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Posted on 19/08/05 08:23:52 AM |
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trinityofone
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Contest 59: I've got a little Liszt
He may have been one of the greats of romantic composition, but Franz Liszt was no picture. And plain white alabaster is so last year. Your mission: give this composer a new look with the texture of your choice, chosen from the fantastic collection at Mayang's free texture library. High res of Franz Liszt is here, and I've even given you a clipping path (you really must master that Pen tool, you know). Should you feel a little cosmetic surgery coming on to fix that ugly mug, that's acceptable too. Steve (sent via David while I'm on holiday) 
_________________ A happy-go-lucky chap, always dressed in black |
Posted on 19/08/05 10:45:03 AM |
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mj
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Re: Week 59: I've got a little Liszt
Four different backgrounds from Mayang.  _________________ -Never met a PS'er I didn't like- Will Rogers |
Posted on 21/08/05 00:28:39 AM |
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Neal
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I knew this image of Steve would come in handy.  |
Posted on 21/08/05 01:17:44 AM |
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mj
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Very nice Neal!!! _________________ -Never met a PS'er I didn't like- Will Rogers |
Posted on 21/08/05 01:52:07 AM |
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trinityofone
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That's great! _________________ It must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays |
Posted on 22/08/05 9:26:12 PM |
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BobbyJo
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Re: Week 59: I've got a little Liszt
Hi gang. I'm back after nursing a virus. Still washed out but I thought I would get weaving with the healing brush etc. Here's my effort. I've given the old boy a face lift. He looks a bit more cheerful now. In fact he looks a bit Brahms and Liszt 
Wait until you see the make over I've got planned for him, he he
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Posted on 22/08/05 9:27:28 PM |
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BobbyJo
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Re: Week 59: I've got a little Liszt
Neal that is brilliant, nice one
[quoted] At 11:28:39 PM 20/08/05, Neal wrote: I knew this image of Steve would come in handy. _________________ BJ - Image Imaginator |
Posted on 23/08/05 02:04:52 AM |
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CWBasset
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Re: Week 59: I've got a little Liszt
Hi Everyone, I am pretty new to this, but I thought I would give this challenge a try. Here is what I came up with.  |
Posted on 23/08/05 02:27:19 AM |
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BobbyJo
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Re: Week 59: I've got a little Liszt
Brilliant ! Nice one
[quoted] At 01:04:52 AM 23/08/05, CWBasset wrote: Hi Everyone, I am pretty new to this, but I thought I would give this challenge a try. Here is what I came up with. _________________ BJ - Image Imaginator |
Posted on 23/08/05 2:07:42 PM |
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eventer
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No photoshop on my puter yet - big crash. I just got it back after TWO WEEKS!!!!! Lost everything. Now I am having a big scramble to find all my programs. My new camera was the only thing that kept me going 
I have HOURS of catching up to do in here, I must have missed loads of stuff. Good one Neal! |
Posted on 23/08/05 2:16:45 PM |
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trinityofone
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CW, that's great, I'm surprised you have lurked for so long! _________________ It must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays |
Posted on 24/08/05 06:31:11 AM |
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Neal
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Re: Week 59: I've got a little Liszt
eventer, I feel for you. My 3 yr. granddaughter tossed all of my files and applications in the trash last Spring. I couldn't retrieve anything. I lost family photos and useful information. It took weeks to get up and running. BobbyJo, Liszt looks fantastic. He should have gotten cosmetic surgery a long time ago. Clever work CWBasset, I like your work. |
Posted on 24/08/05 9:55:24 PM |
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john white
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Posted on 25/08/05 02:26:23 AM |
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trinityofone
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Hehe, Liszt with a P _________________ A happy-go-lucky chap, always dressed in black |
Posted on 25/08/05 10:08:20 PM |
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maiden
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Re: Week 59: I've got a little Liszt
 _________________ mad as a badger and twice as furry |
Posted on 25/08/05 10:58:09 PM |
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Neal
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Maiden, that is Fantastic! |
Posted on 25/08/05 11:14:35 PM |
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maiden
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Thanks Neal, I'm not sure the shirt works too well be I'm pretty pleased with the wood and the hair. _________________ mad as a badger and twice as furry |
Posted on 26/08/05 00:34:18 AM |
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NW Rain
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Wow you guys, these are terrific! |
Posted on 26/08/05 09:18:22 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Week 59: I've got a little Liszt
A great crop of entries this week - and even if most of you did ignore the instructions, there are some really good results. MJ got in first, with a variety of textures from Mayang. Well chosen and well applied: the cracked paint texture on the face is particularly appealing, it really looks as if it's directly on the figure. The marble on the jacket works well, too, except on the right where it doesn't appear to break over the lapel. Shifting the texture down slightly, with a little extra shading, would have sorted this out: 
A classic piece of work from Neal, expertly accomplished. (Memo to self: don't grow hair long and straggly, it makes you look stupid.) The texture matching and shading are superb - and those of you who've attempetd this technique will know just how difficult it is. And the lighting on the incised name is perfect, too. Excellent job! BobbyJo's cosmetic surgery skills come to the fore in his dermal abrasion/facelift job on Liszt's ugly mug. It's amazing what the Healing Tool can do! and the change of expression is just right - no wonder he looks so happy. Great work, BJ. The first Challenge entry from CWBasset is a real cracker. The sheet music is well judged behind him, and the couple of bars of score tie the background and foreground together well. A couple of suggestions: firstly, the shirt jumps out and looks unreal. You have to be really careful when colouring to make sure you don't go over-bright and spoil the effect; always look at it with a critical eye, and be prepared to lower the saturation significantly if it doesn't blend in. And personally, I'd have distorted the music vertically rather than horizontally, so it wrapped more like a ribbon from front to back. But a really good first entry - I particularly like the smirk! When you think about it, I suppose Liszt was the Ozzy Osbourne of his day - brash, showy, talented, with his own reality TV show. OK, I made the last bit up, but John White's entry does put our perceptions of musicians into perpsective. Same comment as for CWBasset: that jacket's far too dazzling, even for Ozzy! And is it just me, or does the lettering look raised, rather than incised? Nice idea, John, but the separate elements need to blend together more! Final entry this week is from maiden, and a real cracker it turned out to be. Fantastic wood wrapping on the figure, with really well chosen textures. As with MJ's entry, above, I'd have shifted the texture behind the right collar slightly; and I agree, the shirt is a little awkward. Seems that shirt's been bothering everyone this week! Entertaining work all round, folks. |