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Posted on 03/06/26 5:20:56 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 6244 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1107: Yo ho ho
With ever more severely encroaching age I have difficulty with last week let alone ten or fifteen years ...............  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 04/06/26 03:37:36 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2985 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1107: Yo ho ho
http://vimeo.com/1198258349?fl=pl&fe=sh Thank you Gordon for the image. I really enjoyed this one. Dwindt, I love your video.  _________________ Wicked Witch of the West: I'm melting! I'm melting! |
Posted on 04/06/26 03:38:16 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2985 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1107: Yo ho ho
Rather than using solid colour for his outfit, I found coloured and patterned textures combined with various blending modes gave him a bit more realistic look.  _________________ Dorothy: Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore |
Posted on 04/06/26 06:30:10 AM |
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Ben Boardman
Printing Pro Posts: 776 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1107: Yo ho ho
Mainly AI. This is not an entry. I had been working on a pop out in PS but not doing it well. I showed chatGPT my pirates on the beach and asked how it would do a pop out. I show this to show the rapid improvements AI is making. chat added the book info. While Cassell & Co. originally published the novel as a book in 1883, Charles Scribner's Sons released a highly celebrated edition in 1911 as part of their Scribner Illustrated Classics series. This classic edition featured iconic, full-color paintings by the renowned artist N. C. Wyeth. 
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Posted on 04/06/26 07:28:03 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 6244 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1107: Yo ho ho
Thank you Anna. That's very interesting and much more effective than plain colour. Beautifully done. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 04/06/26 1:52:39 PM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3340 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1107: Yo ho ho
No AI 
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Posted on 04/06/26 3:13:20 PM |
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dwindt
Realism Realiser Posts: 1084 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1107: Yo ho ho
Thank you, Anna. The only way I'll do animation is with ai. I've always wanted to but found it too time consuming...and a vast subject. I like your clip aswell. At present I'm trying to work out how to sync Trellis2 into Comfy. If it works, i'll let you know. It will be a game changer for 3D models. I have tried 3 times unsuccessfully. Last try coming up...lol _________________ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence because there is more $hit there. |
Posted on 04/06/26 3:14:01 PM |
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dwindt
Realism Realiser Posts: 1084 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1107: Yo ho ho
Ben, it's an image you can't ignore. Were the deformed book corrected, this would be a stunning image. Make it your own and ps it. It'll really look great. Not much difference in correcting someone else's image, as I've seen done more than once during the challenges here. _________________ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence because there is more $hit there. |
Posted on 05/06/26 02:27:54 AM |
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Ben Boardman
Printing Pro Posts: 776 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1107: Yo ho ho
[quoted] dwindt wrote: Ben, it's an image you can't ignore. Were the deformed book corrected, this would be a stunning image. Make it your own and ps it. It'll really look great. Thank you for the push Dennis. Photoshop it is with my 3 original pirates. 
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Posted on 05/06/26 07:42:43 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 6244 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1107: Yo ho ho
Ben that's very special! _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 05/06/26 08:40:37 AM |
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Ben Boardman
Printing Pro Posts: 776 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1107: Yo ho ho
Thank you David, I appreciate your input. |
Posted on 05/06/26 08:47:59 AM |
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dwindt
Realism Realiser Posts: 1084 Reply |
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Well done Ben. I'm so glad you PS it. It came out lovely! _________________ The grass is greener on the other side of the fence because there is more $hit there. |
Posted on 05/06/26 08:49:42 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7174 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 1107: Yo ho ho
First to tackle the pirate this week was DavidMac, who has found him a couple of somewhat exaggerated companions. Cuddly, perhaps, but those hooks are going to hurt. Is the flag at half mast for a reason? Great to see the crocodile returning to haunt Captain Hook, and of course the lighting in this indoor cabin is spectacular. I like his startled expression. But since he still has both hooks, how’s he going to raise those swords to defend himself? At least his eyes are back. Ingenious use of the Peter Pan statue in London, with a terrific pose for the rope-sliding pirate (now that’s what the hooks are for!). Where did you find the statue of the three children holding the rope? A terrific assembly. Interesting to see your colourising diligence: you’re so methodical in naming everything! I use a similar technique but just with regular layers set to Color mode, then Hue & Saturation on each if the colour needs adjusting. A nautical setting from dwindt, with neatly replace hand, foot and eye. I like the location, but shouldn’t he be standing on the other side of that wheel? He can’t reach it from there. The subtly colourised version is very attractive, the muted tones are excellent. The altered pose does work surprisingly well – Puppet Warp? I like how his hand is resting on the hilt of his sword. And the colourised version really is spectacular, especially the detail of the added texture on the clothing. Extraordinary. His trousers have barnacles. Great murkiness in the crow's nest, but it’s so precarious! Couldn’t he wrap one arm around the mast? The animated versions are extraordinary. I’m assuming AI for all of these, but even so… glorious. Spectacular work from Ben Boardman, with a perfect new hand and an extremely slender leg. He appears to be wearing aviator glasses, which I’m not sure are strictly accurate. The sea is much more out of focus than the ship, though, which makes it look a little out of place. The addition of the first mate helps, even if our hero doesn’t seem to have noticed her. Which is surprising, as she really is very noticeable. The monochrome image seems to feature three pirate statues, is that right? They work well; perhaps more plausible if they weren’t all neatly in a line. Very interesting to see the AI-generated book, which seems to sum up all that’s both good and bad about AI. Yes, of course the image is astonishingly good, with the torn pages and reconstructed poses. But look at that left hand page: there’s no way it’s wide enough to fold back and complete the book. Sometimes AI can miss the obvious. And he’s still wearing Aviators. Your hand-wrought version has so much more life to it – thanks for going to the effort of making it! I like the title bursting out. Although I’d have tucked the peg leg behind the torn page. A classic nautical location from lwc, the raised leg neatly resting on that wooden frame. Great colouring and rebuilding; not sure about the jaunty colour for his hat. The oddest thing is is those barrels either side of the door, split by the stairs. Adding Peter Pan does make sense of the scene, as well as a touch of whimsy. I really like the surfing image, and the parrot seems to be enjoying it too, although I’d question the location of the reflection. The film poster is beautifully assembled and aged. Complete with Robert Newton – arrr, Jim Lad. Some lively costume colours from GKB, with a fine boat that seems somewhat monochromatic compared with the garish pirate. Shouldn’t both be tinted by the sunset? I really like the 3D track through the ship in the animated version, with some clever 2.5D treatment of the pirate himself. Very tasty. (The Museum of the Moving Image in London used to house the actual cardboard Captain Pugwash in a display case. It turns out stories of additional characters Master Bates and Seaman Staines are purely apocryphal.) The rubber crocodile is a welcome addition to the desert island. I was amused by the row of peg prints in the sand, although it did make me wonder how he got the other leg there. A fine desert island setting from Frank, with a fully reconstructed pirate enjoying his treasure. I don’t see any reason why he shouldn’t retain both parrots, and the pistol is a good addition to his armoury. I would, however, question the wisdom of bringing such a large ship so far up the beach. I see Ant Snell has taken limb replacement literally: his pirate has modern prosthetic legs, robot hands, and a VR headset over his eyes. What madman can have conjured up this Frankenstein-like chimera? Of course, it has to be Doc Brown. Very entertaining. Pedant that I am, though, I have to point out that from this angle we should be able to see the top of the barrel. A hilarious rebuilt pirate from tooquilos, with funky 1970s specs and, for some reason, a couple of burning braziers attached to his shoulders. Some really gorgeous textures here, and it’s good to see how you did it. Terrific motion in the animated version – love those dance moves! And that’s the most bizarre version of the Drunken Sailor song I’ve ever heard. A hand-wrought scene from Mariner, featuring some very jolly pirates.There’s something odd about the pirate’s right arm – it is very small compared to his head – bit I think the main issue is from the hand being in front of the parrot, when the pirate’s leg is behind the kneeling man. Small point: given the bright blue sky, would the sea really be so grey? Splendid work from everyone this week. Thanks Gordon for the original image! |
Posted on 05/06/26 09:17:06 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 3340 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1107: Yo ho ho
Thanks Steve. Points taken. |
Posted on 05/06/26 09:45:01 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 6244 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1107: Yo ho ho
Hahahaha. I hadn't noticed the half mast. No idea why.
Took me a surprisingly long time to think of him. Then he just popped into my head unbidden.
I tried really hard to preserve the original face while giving him a real beard and open mouth and eye. Fairy tale characters don't have to follow logic ......... he'll find a way!
I've been using Puppet Warp more and more recently.
Google image search: This 20-foot bronze sculpture titled Tug o' War was created by artist W. Stanley Proctor in 2002. It is located on Discovery Drive in Kings Hill, Kent, England. 
To be honest, I did the naming for the post here ......... but I do try to be methodical because I often work large complex images with hundreds of layers and it's very easy to get lost if you don't organise, especially if you are working over a period of weeks or months. Seems everyone enjoyed this one so big thanks to Gordon and Steve this week. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 05/06/26 10:10:30 AM |
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dwindt
Realism Realiser Posts: 1084 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1107: Yo ho ho
Thanks Steve. I've learnt to use a variety of methods to get my ideas on paper...but I still Photoshop a great deal. The colourised images and the video clip are ai but they are accurately created from my direction. The ai is almost identical to what I have feed it. Both black and white images are Photoshop'd. I didn't include the filters and tricks as the layers are so subtle, you can't see them. The completed image top left is all PS manipulation, with the understanding of the principles in art, or as close as I can apply them. 
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Posted on 05/06/26 10:39:13 AM |
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dwindt
Realism Realiser Posts: 1084 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1107: Yo ho ho
Ben, please forgive me. I loved your ai image so much that I downloaded it and set out to correct ai's terrible inconsistencies. Ai really messes objects plains up but does it so convincingly, that the image is still appreciated. What if the image was correct? You envisaged and describing this to ChatGPT, so credit to you for your realization of the image. Well, I set out to try and correct the obvious flaws. Let me tell you, it was a mammoth task. More difficult than imagined. I didn't fix the perspective of the barrel. You should see the top of it. An easy task but time consuming when you notice it at the last minute. Steve, this would be an excellent challenge for anyone. Have a bash at it. You'll be challenged with problems you never imaged. 
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Posted on 05/06/26 10:40:40 AM |
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Ben Boardman
Printing Pro Posts: 776 Reply |
Re: Challenge 1107: Yo ho ho
Thank you Steve. Sometimes I miss the obvious -, like the waves & the boat focus. Yes they are 3 pirate statues. I'm recovering from a hospital visit so the challenge was a great distraction and thoroughly enjoyed. |
Posted on 05/06/26 10:40:40 AM |
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Ben Boardman
Printing Pro Posts: 776 Reply |
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Posted on 05/06/26 11:54:30 AM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3545 Reply  |
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I wasn't sure how to address the reflection, perhaps better without it altogether. Thanks Steve! |
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