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Posted on 02/08/06 10:44:24 PM |
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tank172
ThreeDee Thriller Posts: 692 Reply  |
Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
I haven't submitted in a while. Everyone has amazing pieces and having alot of fun at the same time! I thought I'd get in on it!   |
Posted on 02/08/06 11:16:04 PM |
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tank172
ThreeDee Thriller Posts: 692 Reply |
Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
Last 1...promise  |
Posted on 03/08/06 03:48:53 AM |
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SnowDog
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Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
tank172 you gotta add a beam of light to this like one coming from a LightHouse!!! SnowDog |
Posted on 03/08/06 07:08:05 AM |
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eyal fitoussi
Ace Animator Posts: 45 Reply |
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Posted on 03/08/06 09:44:55 AM |
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Eggbox
Ovoid Opportunist Posts: 797 Reply  |
Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
The Leaning Gherkin of Pizza.  |
Posted on 03/08/06 3:30:24 PM |
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Glen
Montage Maestro Posts: 282 Reply  |
Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
not forgetting ....... the leaning pizza man of gherkin 
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Posted on 03/08/06 4:09:10 PM |
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jefferson
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Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
Nice one Glen. I'd never know that was from the Gherkin. |
Posted on 03/08/06 6:50:28 PM |
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char
Collage Conquistador Posts: 141 Reply  |
Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
A magical needle. A good designer never can be forgotten her “thimble”! and a sharpened affluent needle!  |
Posted on 03/08/06 8:23:43 PM |
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jwhite
Collage Critter Posts: 274 Reply  |
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Posted on 03/08/06 10:25:09 PM |
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pauline
Centenary Challenger Posts: 213 Reply  |
Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
very nice Char. Glad to see you joining us once again. I love the creative ideas you come up with. _________________ Pauline |
Posted on 04/08/06 00:58:19 AM |
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Steve Mac
Grunge Genie Posts: 539 Reply  |
Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
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Posted on 04/08/06 02:33:17 AM |
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Pierre
Constructional Confabulator Posts: 637 Reply  |
Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
[quoted] Eggbox wrote: The Leaning Gherkin of Pizza. [quoted] Good one Eggbox! I tought of doing that with the Montreal olympic stadium!   _________________ |
Posted on 04/08/06 02:48:09 AM |
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raffy
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Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
Wow,Char,that really sews things up!!!Beautiful job on the thimble.needle and button!(I'd watch out for those girls in the background,Steve-one of them is armed!) _________________ Dogs have masters;Cats have staff. |
Posted on 04/08/06 08:28:30 AM |
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char
Collage Conquistador Posts: 141 Reply |
Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
Thank you very much. There these chícas of Canada are!! Olé for you!! |
Posted on 04/08/06 09:06:36 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 7012 Reply  |
Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
What a lot of fantastic entries this week! Something about the shape of this building obviously strikes a chord with you lot. So much creative output! Pauline was first into the fray, with a stunningly good ice scene. The perfect colour matching would be enough in itself, but the way the building has been blended into the frozen grass at the bottom and the overhanging branch at the top is masterful; and the icy texture on the building itself is fantastic. A truly excellent job, Pauline! And the second entry is beautifully realised, as well, with the gherkins expertly placed inside the jar. An inspired piece of work from Paul 2005, with the gherkin as a tether for an airship: the added British Petroleum logo sets it perfectly in context. Personally, I'd have missed the Layer Styles off the airship: plain painted lettering would have been rather more convincing here. Messing around with scale is always fun, and Dave's idea of placing the building amongst the Lewes chessmen was a cool idea - note the way the shape of the top exactly matches the helmets on the pieces. Putting the gherkin behind that horizontal block helps to place it in the scene, too. It's perhaps a little over contrasted to match the stone feel of the chess pieces; a little dabbling in Curves could have sorted this one out. The first rocket of the week is from mguyer, aka meguyer for reasons I'm unable to explain. I think Zigzag rather than Twirl might have been the filter of choice here: but a good sense of movement, and an energetic entry into the river! The watery theme continues in the second entry - how the hell do you get in and out of that thing??? A very tasty bullet shot from SnowDog - and, yes, that Joker does look scarily like me! The card is beautifully torn, the fragments shooting out in a thoroughly convincing manner. But couldn't the bullet have done with a little more speed? OK, it's a frozen moment in time, but it does appear a little static compared to the drama behind it. I love the Swiss reference in the second entry - a very nice piece of work altogether! More multiple-reference detail from Keiko, who clearly knows how to exploit a good idea. The gherkins themselves are excellent (although they'll quickly go bad without any vinegar in the jar), and the graphic logo created from the building itself is a masterpiece of subtle design. I like the embossed glass text on the jar - but it needs to bend down a little more to be truly in perspective. Remember, also, that the lettering should get visually narrower as it wraps around the side of the jar! A bit of topical comment from yuvalbra, recognising the shell-like appearance of the building. I know a couple of you have reacted against political entries here, but we must remember that Yuvalbra is based in Israel, and therefore is far more caught up in the conflict than we bystanders. To be able to express one's own situation through humour is a rare quality. A very convincing lighthouse from Deborah Morley, complete with searchlight. The question here is: how did she take out the original lighthouse, while leaving the water foaming against its side? My only slight problem is that the colour of the building doesn't match either the sky or the sea; since it's made of glass, we should really be seeing the surrounding shades more clearly. Rebuilding Stonehenge with gherkins, eh? James has given us an ingenious solution. I like the faded deities hovering over the scene - but aren't they Roman, rather than Celtic? Another rocket (I knew Marty's wouldn't be the only one) from GKB, blasting through the clouds with a torrent of flaming exhaust. I like the concept and the arrangement, but I would really like to have seen part of the rocket concealed within the clouds: as it stands, it's very much in front of the background, rather than part of it. The flag, also, needs more compression at the edges where it disappears around the building. Excellent battered sign in the second entry! A great gag, well realised, from Michael Sinclair. There are a lot of components to this piece: the Arabic audience above the original one, the figure in the blanket, and of course the main figure - the eyes neatly peering through a couple of removed window panes. The colours may be a little unmatched (and certainly, that building should have reflected those coloured spotlights) but overall, this is a funny and well executed piece of work - and one that deserves to win you a long overdue title. Given your passion for railway foliage, I think Trainhugging Treespotter has to be the one! Always good to see a new member - espcially one with such skill. The texture of the gherkin has been expertly mapped onto the space shuttle in Jefferson's entry - not just the easy bit (around the fuselage) but also the more difficult, flattened out wings. Great work, and welcome to the forum! An entire Swiss Army Knife created from scratch, eh? Looks like salfordnurse has been busy on this one. A pity you flattened the layers so early! An increase in contrast, and perhaps a dollop of the old metallic Curves effect, would have worked wonders here. Multiple gherkins in James's entry: as the body of the submarine, its tower, and the missile being fired from the plane. A good water effect as we view the sub beneath the waves! The tower, though, has perhaps too hard a bottom edge - this needs a little more blending into the wave surface. A subtle entry from vibeke, recognising that the horizontal bands on the gherkin match those on the extraordinary rock formation used as a background. But this, sadly, is part of your undoing: we're clearly looking down on the rocks, but up at the top of the gherkin. To match the perspective would have been a huge task! I do like the way they nestle in there, though. What? No Minis? Pierre has obviously been seeking therapy for his addiciton - although I'm not sure Groucho Marx is the person I'd first turn to. A tasty cigar, with a ell realised lit end! And the second entry is also, er, most entertaining, in a scatological kind of way. Oh, and here we go - back to form in the third entry. An expert job it is, too! Always good to see members appearing in their posts - and funkyjalla certainly seems to be enjoying his party. I like the candle gherkins, but there's that perspective problem again: once more, we're looking down on the scene, but up at the building. This would be a really tricky one to get right! A neat idea, though, with good shadows on the candlesticks. An extraordinary entry from David Urquhart, who must have put an enormous amount of effort into turning that building into a dress. What I really like about this one is not only the fact that the contours wrap so well around the body, but the way the texture of the glass has been modified to make it seem so much like rippling fabric. A truly beautiful piece of work! And a valiant second entry: this is a difficult technique to get right, and it's very nearly there. The extruded sides could do with a bit of blurring, and those hard corners need some rounding off! A good screen and convincing buttons, though. Another new member this week - and j.harvatt has given us another famous cigar smoker. For those who aren't aware, that quote is a real one from Freud: he was exasperated at being taken too literally. Good colour matching, and a great stylised gherkin background here. Welcome to the forum! Eggbox's salt and pepper pots look just right - thanks, largely, to the expert matching of the flash shine on them. Good scale, good shadows! And I love the second entry - leaning gerhkin of pizza! What a hoot! Welcome back, Ted. Raffy has been getting more and more into animation recently, and this week's entry shows a lot of dedication. Personally, I'd like to have seen that tractor disappear behind the fir tree on the right, just to place it more firmly within the scene. But what's this? No cats this week? A truly stunning piece of work from Tom, emulating a famous scene from an early silent classic of surrealist cinema. I actually played the piano for a screening of this film once, so it has a special relevance for me! A beautiful entry, constructed with consummate skill. Love it! Another rocket! But Neal's has a driver, fins and a fantastic exhaust effect. Perspective's spot on, as well - and as we know, this is one of the hardest things to get right. Only one thing - with his hands stuck down the sides of the cockpit, how on earth is that pilot steering the plane??? A cool idea from CWBasset - and it must have taken some effort to remove the original pillar from behind those riders! A great idea, although there is that perspective issue again. Damn, this is a tricky one to get right! I like the recolouring in the second entry, a great improvement. Ha ha ha! Char has given us a pointy-headed Head of Security, complete with pointy-headed wife and children - in an office composed entirely of textures from the pointy-headed building. Wonderful! And so much detail: the textures on the frames, the reflection on the edge of the table, the shape of the windows to match the original, the view of London outside - fantastic work. Not just a really funny idea, but created with tremendous style as well. You're also well overdue for a title, Char - and i think it has to be Collage Conquistador. Excellent work - and a lovely second entry, too! A beautifuly reshaped gherkin from Wayne, complete with torn-off building in the background. Great lettering, a perfect balloon, and a fantastic idea as well. This is great! A very neat jetski conversion from tank172, thoughtfully cut away along the spiral and well blended into the water. A reflection wouldn't have gone amiss here, though! And a great recolouring job in the second entry, creating a beautiful scene. Again, I'd have liked to see a reflection here - but two really good entries! If you're going to have artificial flowers, then I suppose they do have to be really artificial - although I do feel that eyal fitoussi's shelf is a little too narrow to hold both the vase and the flowerpot! But a nicely constructed synthetic scene, and a tastefully worked vase. Very tickled by Eggbox's Leaning Gherkin of Pizza - the name, as much as the image. And are those a couple of ropes helping to pull the thing over? I think their secret is out! Either Glen has got hold of an advance copy of Photoshop from five years in the future, or he's tracked down a photograph of the gherkin from a different angle. (I suspect the latter.) Good picture research - and a great follow-up to Eggbox's post. What on earth is stopping that pizza from slipping off? That gherkin texture has bee wrapped around every single item in jwhite's post - to great effect. Looks like you've got the old step and repeat technique mastered! I like the grass, especially. Well, of course, the thing is shaped rather like a grain silo, as Steve Mac noticed. And it fits really well in there: tucking it behind the barn does place it firmly within the scene. Very convincing! Thre's been some talk this week of members' families not appreciating the Photoshop work that they do. Well, this is true: it's the same when I show my own work to my family. Sometimes it's hard to explain just how much work went into a piece. It seems the more realistic the result, the more difficulty non-Photoshop users have in appreciating the effort required. But in a sense, that's what this forum is for: to provide an exchange of ideas, sure, but also to give us a chance to show off our best work to those who understand the difficulties involved. So keep them coming! |
Posted on 04/08/06 09:26:22 AM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
Thanks for the comments Steve, didn't think about changing the colour of the gherkin until you said it. There was no original lighthouse, it was three photos put together with the small amount of existing spray added to. Really good entries this week, loved Char's eggheads. |
Posted on 04/08/06 10:16:41 AM |
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Wayne
Printer’s Devil Posts: 312 Reply  |
Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
Thank you Steve. I, too, am on holiday next week, so will be unable to enter the Invisible Man challenge. But I look forward to participating (hopefully) in the one after that. Enjoy your break! |
Posted on 04/08/06 10:40:21 AM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3986 Reply  |
Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
Thanks Steve, I did originally have the rocket coming through the clouds but the perspective looked all wrong with the rocket that size and if I made the rocket smaller it ended up being too far away and had no impact. |
Posted on 04/08/06 10:44:28 AM |
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Eggbox
Ovoid Opportunist Posts: 797 Reply |
Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
Thank you Steve for your comments today and for all those in the past. Having shared your enthusiasm and expertise with care and fun you deserve a holiday. Have a good one and return refreshed. |
Posted on 04/08/06 10:57:05 AM |
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char
Collage Conquistador Posts: 141 Reply |
Re: Contest 107: 101 uses for a gherkin
I go away it is necessary to hurry up before you do your suitcases and go away. Steve, graces(thanks) for your good commentaries, me likes to use photoshop with humor!!!. Deborah, I I am fíjado in his(its,her) works, they are very good!!! Giving them thanks to Alice, "Raffy", is a charming person, always speaking about all the works good things. Pauline, Olé!!! |
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