Sup.

I've turned Photoshop as "that thing I use to think", never focusing on projects, just screwing around.

I'm asking - how can I 'carve' things into stuff? Like say, my name in a bar of soap ala Fight Club? Do I just turn it into a blank canvas, type out my name into something carvable (like Impact), then add shadows etc. to make it seem in depth?

Or is there a better way?

At 1/11/09 10:39 PM, Peacekid wrote: Sup.

I've turned Photoshop as "that thing I use to think", never focusing on projects, just screwing around.

I'm asking - how can I 'carve' things into stuff? Like say, my name in a bar of soap ala Fight Club? Do I just turn it into a blank canvas, type out my name into something carvable (like Impact), then add shadows etc. to make it seem in depth?

Or is there a better way?

I dunno about having something raised from the soap like on fight club, but if you wanted it to look carved i suppose you could use a drop shadow and set the colour to a shade darker than the object you want it carved on. Set the distance far away so you can flatten the layer and erase the text without altering the shadow..

Lol, I just got photoshop and have learned a little bit. Id like to post some of the bettr pieces. Ones I either real like or used techiques Id just learned.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa291 /Torque_user/MasterchiefAttackscopy.jpg
This one was as you can see, I tried to make my own shadow, which failedish I think. Couldnt use the shadow he had in the pic cause it went in the wrong direction.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa291 /Torque_user/Sunglasses.jpg
Done for my friend for his bday. He likes slayer lol (hence the bald dude). This is showed me how to edit hair xD If not masterfully, just enough to pass it off xD That and I had to get the hair to look natural for the helmet. The Anthrohorse was a layer paste and slayer dude taught me the values of clicking on close lined things with the mag lasso. He was a bitch to cut out.

The one I have posted showed me how to morpf colors of diffrent items and how to make windows. I like it personally xD Course I like all of these. I have others but they are either too simple to describe my progress, or suck xD

Figures, I join when the club dies.

We ain't dead yet, Reno. Let's see if we can squeeze some life out of this bitch yet. and what better way to rejuvenate the old blood than by getting back to basics: a down-home good ol' fashioned photoshop competition.

That's right, it's that time again. Dust off your brains and get those creative juices flowing once more for the next installment of the NG Photoshop HQ Competition: Right Actor, Wrong Movie.

The theme here is to take a scene, screenshot or poster from any movie OR tv show and shoop in the actor/actress from that pic, only from a different time period in his/her career or as a different character.

Inspired from several different sources, there be much potential here. As always, creativity is a must and all entries will be judged on the basis of lulz first, then overall skill. Having fun is the name of the game.

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Here's an example to set the standard for this round and illustrate the general spirit of the game.
I can't take credit for this one, but I wish I could. I'd like to thank my friend Steve at Worth1000 for providing it as well as most of the inspiration for this competition.
I'll be posting some of mine later.
Get crackin'.

Someone please teach me how to shoop.

Shop. Whatever, I want to see what this is all about.

At 1/16/09 07:04 PM, TehSlapHappy wrote: Someone please teach me how to shoop.

Shop. Whatever, I want to see what this is all about.

Tell us what version of what image manipulation software you have and we can always accommodate.

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Photoshop Competition: Right Actor, Wrong Movie

Just getting this one out of the way early.

Right Actor Wrong Movie

Why Paul Giamatti Why!

The Raiders.

Harrison 'Indiana' Ford stars 1979 cult hit The Warriors.

Whipped-together quickly.. /

Right Actor Wrong movie

cause just wanted to see mace bust out his chain and whip it around sidious's torso.

Right Actor, Wrong Movie

I'd like to join this. I haven't used Photoshop in a while, so to try to refresh my skillz, I made iPods from scratch. I will admit that I Googled the Apple logo, but I colored it and blended it.

Saw the picture, had to do this.

RIGHT ACTOR WRONG MOVIE!!!!!!!!!

I wish I could've found a better picture like this, but oh well. I might do another one. Right actor, wrong movie.

Right Movie, Wrong Actor

MAAAAATTTTTT DAAAAMMMOONNNN!

At 1/17/09 01:39 AM, ornery wrote: Right Movie, Wrong Actor

MAAAAATTTTTT DAAAAMMMOONNNN!

That made me laugh, right after I cried from the sheer horror of Matt's puppet face

Last one for the night
Right Actor, Wrong Movie

Tom ... uhm ... what's that sword for ??

Right Actor, Wrong Movie

Patrick Bateman

At 1/16/09 08:57 PM, THEJamoke wrote:

At 1/16/09 07:04 PM, TehSlapHappy wrote: Someone please teach me how to shoop.

Shop. Whatever, I want to see what this is all about.

Tell us what version of what image manipulation software you have and we can always accommodate.

I currently have Fireworks on my computer, but I wondered if Photoshop was better that Fireworks. They both do the same right?

Right Actor, Wrong Movie
Oh, the horrible things I had to search in Google to make this...

Sean Connery from "Finding Forrester" in:

ZARDOZ!

At 1/17/09 01:58 PM, TehSlapHappy wrote:

At 1/16/09 08:57 PM, THEJamoke wrote:

At 1/16/09 07:04 PM, TehSlapHappy wrote: Someone please teach me how to shoop.

Shop. Whatever, I want to see what this is all about.

Tell us what version of what image manipulation software you have and we can always accommodate.

I currently have Fireworks on my computer, but I wondered if Photoshop was better that Fireworks. They both do the same right?

Fireworks, in the right hands, can be just as good a program as Photoshop. It may lack some of the more precision tools available in Ps, but it's definitely better than Gimp or nothing at all. Heinrich was an avid Fireworks shoop artist for some time and could probably give you some helpful pointers to get you started, it'll be up to you to get a hold of him though. He comes and goes these days. In the meantime, fire up that software and start practicing.

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Right Actor, Wrong Movie

According to the rules, television is fair game too.

Right actor, Right movie, Wrong time period.

Oh Fine Right actor Wrong movie.

Hmmmmmm.

MADNESS ? THIS IS DRACULAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!

right actor, wrong movie !

Pineapple Express

My first Photoshop Attempt TA DAA

At 1/21/09 03:43 PM, shadowchaotailsevil3 wrote: Can someone remind how I do the grey/black/white coloring layer over the normal layer again? I remember the bottom layer to be normal picture but forgot how to get the color changed with layer 2.

Duplicate the layer (right click layer in layer pallet > Duplicate) then open the Image drop-down menu. Go to Adjustments > Black & White and you can either click OK to go to b&w right away or adjust the color/hue and saturation levels to get custom tones.

Just for future reference, you can also transform an entire image (all layers at once) into b&w with
Image > Mode > Grayscale
You will be prompted to flatten all layers first, so if you plan on continuing to work with those multiple layers be sure to deny the merge.

At 1/21/09 03:45 PM, TheRipper00 wrote: My first Photoshop Attempt TA DAA

I'm not going to lie, I laughed my balls of at this.

Right Actor, Wrong Movie

First rule: you do not talk about Legends of the Fall

Second rule: you DO NOT talk about Legends of the Fall

My original idea none of you would get, so I made it easier and i doubt most of you will get this one either without having to look it up you uncultured bags.