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Posted on 12/08/22 07:48:34 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Re: Challenge 918: Summer holiday
OK I got bored, found 2 entries that I started but didn't finish or post (I did use part of 1 in a later Challenge.  |
Posted on 12/08/22 07:49:31 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Posted on 13/08/22 11:17:10 PM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 2820 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 918: Summer holiday
Excellent work everyone! |
Posted on 13/08/22 11:41:44 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: Challenge 918: Summer holiday
Oh no! Steve is lost and by the look of that wheel also stuck in the burning pine forests of France! 
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Posted on 15/08/22 10:38:22 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: Challenge 918: Summer holiday
Things are getting hot for Steve!
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Posted on 16/08/22 12:40:34 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 2634 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 918: Summer holiday
Tired of the Quad-bikes and to escape Michael's raging firestorms, Steve rents a Learjet and heads for home... 
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Posted on 16/08/22 1:12:43 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Posted on 16/08/22 5:22:26 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4939 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 918: Summer holiday
Pure silliness .........  _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 16/08/22 8:44:34 PM |
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michael sinclair
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Re: Challenge 918: Summer holiday
They have found Steve and are currently rehydrating him.
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Posted on 17/08/22 05:33:01 AM |
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Mariner
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Posted on 19/08/22 08:31:11 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Challenge 918: Summer holiday
First to fire up the quad bike was DavidMac, neatly inserting me into an Indian family’s outing. I seem to be going downhill rather more than the rest of them, but otherwise it’s a good fit. I like the sand dune leap in the second entry, although you do need to muddy up those wheels to make them the same colour as the others. The toy quad in the third entry is splendid! The reflection is particularly impressive. The fourth entry is glorious - and you even managed to get Carol on the back! Fabulous. That Möbius-like construction in the fifth entry must have been a nightmare to model - I can’t even begin to imagine how you’d do it. But a really beautiful result: the shading is especially enjoyable. I’ve never seen a three-dimensional Möbius strip before - although since the standard 2D twisted strip is of course a three-dimensional object, does that make this four-dimensional? Fascinating to see the schematic, too. And at last! Gnomes! A rapid zoom-past from lwc, witnessed only by the parrot. The action is almost too fast to catch, but couldn’t we do with some spraying sand? A very fine animation in the second entry, with good bike jiggle and a pleasing wobble of the head. So interesting how convincing that scrolling background can be. A bit of a tooquilos-like world tour in the third entry, with the quad scooting around three locations. I like how the pauses build anticipation. The fourth entry works really well, with the quad just visible in the distance before it nears us. It should get rather bigger in the final few frames, though. The Jurassic Park setting the fifth entry is fun, especially the animated T Rex. And the sixth entry - exit, pursued by flying saucer! The subtle motion of the Lear jet in the seventh entry is excellent, really giving it the sense of flying. I’m not sure the second jet is needed. I like how Mariner has used a shot of the quayside at La Rochelle, with the quad fitting perfectly half on the road and half on the pavement (which explains its slight tilt). A well-judged shadow, too. I like the new treehouse in the revisit of the second entry, and rather wish I’d built it along those lines - the original has now been reclaimed by nature. The merging of two Challenges from 2007 and 2008 in the third entry produces a great result: Joe’s uniform is stunning. Have to say, though, that’s a really unappealing dress/shoe combination. The revisited Founding Fathers Challenge from 2005 in the fourth entry is a true masterpiece: perfect matching of characters and setting, excellent interaction between them, great shadows. As so often your colours are a little over-saturated, but I’ll forgive that for an entry as appealing as this. An element of danger from Ben Boardman, who has placed the quad in a jungle setting. It’s neatly immersed in the surf, and fits perfectly into its surroundings. Perhaps a crocodile needed in the water to accentuate the sense of danger? There’s something very touching about the revisited second entry, matching a Smurf with an entirely more animal-looking creature. And the robot Charlie Brown in the third entry is truly gorgeous. A well-chosen sand dune setting from Vibeke, and the flurry of sand around the quad works really well. I like the extra quad at the back, giving it perspective. Interesting to see the map, but two and a half hours to go to the beach? That shows dedication. Immaculate work from Frank, the quad looking perfect in its new setting, with just the right amount of flying dust and debris. The new T shirt is a great fit. Fantastic, Frank. A monster truck from michael sinclair, using the two-framer concept to tremendous effect. I know you’ve done a lot of these, Michael, but this one really stands out: those two frames give an impressive sense of continuous motion. Not sure about the square shadow, though. I like the rolling smoke in the second entry, and the subtly twisted front wheel. A fun animation in the third entry. Why do the flames in the fourth entry shrink after they’ve grown? I think these are a little misjudged, Although the flowing water is impressive. I laughed at Ant Snell’s entry, with a huge-wheeled quad landing on a car roof. Is that water spraying out under the car? If so, why? If not, why is it white? The hand is a neat addition, but I’m trying to work out what position the owner could have been in for it to stick out at that angle. It looks like a desert setting from tooquilos, complete with flying dust. A great series of settings in the animated version - I particularly like the snowbound entries. Sticking my head on the live action footage half way through works really well, and I like the way you’ve zoomed in on the bikes to avoid having to spin the wheels. Great Sphinx destruction, and the 3D tracking around the stationary bike is extraordinary. And I did like the Mad Max entry! It’s Downton time for Josephine Harvatt, with my quad disrupting a peaceful afternoon tea setting. Ha! Good stuff. You’ve all been productive in my absence! |
Posted on 19/08/22 09:07:36 AM |
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Mariner
Renaissance Mariner Posts: 2820 Reply |
Re: Challenge 918: Summer holiday
Steve, I hope you had a good holiday. Thanks for the excellent critique, I really enjoyed doing these three. As you say, the colours of the figures in the tavern are ovoer-saturated - it's just the way i like them. It makes the picture look more painterly "...lthat’s a really unappealing dress/shoe combination...." The shoes are supposed to be glass slippers, they look ok to me. As for the dress, well, she was supposed to be a bit of a scrubber, wasn't she!? |
Posted on 19/08/22 09:48:58 AM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 4939 Reply |
Re: Challenge 918: Summer holiday
Hope you had a good time in France and have returned with a car full of potential 'curiaux' material. I suppose Brexit may have made importing them a bit harder. I had fun with these Steve! Completely missed the muddy wheels in the second. Silly of me. I hope Carol does not mind the mockery. She looks like someone who would take it in good spirit. She's in the Chinese mall too. Since I only have the one picture (in which lower legs and hands are all missing - so not easy to use) I think she is fairly safe from further abuse. The secret of modelling the möbius is isometric (orthogonal) projection. Although it has three dimensional axes it has no vanishing points and parallels do not converge. This means that things closer to 'camera' are the same size as things further away enabling me to join foreground to background in photoshop in a completely illegal manner. Strangely the simple looking schematic was far, far harder to produce than the image. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 19/08/22 10:25:06 AM |
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Ben Boardman
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Re: Challenge 918: Summer holiday
The crocodile is on your right Steve under the green fronds. |
Posted on 19/08/22 10:45:50 AM |
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Frank
Eager Beaver Posts: 1579 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 918: Summer holiday
Thanks Steve, welcome back, was going to animate but not much time in the SHORT summer months - I'd rather be fishing. |
Posted on 19/08/22 12:44:49 PM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 2634 Reply |
Re: Challenge 918: Summer holiday
I agree, it was mainly an exercise to learn how the new animation tool is used along with older versions. Thanks Steve... |
Posted on 21/08/22 00:00:17 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2152 Reply  |
Re: Challenge 918: Summer holiday
Thanks Steve, "two and a half hours to go to the beach? That shows dedication." It's about the journey, not the destination. You would be crazy to go swimming there. For swimming, we have lovely safe beaches 10 minutes drive from home. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
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