Graphic Challenge

[Jade Dragon]

Hey, Glad to see some activity here again.

We haven't had one of these for a while. So here's the rules.

1) Only use PSP or PS & equivelent (no 3d rendering or model programs)

2) The image must contain Moon and Water. Whether you use this as an object or effect is up to you.

3) Can use any photo or plugin to achive image, May contain as many (or as few) other objects or effects as long as you can tell Moon and water do appear in it.

4) Must have a Quote or Statment of what you are trying to achieve, the program(s) used, and the major plugins used.

5) Judging will be by everyone on these categories. On a score of 1-10 : 10 being the best

Orginallity << stretch your imagination
Use of Plugins << most effective use of plugins to create visual enhancements.
Concept << Does your image achive the concept or desired effect?
Recognized Moon & Water << Can reconize that Moon and Water was used in the image
Overall Image Result << Well put together design.


6) One "final" entry per person. You can change your entry up to Midnight PST May 9th.

You have two weeks, judging will be posted on May 10th.

Please post your submissions in this thread. Good Luck!

=)
Jade
Edit: add Rule #6

[TERRELL]

Sounds great..I'll submit my entry soon!!! :)




On another note:
Jade,Delete that other thread I posted with the other challenge

[paulselhi]

TERREL !!! !!! don't do it...save the third dimension :o

[muijefr]

Best viewed at 1024x768. Mostly done in 2D using PSP and me. Later: I threw in some PSP lighting studio: effect/illumination/lights to achieve some transparency of the boat sails.

http://www.the-ebiz.net/forum/severalmoons.html

View @ 800x600 (http://www.the-ebiz.net/forum/800x600.html) : click once to get there - click twice to get back

:p

[paulselhi]

Can use any photo or plugin to achive image,

so can we say incorporate an image made in a 3d prog into a photoshop composition ?

[Bloodshot]

Originally posted by muijefr

Best viewed at 1024x768. Mostly done in 2D using PSP and me.

http://www.the-ebiz.net/forum/severalmoons.html

View @ 800x600 (http://www.the-ebiz.net/forum/800x600.html) : click once to get there - click twice to get back

:p

Those are some mighty big birds :p

[muijefr]

Those are some mighty big birds

They are modeled after the Arabic Al-ghattAs Albatross. A kind of sea eagle that may weigh 22 lbs and have a 7 foot wind span. However, those items closest to the viewer/observer may appear larger than they are. They seem very large when held in front of one face.

:p

[paulselhi]

7 foot wind span

no chilli beans for this birdy ;)

[Jade Dragon]

Originally posted by paulselhi
so can we say incorporate an image made in a 3d prog into a photoshop composition ?

No, no 3d rendering programs allowed. You can only use photos and plugins, not renderings from 3d programs. You may also draw whatever shapes, lines, or objects with in the programs listed.

** We'll do another 3D challenge after this one. Open to all programs.**

=)
Jade

EDIT: clarify my answer.

[muijefr]

I added a moon and changed the moons appearance to look more moony. I was going to submit some additional entries using some plug-ins/filters.

I'm back!



This was done with my favorite paint filter and PSP. No moon but it does have a tree:

http://www.the-ebiz.net/forum/skynwater.html

As near as I can tell the fantastic "paint engine" is still free:
http://www.fantasticmachines.com/html/paint_engine.htm

For those not familiar with paint machines I suggest you start with an image copy, paint the copy as you like, then use the original to layer back the level of detail you want.

:D

[Bad Hair Day]

Originally posted by muijefr

I added a moon and changed the moons appearance to look more moony.

:D
Talking about moons.........








(_._)

Welcome back.

BHD

[Jade Dragon]

You can show all your works, but you will have to chose only one "final" entry to be judged.


BHD,

lol! you know my "moon" & "water" can be viewed from an entirely different perspective. Which was not my intention for this contest. :p

=)
Jade

[muijefr]

You can show all your works

Well, don't have the time or inclination but your rules just got modified.

:p

[muijefr]

Talking about moons.........

Now that's what he's talking about I believe they call that the thinking man's moon.

[Jade Dragon]

Originally posted by muijefr


Well, don't have the time or inclination but your rules just got modified.

:p

Well you were posting quite a few there, weren't you. I didn't want the compitition to be overwhelmed with your great submissions.

:D
Jade

[muijefr]

I didn't want the compitition to be overwhelmed with your great submissions

Oh, ya that competition, overwhelming! BHD has the best moon so far.

[Jade Dragon]

My Entry. (http://www.jadeadragon.com/gallery/view_photo.php?full=1&set_albumName=album01&id=Image1)

Paths of Exploration.

Used images from Hubble and AmistadAmerica. All done with Paint Shop Pro7. Used "fire" tube to create the water path for the ship. And a simple ripple effect to create the rings. Different techniques included: Shadowing, Overlay, Hardlight, Softlight, Burn, and Colorize.


~~~~~~~~~~

=)
Jade

[Cabinetmaker]

My simple although stimulating image combining the beauty of earth with that of space

Sun Setting on the Moon (http://www.gmtachess.com/moonandwater.html)

Please judge the 1024x768 image (http://www.gmtachess.com/moon/moonwaterlarge.jpg)

Nice entry btw Jade Dragon. Me likes.

[komik]

Mine was actually used as a print ad that I did for a company. I used the idea of the graphics challenge and actually designed an ad for a local ATV company to put on postcards that they sent out for advertisement. I changed the titles to protect the innocent and so I wouldn't get in trouble if my client seen this....:)

Mine isn't as elaborate as those I have seen posted. This is more geared toward advertisement for a magazine.

Anyways the entire picture, except the one image of the quad was generated from a couple of tutorials from some of the books that I have.

Moon Surface (http://www.zldesigns.com/images/moon-surface.jpg)

I have another one of some bacteria that came out pretty cool too.

[Jade Dragon]

One week to go!

Let's see those Images!

=)
Jade

[paulselhi]

well as you all know i have the artistic talent of a drugged wharthog but i thought i'd have aplay with this game

Now this is really chintzy but i just have no flair for design at all and if there isn't a tree, waterfall, lake or mountain then i am lost !!

A Wet Dragon (http://www.wanbridge.net/stuff/mydrag3.jpg)

I got the dragon from the site which has Jades mystery greek/roman coulmns - is this yours Jade ?

Moon from Nasa - who else ?

Simple layers

The water ? well i added some rain from particle effect

Put together in photoshop

[(jj)]

Ok, here's my meager entry



Come on people, if I can get brave enough to post mine, it's time for everyone to step up to the plate :)

[Croc Hunter]

I was thinking basic elements like earth wind and fire.

So here's my simple Moonwater (http://www.users.bigpond.com/streetsie/Thrillseekers/Friends_n_Links/Webmasters/Graphics/graphics.html)

[paulselhi]

Hey Croc H love the MSC site and you use Netobj - as you may well have gathered by now i am a NO fan !!!

[satis]

Since everyone else is getting in on it, I figured I may as well contribute. :) I call mine Watermoon (to be mildly different). heh.

watermoon (http://clankiller.com/stuff/watermoon.jpg)

I can put up the un-jpged, full size one if required. Original size is 1024x1600 though. :/ Anyway, I used Paint Shop Pro.

[(jj)]

GREAT JOB Satis

Love the effects :)

[paulselhi]

satis that is excellent, if you used 3d i will start building a brycien wax efigy :D

[satis]

:D Thanks guys, I appreciate the compliments. I started tinkering in PSP, and next thing I knew 2 hours were gone. No 3d, though. I promise it's all 100% based on real pics. I can post the originals if need be. :) Well, the "originals" I ripped off google image search, but I swear they're all actual photographs. :p I still want that wax effigy though. hehe

[Wyndra]

Mine looks kinda flat comparatively:eek:

Combined my poster assignment with the challenge.

Concert Posterhttp://venturaartistsunion.org/soundproofsound.html

Just Photoshop, stock moon pic with my own digital of the shoreline.

Anyway, it took my mind off my doomed catalog project.:)

[Cabinetmaker]

Wyndra:

You might want to link your image from you server (http://venturaartistsunion.org/moon.jpg) instead of from your c: drive :cool:

-or-

Give us access to your C: drive. :p

[paulselhi]

nice work wyndra i could really do with that beach right now,

that reminds me there is a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse coming up soon as well as mercury passing acrosss the face of the sun !!! good omens ?

[Bad Hair Day]

Originally posted by Jade Dragon


Please post your submissions in this thread. Good Luck!


No PS, PSP or plugins....

Vector image created in Xara Studio:

www.bad-hair-day.com/grfx/night.jpg

Can you spot the deliberate mistake?

:)

BHD

P.S. You've had ten days, TERRELL.........

;)

[(jj)]

Well, I can't see any mistakes deliberate or otherwise.

All I see is a great piece of work that I could sit and look at all day :) It's the kind of piece that I feel is very calming and lets a persons mind wander off to far distant places.

My problem is that my mind wanders off and forgets to come back :D

[satis]

Nice work Wyndra. I like it, and think it probably took more time and talent then mine probably did. :) How do you write on the sand like you did?

BHD, I like that too. Hmmm...is the "mistake" the fact there's no moon reflection?

[Wyndra]

Transform>Skew
I use it alot to "unskew" angled shots of paintings.
And my new favorite layer attribute>Stroke.

Glad I could play.:)

[TERRELL]

Maaaannnnnn,This entries look so good!!! I gotta get going with what I'm coming with...If I don't submit anything this contest..I'll make sure to be up & at em for the next one...I had a design going but I threw it away cuz I didn't like how it was looking....

On anonther note:
BHD,Your deliberate mistake came in where the rules said you were to use PS or PSP and no 3D rendering programs..You used Xara :p
Still looks good though....Agree with what Jack said..It sets a mood :)

[Bad Hair Day]

Originally posted by (jj)
Well, I can't see any mistakes deliberate or otherwise.
Look at the ship's reflection, Jack. It's the original flipped top to bottom...........

Then I flipped it left to right, and shortened a couple of spars for devilment.

:)

My problem is that my mind wanders off and forgets to come back :D
I too tend to suffer from senile......er.........

:rolleyes:

BHD

[Bad Hair Day]

Originally posted by TERRELL
If I don't submit anything this contest..I'll make sure to be up & at em for the next one...
That's some cop out..........

;)

BHD

[Jade Dragon]

Hey, come on Terrell! You have one more day, you can submit something, right?

:D
Jade

[TERRELL]

Who said I wasn't gonna show!?

Here's my entry ;)

Simply Beautiful (http://www.sporadicdesigns.com/beauty.jpg)

100% PS-7,A small collage of images...

[satis]

mrowr... simply lickable.

[Xinil]

Rofl, just had to throw the chick in there. :p

[uno1]

I just made this from photos found on the web with PS.
I don't know of any meaning just decided to take a different approach :D

http://www.uno1.net/moon.jpg

[Jade Dragon]

Hahaha!

Love it Uno! :D I'd say that was a bit different!


Just a reminder I'll post a Judging thread soon. So any last minute entries? You have about 5.5 hours left to go. Contest ends midnight board time (PST).

=)
Jade

[satis]

lol, pretty good Uno. :) We've got some people of talent on these boards. I think we should have these contests more often.

[uno1]

Just a little different angle of the rules, good to open my mind every once in a while i guess:D

[TERRELL]

Originally posted by satis
I think we should have these contests more often.
Agree...Jade,lets keep these contests going....:)