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Posted on 06/09/21 09:43:06 AM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
This is the best I can do this week (The Kaiser ) as I have raging toothache, so no animation I'm sad to say 
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Posted on 06/09/21 2:26:17 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 2634 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 873: Eyes On The Prize
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Posted on 06/09/21 3:10:05 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
consumate!!! Loyd 
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Posted on 06/09/21 3:42:30 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4941 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
Owing to rather too much fondness for anabolic steroids the good reverend suffered from a bad case of molluscular overdevelopment.  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 07/09/21 3:02:12 PM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
Repulsive, David, but clever. |
Posted on 07/09/21 4:06:37 PM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
It is a bit. I had hoped for sort of entertainingly repulsive ...... or is that an oxymoron?  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 08/09/21 03:44:05 AM |
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Mariner
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"Look, Éloise, this one is still moving!"
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Posted on 08/09/21 10:21:37 AM |
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DavidMac
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Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
He moves astonishingly well into casual attire and a modern context. I could happily go and join them right now! Very nice, although I can't help spotting a teeny perspective hiatus on the left hand building. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 08/09/21 1:03:14 PM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
Sorry about that. I am still not perfect!  |
Posted on 08/09/21 2:37:41 PM |
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Frank
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Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
To start - it must in snail week ! Loyd - nice renditions, good work Anna - Love the snail car, nice work, very unique and out of the box idea Vibeke - amazing snails, nicely placed David - Love the :" S Car Go" Michael - nice and take care of that toothache - blast it away Mariner - what David said, looks good though As for me , completely wandered in the dark: http://vimeo.com/600237126 |
Posted on 09/09/21 2:40:45 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 2634 Reply |
Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
Mariner - Great idea, very nice! Frank - Thank you! Halloween is on the horizon, good one! |
Posted on 09/09/21 3:52:21 PM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
Thanks Frank, Loyd. |
Posted on 10/09/21 08:17:43 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6835 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
First to animate the Reverend this week was lwc, with an absolutely charming approach to bringing the photo to life. The subtle head and hand movements are spot on, and I really like the different speeds of the snails. And I enjoyed the second entry, with its youthful Egerton - a fine head of hair. Small suggestion: make the frame narrower so that his thumb is behind it, which would make the holding gesture more natural. 
More twitching snails in the third entry, and this time the interest is all in the eyes. Very nicely done: the blink is especially good. It’s Egerton at his desk from tooquilos, with a rather splendid lightning in a jar and an excellent laboratory setting. Not sure why there’s a car on the desk, though. Ah - the animated version explains everything. What an amazing model! Brilliant! I enjoyed looking at DavidMac's Mollusc Market, despite the notable lack of Egertons. I would indeed love it there - but I’d need an extra house to store everything I wanted to buy! And thanks for bringing lwc's joke to life - cute. As for the shell man entry - brilliant, but seriously uncomfortable to look at. I mean, I have to marvel at the ingenuity and artistry; but as someone who’s always disliked Archimboldo I found this one hard to warm to. As Mariner said - repulsive, but clever. Giant snails from Vibeke, fitting neatly into the scene. I like the way you’ve remodelled the hands to hold them - ingenious! And great that you found three different views of the snail. Not a mollusc in sight, but a decidedly more military Egerton from michael sinclair. He does suit the costume well, and I like how you’ve modified his whiskers to make the moustache. You’ve inadvertently sliced his ears off during the haircut procedure, but maybe that’s just a casualty of war. Hope your toothache clears up soon, Michael. A beautiful scene from Mariner, who has updated the Rev to the present day and given him, appropriately, a dish of escargots. It’s a stunning piece of work, a fantastic composition combined with immaculate Photoshop skills. Glorious. As DavidMac points out, though, the building on the left is at the wrong perspective, in two ways. First, the horizontals should match the horizontals of the balcony railings (they’re sloping down to the left, rather than to the right); and since we can see the left edge of the railings pointing into rather than out of the image, shouldn’t we also be able to see the right hand side of that far building? A haunting animation from Frank, with subtle movements and drama that’s almost all in the eyes. Since you have a visible light source in the image, though, I’d suggest making the shadows on the Rev’s face match the light position (simply done by flipping the head); and a shadow on the wall behind him would tie it all together neatly:  |
Posted on 10/09/21 08:49:11 AM |
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Mariner
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Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
I see it now, Steve, David. Occasionally I cannot see the wood for the trees. Thanks, Steve, for the high praise. I continue to do my best. |
Posted on 10/09/21 10:03:11 AM |
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vibeke
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Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
Thank you Steve, I photographed my husbands hands which aren't as slender as our models. It was really difficult to get the hands twisted far enough the way he was sitting. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 10/09/21 11:01:42 AM |
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Frank
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Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
Thanks Steve, agree. With all the details it's easy to miss a few simple ones - I'm still in the early stages of learning all the facets of a fairly simple yet complex program. How did I do this scenario? |
Posted on 10/09/21 11:42:12 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4941 Reply |
Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
Dear God! Do I know that one? Photoshop tunnel vision is always waiting there to trap me! _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 10/09/21 11:47:17 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4941 Reply |
Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
Strangely, despite the obvious parallel, Archimboldo never crossed my mind at all!! I was simply playing on the pun "molluscular". Although rather unappetising, it was very interesting and challenging to do. Took me places I'd never been before. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 10/09/21 12:41:45 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 2634 Reply |
Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
Yes, that would work well. I find it interesting how we each visualize a scene. In my 'minds eye', I saw the framed picture simply resting on his lap and his hand remaining in a totally relaxed state. Thanks Steve, a most enjoyable challenge! |
Posted on 13/09/21 01:06:15 AM |
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tooquilos
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Re: Challenge 873: Reverend Mollusc
Thank you, Steve  _________________ Dorothy: "there's no place like home!" |
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