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Posted on 23/02/23 1:56:59 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3130 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 943: Nativity barf
Thanks Gordon, they are great...!! |
Posted on 23/02/23 7:35:10 PM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1733 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 943: Nativity barf
Thanks Ben and David. |
Posted on 23/02/23 7:38:09 PM |
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Frank
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Re: Challenge 943: Nativity barf
Good one Gordon. Mariner - very nice - love the coloring - it was a difficult subject - trout for supper? |
Posted on 23/02/23 9:47:00 PM |
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Ben Boardman
Printing Pro Posts: 601 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 943: Nativity barf
Thanks David, enjoyed your wine cask recollection, your bagpipes certainly suit the scene. |
Posted on 24/02/23 02:15:00 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3007 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 943: Nativity barf
Thanks Frank. Yes, trout for supper! |
Posted on 24/02/23 08:18:37 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6997 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 943: Nativity barf
First to to deal with the curious boy was Ant Snell, with a cleverly rendered tartan nativity. I particularly like the cloak draped over the boy’s shoulder. And of course the bottle of Irn Bru. I’m impressed with the subtle way Frank has managed to change the expression on the faces, as well as the ingenuity of turning the bag into a lung. Extraordinary vision, expertly executed. The transformation into an ocarina in the second entry is imaginative, although you’d need rather bigger hands to cover those holes. A good setting. A detailed rendering of bagpipes from DavidMac, with great attention to detail – including adding the chanter (the bit that plays the tunes). Perhaps a bit heavy on the shadow. The boy is cleverly nestled among the balloon sellers in the second entry. On the principle of integrating objects into a scene I’d have placed him slightly behind one of the balloonists. The third entry is brilliant: I love the camel and the Egyptian policeman. Perfectly realised. I laughed out loud at lwc's animated entry, and the extra twist of making it an inflatable pig. Glorious. The bubble-blowing statue in the second entry is excellent, and those butterflies (and indeed the bird) add a lot of interest to the scene. Subtle motion in the colonnaded third entry, with gives a surprisingly effective impression of moving around the figure. As michael sinclair suggests, though, it does induce vertigo – and I see you agree. A cleverly remodelled right arm from Ben Boardman, with its ribbon-like stream of wine. Makes a great window display. Small technical point: his new thumb is on the wrong side. A curious image from michael sinclair, who as usual has ignored the starting image. It’s a clever enough piece of work, although I’m not sure what he’s doing with that chicken. I had to hunt for the child in GKB's clever entry – Where’s Wally (UK) Where’s Waldo (US) Ou est Charlie (Fr) brought to life (well, stone). Then texturing is particularly effective. A painstaking rebuild from Mariner, the boy’s arms neatly rearranged to hold his fishing rod. I like the conversion of the sack into a wine bottle. Small point: tint the hands to match the legs. And do you think the face could be a bit less blowy?  |
Posted on 24/02/23 09:01:46 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3007 Reply |
Re: Challenge 943: Nativity barf
Thanks Steve. Didn't think you would notice his legs. Should have known better. Thanks for making him a bit less jowly. A slight improvement. |
Posted on 24/02/23 10:29:05 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5564 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 943: Nativity barf
Yes. Quite right. I spotted that after posting but, once posted, I don't like changing unless it's major improvement.
I know what you mean but, in this case, they are all placed on a picture of an empty table in an antique store. So I was free to do whatever I wanted. I liked the idea that he was helping all of them so I put him in their midst.
Thanks Steve. This rather unpromising looking challenge has brought some really interesting entries. It was much more fun than I expected. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 24/02/23 11:29:41 AM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3130 Reply |
Re: Challenge 943: Nativity barf
Actually, I haven't a sense of vertigo myself, but I can understand why many could... sorry about that. A fun challenge... thanks Steve! |
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