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Photoshop Challenge Week #7


Zeealex

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here's to hoping i did this right :lol:

Very well done to all the participants in week #6 all your works were fantastic!
And thanks to Luna for hosting it!

I was given the honor by Belial, to choose this week's challenge :D yay!

This week's challenge is:
new wallpaper.jpg


--The themes of your wallpapers or large pieces are absolutely up to you so long as they aren't too profane, photo manipulations are good too :D

What you'll learn from them is:

--use of different tools and filters around your photoshop program

-lighting and blur effects

-overlaying textures onto the main image or vice versa

-different filter effects and how they are used

-how to create and install brushes to use in your final piece

-most of all, how to make your work really stand out from the crowd.

Tutorials:

this one should keep you all occupied:
http://www.tutorial9.net/tutorials/photoshop-tutorials/creating-the-windows-vista-lighting-effect/

and if you want a selection to choose from:
http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/photoshop-tutorials-wallpaper/


resources:
Brushes on Brusheezy

Fyre


i'll leave you to it, enjoy! :D

To start us off i havethis one, following the Vista Aura tutorial:
ubuntuart-1.jpg
 
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Paul

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Maybe you could put up the first as a for instance reference sample mate?
Also: theres a lot to choose from there, maybe pick any one to create from and title it as such.
Just a thought but great idea mate.

P.S. ALMIGHTY BELIAL i think not mate - we are all one and the same here.
 

Zeealex

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XD fair do's i'll get rid of a few bits n bobs :D
and change a few bits too.
 
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Paul

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Great stuff, now go find a mod to pin it up.
 

Hoogle

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cool picture Vafaan could not possibly have that as my wallpaper though lol way to Loud would never find my icons with that did you use a brush preset for the light painting or are you really that patient to do each 1 yourself
 

Vafann

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cool picture Vafaan could not possibly have that as my wallpaper though lol way to Loud would never find my icons with that did you use a brush preset for the light painting or are you really that patient to do each 1 yourself

I would probably have the patience Hoogleman, but I didn´t have to, I found light wisp pictures on that site I linked to yesterday, I used 3 different ones and messed around with them all over the place lol.
 

Zeealex

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i like it vafann, very creative.
am i still allowed to post up my images even though I'm this week's challenge starter? just a little curious
 
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Vafann

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i like it vafann, very creative.
am i still allowed to post up my images even though I'm this week's challenge starter? just a

Thank you Zeealex! And of course you can! You can post as many as you like, that´s what we all have done. :)
 

ibclare

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Nice Stuff! Good challenge Zeealex! I followed your Vista Aura tutorial. That was fun. Endless possibilities.
 

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