it approaches the sides. It's not easy to get it right! I like the way BigVern's surf is washing right up over the sandy pavement - beautifully integrated into the scene, a real seamless job that's totally convincing. The lighting is fine: once the original shadows have been covered up, you don't realise they were ever there. A fine scene from jpore, with a complete desert island setup in miniature. Beautiful colours, and a great arrangement of elements: I really like the way you've crowded everything together here. Certainly time for a title for you: but with no info about you, it's hard to know where to begin. So on the basis of this image alone, I think Man Friday fits the bill (rather neat, actually, for a Friday Challenge). A rather fine sculpture from Deborah Morley, with one shipwrecked sailor rescuing another - and rising out of the newly-imported sand. where did you find this? Does the sculpture exist somewhere in this form? A very nice entry. I like puffin31939's Skeleton Service - and the arrangement of the skeletons is very nicely done. I don't know what's happening on the back of the island, though - is that surf coming over the top? Would we see it from this side? And you need to add a little shading to that rippling flag for added realism. Some very interesting dinosaur mashups from Darren, who has combined real animals to make the extinct creatures. What a great result! And I like the way you've bent the palm tree over. Using Puppet Warp for this? It's certainly the best way to do it. I was very entertained by Artwel's crime scene - a beautifully told story, and I especially like the cracked-open murder weapon. With such a strong shadow from the tree, though, shouldn't we see equally long and precise shadows of the tape and policemen? So many great entries this week! |
Posted on 05/04/13 09:16:02 AM |
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joeysala
Perfect Palmist Posts: 604 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
These are the characters from "Gilligan's Island", and their boat The Minnow........old television show. Surely this is not just an American thing? _________________ "Imagination, not invention, is the supreme master of art........" Joseph Conrad |
Posted on 05/04/13 09:48:14 AM |
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marlcliff
Knight of Intrigue Posts: 171 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
Thanks Steve for taking the joke in a light hearted way much a preciated  lol |
Posted on 05/04/13 10:11:30 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7052 Reply |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
Ah - now that makes sense! GI was shown in the UK, I believe, but didn't have anything like the impact it did in the US. |
Posted on 05/04/13 10:15:55 AM |
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brewell
Pixel Pentagrammarian Posts: 752 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
Thanks, Steve. My quick and dirty method for the palm was to use "Blend if" and put white clouds in the background. The bigger challenge was to come up with a punchline for this old chestnut. Joeysala - Apparently "Gilligan's Island" is unknown across the waters. I remember an old challenge that featured the members of the three hour tour that i thought was rather excellent but totally went flat. (Okay, I was 4 minutes late with this comment) _________________ The journey of a thousand hours begins with a single layer. |
Posted on 05/04/13 10:22:43 AM |
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Sjef
Flying Dutchman Posts: 571 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
That was ment as a replacement of a 'chanoyu' (茶の湯  , a bamboo instrument to whisk the tea until it gets a bit lathered. You see, no need for a pot to stand in
Thanks for your remark about some reflection.  |
Posted on 05/04/13 10:41:17 AM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
Thanks Steve. Yes a real sculpture outside the headquarters of the RNLI at Poole to commemorate the lives lost at sea. Horonggo, a really lovely image. |
Posted on 05/04/13 11:36:22 AM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1770 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
Thanks Again Steve -- actually it's a ships window which came from my own photos but yes it could also be a seaplane window- I just wanted to frame the scene . The swirling water also from my collection but I had to create the spray on window glass ( done with new channel,noise,threshold,blur, selection,bevel and emboss) |
Posted on 05/04/13 11:46:05 AM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
Thanks again Steve and I enjoyed all others' entries. > But - a dire dream? Looks pretty much like paradise to me , not with size of her Island after the developers moved in and built palm island! (?). Really, she is just bored. At least Robinson Crusoe had Man Friday as a friend, other challenges and some more real-estate. "Be careful what you wish for"
Trevor |
Posted on 05/04/13 3:01:17 PM |
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puffin31939
Montage Mariner Posts: 383 Reply |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
Thanks, Steve. I originally didn't have any surf on the far side of the island but as I had made a very flat island I reckoned that the waves would wash over both sides. _________________ Man cannot change the direction of the wind but he can adjust the sails |
Posted on 05/04/13 7:50:02 PM |
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BigVern
Q Quipper Posts: 674 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
Thanks Steve, glad you liked it. _________________ "Why so serious?" |
Posted on 06/04/13 08:57:24 AM |
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Linda.Eckert@wanadoo.fr
maîtresse marocaine Posts: 91 Reply |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
Thank you, Steve. You can easy find the photo of the naked man on: Google.de / Bilder / nackter Mann (Already on the right of the 6th line.) My native language is German; with Google.de I can exactly describe what I need… More complicated for me was to find the spectators (3 photos). |
Posted on 06/04/13 11:39:53 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3126 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
Steve Caplin wrote:
Thanks, Steve. I did give that some thought but decided he wouldn't be that tidy. |
Posted on 08/04/13 12:27:29 PM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2905 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 447: Island story
Many thank Steve. Glad you got a laugh out of it _________________ Wicked Witch of the West: I'm melting! I'm melting! |
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