The "how would you edit this photo" game.

Absolute stonker Nick. Well done. :thumbs: lets be having the next one then :)
 
well done (again) ZeroCool (again) :thumbs:
 
A really well deserved first place there Nick. There was sone great humour in this lot, and some really well done pictures. But that image wouldn't look out of place in a gallery of modern art.

Well done.:thumbs:
 
Well done all that entered, some great edits! And a big congrats to St-ephen, CrazyJay and that bloody ZeroCool geeza who now has a real name of Nick ;)

Count me in on the next one, although Nick has disappeared and still not posted the next pic :lol:
 
Pork said:
Nick I’m sure we would all be very grateful if you could describe what you did to make your edit. Maybe even post up the other images you used? Thanks. :)
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Ahh thanks very much guys!

Ok ill give you a run down of some key tools/features used to create that image!

1. Cut & Paste - I used the lasso tool with 1px feather to cut and paste the image of the people cheering - this gives you a little more flexibility and stops all jagged edges - then just use the soft eraser to remove bits you dont want. Also use the LAYER >> MATTING >> DEFRINGE/REMOVE WHITE
2. Colouring - This is done last, i did it for the two main layers (the background and my merged additional layers - IMAGE >> ADJUSTMENT >> B&W - then click TINT. Doing it this way you are able to adjust sliders for different colours after the tint - this makes it easier to match the original layer.
3. Ropes - again i used a 1px feather lasso to pinch bits of rope from other photos. I then pasted to a new layer, and used the Free Transform mode on the selection to bend and curve them to my liking. I duplicated this to join some together, then merged the layers to create longer ropes and duplicated again. The ropes around the nose and tusks/horns were another image of a wrapped rope simply cut pasted and transformed as above.
4. Finer detail - I honestly believe that the more subtle an edit the better it comes out, less is more and all that. I edited an arm of the guy holding the front rope, spun it around so hes holding it, and wrapped ropes around its legs, if i didnt have the idea and elaborate on it whilst playing it wouldnt be what it is now.
5. Photo texture - This was the neat trick. What i did was found a picture of a rusty wall on google, then i opened it in CS5, Saved it as a .PSD file and used the Texturizer (FILTER >> TEXTURE >> TEXTURIZER) and loaded that as the texture. Gives it a nice old feeling!
6. Framing - Framing adds a nice effect, do it by increasing the canvas using background and then again using foreground (if bg is white and fg is black etc). Ive saved this as a Macro in CS5 so it does it with a touch of a button now.

Pork said:
And on the plus side as Nicks choosing a new image for us all to deface, it also means hes out of entering the next edit, giving us all a fair crack at winning. :lol:
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I might sign up as a different name and then edit it ;) mwahahah
 
son of a
dont dilly dali man
get a pic up


yawn well done then ;)
 
Ok... something random for you then to get stuck in to!

Nothing like a pic of a stately house... or an animal... or?

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I try to refrain from commenting on photos ive posted for editing, but these are great :D
 
Spice Girls in new Sol campaign!

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new2me said:
Spice Girls in new Sol campaign!

have to wonder what goes through people's minds when doing this when u start think of the spice girls lol.........
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quick play with define pattern and define brush..

British Culture

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First attempt doing something like this.

Someone appears to have drunk them all and replaced them with water...
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The response has been a bit slow for this one ... you all bottled it? :beer:
 
Hmm. Not too happy with my effort this time round. Due to other commitments I'm going to be a bit erratic for the next week and a bit, so may or may not participate.

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Here is my effort , on the backshift so kinda doing this in the morning which seems a bit strange :D

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wiggy1983 said:
have to wonder what goes through people's minds when doing this when u start think of the spice girls lol.........
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Not a 2nd contribution to this particular challenge, but I thought i'd better make my own musical tastes a bit more clear ;)

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i'm away from home with no photoshop til sunday night so i'll be sitting this one out





just didnt want you to think i'd bottled it :coat:
 
Yes mate, not seen your name before but thats impressive!
 
So are you James but you keep showing up! :P

Amazing what people can pull off from a dull picture when thinking outside of the box...
 
Andy, i love it......but where have i seen that picture before.... :suspect::thinking:
 
Well its that time again...

Runner up : Scottie with this. I actually love it - so much detail i can see you even cut through the gaps in the Sol logo to show the boat behind and the rope tie at the top is perfect. If i could award you joint first i would!

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This has to be the Winner. Well done Andy, i can see some serious attention to detail there - very original and weird but i love it! Good on you for thinking outside the box on this one...

AndyB1976 said:
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Thanks Nick, really enjoyed this one. Spent 2 days thinking what i could do :bang:

Congratulations Andy, as Nick said 'very original and weird', but very good. Well deserved fella :clap:
 
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