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Posted on 16/12/08 5:33:35 PM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply  |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s211/fungismith/practice.gif |
Posted on 16/12/08 5:52:23 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply  |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
Love the bit at the end !! _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 16/12/08 6:10:30 PM |
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Wayne
Printer’s Devil Posts: 312 Reply  |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
Thanks James, Josephine and Kate. Kate, I took Steve's method of creating ice cubes in HTCIP and just took it one stage further. Instead of using dodge and burn to create the detail on the grey, I used the High Pass filter on the image to find the edges, then inverted with a Screen blend mode, and then applied Plastic Wrap to them and reduced the opacity. After that it was a case of overlaying a coloured layer matching the existing sculptures, then a lot of manual work with the blur tool to smooth the ice effect out. Added a few burnt out highlights with the dodge tool, tweaked the colour balance to match the other sculptures and that was basically it. Glad you liked it. |
Posted on 16/12/08 6:17:47 PM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
No time this week, but great entries. James that skating is so smooth. Excellent - as a matter of interest how many frames was that, and how long did it take? Wayne, that was great Josephine, did you enjoy dressing up dolls when you were younger! Very clever. |
Posted on 16/12/08 6:26:07 PM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 681 Reply  |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
Sounds like a lot of work, Wayne, but it's definitely successful! |
Posted on 16/12/08 6:39:37 PM |
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Wayne
Printer’s Devil Posts: 312 Reply |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
Thanks Deborah
Yes it took a while! I tried this tutorial first but I couldn't get it to work http://www.photoshoptalent.com/photoshop-tutorials/turn-object-to-ice.php?p=1 |
Posted on 16/12/08 7:20:36 PM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
Wayne, I think your ice is streets ahead of the tutorial - excellent. The Animators, Anna and James, have done a fantastic job again this week. Fabulous work Nick |
Posted on 16/12/08 7:41:08 PM |
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Wayne
Printer’s Devil Posts: 312 Reply |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
Thanks Nick. I thought the ice effect in the tut was good but I just couldn't get the same thing when I tried to apply it to the skater |
Posted on 16/12/08 8:16:47 PM |
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Born2Run
Digital Dude Posts: 132 Reply  |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
Just had time between work and moving apartment to do this quickie...  _________________ Now the hardness of this world slowly grinds your dreams away, Makin' a fool's joke out of the promises we make! |
Posted on 16/12/08 9:19:25 PM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
I thank you Deborah and Nick. Deborah, There are 48 frames & 52 layers. Time around 20 hrs (what else is there? I don’t fancy outdoor activities this weather, just keep the garden tidy) Creating the elements took most of the time. Background consists of two units and much cloning. The skater has ten different poses. Twenty hours does seem a lot, but I do enjoy. Mad! Mad! Mad! |
Posted on 16/12/08 9:21:56 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
Yes Debs - I had a Sindy  _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 17/12/08 00:27:39 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2904 Reply  |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
James, that is absolutely spectacular!!! As far as my skater goes, i did think of having her fall down the crevice, but time and other factors stopped me. I had great plans for her...
Josephine, the avatar is a scream!! cant help but giggle each time i see it.
Wayne, your "ice" skater is superb. Thank you Nick once again for your kind words.  |
Posted on 17/12/08 06:55:11 AM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
Eventually (MS problems) got your gif Anna. Its great now I can see it! And James too. Wayne superb, you should take them to Sweden/Finland's Ice Hotel and/or China Harbin Ice City, and thanks for your hints how you created the image |
Posted on 17/12/08 08:28:34 AM |
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Ellen
Fire Queen Posts: 102 Reply  |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
Brr... These have been once again outstanding. It's much colder here (west of Seattle in the US) than usual so no new outfit for skate girl- can't stand to look at ice any longer.  |
Posted on 17/12/08 11:53:26 AM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
Excuse me, my last attempt. ...... Crashed back to 0m and -30m (ice too thin), only to be saved +3m by the bears and ......? (She's looking back at the bright moon 明亮的月亮   |
Posted on 17/12/08 12:45:53 PM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
Thank you Anna. Yes time is elusive, slips by without being noticed. Maiden. I can't argue with that. |
Posted on 17/12/08 1:12:10 PM |
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maiden
Golden Gif Gagster Posts: 471 Reply  |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
When you're having Fun - when you're Working time loiters and when you aren't watching, just for fun, it winds backwards or at least it seems that way |
Posted on 17/12/08 3:22:05 PM |
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The Mad Lep
Four-Leafed Fantasist Posts: 323 Reply  |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
Never got the chance to do my second image, dang. Just want to say well done to everyone who did the challenge this week, there's been some very clever ideas and carefully thought out images. Well done to all!  |
Posted on 17/12/08 7:26:05 PM |
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Wayne
Printer’s Devil Posts: 312 Reply |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
Thanks Jota and Anna
I've seen pictures of the Ice Hotel, but didn't know there was an Ice City in China! |
Posted on 18/12/08 3:20:36 PM |
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Atomicfog
Virtual Visualizer Posts: 238 Reply  |
Re: Contest 228: Skating on thin ice
I spent way too long making this and as an added challenge I didn't use any source images from anything related to the Terminator 
But after watching the Terminator T.V. series and viewing this thread, the next step in Terminator evolution seemed so obvious... The Terminskater. 
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