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Challenge Arena F.A.Q (Last Updated: 2024 Sep 09 4:57 am)
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1st gunsan 2nd anniemation 3rd chohol And yes shemia you can vote :O) Sandy
Sandy
An imagination can create wonderful things
SndCastie's Little
Haven
Ohhh . . . so many great entries . . . 1st TwoPynts - I know the photo of your daughter isn't for the challenge but you are getting a vote for it anyway! Wonderful effect. 2nd Shabetei - both an image and writing, the image made me think of the Velveteen Rabbit, great job! 3rd FractalChemist - wonderful photo.
1 - gunsan (pick one!) :) 2 - anniemation 3 - chohole Tough choices, they are all worthy.
Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations
Great challenge, terrific entries.....difficult choice. OK I will go this way. 1st Gunsan dragonfly 2nd Netsia Dance of the air 3rd Twopynts Bottlebrush tree. I got it down to 5 and then threw them up in the air and picked 3. :-)
The greatest part of wisdom is learning to developĀ the ineffable genius of extracting the "neither here nor there" out of any situation...."
Forgot to say which one on Gunsan lol it is the first image :)
Sandy
An imagination can create wonderful things
SndCastie's Little
Haven
Added note: I'm working at 2000 pixels square, final flakes will be maybe 800 pixels... I'll try to keep the file size down so the bundle will slip through the mails. And these will be for you to use in any way you want (sleigh ornaments, textures on an ice queen's dress, whatever), just don't sell them as is, or claim them as yours. Carolly
I guess you vote by posting here...
My top 3 choices:
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able to know ourselves fully as we
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This we can do only if we are not
angry with our critics but will take in good
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say." - Ghandi
Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations
Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations
Carolly - In message 64, I see the mulberry and the warm gold on the bottom two. That's on my PC at work, which almost always shows things darker than my PC at my house. The gold on the second batch looks antique gold to me. So I guess my computer is calibrated the same as your Mac. TwoPynts - lovely flowers. Thank you for posting. :)
Are those going to be freestuff flakes Carolly? The are really quite good. A snowflake from hell would be a fun touch. ;]
Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations
My PC shows warm gold on first batch and antique gold on second batch. :O)
Sandy
An imagination can create wonderful things
SndCastie's Little
Haven
The greatest part of wisdom is learning to developĀ the ineffable genius of extracting the "neither here nor there" out of any situation...."
TwoPynts, Not regular Freestuff... ONLY for people who have participated in this thread. :) Just drop me an email or IM with your email addy. I have to be careful what I suggest: I mentioned fuzzy pink mohair snowflakes and got a positive response. :sigh: OK, don't be surprised if there is an escapee from a very warm place. ;^) Dialyn and SndCastie, Thanks, the monitor on the Mac is 5 years old, whereas this monitor is at least 8. I'm working with beveling and chiseling and texturing to get both icy and almost-melting-wet effects. Folks can colorshift on their end, but I was hoping that what I was seeing was right on my end. Pam, That beaded crystal effect is actually one of the types of snowflakes. It takes about 15 minutes for one to form as it moves around inside the cloud. They sometimes get coated in rime to the point where they look like granulated jewels (think Greek goldwork). Besides Bentley's wonderful old images, Libbrecht has a couple of modern books where they are photograghed under colored lights which shows a bit more of their depth and structure. I can easily visualize those beaded on a scarf or shawl to wear to winter parties. I have a couple of beaded items; handwash but very special. ;) Carolly
Carolly, that was the effect I was aiming at, but wanted to get a more ice like feel to it, just can't quite work it out. I have several of these snowflake blanks to try. Another may look better. Do you know I never actually thought of beadwork as a subject for "delicate" I could have scanned in one of my handmade bead items. Mind you at the moment I am caught between 2 PC's. An using the new one and transferring stuff from the old which is a slow process. Haven't even got the scanner connected up yet.....gotta go find some new drivers, as I have updated my OS to winXP at long last.
The greatest part of wisdom is learning to developĀ the ineffable genius of extracting the "neither here nor there" out of any situation...."
Ooooh, it is drenched in an EVIL GLOW! ;o] Thanks for those flakes Carolly. I haven't opened the email yet but I see it there. =')
Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations
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OOh I do like the effect you have on the blue one in the last set. How did you do that? Carolly, if you are having trouble giving people this file because of size, have you tried yousendit? Link above. They send the person a link to download the file, so its just like e-mail only easier for big files because the recipient is actually downloading, rather than receiving a file. Another good site for allowing only certain people to download is file factory. I use that one for limited downloads, only people you give the link to can download. I must send you my e-mail addy, but I know I cannot receive files this size, hence why we find the above two sites useful.The greatest part of wisdom is learning to developĀ the ineffable genius of extracting the "neither here nor there" out of any situation...."
Pam, I've looked over the yousendit site and aside from placing cookies, they appear fine. Sometimes if I have to take a cookie to get to a report or news article, I'll go into the computer and just delete it when done. So, send me your preferred addy, I'll try yousendit, and we'll see how this works! ************************** As to the "bluesteel" flake, in PhotoShop 6, under Layer Styles: Inner bevel, smooth, 200%; a custom gloss contour (almost the mirror of #10); color dodge highlight and multiply shadow with light and dark blues... this gives a metallic look. The bevel contour is straight, the texture is nubby (you can use clouds or crystals, just reduce the depth so it doesn't overwhelm the structure). Satin is bright blue, overlay, the contour is #9 inverted. Color is sky blue, normal, at 23% opacity. Gradiant is the yellow-to-blue pastel, normal, 100% opacity, radial... you can play with scale to shift the gradiant in and out. :) Apply that to a white selection, and you should get something close.:) I'll try different blending modes or scaling depths or adding noise... and when I stumble on a style I like, even if it won't work for the project at hand, I'll save it off to the style palette. Even if I don't quite know what is going on mathematically with the functions, recognizing neat effects is easy! Carolly
Thank you Dialyn and Carolly..I have been a little burnt out latly.......mostly because I have a 19 month old "granddaughter" Who demands so much of my time that I don't have time for myself. When-ever I go to the computer, she want's to be right there, and she really doesn't have any interest in our "posts" let alone anyone else"s! LOL! I love her "dearly" but I have to admit........she is, Sometimes a big pain in the arse! LOL!
well, to start off with, we have a couple forum firsts: Everyone who entered the challenge this time (if I added/kept tract correctly) got at least one vote! Awesome. Just shows how good ALL the entries were !! Secondly: we have one entrant who came in 3 places. Very cool!! And last: Every place has at least one entrant, so theyre all ties except first place! So, on with the counts: Tied for seventh place: (one point each) fractalchemist SndCastie Tresamie Tied for sixth place: (two points each) mommavelvet9999 netsia Tied for fifth place: (three points each) gunsan shemia Tied for forth place: (six points each) gunsan mplogue Tied for third place: (seven points each) TwoPynts Shabetei Tied for second place: (nine points each) gunsan anniemation And, in first place, with 10 points: Chohole. Congratulations to everyone !! Every entry was worthy of winning. It was also great to see some poetry and the included visuals. The combination of fractal and photography is always an inspiration. As always: everyone who entered is a winner in my book :) Chohole, if you would, please start a new thread with Februarys theme.
The doctor says I have way too much blood in my caffeine system.
This was so much fun....a very hearty congrats to Chohole who deserved the win. I think all of the entries were incredibly "Delicate" and deserved the "honourable mentions". Thank you for letting me know of this challenge dialyn (posting in the fractal forum). I would love to enter the February challenge so I'm sure I will be back. :o) Helen
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Pam has started a new theme... at the link. :)This site uses cookies to deliver the best experience. Our own cookies make user accounts and other features possible. Third-party cookies are used to display relevant ads and to analyze how Renderosity is used. By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our Terms of Service, including our Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy.
I'm just awestruck at how wonderful each of them is... beautiful, delicate work. :)