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#✂challenges-feedback
sudden hawk
Challenge 3 symmetry tool
rancid vale
Challenge #4, Guess who is having dinner with me
subtle briar
Project 2......I revised it
rose salmon
Day 2 Challenge - Layer Effects - Book Cover (Revised) - I wasn't happy with the first one so made this. Feedback appreciated. Thanks in advance. #✂challenges-feedback
buoyant nova
@rose salmon Looks great 🙂
Day 3 Symmetry Tool. Took a few attempts. Kathleen made it look so easy lol
rose salmon
@buoyant nova Thank you 🙂
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rancid vale
Project 4, Coffee break
subtle briar
Project 3......Thank you
sudden hawk
Challenge 2 layer effects
magic hedge
@glacial path My starter file for the background image is original, I didn't edit it and just tried to change the lighting on the turtle to make it cohesive, but I should have done the opposite and changed the background instead😀 Thank you for your suggestion! I think it does look better now)
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magic hedge
jovial moss
Hi everyone, just catching up with this weeks challenges. Had a bit of a break so just getting back in the game.
Tried to make this look embossed!
Struggled with this a bit. Loved the symmetry tool and played about with gradient overlays. I wanted the thankyou to look more like it was written with a sparkler though so would really appreciate some feedback on how to achieve this.
Photobomb for day 4 here. Do you think there is enough of a blur? I used field blur, would gaussian be better?
whole tangle
Here is my revised day 1 attempt. I didn't do exactly what was suggested, sorry. I got a picture in my head and had to try it! I don't know what to make of it. I was afraid the hand drawn highlights might be wrong, but here it is...Any thoughts?
bleak fossil
@rose salmon I think your Day 2 challenge is looking quite solid! I felt like something wasn’t quite fitting in right, and at first I thought it was just due to the effect where the only color is in the design, but I think that’s a cool idea. Then I realized I think it’s because the paper edge of the book seems too bright. If you see the dramatic shadow on the side of the coffee mug you can kind of see how dark the bottom sides of the book should be. A masked multiply or levels adjustment layer could be an easy fix for that. Maybe something like this?
@fast moth Hah, very nice! The masking a blur looks good! It could be cool to see a little warm light hitting the edge of part of the creature. As if it was maybe bouncing off that dock a little. Maybe with a color dodge or screen layer? Just a thought. Nice work!
@rose salmon Haha, that's great. I like how he's stepping in front too. I think maybe moving him down just a notch or two might help fit him in the scene a bit more, it almost seems like he's standing on something slightly higher. It could also be nice to add a warming or yellow photo filter, and maybe mask it out on the right side so you can mimic that intense yellow lighting the other people are getting from the left. Nicely done!
@buoyant nova Really nice work, the book cover is looking solid! Nice work on the bevel and emboss effect!
@sudden hawk Very nice! I really like the dolphins position. It could be cool to put some fish or a diver behind the dolphin looking at the camera to give more of that photo bomb feel, and that way the blur of the dolphin will really nicely contrast the sharp focus of whatever is in the background. Good job!
@ruby panther Haha, I like the expression on the bird. I wonder if the bird could use a little boost in contrast to match the hard light and contrast of the sheep in the background? Maybe a levels adjustment to boost the lights and even the darks just a bit? Nice masking work as well!
@full topaz Looks good! I like the sort of radial effect of the shapes coming from the left. Nice work with the blend modes, glad you could join us!
@magic hedge Challenge 4 looks good! I really like the color contrast in it too! I feel like maybe the turtle could use a bit of a brightness boost with a levels adjustment to fit it in a bit more with the high contrast of the rest of the scene. Nice work!
Edit: I saw the update, It’s looking good!
@patent trellis Hah, these challenges for Day 4 are looking solid! I think the one with the pidgin is looking good, but yeah, I think perhaps the blur could be just a touch more dramatic. It might even help to scale the pidgin up a bit to give that classic photobomb foreground look. Might add some nice depth too if it were overlapping the jets a little more. Nice work!
buoyant nova
@bleak fossil Thanks Sam
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bleak fossil
@whole tangle I think it looks great! And no problem, we encourage people to take these challenges and run with them. Definitely always feel free to experiment and try different things. I really like the hand drawn highlights, it gives it a really interesting style. My only suggestion would be that it might look nice to change the black text to maybe the color you used for the blue Photoshop text or the pink 30 text. Might give the whole design a more uniform look. Really great design and I like the subtle effect of the blend modes.
@blissful wolf I think there’s definitely a stylized look to this method of making fireworks, but I think it has a really cool look! At first glance it seems like a real night sky but then you notice the more stylized look and texture to it which I think is really interesting. I like the strong glow and focal point in the center of this design!
@kindred kernel Haha, these are great Gerard! I love how the pidgin seems like its ruining a very dramatic Instagram photo or something. I feel like the yellow bird in the second image could probably use a color filter or color look up effect? The photo is so blue and kind of washed out and I’m not sure if the saturated colors of the bird seem to fit. Just thought. These are looking good, solid masking work!
@sudden hawk That emboss effect is looking good! Definitely a solid 3D feeling to it. The mockup looks good as well, though the white areas behind the text seem a bit off where they break up the smokey effect behind them. Really cool effect on that background!
@subtle briar I really love the color variation that you got in each of the fireworks for Challenge 3! It adds some really nice depth and variety while still keeping a uniform look. The size variation looks good as well!
@rancid vale The lighting and masking is looking really solid on Challenge 4, hah. Nicely done!
@pure herald The Rhino image is looking really good! The depth of field effect is reading really well. I especially like the second image since both elements read really well, but we get a nice focus on the foreground. Lighting looks really cohesive too, nice work!
@buoyant nova Looking good Susan! I like the variety in line length for these stars. It gives it a really interesting decorative feel. I think you could probably even scale up the biggest star a bit more, but that’s just a small personal preference thing. Really nicely done!
sudden hawk
@bleak fossil
Thanks sam
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whole tangle
@bleak fossil Thank you for the feedback! I will fix the type color.
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young karma
Day 2... One of my favourite movies 🙂
Day 3... Thank you for 30 years photoshop and for the great tutorials! 🙂
slate spade
A few days late but wanted to participate. Thoughts on this quick concept?
plain sable
Thanks @glacial path for the input
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plain sable
Thanks @bleak fossil Here is a new version of day 3
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subtle briar
Ok, I love the day 4 challenge, I could do a lot of those, but here are two, hope you like them, let me know what you think, thanks in advance...btw...all the pictures used in these two images were taken by me.
shrewd rivet
photo bomb first try 😦
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shrewd rivet
magic hedge
@bleak fossil Thank you!
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coral stone
Looks like someone is not happy with the wedding 🤷♂️
red garnet
Hello! I hope everyone had a nice weekend 😄 I used my time to catch up with you guys. Here is the third challenge. I'm not sure if I used the right font. I'm also not sure if this is too bright. All your comments are welcome.
Do you think that the pigeon and the background are correctly pieced together? Also, do you think that the colours are well combined? Thank you for your feedback 😃
rose salmon
Thanks @bleak fossil I shall rework on both the challenges and post it again as instructed. Appreciate your valuable feedback 🙂
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shrewd rivet
moved eagle to attack
glacial path
@young karma I like the minimalist design of this book cover. Using white for the bloodstains is a great way to bring across the general idea of the topic without being too in-your-face while doing so. The bottom right text could be positioned higher up to balance out the padding. I believe the rectangle around the book title isn't quite centered - perhaps you can center it horizontally. 🙂
@young karma When using script fonts, it generally is recommended not to change the tracking. Here is an example of why this is important. The letters should be connected like the version on the right since this would be the way an actual person would write it.
And as you can see, this isn't the case here.
I would suggest decreasing the tracking or using a non-script font. 🙂
@slate spade Great job! The brick pattern is a unique way to use the bevel and emboss feature in Photoshop. Overall the design looks clean and well-executed. For the final touch, you could think about adding a displacement map to make it look like somebody actually painted those letters on that wall. Here is a link to a guide: https://www.behance.net/gallery/81965679/Photoshop-Protip-Displacement-Map
@plain sable Very nice! The color of the placed arm now matches the background color more closely. 🙂
@subtle briar Your first submission with the dog in the foreground looks entirely natural! I would've believed you if you told me this scene actually happened like this. You got the right amount of blur in the foreground and the colors match the background well. Great job! 😄
I would say you also nailed the second submission with the butterfly and the flowers. You can be proud of your work 🥳 !
@shrewd rivet this winter scene looks beautiful 😄 ! It looks like I can see some green tones on the wings here. I would recommend desaturating the colors to match the black&white look of the background.
@blissful wolf Great design 🙂 - When presenting your design, I would recommend using a softer drop shadow and a slightly textured background. The right crop is also vital to balance the assets visually. This is how I would adjust it.
Perhaps you can also reduce this shadow here. If those candles are burning, you shouldn't see a shadow right behind them. 😉
blissful wolf
@glacial path, thank you for the feedback! I will fix it!
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glacial path
@shrewd rivet Woah, a lot is happening in your image! The placement of all those new layers looks great and you have used a believable lighting scenario. The focus, however, doesn't look like it would match the reality if those subjects were actually there. To illustrate this idea you should always think of the three-dimensional placement of those objects, or rather the distance from the camera lens, if that's easier to visualize.
I tried to arrange the layers (which isn't easy if you don't have access to the original file)
The eagle is very far away from the lens. The surrounding area is in focus, therefore the eagle should also be in focus.
In your image, the bear seems to be partly in focus and partly out of focus, even though the road right below the paws is in focus again.
In reality, you usually just have one focal plane. Everything that's not near or on that plane will become blurry.
So my suggestion would be to pick one focal plane and blur everything else which is not part of that general area.
rose salmon
@bleak fossil I have reworked on both the challenges i.e. Day 2 Challenge - Book Cover and Day 4 Challenge - Photobomb as per your instructions. I hope it is looking good now. Feedback awaited. Thanks a lot for your guidance it's of great help #✂challenges-feedback @sterile bane 🙂
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rose salmon
rose salmon
Day 4 Challenge - Smart Filters - Photo Bomb - Pic 2 - In the wild 😉 #✂challenges-feedback
red garnet
Hello everyone! What do you think about this one? It was a bit difficult to find a background and to fit in the cat. I'm still not sure if the cat looks like it belongs but I had a good laugh 😂
sturdy vault
Does the color overlay mesh enough with the background?
whole tangle
Thought I would share this one. Does it work?
sterile bane
@whole tangle yes! the brown tones really tie the whole design together
whole tangle
@sterile bane Thanks! It was fun!
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sterile bane
I know the selection by the foot is a little rough, but what do you think about having the B&W background? Should it be color? Thanks!
vast hemlock
@kathleen if you have a 1920 1080p background and you wanna fill it into 1080 1080 square pic hpow to do it with content aware
@sterile bane
high rock
Playing catch up with my submissions. All feedback is welcome and appreciated. I am working on the blending of multiple objects.
Need to work on my line pressures. Appreciate your feedback.
sterile bane
Hi @vast hemlock ! I'm not sure that content aware fill would be the best option. What about trying to crop it down to 1080x1080 square?
peak sentinel
Day 4 challenge. feedback please
winter tinsel
Photobomb sloth annnd....?
tacit condor
PS DCC #5 Content-Aware Fill
coral stone
Very nice @dim brook!
fast moth
Day 5 challenge
cold cedar
Here it is. What do you think of the glow around the objects?
Oh, it needs cropping so here it is again, cropped.
hardy lagoon
Awesome job guys!
sterile bane
@cold cedar this is so dynamic and fun! love it. I think the glow is nice on the skateboard. the glow around the other objects is a little difficult to see.
@fast moth awesome - it really reads as transparent! i like the subtle gradient as well.
@tacit condor super cool 🙂 I think you could take this to the next level by matching the blue in the sky to the blue in the snowboard. I wonder if a color adjustment layer would help?
@winter tinsel sneaky sneaky! 🐯
cold cedar
Thanks @sterile bane! I will see about making the glow better on the hearts. And, love your streams and your thrifting. I thrift, too.
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shrewd rivet
HI, I didn't know how to get the green out of the vulture wings
and I don't know how to post under my picture help...
So my suggestion would be to pick one focal plane and blur everything else which is not part of that general area.
@glacial path So I had several layers here. I tried to "unblur" them after I made a mistake and could not. I agree, the focal point is a mess. Then I thought I should do some type of shadow but couldn't recall how to do that.
peak sentinel
please am having difficulties getting the ball to glow. 😩
coral stone
@peak sentinel are you using the Outer Glow or other technique?
peak sentinel
@coral stone Outer glow
coral stone
@peak sentinel My suggestion is to click on the Reset to Default button, so you can start playing with the default values. I did a quick adjustment on the sliders to create a subtle glow, here are my settings: 🙂
peak sentinel
@coral stone Ok thanks lemme try that
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coral stone
you're welcome 🙂
forest aspen
Day 4 Photobomb. This was lots of fun. Background images are all mine. Dove and Gecko are AdobeStock, Octopus is PixelSquid. Camel is a stock image that came with some program or equipment 10 or more years ago.
I can't decide which is best. What do you think?
sterile bane
@forest aspen thanks for sharing your work! i love the octopus/dove combo. I think it would be even MORE dynamic if the dove was even bigger and being cropped more.. like it's super close to the camera!
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subtle briar
hi all, had to do this one quickly, hope you like it. let me know what you think, thanks, my original pixxs
forest aspen
Day 5: electric skateboard. The background is an adaptation of something from AdobeStock, and the skateboarder is from Pixabay.
magic hedge
Challenge #5 I decided to go a little different way with this) Don't know if it makes sense what's on this picture, not looking at the original...
tawdry crown
@sterile bane here is my Photoshop Challenge #5, replace an object in a photo using Content-Aware Fill. I separated the skateboarder, used Content-Aware Fill and the Clone Stamp tool to replace the missing sections of the wall, moved the skateboarder to the right and decided to have him ride a "Back to the Future" Hoverboard instead of a regular skateboard. The more I started working with it, the more I thought it looked like a great hero image or banner for a website for Hill Valley Hoverboards. If only they were real. 🤔
autumn turret
If only it was this easy to get rid of traffic in real life!
bleak fossil
@winter tinsel Hah, perfect, nice work with the photobomb challenge! The sloth was a great choice. My only suggestion would be to increase the contrast of the sloth with a levels adjustment or something. As is it doesn’t seem to fit with the rest of the image which has decently higher contrast. It might also help to somehow separate the values between the big tree in the background and the sloth’s head, it actually took me a couple seconds to realize it was a tree and not a hat or something on the sloth. Maybe something like this? Good work :D
@peak sentinel Hah, looking good on the Day 4 challenge! My main suggestion would be to try and match the lighting of the guy in front to the people in the background. The background has really intense shadows on the right side of their face. So maybe used a masked levels adjustment layer or multiply layer to try and match it a bit more? I think you could even make him a bit bigger to push that up close photobomb feel. Maybe something like this? Nice job!
@magic hedge Ooh, I like it! Almost kind of looks like it's magically or digitally phasing in, like it's in the process of being created. Maybe having a gradation from real to "digital" looking could make what it is more clear? Either way it's a really cool effect!
@forest aspen Really nice Marie! I like the sort of illustrated look of the skateboard. I think the effect and glow would be a lot more apparent if the background had more value and/or color contrast. Right now it seems like a yellow glow on a bright yellow background. Maybe if the background were a darker neutral blueish tone or something that contrasts it? Nice work!
@kindred kernel Nice, makes me think of the Silver Surfer, hah. Due to all the texture of the water I think it might help if you can see a bit more of the solid edges of the board. Currently the blue texture obscures that and it makes the effect a bit hard to read. Maybe lowering the opacity of the dark blue, or saving that texture closer to the area to the left where the water covers the board? Really liking that light blue glow though, looks good!
@cold cedar Very cool, this is a great image for this challenge! The glowing design and shapes looks really good. I think it might help the whole thing read a bit better if the background was a bit darker. I think contrast is definitely a big key in getting glows to have a nice impact. Nice job!
@fast moth Looking good! I really like how the board makes the image behind it blurry, really helps sell the effect. I think you could help the glow pop if you darkened the sky in the background a bit more. Since it’s a sky I think a simple gradient on a multiply layer or something could be a really natural way to do that. Nicely done!
@subtle briar Ooh, cool idea! Has a really nice ghost type effect. I think maybe casting just a bit of a blue glow on his arm a bit more could be a neat effect to fit it in the scene even further. Very nice!
@dim brook Great job Ceci! Really great glow effect, the scooter makes for a strong silhouette. Really nice contrast against the background, gives the whole effect a really nice read. Well done!
@high rock Very cool, I really like the stylization of the fireworks on the card challenge! The shark image looks really good too, did you add some extra sharks in? My only suggestion is the shark on the very right, and maybe the one below look like they don’t match the shark up top as much as they could. I think because they seem to have noticeably higher contrast, with both lighter lights and darker darks. I think lowering the contrast a touch to match the top shark would really make it convincing. Either way, it’s looking great, the color matches really nicely!
@tawdry crown Very nice, I like the idea! The text choices work really well I think. It might be nice to add a bit of a subtle shadow under the board to really place it in the scene, and it could be nice to make the purple text a little bit brighter pink to match the board color. Might unify the image a bit more. Really nice design!
@autumn turret Having spent like 3 and a half hours in traffic today I can agree, hah. Really nice job! That’s definitely a good image to practice that technique. My only suggestion is that the dark spots on the street could probably be cleaned up even more with the clone stamp or something similar. Nice work, looking good!
patent trellis
Man was that one a workout. A little late but a little late is better than never, right! 😝. Took a lot out of me and searching in order to get the blend modes right in with the outer glow to make it appear "glowing." Harder concept than I originally thought. Regardless Here is a Glowing Blue Whale that I think looks really good!! Any thoughts anyone??
severe tartan
Day 5 - Content-Aware Fill
ruby panther
Challenge 5. I think I went a bit over on the glow. I was using Anna McNaught's glow trick painting on a gradient map. I used content aware to remove a couple of other objects also.
Before.
ruby panther
Sorry to have 3 in a row. But I made a few changes after looking it over.
rose salmon
Day 5 Challenge - Content Aware Fill. Feedback appreciated 🙂 #✂challenges-feedback
This is the original pic
Day 5 Challenge - Content Aware Fill 2 #✂challenges-feedback
This is the original pic
red garnet
Hello everyone! This is my work for day 5 challenge. Can't wait to hear what you think 😀 I wonder if this is a bit too much, maybe I could have used the effects a bit differently?
safe mirage
Heres my day 5 challenge effort. I didn't actually use content aware fill so does it still count? I'm pretty comfortable with that tool so I explored a couple of processes I'm not so familiar with. It's all about learning right?? I hope you all like it?
magic hedge
@bleak fossil Oh, I might try that!Thanks)
peak sentinel
Day 1 CHALLENGE. Better late than never i was told 😎
dim brook
Thank you @coral stone and @bleak fossil - the scooter was fun to work with.
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buoyant nova
Day 5 - Content Aware Fill
cold cedar
Thanks @bleak fossil. I will give that a try.
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sudden hawk
Challenge 5 content aware fill
coral stone
Wow @sudden hawk, I loved the pink color, awesome job!
patent trellis
Scroll up for my day 5 challenge. Its the whale lol. Any feedback is appreciated.
sterile bane
What should I do to jazz up the text? or is it better simple?
kindred leaf
Challenge Day 6 - Thanks Kathleen for this live about gradients, I did this Spotify cover at the same time that you were explaining with the ressources from the starter folder. It has a lot of flaws but it was fun to do 👏
sterile bane
@tawdry crown super cool! i like how you even integrated the hover board by having the strap go over his foot.. nice detail 🙂
tawdry crown
@tawdry crown super cool! i like how you even integrated the hover board by having the strap go over his foot.. nice detail 🙂
@sterile bane Thanks!
sterile bane
@kindred leaf ooo nice use of a gradient on the pavement. it helps to lead the eye of the viewer upward
P.S. i really love that stock image. i want to use it in a design soon!
vague shuttle
My attempt at content-aware clean-up and removal. Plus a little glow... Thoughts?
cold cedar
PsDCC 24fb20 - What do you think of the text placement and color choices?
coral stone
Hey @vague shuttle. Very creative work, I like the space theme 🙂 Just a little thoughts: Seems like the flares have a rough cut at the top and the edges are appearing a little bit. You can fix it by using a soft brush and a layer mask or if the layer is on Screen you can Levels to increase the amount of black of the flares, it will make the edges disappear.
In general, I would reduce a little bit the amount of glow or reposition some near the rug so it can get more attention. The model is a little transparent near the legs, maybe you could increase her opacity and reduce the amount of blur as well.
dense tulip
Here are my submissions for days 1-4... I went for a consistent "30 years of Photoshop" theme with all of the designs. Actually fired up Photoshop 6 on Mac OS 9 for the a e s t h e t i c screenshots.
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
glacial path
@patent trellis Yes, to get the glow effect just right, you have to tinker with the original photo since you're practically relighting it from scratch. I would suggest darkening the background even more and letting some of the original texture show through.
@severe tartan Well done! The perspective looks very convincing and the glow effect is integrated nicely into the overall scene. I would suggest also adding the glow effect below this shoe here to complete the effect.
@ruby panther Haha, you didn't overdo the glow at all! Given the right adjustments, it can be even more intense! The sky adjustment (and replacement?) is incredible. Nice job. Just keep in mind to mask out the clouds in front of the glowing balloon 😉
@rose salmon Love what you did with the car! I wouldn't stop there - the glow effect can totally be more intense!
And I would suggest using an orange glow for this element here
the contrast of this glow here is great! Perhaps you can tighten up the mask here.
fast moth
Day 5 challenge
sudden hawk
Challenge(6) Gradient
coral stone
@fast moth awesome job! I love the smoke around the circle 😍
safe mirage
Day 6 Challenge. Stole Kathleen's theme and put it in a colder environment. Hope it worked ?
dusky burrow
Day 3 challenge - n00b alert! Thanks for being kind and supportive!! 🙂
dusky burrow
Day 4 - drama llama! 🦙
dusty pond
Challenge 6
young karma
This is my submission for the Day 6 - Looooved this challenge. Got to blast Stranger Things soundtrack while doing it. BTW did you see the teaser for season 4 is out?? Maybe you can feel some cool Soviet wind in the cover 🤣 ?
I think the red circle where the light comes from... is a bit flat... and i just didnt work enough, but was out of ideas how to make it more realistic
dusky burrow
Day #5 🦋
kindred kernel
glacial path
@kindred kernel Wow, this design looks epic! I love the glitch effect you have added behind the glow. The entire design could be a stunning abstract poster piece. Well done 🙂
vague shuttle
Redux...found a bit o time. whatcha think @coral stone ?
glacial path
@dusky burrow Yes! Those butterflies are a great addition to the design! I would say you could also add some glow around them, so they look like they're glowing. I believe this would improve the overall look of the scene 🙂
coral stone
Looking great @vague shuttle! The new background gave a special touch for the composition! Awesome job 👏🏻
vague shuttle
cheers @coral stone I'm grateful for such epically positive feedback...it helps
glacial path
@young karma This looks stunning! The warped background is such a great idea and the red color works well with the blue-ish landscape 🙂 . To make the red circle less flat, you could use a gradient to add some shading
in combination with the multiply blend mode
@dusty pond very nice adaptation of the challenge 🙂 - the green particles seem a bit too large. Perhaps you can use a smaller brush to create finer details. The colors overall are on point and the added title at the bottom ties the whole design together 👍
@vague shuttle Nice work! I wouldn't go too far with the noise slider in the layer effects. Also be careful with the spread slider in the glow settings 😉 - high noise and spread values can look fake if you aren't careful.
shrewd rivet
Hi, I didn't like this one and after I finished I figured out that I did it kind of wrong.
young karma
VoodooVal?
forest aspen
Challenge 6: gradients The nomade if from AdobeStock, while the fountain and rock formation are from Pixabay. I used gradients twice on the fountain and one on top of everything for an over color/contrast boost.
bronze helm
Do you think the glow looks too cartoony :)?
queen surge
Hi PS DCC thanks for demonstrating the symmetry tool. I had fun playing with it. I made similar fireworks the way @sterile bane demonstrated. Thanks that is so cool. I love that tool. I transformed the layer using perspective and warp. I also love the saber tooth brush you showed us Kathleen. thanks and happy birthday ADOBE. 30 years of creativity... live long and prosper.
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sterile bane
@queen surge your fireworks are awesome! i love their motion and texture
warm oasis
While visiting Scotland, my wife took a beautiful photo of a hotel on a hill ... that is until we met - The Llamabomber!!!
Been busy with work - trying to get caught up on challenges 😄
magic hedge
Challenge #6
@sterile bane Sorry, I had no idea you would use the same arch for this challenge, it's just a lucky coincidence))
rose salmon
Thanks @glacial path I shall work on it and do the needful. Appreciate your feedback 🙂
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bleak fossil
@forest aspen Ooh, super cool. Interesting to see you put all these elements together, I like it! My two suggestions to push this even further would be to maybe increase the shadow on the left side of the rock to closer match the nomad, and to use a blending mode (I used screen) to bounce some warm orange light up into the shadow of the robe. This should match these lighting of the two elements a bit more and fit the nomad into the scene even more. If you can find reference of people on hot sand you see this effect a lot. Maybe something like this? Really nice work!
@queen surge The fireworks look great! You really nailed the effect with the motion, color, and texture of the whole thing. A lot of energy and the purple tones add some really nice contrast without being overpowering. Really nice work!
@bronze helm I don’t think it looks too cartoony, but it really depends on what you’re going for. I think the glow on the right hand side is a little hard to read since it’s a light glow on a light background, so it’s a little hard to tell what’s going on. I think the triangle on the bottom left looks really good though, very clear read against the dark background. Maybe a bit more contrast in the other area might help? Cool concept to this design!
@subtle briar Ooh, that so sad D: Really nice work on the effect though.The light transparency effect and the way you repeated the blue color and glow in the text gives the whole design a nice unity. Nicely done!
@shrewd rivet Really cool, I love the pop of color in this image! The graphic splatter effects add an interesting stylized element to the whole design too. My only suggestion would be that you might get a cleaner, more natural edge on the rounded area of the board and wheels with the quick selection tool. It could also be a nice to add a touch of glow if that’s the effect you were going for. If not I think it works without it too. Nice job!
@warm oasis Ah yes, the notorious llamabombers of Scotland. Scourge to tourists everywhere. Nice work XD The focus and placement really sells the effect, and the llama was a good choice, hah.
bleak fossil
@plain sable Nice, content aware fill looks good! I think the glow effect can be really tricky on a light background like this image has. It might help to increase the contrast of the transparent metal object a bit, and maybe even give the purple dots a brighter whiter center glow. Nice work!
Day 6 looks awesome! Really love those wavy lines.
@safe mirage Really loving that cool-warm color contrast! The lighting effect is looking really good too! The framed doorway makes for a nice focal point, nice job on the reflection as well. I think the ice texture in the lower right (I think that’s what it is) could possibly be scaled down a bit to match the scale of the rest of the image, but that’s more of a nitpick. Really nice work!
@sudden hawk Ooh, really great style and look to this design! I like the background texture as well. My only thought is that it might look good to scale up the astronaut a bit and maybe even move him down and to the left a bit to overlap the pink circle. The three shapes around the text level seem to all be more or less the same size. Scaling and moving the astronaut will give it a bit more visual hierarchy and get the eye a more natural way to move around the page. Just a thought. Really nice design!
@fast moth Ooh, awesome atmosphere and effects around the ring. Really love that smokey look and the sort of wispy effect around the ring. Really nice job on the glow too! My only suggestion would be to soften up the edge of the glow on the ground to make it look a bit more natural. Really cool!
@sudden hawk Challenge 5 looks really cool! I like the little star effects too. It might look nice to add just a touch of pink glow/reflection on the ground beneath the shoe. Might be a nice little addition to really fit it in the scene. Nicely done!
@magic hedge Very cool! Really liking the bold color contrast, and the gradients look really good. The little particle effects add some interest as well. I just wonder if they text could read a little bit stronger. A slight glow from behind the text could give it a nice pop off the background and fit the feel of the rest of the image, but it really depends on the look you’re going for. Looks good!
magic hedge
@bleak fossil Thank you! I appreciate your feedback😉
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rose salmon
I reworked on both the images and this is what I have got @glacial path is the effect and glow looking good now. Thanks once again 🙂 #✂challenges-feedback
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rose salmon
bleak fossil
@rose salmon Great job! That glow is looking really solid! Looks like this could be a shoe ad, very nicely done 😄
severe tartan
Day 6 - Gradients
rose salmon
@bleak fossil Thanks for the appreciation and yes I wouldn't mind Nike using this for their ad 🙂
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glacial path
@rose salmon thanks for the update 😄
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plain sable
Thanks @bleak fossil I had a lot of fun with Day 6 🙂 I'll have a go at increasing contrast of my bucket on Day 6
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rose salmon
Welcome @glacial path
bronze bluff
day 2
ruby panther
Thank you @glacial path This is just one photo, no sky replacement. The balloon is transparent so you'd see the clouds (Content Aware Fill made), I think?
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ruby panther
Challenge 6. I used gradients on curve adjustment to create the night to day effect.
subtle briar
@bleak fossil tank you, she wil be missed, this is why I chose to give her that effect, sort of like she will still always be here with us 🙂
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bronze helm
Thank you @bleak fossil for your feedback!
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young karma
black hole portal
winter tinsel
Well, this started as my image for the “Content Aware Fill” Daily Creative Challenge but I got carried away. 😆
tacit condor
PS DCC #6 Gradients
young karma
@tacit condor really like the gradient pattern
sterile bane
I'll upload my PSD soon so we can talk about all of the adjustments!
vast hemlock
my version of the challenge lmk what you guys think?
sterile bane
Here's my live file for today's challenge. Check it out and let me know if you have any questions! I used a large soft brush to paint on the masks. To keep things simple, I used the same mask for all of the lighting. You can use the same mask across multiple layers by dragging it onto the desired layer and hold Option (or Alt) at the same time.
To make the ground light, I used a large soft brush and made a dot. I then used Cmd+T to transform it and stretch it out horizontally.
raven delta
For challenge Day 7. I'm afraid the poster might look creepy.
ruby panther
I went for a lighter mood. Challenge 7.
kindred kernel
young karma
Here is my try at Challenge 7 - Neon effect
dense tulip
Continuing with my Vaporwave/Vintage Mac theme:
DAY-5 : CONTENT AWARE FILL
Day 6 - Gradients
Day 7- Type
kindred kernel
dusty pond
Challenge 7
fast moth
Day 7 challenge
mild spruce
pls check my work and coment
coral stone
@fast moth Nice mood on the image 😍 My suggestion is that you could increase the contrast between the text and the background image. You can do this by changing the color into a lighter tone and create some glow to give that neon effect 🙂
@mild spruce. I like this font that you used, great type choice! For the glow I think you can use a brighter tone than the color of the text and bring the neon effect a little bit closer to the text. You can create some levels of the glow by combining the use of Outer Glowand Drop Shadow, like Kathleen showed on the stream 🙂
mild spruce
@coral stone thank uuuuuuuu
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vague shuttle
Gave gradient glows a shot...
looks awesome @severe tartan
dope as usual @tacit condor
vague shuttle
Assets
restive wyvern
Catching up with the challenges: Symmetry tool - I wanted to do something different from what I usually do, so I drew some abstract lines using symmetry tool and then used some liquify... and that's what I ended up with haha
Smart filters: tryed to photobomb this leopard but I think we ended up taking a selfie
Content-aware fill
Original photo:
Gradients: cover for my summer playlist
Pics I used
Neon type
sudden hawk
Challenge(7)/ Type
coral stone
The blurry chickens helps to create depth for the composition @cerulean mantle. I loved the one on the left 😂
cerulean mantle
thanks @coral stone , here is original chicken photo
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vague shuttle
love me a freshly blurred chicken!!😎
forest aspen
Redo of day 6 after suggestions from Sam Peterson.
Day 7: Text. Background from AdobeStock; font is Stencil Creek, especially appropriate for the stream in the image.
vague shuttle
managed to squeeze this one in as well...too much? watcha' think?
winter tinsel
magic hedge
Challenge #7
blissful wolf
Day 2
subtle briar
ok, I kind of combined two days into one, because I don't have a lot of spare time, but let me know what you think.
coral stone
@subtle briar Very creative work! My only suggestion is to try to use lowercase type, since this is a script font, it would "connect" more the text 😉
subtle briar
I actually did but I guess that's how the font is, I can try a different font
mint vigil
Neon type challenge- My own light painting photo of me spinning poi at night, font Beon.
quick question- what is the tag that we use on behance to be seen in the PS Challenge please? thanks
plain sable
psdailychallenge
mint vigil
thank you @plain sable !
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plain sable
👍
cosmic knot
severe tartan
Day 7 - Type
young karma
My take on the type challenge.
autumn turret
A day late with the gradient exercise but feeling much more inspired tonight. Worked a radial gradient around the moon to glow a little as well as one with the type to look like its partially in the water. I think there was another one over the whole image to try and get a better glow from the moon but didn't quite work as expected so I may tinker a bit more
Day 7s text exercise took a turn for the paranormal. Was really diggin the glowing trees @sterile bane had in the video and when was messing around I ended up with this glowing light in the back that felt very extraterrestrial. The one thing im still messing with is a way to get the eges of the text a little less harsh between the letter and the glow
patent trellis
Here is my final Day 5 submission per @glacial path's suggestions for more original texture and darker background. Thank so much!! Looks much more realistic now.
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patent trellis
Submission for Day 6!!! Gradients were super fun to work with. I have a lot for all of you on this one!! The waterfall, the bluish-ness of the background is due to a blue gradient with blending modes and the light rays coming out of the trees are made with ellipses with radial gradients and then rectangles!!
rose salmon
Day 7 Challenge - Text - Neon Signage #✂challenges-feedback @sterile bane Feedback from experts appreciated 🙂
pine grove
This was what I was inspired to do. GREAT CHALLENGE! Would really love some feedback
fast moth
Day 7 v2 @coral stone
tacit condor
PS DCC #7 Type
pure herald
DCC6-KM6-270220
rose salmon
Day 6 Challenge - Gradients #✂challenges-feedback Please suggest if any changes are required 🙂
pure herald
DCC7-KM7-270220
silent ocean
Hey Guys, new to this platform. Can I know what's today's challenge?
silent ocean
Neon Type challenge #✂challenges-feedback 😃 do review
pure herald
buoyant nova
Day 6 - Gradients
safe mirage
Used one of my own pics here. Did a "Night from Day" conversion, added some Neon(ish) signs and some fireworks and I am calling this "Gallery Opening Night"
this is the base image
dire glacier
Playing Catchup - Day 5 - Content Aware Fill + neon
heady stirrup
Here is a mix of day 6 and day 7
buoyant nova
Day 7 - Type
jovial moss
Day 7 - type challenge, I always seem to struggle with glowing text!
Does the text look better now?
oblique anvil
still working on this
dire glacier
Still playing catchup - This was Day6 - the original image
Still playing catchup - This was Day6 - with it looking like the viewer is on a porch or bridge or some other building
sterile bane
How would you recommend that I push depth further in this? Should I add more transparent layers of fog?
kindred kernel
trail field
hello Everyone sorry if I haven't posted for a long time but here it is for you all
dense tulip
My submission for Day 8.. I feel like it could use some work though
bleak fossil
@cosmic knot Ooh nice, the red text on the cool background makes me think of some 80s horror movie or something, hah. The font choice definitely adds to that mood a lot. Really cool!
@mint vigil Very cool, what a great photo for this challenge! I really like how unified the colors are in the whole design and how the monochrome color of the background really lets the other colors pop.
@subtle briar Nice, I think this design works quite nicely for combining these two challenges! The light source is looking really good! I think maybe the top edge of the light beam could be a bit brighter? It seems a little dull at the moment. Other than that everything is looking really solid, text looks really good too!
@blissful wolf Really cool design and mockup for Day 2! I think it might help to boost the light tones on the text a little bit to read a bit stronger and closer match the contrast of the rest of the design. Really cool font style. Looking solid!
@severe tartan Ooh, very dramatic looking. I like the green text against that more muted blueish background. Really nice contrast, the whole thing reads very well. Nice work on the glow!
@autumn turret Nice job on these challenges, they’re looking good! I think the glows text could maybe be brightened just a touch, and I think perhaps the highlights of the inner tube in the pool image could be brightened up a bit to fit with the contrast of the rest of the scene. It might also help sell the effect of the text being submerged if you brightened up the water a little where it meets the text. That sort of highlight around the water’s surface you see when things are sticking out. Nice work on these designs!
@young karma Looks good! I think the text fits nicely with the sort of blue green color palette of the photo. I think the text could look nice a bit smaller in a single line leveled out more towards the middle of the image, but that’s really just personal preference. Nice work!@sno.e#4904 Ooh, very cool. Love what you did with this image. The color palette and contrast works really well. Really nice font too, has a bit of that neon look to it. Great work!
@magic hedge Really cool look to this text! Has a bit more of that 3D feel which adds some interest to it. I feel like it could look nice to put a cooling photo filter or something onto the background to push it more towards blue which might make that green pop even more. Just a thought. Nice work on the glow!
@winter tinsel Really nice contrast on the glow in this image, and nice work on the glow effect on the ground. It might help to brighten up the ground glow, currently it almost looks like the same brightness, just blue. Well done!
@vague shuttle Ooh, really interesting effect in the background texture and all the particles/circles. Really interesting look with the 3D element of the text. I think it’s a bit busy overall, but I think if you darkened down the background overall it would really allow the text to pop out and be the highest point of contrast and give the whole image a better focus while still maintaining the interesting background. Really nice work!
blissful wolf
@bleak fossil, thank you! I will try those changes
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vague shuttle
cheers for the input @bleak fossil as always I'm grateful. here's a second shot at electrifying type. inspired by my recent attempt at making tamales for the first time. FYI they were stupidly delicious. Highly recommend making your own...
vague shuttle
wet thistle
safe mirage
Day 8. Scarborough Storm.........
oblique anvil
This is my original photo and my revision of the neon challenge based on feedback from today's live stream.
heady stirrup
Does the text look better now?
@jovial moss I think your second one looks really good, but I like the intensity of the first one too.
dusty pond
Challenge 8
red garnet
Hello everyone 😃 here is the day 6 challenge. I decided to do a soundtrack cover for Good Omens. I hope there are some Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett fans here 👏 I'm really looking forward to hear what you think
heady stirrup
@red garnet I dig that snake
Here is my day 8 Challenge, I have been waiting for an excuse to stalk this vacant lot on the side of the road on my way home for a while, perfect timing.
heady stirrup
@proper cave I put in another layer that I painted on and just used a low opacity.
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proper cave
@heady stirrup Thank you
forest aspen
Day 8: masking. All stock images were from Pixabay. I used a combination of Kyles' concept cloud brushes and Aaron Blaise cloud brush set for the fog. I used a bit of 90˚ motion blur on the cloud layers and alternated between soft light and screen.
solid knot
Content Aware Fill
magic hedge
Update on challenge 7 Thank you @bleak fossil
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tame jacinth
This is my first submission. Hope it isn't too simplistic?
mint vigil
Ambient changes with mask- Picture is mine of my heart hoya plant.
compact pecan
I went with the "creepy theme" for the glowing neon letters text challenge.
vague shuttle
nice work @pure herald
patent trellis
Dy 7 Submission for Type!! Don't we all just need time to let our minds just relax and not think about our day to day business. Give way to the peacefulness
And now I am all caught up!!! Fog masks in by far my favorite city's good ole' downtown district!! Can really feel the fall weather with the background and the might Bean stands out with the black and white filter!!
patent trellis
Also some more tweaks on a few days prior per some really good advice/tips. Anyone let me know what you think!! Any feedback is greatly appreciated!
red garnet
@heady stirrup thank you 😃
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Gave +1 Creative Carma to Sceven
rose salmon
Day 8 Challenge - Masks - Fire in the Jungle - Feedback and suggestions welcomed #✂challenges-feedback
This is the main background original image I used to create the fire and placed the elk and clouds and other stuff 🙂
fast moth
Day 8 challenge
sturdy vault
Gradients
peak sentinel
Challenge 7
flint sapphire
fast moth
Day 8 challenge
dim brook
Challenge9: Any Idea why there is a blueish line in the middle where I joined the images. This is a drone photo, so I'm not sure if that's the issue?
ruby panther
A quick throw together!
fast moth
Day 9 challenge
safe mirage
yes @sterile bane , refine edge rocks doesnt it?. orig pic was mine, color toned and lightning added then I cut out the girl and the window frame and added fog for the challenge
dim brook
Thank you @sterile bane - The splicing worked! Thank you for a phenomenal 9 lessons!
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Gave +1 Creative Carma to Kathleen
tacit condor
PS DCC #9 Retouching
sterile bane
@safe mirage rock star!
@dim brook woohoo! by the way, is your name pronounced "see see" or "seh see"? or neither?
dim brook
@sterile bane - see-see
sturdy vault
Day 9 Retouch landscape did I do enough changing?
sterile bane
@dim brook thanks 😄
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trail field
this is my retouch landscape
kindred kernel
vague shuttle
hey y'all beautifully creative people... after seeing so much cool stuff here, i had to explore fun with masking and retouch. does this work?
sterile bane
@vague shuttle thanks for including your 'process'! i was going to ask about it. one small detail - you can see the line of the rainbow water at the top of your finished design
what's the story behind this design? i imagine it's an adult reminiscing about the magic of childhood... but i could be wrong 🙂
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Gave +1 Creative Carma to Abraham (aka Wordsmith Hero)
whole tangle
Here is my day 6 challenge. I've been fighting with it, so I'm at a point where I need some guidance, please! What's going on here with this piece? I am stuck I think.
vague shuttle
superbly cool constructive feedback, cheers @sterile bane hmmm, the story behind the design? wanted to create a looking-glass effect. a fantastical doorway into another world, where an alternative self lays in wait on the other side... this is the tweak per your input. used glass filter, gradient overlays, and textured brushes on the "doorway" ellipse, and masked the rainbow edges. thoughts?
dire glacier
Still catching up - Day 7
tacit condor
PS DCC #8 Masks
forest aspen
Day 9 Retouching /Mirroring. Eyes, nest and bird are from Pixabay; island and snout from AdobeStock. As soon as Kathleen did the mirror look this morning, I saw the dragon and had to make it happen. Serendipity.
sterile bane
@vague shuttle thanks for sharing your story behind the design! This is the area that I was mentioning (where you can see the edge of one layer on top of the other)
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sterile bane
@dense tulip very cool!!!
@patent trellis the updates to the lasers and whale look a lot better! more 'believable', if that's possible
@solid knot holographic icecream... i can't tell if that's a good thing or a bad thing! haha either way, your technique is really nice and the star details are cute.
red garnet
Hello everyone! Here are the last three challenges 😃 I would appreciate all feedback, especially for the neon sign. I am not sure if the neon light reflects well on the woods surrounding it. I hope you have a nice weekend. I can't wait for the next week's challenges 😃
sudden hawk
Challenge mask
mint vigil
Took this picture earlier today- Wasn't very happy with the lighting, so I used a mask to make the clouds pop a little more.
peak sentinel
Creative Challenge 6. this took a lot out of me 😓
magic hedge
Catching up with challenge #8
Took this picture on a coastal drive in Florence,OR. I'm glad that I got to use it)
winter tinsel
I’m trying to get caught up on all the challenges. Taking it back to the book cover. This was the 1st challenge, I believe.
mint vigil
@dire glacier I love the changes you made to alter symmetry- the little town and foreground give it a good twist.
dire glacier
@mint vigil Thanks! It was lots of patch tool trying to make the right look different.
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autumn turret
Challenge 8 masks gave me the idea too mask out windows and mess with what could be inside. No real rhyme or reason to it. Got a little adventurous with the arm coming out at the bottom and the person above that - felt like some nice depth with things coming out of the window. Kinda want to work at it a bit more to maybe make some sense? or a coherent theme.
autumn turret
Mirrored a mountain landscape. I tired to shrink the background mountains on the right to make it look a little different, but then had trouble filling in the sky with more clouds. But i think the scaling worked. I also really tried to get the middle seam to look less obvious and think it worked well. Looking at the snow on the right, looks a bit rough....
dire glacier
@autumn turret I ended up using liquify a bit to fix my mountains, then a lot of patch tool
mint vigil
Looking at these amazing symmetry landscape works, sometimes I feel like my brain is twisting topsy turvy. It wants to see the symmetry, but it also sees the changes. I'm really glad we did this challenge!
rose salmon
Day 9 Challenge - Retouching - Symmetry - Thank you @sterile bane for the wonderful 2 weeks of challenges, it was great fun indeed. Appreciate a feedback from experts for improvements #✂challenges-feedback 🙂
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Gave +1 Creative Carma to Kathleen
rose salmon
This is the original image
sudden hawk
Challenge retouching
coral stone
Day 8 original:
After:
I'll try to play with the Color Lookup or Photo Filter adjustment layer to create some color mood to the image 🙂
wicked sand
Hello everyone! Am running bit late, here is my attempt for day 4. Suggestions invited. Thank you🙂
peak sentinel
@coral stone i was able to come out with the content-aware fill task after several attempts. thanks 👍
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coral stone
Amazing job @peak sentinel!
safe mirage
OK, finally got around to the day 9 challenge. I used an old photograph of my own and came up with. "Night and day in San Diego"
cold cedar
Finally got to my neon. Let me know what you think of the colors and effects.
bronze helm
Day 6 gradients
blissful wolf
This is my Day 6
dire glacier
@bronze helm At first glance I thought you found a volcano... I like!
coral stone
@dire glacier mee too! Great job @bronze helm 🙂
bronze helm
@dire glacier @coral stone wow thank you guys!!
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Gave +1 Creative Carma to Spennig
unkempt field
Day 9 - the coast of San Diego
mint vigil
@unkempt field @safe mirage I love your landscapes! I'm in Ocean Beach, San Diego. I feel so lucky that for my landscape photo I just walked down the street to Santa Cruz Cove. If you guys are in San Diego, then Hi Neighbors! This was my original photo, taken yesterday morning.
patent trellis
So I am so in love with Patagonia!! One of my bucket list trips totally for such a hiking buff much like myself! First pic is the stock. 2nd is gonna be the simple mirroring. Finally 3rd is my retouching as to not have as many repeating elements throughout the manipulations. Any feed back is appreciated!!
bronze helm
Day Mask
bronze helm
Last day of this challenge
young karma
@young karma use some liquify filter to make bith mt. Different. They are looking copy and reflected.
safe mirage
Hi @mint vigil thanks for the comment. I’m not in San Diego, not even close (England). We were on holiday in Vegas a few years ago and drove down to SD for a few days so that original is from way back then. Loved it, hope I can revisit sometime.
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crimson lynx
Mirrored the photo but had a rough Time with the spot healing tool
bronze helm
@crimson lynx me too! I found the patch tool to be working best in my case
whole tangle
Here is my day 8 masks challenge.
glacial path
@whole tangle Well done! I love the added smoke. It adds a lot of atmosphere 🙂 . I would suggest masking some of the smoke to reveal the foreground and the sky.
so like this
@crimson lynx it looks like you have accidentally filled the selection with a pattern instead of the content aware fill tool. you can also use the spot healing brush tool to remove this rock.
then you can simply paint over this area 🙂
@young karma I mean that's the point of this challenge 🙂 . The landscape is supposed to look reflected.
@young karma Nice work! The cloning in the lower left corner is a bit rough, but you can use the spot healing brush to paint over those hard edges 🙂
@bronze helm Great job with the glowing font and the background. IMO, the falling particles could also be glowing (unless you're going for snowflakes, in which case they should probably be much smaller 🙂 ). You can simply change the blend mode of the particles and add an outer glow via the layer effects
crimson lynx
I Going to try again I did use spot healing tool and patch tool and painted over it and it did not work for me even tried eraser I have rewatch the retouching video and Thank You Tim and sai 😀
cold cedar
Spending my Sunday catching up. Here is my masking submission. Share your thoughts and suggestions.
glacial path
@patent trellis This landscape is absolutely beautiful! I can see why you would want to go there 😄 - your edits are mostly seamless. Some of the rocks on the left could still use some work and the mountain in the center has some repeating elements, but overall you have a working composition without relying too much on symmetry. Well done 🙂
@cold cedar Nice work, the two different version look very realistic and I really like the black&white version at the top. The mask is on point and the wide aspect ratio of the photo adds a lot to the atmosphere of the three photos. I would suggest removing some of the color noise (especially if you look at the road) 🙂
whole tangle
@glacial path Thank you for all your advice and help! I used a cloud brush on the masks to reveal some stuff, but it never occurred to me to use a gradient! Cool, thanks again, I will try that.🙂
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glacial path
@whole tangle Using a cloud brush is actually very clever! It won't produce any repeating textures if you use it carefully 🙂
whole tangle
@glacial path Thanks! I agree there’s still too much fog, especially in the sky. Will do some more work on it!
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Gave +1 Creative Carma to evil
honest gorge
Day 1
Day 1 Mockup
Day 2
Day 3
Day 3 Mockup
Day 4
Day 4 Mockup
Day 5
Day 6 Before
cold cedar
Kind of played with everything on the retouch. What do you think of the moodiness? Overall image?
cold cedar
@glacial path Thanks! I may have cropped this years ago. Took it while driving cross-country in probably 2004. How would I remove color noise?
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Gave +1 Creative Carma to evil
honest gorge
Day 9
pallid radish
Day9
bleak fossil
@mint vigil Ooh, cool effect on the plant image! Nice job masking it out behind the plant. It could look nice to boost the brightness on the pink effect a bit to give it more of a glowing feel and really make it pop. Nice job!
@tame jacinth Awesome, welcome in Lore, glad you could join us! I don't think it's too simple, it really just depends what you're going for. Often times simple can be the best solution. Really cool texture on this! It could be nice to give the text a bit more contrast so it reads a bit stronger, but that's really just personal preference. Looks good!
@solid knot Very nice! I like how the focus is on the ice cream. It could be nice to have that green glow effect continue on the right side of the ice cream to look a bit more consistent across the image. I like the stars too, nicely done!
@safe mirage These are looking so good! Loving the contrast you got in the Day 8 challenge. Really convincing lighting, and super interesting image with all the outside elements. Very well done!
@vast hemlock Hah, loving the puppy picture. Really great depth with how you masked out the text behind the dog. Really solid graphic read between the 3 elements of the dog, text, and background. Great masking on the dog as well!
@pallid radish Very nice! I like how you changed the color of the signs to break up the symmetry just a bit. There’s a slight white line down the middle you could clean up if you wanted to. I think the spot healing brush could probably make easy work of that. Nice job!
@honest gorge Very cool! Where is this location? Looks very cool. I like how you broke up some of the landmarks and details to create a little bit of asymmetry. Really nice image!
Really great work on the other challenges as well, looking really solid! I especially like the mood of the image with the fog, the black and white really adds to that dramatic feel as well.
@cold cedar Looking good! Sort of a dreamy look to the image. I like it. I think you could decrease the contrast of the tower in the background to the left. Everything else is really faded due to the atmospheric perspective, but currently the dark tones of the tower don’t match. It could also be interesting to saturate the colors in the sky a bit more. Might be an interesting color contrast between that and the muted foreground which could be an interesting look. Nice work!
@mint vigil That's awesome! I grew up in North County San Diego. I've been down to OB a lot, really cool place. Really cool image, the colors really pop. Always cool to see people use their own images in these challenges. Nicely done!
@unkempt field Really nice work! Did you take this image? I was just mentioning to Anialady that I grew up in San Diego. I like the depth and sort of arrow/triangle shape this composition creates. Looks good!
@blissful wolf Really liking the surreal feel of this image! The orange archway creates a really nice focal point and contrast against the blue sky. It could look nice to push this even further by brightening up the blue area within the archway. Would also give the silhouette of the person more of a pop. Really cool design!
@compact pecan This is a really great photo for this challenge! Gives the whole thing a really interesting island feel. Really liking the asymmetry in the foreground too. Nicely done!
blissful wolf
@bleak fossil. Thank you! I will try that
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pallid radish
@bleak fossil. The white line wasn't there until after saving. I'll try the healing brush, Thanks!
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cold cedar
Thanks @bleak fossil. I'll give those ideas a try.
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cold cedar
Retouching with a bit more saturation ... @bleak fossil
blissful wolf
@bleak fossil , I've tried to follow your advice, what do you think?
glacial path
@pallid radish in addition to Sam's idea, I also noticed the artifacts of the content aware fill on this sign
To reduce this issue, I would suggest using a new layer, masking out the sign, using a gradient, sampling some colors from the sign and using that gradient to smooth out the variations in brightness
this is what my gradient layer looks like. I added some grain and a highlight
and when I set the opacity to around 70%, it blends with the original sign
you could even add some text 😉
honest gorge
@bleak fossil Here in São Paulo 😎 🤣 hahahaha. Thanks for the feedback 😊
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glacial path
@coral stone oh wow! This transformation from sunset to foggy morning is really impressive! I believe you could improve this effect even more by using the clarity, texture and dehaze slider in camera in combination with a gradient to only apply them to the top half of the image. you could then drag them down to increase the haziness of the background
I have only applied the fog to the center part of the image
coral stone
@coral stone oh wow! This transformation from sunset to foggy morning is really impressive! I believe you could improve this effect even more by using the clarity, texture and dehaze slider in camera in combination with a gradient to only apply them to the top half of the image. you could then drag them down to increase the haziness of the background
@glacial path great idea, Tim! I’ll make the adjustments, thank you so much for the feedback and the tips 😀
bronze helm
Thank you @glacial path.
Second try :)
Is it better?
Also redid the mask one.
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glacial path
@bronze helm love it! 😄
bronze helm
@glacial path now that’s reactivity!
glacial path
that's the secret to success. never sleep. 😬
bronze helm
@glacial path 🤣 😬
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pallid radish
@glacial path Thank you so much or the Suggestions! That's what I was picturing, but wasn't sure how to do it.
weak pecan
gilded blaze
Hi All,
I am new to the challenge. I also new to discord.
woeful silo
Hello everyone,
I have joined the challenge Today.. and I am super excited!
mild spruce
welcoem @woeful silo
mild spruce
welome @gilded blaze
smoky cradle
Hello everyone! I'm new here. 😮
young karma
Hello, I'm new, I'll do my best to participate
unkempt field
Hi @mint vigil & @bleak fossil thanks for the mention & appreciation. I took that picture while visiting family.
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Gave +1 Creative Carma to anialady
green oriole
Some great pieces of work everyone. I am a bit behind, stuck in bed flat with back issues :(. Got laptop set up on a stand now though so can at least watch.
agile ruin
Feel free to use Mr Meow for your Cover Project!
obtuse ruin
meow
vital tendon
meow
agile ruin
Hi @everyone thank you for joining me today! Here is my final version using ! Cannot wait to see yours!
obtuse ruin
Thanks！！
rare cradle
obtuse ruin
agile ruin
ahah ! Ace!!!
@green oriole you are very welcome! we are going to learn and have some fun during those 2 weeks!
sterile bane
@bronze helm replying to your question from saturday: i think it looks great! you managed to make the rocks (closest to the viewer) look organic and non-mirror... not a small feat!
young karma
Any The Weeknd fans?
tepid ridge
young karma
How did you make that checkered box? @agile ruin
red garnet
@tepid ridge I really like the colour combination you chose!
coral stone
@tepid ridge I agree with @red garnet, great colors!
misty dawn
Kladi mentioned that her tutorial was recorded...anyone know where we can see it?
tepid ridge
It was so nice to hear from you guys. @red garnet @coral stone
thorny comet
https://youtu.be/b_q97X9JLRs @misty dawn
misty dawn
Thanks Damian!!!
cyan terrace
Mine definitely came out kinda weird. I'm just going to post what I ended up with and move on.
rigid heath
plain swan
DCC Day 1
misty dawn
My attempt...
sudden hawk
Challenge 1
tacit condor
Cover Challenge
heady stirrup
@young karma I am envisioning a Spotify Playlist cover here
Here is my shot at today's challenge
void hornet
Today's introduction. I know I went in a bit of a different avenue but I was inspired by my garden and spring.
wispy compass
PS Daily Challenge Cover
plain sable
bronze helm
Thank you @sterile bane 🙂
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agile ruin
@young karma Here is how :
Window menu> Shapes
Fly menu to bring back "Legacy & More"
and you will find the stripes in the Legacy Default folder!
@rigid heath Willey and Mr Meow from Studio Brown 🙂
compact pecan
my use of gradients didn't turn out as obvious as @sterile bane's
bronze helm
Day 1 - Cover
wispy skiff
Day 1 😝
oblique anvil
Here's my cover page. It's not me or anyone I know. Just an old photo collected from a flea market.
gilded blaze
I wasn't clear as to what exactly it was asking, so first I started off with designing the backdrop. I then used many layers to form the wormhole, used a blur tool to get the shining light effect, a dust brush tool and then selected my subject this beautiful pooch and got him coming thru the portal into space. I am also working on another one if this is not quite what your asking for this first challenge.
cold cedar
Here's my attempt. Share your critiques.
frosty umbra
Hello everyone. Whatever picture I use, the moment I click on " Gradient map " in Photoshop I end up with that kind of result. Does anyone know what the issue may be please ?
rigid heath
Choose "Gradient..." rather than "Gradient Map...". They are different, the first is a fill effect.
frosty umbra
Well, the point of the challenge is to use the gradient map if I'm right. And u're not supposed to end up with this anyway (according to the tutorial I've seen on internet).
rigid heath
oh, I just noticed you have an image unddr that effect
frosty umbra
Yep, see ?
It's almost a red square with a full opacity, I don't get what the problem is.
rigid heath
Try a dieerent gradient pattern? those colors are very similar, possibly not allowing enough differences through in image.
frosty umbra
According to all the videos I've seen the point is to have a nice gradient matching the light of the picture automatically.
It doesn't do that at all when I try. I've tried with many pictures. Don't get what the issue is.
rigid heath
Try a very light color on one end of gradient, and a dark color on the other. The image will come through better.
frosty umbra
Ok, I had figure that kind of solution too but I really think that PS isn't supposed to do that. Thx 😉
Ok. Thx @rigid heath, I was totally wrong about the " automatic " part of the thing obviously. All videos I've seen must have been with users who already had good gradient colors to begin with. My bad.
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rigid heath
The gradient map is kind of like a LUT - colors from light to dark get replaced. Make a gradient with white at one end and any dark color at another an you get a duotone image. You can use any colors you want as long as you adjust brightness of the colors from bright to dark.
frosty umbra
Ok. Thx again 😉
livid fern
I need some help... trying to select a brush layer to move it around but its not working. How can i select it to move?
whoops I figured it out.... 😅
rigid heath
I hated my gradient, so I added black and white to the gradient map to pull out more contrast.
shrewd bay
orchid aspen
radiant bluff
Challenge Day1 So useful gradient map😁
rose salmon
Day 1 Challenge - Gradient Map - Cover #✂challenges-feedback @agile ruin... Feedback appreciated 🙂
velvet oasis
I'm late
thorny comet
That was fun - once I managed to get my laptop to work! I have searched through every tab & menu, and pressed every button, and I am forced to conclude that I have no "shapes". To be fair, I couldn't even find "legacy & more" ☹️ Also, I have no idea why my ellipses have a red ring around them. 🤔 On the upside, I now have a reasonable idea how gradients, and gradient maps work. Thanks @agile ruin 👍 Looking forward to the next challenge. 😃
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ruby panther
@thorny comet You must of had the "stroke" turned on to a thin stroke with red selected as the color.
thorny comet
Thankyou @ruby panther that was a quick fix! 👍
young karma
I can't begin, where is the challenge ?
thorny comet
@young karma https://youtu.be/b_q97X9JLRs here you go.
young karma
thanks a lot
young karma
constructive criticism are gladly welcome.
graceful ore
Challenge - Gradient Map - Cover
young karma
@rose salmon Really like the liquefied background
rose salmon
@young karma Thank you for the appreciation 🙂
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young karma
@heady stirrup Thanks man!!
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wanton depot
Hi everyone!
thorny comet
Hi @wanton depot that looks superb.
wanton depot
@thorny comet thank you!
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young karma
DCC COVER
misty dawn
@wanton depot I think that's my favorite one so far! Well done!
orchid aspen
I'm late
@velvet oasis
A good design is never late
mint vigil
Photodhop daily challenge #1
orchid aspen
Photodhop daily challenge #1
@mint vigil
Nice
DCC COVER
@young karma
One of my top fave ♥️
wanton depot
@misty dawn thank you!
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slender breach
mint vigil
@rigid heath wow I love this! what you did with the gradient map was great, really adds depth and dimension to the image. I also love your circuit design elements. I was recently working on a logo in AI and my favorite part was
orchid aspen
Wait quick question...
Why'd we use gradient maps instead of gradient
rigid heath
@mint vigil Thank you so much 🙂 When not playing with photoshop, I often have a soldering iron in my hand - so the electrical symbols came to mind right away.
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mint vigil
@orchid aspen regular Gradient looks very uniform, it also masks the image over which is applied. Unless you change the opacity, or layer FX as screen or overlay, if you use a two color gradient it will completely cover your image. gradient map analyzes your photo and applies gradient to areas based on luminosity. In this image, my face on the left has gradient over it, and my face on the right is using gradient maps. In he left version the gradient is from blue to opaque. Gradient map preserves and even enhances contrast. To me the gradient map gives us the ability to create surreal looks and amazing control of the colors in your entire picture. I have only used the blue, yellow and white in my original cover.
dusty tree
😦
mint vigil
@rigid heath I was recently making a logo and I used illustrator shapes to create the snowflake of the circuit. I think circuits and parts are great elements to easily make your image say: "I do electronics". I also like neural network style designs- they are very visually pleasing. If you look at webpages of crypto currency, almost all of them use a polygonal map or gradient design. There are bots that you can use to take a photo, change it to polygons (you specify how many points) and the image goes straight to illustrator or photoshop. We do a lot of soldering also! This is the logo I made for my bae- he is a network security engineer and we attend a lot of electronics based events. Last year I made my first neopixel arduino project. :). Anyhoo great work with your cover layout.
dusty tree
oblique anvil
My cover page revised after a re-watch of stream.
dusty tree
i use premiere pro, is there a discord for that?
plain sable
DCC Cover Version 2
buoyant nova
Cover Image
rigid heath
@mint vigil I love that logo, and the domain name. I have been avoiding arduino because the last thing I need is another hobby 😉 But it's only a matter of time, looks like too much fun.
dusty tree
😦
young karma
First day of first challange ever 🙂
dusty tree
this isn't much, I was just using photoshop for fun
young karma
Premiers pas de la Belgique .Décalage horaire !
misty dawn
@young karma Nous avons tous dû prendre ces premiers pas! 🙂 (Transl: We`ve all had to take these first steps!)
mint vigil
@plain swan I love how the background shapes direct your gaze to the center where the portrait is. I like the overall layout a lot!
young karma
It's so exciting to play with PS
dusty tree
: ( I don't think I should be here...
misty dawn
@dusty tree Why not???
mint vigil
@young karma I adore the Weekend. With the gradient map applied, I absolutely love the lighting on his hair! great color duo. I spent a lot of time waffling on my main color choices, and even googled "vibrant color pairs". I kind of liked what i chose but I really like your color pairing.
dusty tree
I'm kinda just a gamer. i just do YouTube and use photoshop when im bored
like this
and this
and I mostly use Premiere Pro and Adobe Animate
low whale
My granddaughter. She is cuter then me. 🙂
dusty tree
plus im only a kid
misty dawn
@dusty tree I`m sure you can pick up some valuable tips here that you later apply to your artwork....I don't think being a kid should stop you from participating...
dusty tree
ehh
I guess.
I'll try.
I don't have a pen or a stylus though
And I only edit whats given to me
fringe geyser
No need! I'm still learning, too, but how you get better is to just keep trying and learning from others. We all start somewhere, even the best of us
pallid radish
dusty tree
idk how to do thst
misty dawn
@dusty tree Kladi's tutorial is here: https://youtu.be/b_q97X9JLRs
fickle hound
dusty tree
Anyone want to see my photoshop creations?
glacial path
@dusty tree you can post them here 🙂 - if they are unrelated to the Challenge, please post them here -> #📝project-feedback
dusty tree
Ok.
young karma
unreal spear
young karma
my day one challenge
wary dust
trail field
so if I am A bit late to the daily creative challenge so here it is for you all have a nice evening
this is the after shot
dusty tree
Cool, but add people and a sunset, that would look really good.
gilded harness
I keep getting this error when I try the edit in photoshop step. It says photoshop can't be open.
dusty tree
Reinstall
whole tangle
This was pretty cool to do. Such a different set of edits than usual! I liked it, thank you! I used Lightroom Classic though.
gilded harness
That worked. Thanks JayYTplays!
dusty tree
Np
winter tinsel
Project Cover using my dog, Ike. 😊 He approved.
bleak fossil
@obtuse ruin Looking good, you did Mr. Meow proud, hah. Gradients are looking good, nice job!
@rare cradle Really nice job. I like the balance of the composition, the text looks really good. Very nicely done!
@vital tendon Nice work, the graphical element looks good! I like the cool/warm gradient too, Nice job!
@tepid ridge Really solid! I like this color combo. Really nice contrast between them, and makes for a really pleasing gradient too. Great balance of shapes of graphic elements!
@young karma Nice job on this design Elroy! I like the diagonal lines. I think it could be a good look to reverse the contrast between the background and the portrait. The background green is brighter than the portrait's green, and the background blue seems slightly darker than the blue of the portrait. It could be good to switch this to give the portrait more contrast for a stronger focal point. Nice work!
@oblique anvil Very cool, I like the sort of combination of an old style photo with the more modern look of the colors and shapes! Cool texture too, it could be interesting to see the repeated (but maybe to a lesser degree) behind the other circles maybe. But that’s really just personal preference. Nice design!
@wispy skiff Really nice shapes and textures on this design! I really like the subtlety of the background texture, the gradients look really nice too!
dusty tree
Dang
modern halo
want to do more spot healing
rare cradle
@bleak fossil Thank you very much
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to SamPetersonArt
short mica
novel rampart
My 186kb file 🙂
plain swan
Day 2!
pure harness
Hi everyone! I'm from Chicago! 😁
plain swan
modern halo
original file
bleak fossil
@winter tinsel Hah, very nice, looking good! The colors you used for this make a really nice gradient. I think perhaps the lines could be used in a more repetitive way to act as more of a consistent graphic element. Just the two thin lines by themselves almost look a little out of place. Or even masking them behind some of the circle shapes could be a good look. Just a thought. Nice job!
@still harness Really cool, the edits definitely give the desert image a sort of surreal feeling. It could be nice to maybe desaturate the blue in the top part of the sky just a touch to make it look a little more natural, or at least extend the gradient of the sky colors to be a more smooth, gradual, transition. Nice work!
@whole tangle I really like what you did with the colors in this. The soft color of the sand against the purple of the shadows is an interesting look. Almost gives me a sort of slight 90s vaporwave vibe. Looks good!
bleak fossil
@trail field You’re not late at all! It’s totally fine to do these later in the day and post them at any point, or really any time throughout the week if you miss any. Really like this edit, the texture does a really great job to give it an aged, vintage photograph look. My only nitpick is that the dark shadow in the hills in the center background seem out of place a bit. It’s darker than the shadows of everywhere else, and often times the shadows in the distance as slightly lighter due to atmospheric perspective. It’s a minor detail, but figured I’d mention it. Nicely done!
@ruby panther These edits definitely bring this image to life! The sky replacement looks good and definitely adds a lot of interest. The really bold colors looks very cool. Though I think the blue of the water may seem slightly out of place. Maybe if it was warmed up ever so slightly more towards the warm pinkish hue of the rest of the image. It might also look nice to warm up the hot spot in the sky to shift to a warmer hue towards orange/yellow. Might help it look more natural. Just some thoughts, this is looking solid!
@wary dust Looking good Kara. Really cool stylization going on there. If you wanted to push it even further it could look nice to use the sky to add a bit more contrast. Either with a sky replacement, a simple gradient, or even just more contrast against the land. Just seems like a good opportunity to push that stylized look even a bit more if you want. Nice work!
@young karma Nice job, this turned out nicely! I think it just seems a bit dark overall, a quick levels adjustment to boost the light could work quite well.
@unreal spear Really cool effect on this! The background sort of seems like frosted glass or something. And I like the sort of neon look of the graphic elements in this design. I think it could be nice to sharpen up the portrait to give it more focus, and to leave the deeper contrast in the darks (like we see in the eye on the left hand side) to strengthen the portrait as a focal point even further. Very nice!
@young karma Really nice work with all the graphic elements in this design! I like the monochromatic look of the whole thing. It could be nice to see a little more value contrast between the circle and the background, but that’s really just personal preference. Really nice look to the whole thing!
@fickle hound Looks really good! I like your use of all the shapes and graphic elements, and I like your use of white and that more red/purple as subtle accent colors. Really nice design!
ruby panther
Thank you @bleak fossil Your advice is always solid!
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Gave +1 Creative Carma to SamPetersonArt
agile ruin
@plain swan That's such a perfect image for our theme 🥰
forest aspen
Day 1: done before I saw the broadcast. OOC, LR & PS. This first one is a cropped image before LR & PS
This is after changing out background in PS
This is after making lens corrections and global changes in LR
Day 1: after I saw broadcast. I'm not comfortable going as far from reality as Kladi is. I wasn't able to get the intense colors that way it was demonstrated. Maybe on a different image. Stock image from Pixabay. This is the after version.
This is the before version.
dusty tree
Cool.
agile ruin
Remember to join me tomorrow at 9am PST for another Photoshop Daily Creative Challenge. Then I'll be back on the stream for an Illustrator logo design stream at 12:00 PM PST!
dusty tree
I wonder if I could make the logo for photoshop look better. I might try that.
royal minnow
Sorry I'm late. New on here! I use my own picture... Looking Forward to more Challenges
Edit Picture
kind shard
Having trouble around the tree area. Any suggestions?
vague shuttle
My first attempt at the PCC Cover....Does it need something more, or perhaps less...? Thoughts @agile ruin ?
whole tangle
@bleak fossil Thanks!
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Gave +1 Creative Carma to SamPetersonArt
still harness
@bleak fossil Thank you for the tip.
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Gave +1 Creative Carma to SamPetersonArt
young karma
Day 1 Retouch
void hornet
I rather liked isolating all the sand marks to that one.
I also used many of the techniques for this challenge to play with another photo, this one was taken by me.
misty dawn
Am I the only one whose Lighroom interface was very different from Kladi's?
graceful flare
misty dawn
Definitely colours that I'm not in the habit of using!
neat flax
Submission of yesterday's DCC 3.2.2020 w/ Kladi - An introductory Graphic Self-Portrait. (My last submission a moment ago came out incredibly grainy/pixelized, so I lowered the res, hope that helps..)
DCC Photo Retouch w/ Kladi 3.3.2020 - Taking creativity into my own hands, I decided to retouch a photo I've been wanting to edit. The photo was pretty dark and shot by a friend from across the street at my direction. This was not a RAW photo, so my editing capabilities were limited; however, I feel that Lightroom still did an impressive job with its capabilities on a jpeg photo.
storm horizon
all caught up. didnt realize how difficult it was to come up with patterns and colour combo 🙃
mint vigil
I was going to add a lens flare then I realized that it was already there. I took this picture in foggy sunset at the Point Loma marina.
my starter photo
wispy compass
Day 1 - retouching
coral stone
@wispy skiff beautiful colors!
compact pecan
Clearly, this isn't a portrait of me. You can tell because I had braces as a kid.
afer the DCC
gilded blaze
can someone help me find he video where she starts with the cover. Im trying to get the one Kladi did yesterday. I watched it briefly last night with my asd son going crazy but didnt get the chance to do it and cant find it. Thanks
vague shuttle
Here ya go @gilded blaze https://youtu.be/b_q97X9JLRs
pallid radish
Attempted to add lines, but I couldn't figure out how to change the size or keep them at a consistent distance apart.
mint vigil
@wispy compass omigosh those pelicans are amazing! the shift in colors makes me think I'm looking at a picture of snow, but those beautiful beaks! cool design
wispy compass
Thank you @mint vigil ....we get hundreds of pelicans at our lake house and they are so amazing to see in person!
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to anialady
humble viper
This is the completed project - Day 1 - Photo retouch.
This is what I started with.
orchid aspen
cedar terrace
I have no idea what I did wrong. When I saved, it squished the image. Tired of messing with it today. Maybe I will try again tomorrow.
young karma
Stealing my husband's account to learn photoshop 🤣 I'm Claudine from Montreal, Canada, So here are my cover and challenge 1
gilded blaze
Found a youtube clip to help me get this one done- not exactly the same but I gave it a go and yes I have loads to learn and more to go to correct it but quite happy with what I accomplished here.
zinc ice
just catching up:) Loving everyones work
heady stirrup
Challenge #1 Before and After, I used a free pic online and wanted to credit the artist @lifeofthoms
and you can find it here: https://www.pexels.com/photo/forest-landscape-2330649/
After
plain sable
I decided that my first version was to pink, pulled it back and I'm not sure now which I like...
bronze helm
@plain sable second one 🙂
plain sable
Thanks @bronze helm thats where I'm leaning
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to sai
bronze helm
@plain sable is it a picture? Almost looks like an illustration so perfect 👌
plain sable
Thanks @bronze helm it started as picture I modified a lot...
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to sai
plain sable
bronze helm
@plain sable wow cool! What a transformation
plain sable
@bronze helm this is my original image
I've learned a lot with these challenges over the last 8 months 😀
bronze helm
I am not surprised, I only did one so far but learn so much already
compact steeple
stone hawk
Little late but still wanted to share. Everyones stuff looks awesome loving this page.
glacial path
@compact steeple very nice! this reminds me of the classic blueprint look, where all the shadows are replaced with this cyan-ish tone. To balance out the cold shadows, I would add some warm tones in the highlights
I would say this balances out the color palette 🙂
@plain sable just a small trick, when retouching photos, always have an eye on the histogram. if you see a line right here at the edge, it's a subtle hint to tone down the exposure of your image (unless you want pure white colors in your photo)
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Tim Ester
cold cedar
That was fun, although I was totally confused at first because I was in Lightroom Classic so I had none of the same things on my screen, whew!
plain sable
thanks @glacial path
glacial path
@bronze helm Nicely done 🙂 The new color palette reminds me of the two-strip look you used to get with those early color films 😄 . I would just have an eye on those highlights (the whites on the lighthouse). They're already very bright and the edited image is even brighter. So if you're note careful you will lose detail in those bright areas.
@heady stirrup I like this more abstract and vibrant version of the photo 😄 . But when you are transforming the colors like this, you also always amplify the color noise. Let me show you:
this is the hue map of the image. notice the green grass and the orange glow in the background
now if you zoom in, you see a lot of color noise.
which becomes obvious when looking at the hue map
some of the pixels have a completely different hue, even though they're right next to each other.
This is usually not the case for "normal" images. So my suggestion would be to reduce the color noise
like this
now, the hue map has much less noise and the overall image looks more realistic 🙂
@young karma I would just add a bit more punch to the green, to increase the contrast of the photo 🙂 . Well done!
icy drum
I am quiet lost here, I do not know where to find very first challenge, pls someone help me
bronze helm
@icy drum here is the instructions for the cover https://youtu.be/b_q97X9JLRs
And today’s challenge https://youtu.be/Jfc_1_6k_P4
@glacial path good call. I wanted to have a smoother look, less contrasty but didn’t want the white to turn grey either.
icy drum
thank u..took me a while to get here back
autumn grail
I'm super later but i still wanted to give it a shot. There's some super talented people on here.
proud glacier
marble cape
unkempt field
Getting a late start - took a bit longer to get it together
vocal cairn
current
winter tinsel
Revised: Day 1 project cover. Put the line behind the other images but then added more. It felt a little too sparse but it's late and I've lost prospective.....lol
grizzled zealot
Hi I'm new here.. Had fun designing this 🥰
nova swan
Cover
gilded blaze
Day 1: Challenge.
young karma
impossible to download light room.. it stop at 44 %
fervent moth
Hey guys what do you think?
fresh tendon
Hey everyone! first time i'm trying the challenges in a while! i finally finished my cover for this weeks' haha
@zinc ice I really like your use of those colors and shape! the composition is heavier on the left but the right is a nice resting place for the eyes and to read your name 🙂
gilded blaze
Just attempted my own image using some of the techniques I have learnt and open for suggestions.
orchid aspen
Cover
@nova swan
You get an A star
cant decide between the two
@gilded blaze l like this one
gilded blaze
@orchid aspen thank you
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Oluwaseun
orchid aspen
Hi I'm new here.. Had fun designing this 🥰
@grizzled zealot
Did you do something to your sphere where the cat is clipped into I like how the shadows make it look like a round glass... And how did you do it
Hey everyone! first time i'm trying the challenges in a while! i finally finished my cover for this weeks' haha
@fresh tendon
Looks like you have a drawing tablet???
gilded blaze
I finally finished the better one of the two attempts at this challenge. I think I over worked it a tad.. would like some cc. thanks
grizzled zealot
@grizzled zealot
Did you do something to your sphere where the cat is clipped into I like how the shadows make it look like a round glass... And how did you do it
@orchid aspen Just used the brush tool around the clipped image to create the shadow effect. 🙂 Then I added a gradient-filled circle with a lesser opacity under the clipped mask. 😌 Thank you for the feedback. I'm glad you like it 🥰
fossil minnow
Hi guys. I'm a day behind but here's my day 1. First time trying something like this! First time on Discord too. Thank you, Kladi!!
ruby panther
Thank you @bleak fossil Your advice was right on of course.
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to SamPetersonArt
ruby panther
Before.
karmic spire
Day 1, Late work, because finding ways to put other shapes😅
naive forge
This is my first time in Behance live videos and first time using Lightroom. So far I like Lightroom looks interesting. I worked with the photo provided it, also with another for Shutterstock. Please let me know what y'all think
My intention was to make this photo look aggressive, use the content-aware fill in both Lightroom and Photoshop to cover the mountain peaks reflected in the water. I would appreciate any criticism
young karma
This was my first time working with Lightroom.I tried to give it a mysterios night look.
thorny comet
So my original was shot on holiday in Tenerife two years ago. Shot in RAW, converted to Jpeg and resized to fit the upload limit here.
And here's the retouching changes a la @agile ruin stylee. I learn't such a lot of useful stuff. Never used content aware fill before, or the healing brush. The downside is I now have to re-edit every photo I've ever taken. 😂 😂
rancid vale
Day 2 Challenge
young karma
@nova swan wow, amazingly done. 😍
fast moth
Cover
young karma
First day, a little late 😅
@young karma and @fathom moon , I love your job! 😄
beautiful👍
Thanks @young karma
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to coris
fathom moon
@young karma - thank you!