Gargoyle - Photoshop Contest [22 entries]

Winning entry, with a score of:

70.4%

Contest goal:

Download the provided image and manipulate it in any way you want. Good luck!

Status: finished. Check out the winners below!

Suggested by: kushpatel

Contest Moderator: Please read this forumpost about our PS contests http://www.pxleyes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5570 ( 5 years and 1487 days ago )

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i'll be back - created by Verikakis

Favs: 8

SBS: 8

Hi-res

Rank: 1/22

Score: 70.4% (41)

12868 views

Only source image used (5 years and 1481 days ago)

24 Comments

Stone can melt too - created by Skogan

Favs: 4

SBS: 8

Hi-res

Rank: 2/22

Score: 68.4% (34)

11844 views

I was experimenting with a melting effect and thought it turned out pretty good. Using him as a Christmas ornament was just to get into the right Christmas spirit :)

There is a SBS if you are interested to know how it was made.

Critique is always welcome, good or bad. (5 years and 1481 days ago)

1 Source:

1: Background

22 Comments

CMYK46 says:

Great work on the lighting. Very believable image, and thorough SBS.

author says:

Thank you, glad you like it!

(5 years and 1481 days ago)

Verikakis says:

Great melting work !

author says:

Thanks!

(5 years and 1481 days ago)

buzzy says:

This is the kind of work that kept us going in the beginning , and the quality of work that will inspire us in the future. The magic here is the lighting, the idea is simplistic genius. Great piece.

author says:

This is the type of comment that I was striving for in the beginning and that will inspire me to improve in the future. Eloquent and motivating. Great comment!

(5 years and 1481 days ago)

Mambo5 says:

Fabulous job!! Good Luck to you!!

author says:

Thank you!

(5 years and 1481 days ago)

madamemonty says:

Terrific work, he doesn't look very happy at all ... Love the lighting and thank you for such an excellent SBS

author says:

I appreciate it and I am really glad you liked the SBS.

(5 years and 1480 days ago)

hereisanoop says:

Well crafted image.., excellent lighting and very realistic output. Good luck author

author says:

Thank you for your comment!

(5 years and 1480 days ago)

Drivenslush says:

Now who's going to clean up that mess?... hehehe, excellent

author says:

Thank you! There was actually a lottery with all the members and you won so you get the honors of cleaning up

(5 years and 1480 days ago)

Drivenslush says:

You know, I heard about a woman who swam across the English Channel three times, and when an interviewer asked her why she did it, she said, "I wanted to do something that was never done before."...

Stupid Woman! If she wanted to do something that has never been done before, she could have vacuumed my apartment.

(I stole that from Rita Rudner... shhhh! don't tell anyone.

(5 years and 1480 days ago)

George55 says:

I love the lighting too. Good work.

CorneliaMladenova says:

Beautiful. I have tried many times to melt things in Photoshop but all my results were more than awful

thefinalcut says:

Wow, great job! I can't say anything that wasn't already mentioned, but when I first saw it I thought you had made it into a candle. Well done.

George55 says:

Congratulations....

CMYK46 says:

Nice work, congrats!

hereisanoop says:

Congrats, Keep it up

Verikakis says:

Congrats !!

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Bertie, our clock on the square - created by robvdn

Favs: 1

SBS: n/a

Hi-res

Rank: 3/22

Score: 62.8% (25)

13744 views

(5 years and 1484 days ago)

7 Sources:

1: clock
2: sky
3: rooftops
4: metal
5: marble
6: shield
7: wood #2

19 Comments

Skogan says:

Nice job here. I have some things you might consider.

The hole in the clock is a bit flat, if you add some highlights to the inside I think the effect will be better, and make the edges just a little less sharp. Look at this picture as an example how to add some highlights:

http://www.conteches.com/portals/0/Images/applications/product-application-summary/73_Solid_Wall_Plastic_Pipe_Sanitary_Sewers.jpg

I would also warp the metal om the column to make it less flat, just warp it downwards slightly and add a little 3D effect.

On the flowers you can add some highlights on top and some shadows underneath to give them a bit more body.

It is a bit unclear where the light is coming from but I will grant you the artistic freedom

Good luck!

author says:

Thanks for your points, that's what you get when you work the whole night and want to finish rush rush.
You are right about the flowers & shadow, had them in a previous version so added them back. Some details where terrible, which I worked over. I notice I didn't do any PS work in the last 1.5 years, hard to get started again and get the inspiration back.

Reminder to myself: do not enter to quickly!

(5 years and 1484 days ago)

Skogan says:

Well done! It looks really nice now with the shield and your changes.

I would like to give you two more things to consider if you don't mind. I am not saying you should change it but it might be something to think about.

The edges of the flower shelf are very sharp now, just a tad softer would make it blend better with the surroundings I think.

The second thing is when you add a texture onto an object that is "3D", you want to make sure that a line is not going straight over two separate parts, like the line on the left should onto the wing, if you know what I mean?

Anyway, great chop, I really like it.

(5 years and 1484 days ago)

author says:

of course you are right... fixed them also...
Like I said before I haven't made a chop in 1.5 years and this one I really forced myself up on. Just must force myself to get in the flow again

(5 years and 1484 days ago)

Skogan says:

I am sure you are back in no time, it is obvious you have talent.

(5 years and 1484 days ago)

CMYK46 says:

Good job on the wood texture, but if that's supposed to be water, it needs a lot of work to look believable.
PS: I think you need a link to the wood texture.

Chuck says:

Nice Job!
And good idea!

pingenvy says:

Author, here is a really good tutorial for making water from scratch. http://www.tutorialwiz.com/water_on_tap

spaceranger says:

Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing.

(5 years and 1483 days ago)

scratzilla1 says:

I like this.. great work . gets points from me because it has a Viking shield. (I am a medieval swordfighter ) not sure if the white images are to look as if they are part of the shield or top dressing.

Over all great use of source image author.

Mambo5 says:

Nice! Good luck!

buzzy says:

Clean, Clear and Composed. Nice. The wood grain is great but the texture should respond to the surface contours to pull off depth. Sometimes a simple "displacement" filter will give it "that, edge."

CorneliaMladenova says:

Awesome work

Drivenslush says:

I have no idea why, but the PINK Viking shield gave me a huge case of the giggles. Kind of neat that you retained that color. Now reset the Clock to 4:20 (J/K). Super clean work and what Cornelia said

thefinalcut says:

Nicely done my friend! clean and tasty! Good luck.

JimLemon says:

A neat concept! Best of lucks, author!

George55 says:

Congratulations...

hereisanoop says:

Congrats Rob

Verikakis says:

Congrats!

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Santagoyale - created by buzzy

Favs: 1

SBS: n/a

Hi-res

Rank: 4/22

Score: 60% (20)

10676 views

Autospell had no idea how to handle that word! :) I took this "selfie" last year Christmas shopping. Just added the reindeer.

Thanks: Jason Holinger, Dvidshub, Erick Kilby, Hypergenesb (5 years and 1481 days ago)

4 Sources:

7 Comments

gargoyle - created by vertigo

Favs: 0

SBS: n/a

Hi-res

Rank: 5/22

Score: 59.4% (15)

10293 views

Thanks to all stock photo providers!
Stock photos used:
sky: http://www.deviantart.com/art/Storm-Cloud-Stock-210586378
sarcophagus: http://www.deviantart.com/art/Sarcophagus-03-293304744 (5 years and 1473 days ago)

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