@dusty pond Very nice! These shapes are looking good on Challenge 8! My only thought is some of the particles near the bottom look a bit random. Hard to tell what they might be. Like the combination of the grey dots and the white bits. Might help to make that more consistent? Nice job!
#✂challenges-feedback
bleak fossil
@magic hedge I really like what you did with the pyramids! The way they mirror the shape of the pyramids but at first glance just read as an interesting graphic element is really nice. Nice work with the blue/pink color scheme!
@tropic knoll Hah, glad to hear you’re liking them! It’s always great having a handful of new techniques and tricks after doing enough of these challenges. They definitely add up. Nice work on the design, the shapes look solid and I like the soft shadow effect you have behind the pyramid shapes!
@proper cave I like these bold colors and how you did a couple different color schemes, nice work! I like how the red/pink background is mirrored in the text and button on the first one, it could be nice to see the blue/green background of the second design repeated in a similar way. Looks good!
@dire glacier Very nice! Challenge 8 is looking good. I really like your unique approach to this one, the graphic elements look nice. It could be nice to put a color gradient throughout the whole text of “Fantasy Land” to contrast against the background even more but that’s really just personal preference. Nicely done!
@honest gorge These are both looking really solid! Nice work on both Day 7 and 8. I really like the clean graphic shapes of Day 8. It could e cool to see the letter B completely masked out by the clouds on the bottom for Day 7. Or even just fade out the bottom of the B so the clouds look a little more opaque as the B gets “deeper” into it. Just some thoughts, looking good!
@heady stirrup Ooh, really interesting. I like the red/green contrast you have going on. It almost looks like the snails should be glowing or something, they definitely give off a sort of magic or supernatural feel. Nice work!
hidden pendant
This is my Challenge 8. I ended up recomposing challenge 2 and using that for my background to keep it consistant (on brand) with rest of challenge.
cobalt timber
Day of the Dead micro portrait
honest gorge
@bleak fossil Thanks for feedback 😊
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dire glacier
@bleak fossil Thanks! It technically is a color throughout, but it's set to linear dodge. I'll fiddle, though, I had looked at full color. The line at the top is actually the same gradient reversed, but without the linear dodge.
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magic hedge
Thank you! 😊@bleak fossil
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dire glacier
Updated with feedback from @bleak fossil
young karma
SOOOOOOOO LATE! 🤣 🤣 🤣 Sorry! Just found about this today!
heady stirrup
@bleak fossil Thank you! I am so glad that it came across that they where glowing magic snails 😁
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tacit condor
PSDCC #8 Shapes
neon bay
Challenge #8
plain swan
DCC 8 Shapes
agile ruin
FINAL CHALLENGE!
plain sable
Day 8
modern halo
I added color to the shooting stars
tacit condor
PSDCC #9 Video Timeline
dim brook
Challenge #9: DreamLand Animation - Completed all challenges - YAY! Thanks @agile ruin
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daring glen
This is my first time using the timeline 😅
young karma
@daring glen really cool like it
young karma
Challenge 8 Shapes
unkempt field
Challenge 8 - Shapes
sudden hawk
Timeline
plain swan
Challenge 9: Timeline
unkempt field
Final Challenge
storm horizon
Had lots of fun and awesome tips and tricks learned throughout the last two weeks. Been very helpful. Thanks @agile ruin 🙂
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storm horizon
complete project: https://www.behance.net/gallery/93253231/Photoshop-Daily-Creative-Challenge-02-13-March
vague shuttle
Great choice of type @young karma
heady stirrup
Still catching up but here is my challenge #7
buoyant nova
Managed to do this challenge but not quite the same as Kladi. When I moved the star out of sight, I could not bring it back in, when I used to move tool to bring it back a rectangle started to appear, the only way I could do it was to put the star at the edge of the image so it was still visible for me to be able to move it across the screen, not sure what I was doing wrong. Any ideas? TIA
proper cave
@bleak fossil Changed the color of the call to action and Headline as you suggested.
primal fulcrum
I can't seem to save it. I have brought the size way down and still I get this unknown error message. Any ideas?
got it finally. should have been more careful choosing the gradient. This one didn't go to 256 colors that well. But I'm done with this LOL. Took forever and an unknown move on my part to get my name to not fade in but to just appear.
tropic knoll
Looks nice, Sig. Congrats. I keep getting the unknown error. What did you do?
lunar vigil
Finally figured out how to do it right. First time doing a timeline so just did some minor changes. Let me know what you all think.
mighty linden
Challenge 8
hidden pendant
Final Challenge - continued with the same marketing campaign. Not sure why it has uploaded like this, smooth on my PC.
sacred abyss
complete project: https://www.behance.net/gallery/93253231/Photoshop-Daily-Creative-Challenge-02-13-March
@storm horizon How did you created this?
whole tangle
Here is my day 8 challenge. Is the curlicue part of the shape too distracting? I was trying something, don't know if it was a mistake or not. Kinda think it's too much.
primal fulcrum
@tropic knoll Part of the problem seems to be that I accidentally hit the audio button at some point. Since GIF can't have audio, I suspect that stopped it. The other appears to be the size. After I fixed the audio button, I still had to downsize it by 50% before it would save for me. Might be because I had a gradient and more effects which all made it KB heavy
storm horizon
@storm horizon How did you created this?
@sacred abyss if you have an adobe/behance account, you can simply create new projects online in Behance. Its quite easy to do actually, simply just drag and drop haha.. I believe @agile ruin covered how to create a new project in behance in the first episode. Behance also has a basic guide online : https://help.behance.net/hc/en-us/articles/204483684-Guide-Create-Publish-A-Project Hope it helps 🙂
young karma
How do I compress the GIF its 12MB and discord doesn't allow more than 8MB? What should I do?
This was really a cool challenge learned a lot!
tropic knoll
Challenge 9. Thank you very much Sid! I downsized this 50% and it saved! Thanks again!
nova swan
Challenge 8 Shapes
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agile ruin
Amazing job guys!!! Love to see those challenges coming during the weekend! True dedication 🥰
plucky basin
Thank you for providing with materials and thanks for your support, it was fun!!!! Great 2 weeks of challenge. Stay save!
Thanks to all mentors for their feedback
😊
coral stone
Thank you for another amazing challenge @agile ruin 💙 
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agile ruin
Super Welcome @plucky basin ! Glad you had fun! 🥰
Whoop whoop @coral stone ❤️
@unkempt field love what you have done with the pyramid in thee gif! looks ace
@storm horizon I am so glad you enjoyed them and had fun! Thank you for tuning in!
@plain swan love the trees addition! very cool
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timid pasture
@agile ruin It was a fun 2 weeks! Thanks!
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honest gorge
Day 9
timid pasture
@sacred abyss I don't have much luck getting feedback, either - even when I tag them. I did get one from Sam a while back, but that's it. I love watching these challenges as they're fun and informative, but I doubt I'll post anything any more.
coral stone
@honest gorge great to see you! Super cute work, I loved it 😍 . Just one thing, I believe there is an "L" missing between the e and c 🙂
@timid pasture I'm sorry to hear that. I believe because of the big amount of works that are posted some of them will be missed by the feedbacks. But feel free to tag me if you need any feedback, it will be my pleasure 😃
honest gorge
@coral stone great to see you too 😊 , I think I was hungry and I ate a letter 🙈 hahaha, thanks for letting me know
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coral stone
hahaha, no problem! You made an awesome job! 🙂
bitter cradle
Challenge 5
magic hedge
Challenge #9
timid pasture
@coral stone Thanks, Valdair. If I post anything, I'll let you know.
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ruby panther
Ready for the next challenge with @lethal mural Here is my behance cover.
fast moth
Day 9 challenge
jovial moss
Finally catching up on the challenges, only two left now! This is my challenge 2
My challenge 3 with the letter B, which do you prefer, the foliage or the brushes?
My Challenge 4, I found the character styles panels and artboards really useful as these are some elements of PS I haven't used before.
Challenge 5 to mockup as a magazine advert, and bonus I know have a template to use in the future! 😀
This was the original image kindly provided by Kladi
This is my colour graded one to more tie in with my dreamworld!
Finally (for now) I used slices to create a 9 grid Instagram post of my dreamworld
A link to my behance incase it is easier to view on there - https://www.behance.net/clairelouiseholt I appreciate any feedback
jovial moss
Challenge 8 now done, 1 more to go 🙂 Pyramids wouldn't work with my theme so used the shape tool to make a boat and created a shadow to bottom part.
agile ruin
For challenge 3 I prefer the brushes I will probably move the white layer more to the right
Amazing work @green oriole ! You can see the full campaign building up ! and well done for the creativity in swapping the elements and introducing new ones! 😍
For challenge 3 I prefer the brushes I will probably move the white layer more to the right
Amazing work overall I look forward to see the last one 🙂 remember for the social media file you can find the full social media sizes cheat sheet on www.iamkladi.com/resources
@magic hedge very nicely done with your gif! The pyramid look very cool. 💙 almost as if they were made of crystal! super nice!
magic hedge
Thank you! @agile ruin And thank you for two weeks of great challenges!😍
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agile ruin
@timid pasture sorry ti hear that! if you look at the stream after me the streamer goes here in discord and checks each design. I have many people messaging me one to one with questions, please efel free to do so anytime!
@primal fulcrum the issue with your name appearing is most likely the way you have introduced the keyframe. let me share how I would do it.
tropic knoll
Challenge 9 Revised. My stars are blinking better, hopefully, in this version. And I added the text a little sooner. Thanks to all!
whole tangle
Here is my day 9 challenge.
tropic knoll
Challenge 9 Re-revised. When I moved the text, I forgot to make the adjustments to make the smaller text visible. Oops! My sincerest apologies for my lack-of-attention-to detail. On a higher note, these additions to my to-do/checkoff list will guide me in future attempts. Thanks for the safe place!
Yes, I see it. and have fixed it. Golly!
cold cedar
Took me a little while to get to this one. Now on to the the gif challenge.
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timid pasture
OK - I'll go ahead and re-post this, @agile ruin just for fun. This is my version of challenge 8 (I think that was it.. LOL). I try to put a different spin on my uploads for the challenges rather than just a copy of everyone else's work. It's just the way I do things. I do a lot of work with 3D apps like Poser and DAZ Studio as well as Photoshop, so I often add those elements to my Challenge efforts. I put together a little 'fashion' piece with the ideas from Challenge 8. I really enjoy these challenges, and never fail to pick up useful tips and techniques. Thanks for a great two weeks!
plain sable
Day 9 video
bleak fossil
@nova swan Really liking the contrasting colors and textures of the background! The clean center line and graphics on the right break that up nicely as well. There’s a nice cohesiveness to the colors, looks good!
@magic hedge Very cool! I really love the varying speeds of the shooting stars. It adds a really nice natural feel to it. The color shift is really cool too. Design looks good, nicely done!
@bitter cradle Really liking the design and mockup for challenge 5! The clouds add a really interesting mysterious element to the design and the mockup looks really clean, nice work!
@honest gorge Hah, very nice! I like the consistent style of the whole design. The unicorn and castle look like they fit together. Nice job on the animation and the text fade in!
@tropic knoll This is all looking really solid. The shooting stars look really nice, the color shift looks good, and I really like the lighting shift on the pyramids. It really sets them in the scene and makes it look nice and cohesive. Really nice work!
@young karma When you’re exporting it should show you the estimated export size so you can tweak the settings to something that works for you. Also adjusting the document size will help with that as well. Behance might allow larger files though if that allows you to upload a high quality one. Nice work on this, there’s definitely a lot good tips to pick up from this challenge. Design is looking good, nice work with all the animated elements!
bitter cradle
@bleak fossil Thank you!
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magic hedge
@bleak fossil Thank you! This is my first time doing it, makes me want to try it out more)
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honest gorge
@bleak fossil Thanks 😊
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bitter cradle
Challenge 6
neon bay
Hola a todos. Un poco tarde pero acá les dejo mi Challenge 9. Saludos
bitter cradle
Yay! Here's my Challenge 7, Up on instagram 😀
My screenshot is a little off of my instagram page for this, at least ya'll can see the divider grid lines 🙂
cold cedar
I know it needs some (a lot of) work but here's a start.
agile ruin
@timid pasture thank you so much for re posting! The 3d looks pretty ace 🤩 ! I love the fashion theme 🙂 You have done a very good job 👏 👏 . The only thing I would suggest is perhaps to change the font of the main copy (text). The curly script fun font is great as a display to write big bold short world - PINK for instance is greta!- while for longer paragraphs I usually go for a more plain text to ease the eyes in to reading. Then I would integrate the magenta you had for the text ono the background gradient ! Let me know if you implement the work I would love to see it developing 🥰 💯
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agile ruin
@cold cedar it's a great start! I would let the moon rise slower - but maybe in your dreamland you have a fast moon 🌕 ? ❤️ well done!!
cold cedar
Thanks @agile ruin. For some reason GIFs are a big challenge for me but I will keep at it.
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agile ruin
@cold cedar I agree as the tools and icon are quite different but practice makes perfect 🙂 don't give up and have fun with it !
timid pasture
@agile ruin Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, I kind of wondered about that font myself, but decided to leave it. I have a few tweaks I want to make, too, so I'll try a different font, and play with that gradient. I'll tag you when I post the newer version! 👍
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nova swan
@bleak fossil thank you for the feedback. I really appreciate it.
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timid pasture
@agile ruin OK - here's the updated version. I tweaked a few things, and I like your idea of incorporating the font color into the gradient.. I think the font works better too. Thanks for the tips!
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winter tinsel
Catch up for Challenge 7! I wasn't sure how to post this to show the slices. Clearly this way was not the best choice. LOL
Challenge 8
bleak fossil
@timid pasture Yeah, you definitely get a nice cohesive feel in this design with the gradient color and text color matching up like that. Everything is looking really solid! My only thought is the hair looks a bit off. I think it might feel a bit lacking lighting wise, and the color seems to seem a bit flat. Usually the highlights will be a warmer color and the shadows a bit cooler. It might help to do that and add a bit more brightness around the top, and maybe shadows on the area around her neck. I often like color dodge and multiply layers for this. It’s really just a minor nitpick but I thought that could help a bit. Really nice design!
@cold cedar Very nice, it’s looking good! I really like the light/color shift. I think if you got all the shooting stars animating and going completely off screen it’d look completed. Nice work!
@bitter cradle Very nice, it looks good. The color adjustments look good too, I like the subtle blue look of the pavement against the pink of the lights. 👍
@neon bay Very nice job on the animation, looking good!
@plain sable Very nice, I like how the shape on the left masks out the shooting stars! It could be nice to add an additional element of depth by moving the shape a bit to the right and having the bottom design overlap it a bit too. It might add some depth and avoid a bit of the tangent feeling they have near the bottom left. Just a thought. Nice work on this animation!
@honest gorge Really great job with all the challenges, very nice to see them all together. Really nice work 😄
@cold cedar Really nice work on the design for Challenge 8 as well! I really like the different interesting shapes you have but how the camel still seems to have the most contrast to bring your attention to the title area. This looks really solid!
@whole tangle Really awesome work on the animation! I really like the combination of the shooting stars with the twinkling lights. I like how you varied the speeds of the shooting stars, I wonder if it could give it a more realistic look if the smaller (further away) shooting stars went a bit slower while the larger (closer) ones were a bit faster. Kind of like that effect in a moving car where the further the background is the slower it moves. Just a thought, this turned out great!
@winter tinsel Loving that design from the Day 8 challenge! Some really nice contrast and great readability. I really like the subtle design textures in the background on the left hand side. They add a lot of interest without being overpowering. Challenge 7 doesn’t quite seem like the image lines up as intended, unless that’s what you were going for. It’s a pretty cool effect on it’s own, semi abstract but still looks really cohesive. Great work on these!
winter tinsel
@bleak fossil Thank you for the feedback on Challenges 7 & 8. I'm having an issue trying to upload my gif for Challenge 9. Any suggestions? Says my file is too big.
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ruby panther
Ver. 2 Challenge 8.
timid pasture
@bleak fossil Hey, thanks, Sam! Yeah, punching up the hair sounds good - especially on her left where the light is coming from. That's the neat thing about being on her own layer - color dodge might be fun! And it gives me something to do since everything seems to be shut down with all the insanity going on. 😉
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coral karma
Hello @everyone
winter tinsel
Challenge 9
I had to convert it to a mov file but here it is.
primal fulcrum
@agile ruin oh, I didn't think of shortening the time drastically. I just knew I didn't like the fade in. But yeah, a very short fade in would look better. Thanks
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whole tangle
@bleak fossil Thank you! I will take your advice about varying the speed of the stars, good idea! Animation is a little foreign for me but I am happy to learn about it and actually like it a lot. Thanks again! 🙂
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forest aspen
Day 9: https://youtu.be/kakXhlQo8xk
cold cedar
@bleak fossil. Thanks. I wanted to have a bit of fun.
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cold cedar
@bleak fossil Thanks. I am still working on it. GIFs are always a challenge but I press on.🙃
versed dove
. hi
meager mason
jovial moss
All ready for the challenges this week and next!
humble viper
Here is my challenge #5
wraith hatch
ruby panther
@jovial moss You spelled potoshop wrong.....😂
jovial moss
@ruby panther where?
young karma
@ruby panther you spelled it wrong
low whale
Hi All. I am new to the challenges and to Discord. I am having trouble finding basic instructions on how to start or tune in. Can more experience people help?
rose salmon
Day 9 Challenge 8 - Shapes - Emailer. Trying to catch up with my remaining challenges. #✂challenges-feedback Feedback from experts appreciated 🙂
plain sable
humble viper
My attempt at #6
agile ruin
@timid pasture ace work! Thank you for sharing the development 💯 it looks great! and also well done for implementing the feedback 👍 ❤️
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agile ruin
Gorgeous @humble viper it looks like a land of ice !
river bison
Hello everyone, My name is Sierk and i am Creative Chef at a Michelinstar restaurant, and we are closed now because of the Corona. So i have time left for my photo hobby.
vital cypress
How does this work?
river bison
I try to figure this out to
plain sable
@river bison go to this page https://www.behance.net/challenge/photoshop/ to join the challenge
be sure to be logged in to your photoshop account and select the blue button near the top to join the challenge
Tomorrow at 9pst there will be a live stream for the first challenge
river bison
ok thank you so we will get the first assignment tomorrow?
frail ice
Hi! I'm Cathy and very new to photoshop. I'm taking this challenge to force myself to learn/explore the program. Also trying to isolate/ stay away from people due to the Corona Virus so I thought this would be a great time to take the photoshop daily creative challenge. I look forward to seeing your work - I am already inspired! Here's today's challenge as a jpeg.
plain sable
@river bison yes we will get the first challenge tomorrow
sleek smelt
Hi Everyone, One more member to this journey, I had a longing to learn photoshop from a long time now due to isolation of Corona. I have all the time to start this one. Eagerly waiting for the first challenge. Please also let me know what is the best place to start so that I can do something in challenges ?
bitter cradle
@bleak fossil Thank you very much!
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coral stone
Hi @sleek smelt welcome! You can register using for the challenges using this link: https://www.behance.net/challenge/photoshop Also feel free to watch the live stream for the first challenge tomorrow at 9:00am PT on behance.net/live. To see how Discord works you can see the informations on the #✋welcome channel, and you can use the #❓ask-a-question channel if you have any questions 🙂
tropic knoll
Challenge 9. I tried to do something different. The text perhaps needs to be a different color. Any suggestions? These gifs are fun to create! Thanks for the challenge!
agile ruin
amazing well done @tropic knoll ! I think it looks just great 👍 !
I have had some fun too ad used the technique of Challenge 9 to upgrade one of my portfolio piece have a look here https://www.behance.net/gallery/85449325/LTC-COMICS
delicate depot
Hello, I'm Glitchy and i'm new to photoshop, but i'm kinda good at merging two photos into one, funny, photo, but Any advice?
tropic knoll
Thank you, Kladi! (big smile)
bleak fossil
@delicate depot Hello Glitchy, welcome in! My only real advice is practice. The more you do, the more techniques and methods you pick up, and the more you refine the ones you already know. These challenges are great for introducing new techniques, methods, and tricks. The more you do the more you’ll find you’re picking up new things and see your work improve.
delicate depot
Thank you for the advice! 😀
bleak fossil
No problem 😄
true holly
Really excited to be participating in the Photoshop Daily Challenge for the first time. It will be fun to get some practice with powerful piece of software. https://www.behance.net/gallery/93866415/Daily-Creative-Challenge-March-16-27
timid pasture
OK - @bleak fossil @agile ruin - I was going to post this earlier, but Discord was acting all weird.. Anyhoo, I punched up her hair a bit - I actually used an overlay layer, and opened up the neck shadow a bit. Thanks for the tips and feedback! 👍
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bleak fossil
@ruby panther Your design for Challenge 8 is looking great! I like the clean graphics of it all, and the cast shadow of the line down the center as well as the shadow of the pyramid shapes adds some nice dimension. I like how the pyramid type shapes break the dividing frame, I wonder if doing that with some of the stars at the top might be a nice unifying touch as well? Really nice job on this!
@winter tinsel Really nice smooth animation on Challenge 9, well done! The mov file definitely gives some nice quality quality results compared to a gif, looks good 👍
@meager mason Very cool! The animation challenge is looking really nice. Nice work on the color shift, and the speed of the shooting stars looks really nice. Could even be nice to slow down the moon rising to contrast the stars even more. Very nicely done!
@jovial moss Woo, nice! Looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with! 👍
bitter cradle
Here's my Challenge 8 😀
bleak fossil
@humble viper Really nice design on Challenge 5! The colors look great. It seems like the design could be lined up with the mockup on the bottom left edge a touch more, but that’s a fairly subtle detail. Looks good!
@tropic knoll Ooh, very nice! I think the text could use a bit of separation from the background, whether that be in value or hue. Making it more noticeably lighter from the background, and maybe warmer more towards yellow could help give it some additional contrast. Nice work with the animation effects!
@frail ice Hello Cathy! Really happy you’re joining us, these challenges are always covering different methods and techniques so they’re definitely a great place to pick up new things. This looks good, nice work!
@rose salmon Challenge 9 is looking good! Really liking the colors and gradients you have going here. My only thought is the blue text on the left doesn’t quite have as much contrast for a strong read as it could. Maybe making it a bit darker could help? Nicely done!
rose salmon
@bleak fossil Thanks a lot for your valuable feedback, it's always very helpful. Shall do the necessary changes and upload it again soon. Thanks once again 🙂
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rose salmon
@bleak fossil Updated as per your instructions. Hope it is okay now. Do let me know. Thanks!
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agile ruin
@rose salmon 😍 😍 😍 😍
rose salmon
Thanks @agile ruin
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ruby panther
@bleak fossil Thank you!
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ruby panther
@jovial moss It was a joke playing on @lethal mural spelling photoshop "potoshop" in his welcome video. I was just having fun.
jovial moss
@ruby panther lol
young karma
Yeah and he said that you can tell me if I spell it wrong 😂
river bison
i am sorry but where can i find challenge #1 ? I thougt is should be online now
buoyant nova
@river bison It is not available yet, will be a bit later on today. Here is the landing page, check back later https://www.behance.net/challenge/photoshop
river bison
o super, no problem. But it's my first challenge and maybe i look at the wrong places
untold saddle
This time I am in again 🙂 home office
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ruby panther
Ver 3 Challenge 8. Good idea @bleak fossil Thanks!
marsh wadi
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rose salmon
Day 10 Challenge 9 - Video Timeline - Thank You Kladi Gif #✂challenges-feedback @agile ruin. Feedback for any improvement would be highly appreciated.
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glacial path
@rose salmon yes! Love the secondary animation of the clouds and the subtle star twinkles 🙂 . The direction of the shooting stars should probably follow their orientation. The second one could perhaps be angled more vertically, if that makes sense ^^
@marsh wadi Nicely done! The blue and the white harmonize beautifully. It totally feels like a night-time scene, even though you wouldn't normally connect those colors with "nighttime" scenes.
@ruby panther just one last idea from me - you could perhaps rearrange the title like this. In your version, the text almost touches the red border
ruby panther
@glacial path Yeah, that does look better. Thank you. And great stream w/ Val yesterday! I don't draw a lick but I was very entertained!
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to evil
glacial path
@buoyant nova We always try to keep our challenges beginner-friendly 😄 . And if you have any questions, you can always reach out via the #❓ask-a-question channel 🙂 . By the way, I believe a white text would increase legibility. What do you think?
buoyant nova
@glacial path Yes, it does look better having white text. Thanks Tim
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to evil
glacial path
noice
sleek smelt
Does current challenge have any requirement that one should also have completed the previous challenges?
eternal mica
Im new to Discord and Im trying to access the daily challenge for the first time. Can someone give me the direction how to acess yesterdays challenge?
sleek smelt
@eternal mica It will start today at 9 PST.
tropic knoll
Hi Sam! Thank you for your input! Everyone here is so generous with their tips. I really appreciate it.
eternal mica
thanks. can i access yesterdays to see what its like and whether im interested
glacial path
The challenges will be posted here: https://www.behance.net/challenge/photoshop and here: #📣creative-challenges at 8 am PT, so in about 15 minutes
for further questions, check out the #❓ask-a-question channel 🙂 @eternal mica
rose salmon
@glacial path Thanks a lot for the suggestions...yes absolutely...but once on the starting point when I used to take the star out of the canvas than I wasn't able to get it back and had to make it visible by clicking on arrow keys and that is the reason for that error. Can you please let me know what silly mistake am I making to get the star back by just holding it as it is not seen outside the canvas.
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to evil
rose salmon
Day 8 Challenge 7 - Slice Tool - Instagram Story #✂challenges-feedback 🙂
buoyant nova
@rose salmon I couldn't get my stars back in either. I had to put them right on the edge of the canvas to be able to get them back
rose salmon
@rose salmon I couldn't get my stars back in either. I had to put them right on the edge of the canvas to be able to get them back
@buoyant nova Ohhh....but Kladi pulled it back so smoothly...
buoyant nova
@rose salmon She does magic that we can't see lol
loud yoke
Final challenge
rose salmon
@rose salmon She does magic that we can't see lol
@buoyant nova Absolutely...😀
agile ruin
lol @rose salmon and @buoyant nova but I am here to share the magic 🌟 ❤️
young karma
Here myy last challenge, I'm very happy with the final result, had a lot of fun doing this,thanks
void hornet
This is my Mr. Murdoch in a photo through his old tube toy. I loved making the green pop while making the rest black and white.
latent sand
Dutch
lethal mural
This is my final pet portrait! Make sure that you upload your results! You can watch the DCC Challenge 1 replay here: https://www.behance.net/live/videos/4905/Photoshop-Daily-Creative-Challenge-Retouching
@latent sand Awww Dutch looks so sweet and adorable! Great job on the portrait!
@void hornet How cute!
young karma
Photo of a dog I took in Cuba
eternal mica
Jesus, that was my first experience with the Adobe Live Creative Challenge. It was wonderful. I learned a lot. I'll have to watch the video a few times to grasp all the tips you gave out. Again, thanks.
fast moth
Day 1 Retouching
modern halo
Challenge 1
main gust
primal fulcrum
@river bison 2 in the morning is a bit early. Try a bit later in the day 🙂 The files are under news/creative-challenge and the livestream with chat is on Behance
primal fulcrum
@sleek smelt No. Different teacher. Different challenge. They are run separately
blazing quail
Todays Challenge
hasty oracle
Mr. Meow as seen through my eyes.
kindred kernel
safe mirage
My Take on Mr Miaow
mental quartz
whole tangle
Here is day 1 challenge, before and after. I think there may be some problems with my original photo. I had worked on it before, blurring background and who knows what else! But here it is. Oh, this is my cat Ivy!
Camera Raw
fossil summit
challenge #1
thorny comet
I don't have a pet of my own to edit, so I'm glad you don't mind me editing yours. I hope I did a good enough job. 🙂
ancient walrus
jovial moss
My attempt with Mr. Meow . Trying do one with my own pet now!
muted coral
Is mr. meow too light?
young karma
my attempt with my own cat Gijs
First challenge attempt! Used an old photo I had of a fox from my garden. I don't think it looks great, haven't used the camera raw filter before!
Original image
latent sand
Here's the original photo (my real name is Ryan Benoit - the guy who won the stickers for his son)
uneven sun
My try on Mr. Meo, what do you guys think?😄
mortal hollow
HI, my result ... I did 2 things different: 1. Gave a little punch to the eyes with the radial filter and some clarity. 2. Instead of using the radial filter to blur the surrounding I tried to fake a "wide open aperture" with 2 gradient filters from below and above, within the above one I erased the effect with the brush inside of the gradient filter. What do you think? Greetings from Germany
sage thistle
@jovial moss nice job! Claire , could you please tell me how you did it like that?
jovial moss
Thankyou at @sage thistle . I used the camera raw filter as @lethal mural showed in the live stream. I did some overall adjustments including sharpening and vignette. I then added local adjustments - shadows with one brush and highlights with another.
elfin hull
Hi everyone, here's my attempt with an old photo I took.
jovial moss
@lethal mural I am really struggling to do it with my own pet. I don't know if it is because she is all black or maybe the picture isn't suitable. I just seem to make her look worse 😦 . I can't take another photo as she recently passed on 😦 . Can you offer any advice? Also trying make it look like just her in the photo.
@sage thistle yes if you follow this link https://www.behance.net/challenge/photoshop then there is a link to the file and the video. 🙂
elfin hull
@sage thistle you can see it here: https://www.behance.net/live/videos/4905/Photoshop-Daily-Creative-Challenge-Retouching
sage thistle
@elfin hull thanks for help
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Gabster
uncut ginkgo
It's always so nice seeing you all helping one another out ❤️ thanks for paying it forward, Gabster!
jovial moss
@mortal hollow Love it, especiallyy the eyes 🙂
uncut ginkgo
@jovial moss I wish I could give you some pointers but I am afraid I don't have the expertise 😦
jovial moss
@uncut ginkgo thanks for the comment, hopefully someone can 🙂
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Gus
uncut ginkgo
If you don't, feel free to ping me again! I may have time later to try some edits and see if I can help 🙂
jovial moss
@young karma Beautiful cat and love what you have done.
@uncut ginkgo Thankyou so much 🙂
umbral obsidian
Hello everyone! Here is my submission for today's challenge. I live in the mountains so I was able to capture this photo of a bear outside of my office! 😅 I took the photo on my iPhone so I think it's a bit noisy. I went the black and white edit route. I would love any suggestions or feedback! Thank you! 😀
lethal mural
@jovial moss I would try more dodging than burning to brighten her up. Also in camera raw I would try to make the shadows brighter to bring in more detail.
jovial moss
Thankyou @lethal mural I will try now
sleek smelt
Here is my first try.
covert mauve
Had a nice wee play about. This is my cat, Fred. Would normally edit in Lightroom so this was one of my first efforts doing anything in Photoshop.
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Jesús Ramirez
jovial moss
Before
After
@lethal mural I have done what you suggested, have I done it right, do you have any suggestions. Thanks for your time
uncut ginkgo
@here Hey everybody!
@lethal mural will be providing some LIVE design feedback / portfolio reviews in the #mentor-feedback voice channel in about 5 minutes! If you haven't already, share your challenge designs for feedback in #✂challenges-feedback or your portfolios in #💡portfolio-reviews ASAP!!
To join the livestream, you’ll simply click on the #mentor-feedback voice channel, found at the bottom of the channel navigation bar on the left and then click to join the live session once it is active. Again, this session will be capped at 50 viewers so first come, first served!
dusty tree
why?
sage thistle
I did it!
jovial moss
@sage thistle Glad you figured it out. great job
agile ruin
whoo hoo we have @lethal mural live on Discord!
winter tinsel
Challenge 1 Here’s my dog, Ike, being an unwilling model. 😊
vapid grove
Here's my finished kitty! @lethal mural what do you think?
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Jesús Ramirez
blazing steeple
Photo of my boy, Willie, edited using your techniques, @lethal mural
Original shot of Willie.
short mica
fervent violet
I watched the video later. Great stuff, Jesus. Just one question: the Camera Raw panel looks and acts very much like Lightroom. Why wouldn't I just use my Lightroom brushes for burning, dodging and blurring? Thanks for some great instruction.
true holly
My take on the Mr. Meow portrait. I decided not only keep him in color but also tweak/enhance the color a tad to give some nice contrast between his grey and orange coloring. I also clean up some other elements that I found distracting in the photo using Content aware fill.
umbral obsidian
@lethal mural Thank you so much for your feedback on my bear animal portrait! I did use the Clone Stamp to get rid of the distractions which caused the spots. I didn't know you could use blend modes with the Spot Healing brush. I've learned so much from watching your streams and I'm excited for the future challenges!
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Jesús Ramirez
viscid matrix
Hello all! Here is Sir Barkley, looking very glamorous.
opal mango
Riley
fervent violet
Here's my edited image from last month in Yellowstone.
obtuse topaz
DCC - Retouching
frail ice
Hi! This is my beloved Wolverine! Thanks for teaching us about Camera Raw function!
cobalt timber
original
whole tangle
@lethal mural Thanks for the live feedback! Very helpful. I will try to find a better photo to work with!🙂
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Jesús Ramirez
frail ice
Here's Wolverine before edits
cobalt timber
BW w smart filters
sand jay
my attempt
uneven glade
Gaby. What version do you prefer? @lethal mural
meager saffron
I think a went a little overboard on the window and chair... LOL
young karma
@lethal mural sorry for the confusion! 😅 First was the original, then with Camera Raw settings and lastly the final image with Photoshop adjustments! Thanks for the feedback!
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Jesús Ramirez
wet thistle
thorny comet
@lethal mural Thanks for the feedback, I enjoyed the task.
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Jesús Ramirez
viscid matrix
Revised Barkley 🙂
uncut ginkgo
Thanks @lethal mural!! We'll do another LIVE feedback session on Wednesday at 2:30pm!
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Jesús Ramirez
lethal mural
Thank you for watching the Live Feedback!
opal mango
Thanks for all the feedback!
viscid matrix
So fun! Thanks Jesus!
jovial moss
Thankyou so much @lethal mural for the live feedback. Will be trying your suggestions on Milo (black dog)
umbral obsidian
Great live feedback, thank you @lethal mural
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Jesús Ramirez
void hornet
Ack! Had work stuff...I really should stop that...though it does pay for Murdoch's food...😇
void hornet
@blazing cairn I love how you made the eyes stand out and the nose! Those are my favorite things about cats...that and their murder mittens. Great job with that.
blazing cairn
Raff in sunlight - after
last grove
Scary kitty
red garnet
This challenge is great! As a cat lady I really like seeing all these felines! 😍 I present you Henry VIII. I'm wondering if all the effects are blending in nicely and I hope it's not too much. What do you think?
@blazing cairn I completely agree with @void hornet and I appreciate that you didn't turn the photo to black and white. This way you showed us even more possibilities with what we've learned today without changing the nature of image completely! Great work! 👏
tame jacinth
Bella is a German Short Hair.
runic quartz
good
jovial bay
Guinea and her post walk snow mustache
delicate juniper
Very new to photoshop let me know what y'all think 😀
shell egret
nocturne basin
I got the idea. Need a little more practice, but this will really help.
wispy compass
brisk elk
This was fun.
latent island
My pup Buddy. He never looks directly at the camera. He is a diva.
safe ledge
Working somewhat with our dogs... Before
argh having MAJOR problems with DISCORD name is fitting!!!!!!!
after but IDK stupid boarder????
better?
another b and w
airborne Great Dane
PS they are play fighting fyi...
coral stone
@river bison I loved the mood 😍
versed harness
My cousins cat 🙂 Happy st. pattys day!
coral stone
Great edits @lapis scaffold! It really brought more attention to the bird, awesome job!
lapis scaffold
Thank you so much! @coral stone
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Valdair Leonardo
open trellis
safe ledge
I will fix this one tonight. It's my daughter and her horse. at a horse show
Our cat
IDK what happened to her eye I will fix it tomorrow...
Our Pigs (in a blanket)
getting three guinea pigs to hold still for a photo was a bit of a challenge in iteslf
HAPPY ST PAT DAY.... BACK LATER.
mighty relic
before
nova nacelle
after edit
mighty relic
after
coral stone
It happens @nova nacelle 🙂 Try to use the Save For Web [File > Export > Save for web (legacy)] option and reduce the percentage if your image is too large. You can see a preview of the size on the bottom left of the dialog box 😉
nova nacelle
oh thanks so much!
coral stone
Super cute @honest gorge 😍
honest gorge
@coral stone Thanks 😊
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Valdair Leonardo
primal fulcrum
original
color retouch with some dodge & burn and spot healing
Challenge #1 In addition to the Camera Raw correction brush i added a gray layer and used the dodge and burn
Added a mask to get my favorite version
LOL I never even noticed the blue leash in the background. I should have removed that from the color one. Oh well. I saved as a PSD so I can still fix it.
compact pecan
Day 1 with @lethal mural . This is my late dog Shelby - she passed at the age of 13, but she's still the best pet ever.
original
wraith cliff
Hi! This is my first challenge. I'm starting with Mr. Meow
nova nacelle
tried one in color too
storm garnet
Here’s my attempt at Challenge 1! 🙏🏼 thank you for the opportunity to enhance my development! If anyone has comments questions or feedback I would love to hear any and all!
vast osprey
For St. Patrick's Day
manic loom
Lightroom edits adjusted the highlights and the shadows and the clarity also the barrel distortion
original
vital cypress
Day 1 Challenge
I went dramatic and surreal. I also tried a composite.
glacial path
@lime sage nicely done! I like the focus on the tongue and the eyes. I believe you could add some grain via camera raw to get rid of the blocky artifacts, visible on the tongue. The near-black&white look could really work well with a bit of grain 🙂 - Here is how to apply realistic grain https://www.behance.net/gallery/78746469/Photoshop-Protip-Realistic-Grain-in-Camera-Raw
@vital cypress yeees! That's the spirit! Your dodge and burn skills are on point and I really like the composited background. Just two things to be aware of: the fur has a lot of color noise due to the darkness of the fur itself
so I would use this filter to get rid of the color noise
I would leave all the sliders at 0 and only increase the color noise slider
and the second thing is a very minor detail, but you have a weird edge right here. Perhaps you can smooth out this line and take away some of the white 🙂
@manic loom Well done! You only notice how distorted the image actually is, when you remove the distortion via Lightroom/Camera Raw 🙂 . I love what you did with the highlights here
but also up in the corner. You don't really notice it, but because of this edit, the background is much more vibrant and vivid.
The original image is obviously much softer and more gentle on the texture, but your edits absolutely make the texture shine! (Which only works, if you already have a great photo - so great job 🙂 )
my suggestion would (if at all) be a very subtle recrop to center both dogs horizontally by taking away a bit from the left
magic hedge
Challenge #1 My lovely "always screaming for more food" cat. I wish I had a better picture with more fur detail. Oh well...🙂
glacial path
@vast osprey woah, this could be the new super hero cat: "Uranium cat" 😛 - Really creative idea with the unusual colors. I believe, it would look more natural, if you only color in the cat. You then could leave some parts untouched, like the eyes and the nose
It could look like this
(this is without any dodging or burning)
@magic hedge Great job 😄 you have totally transformed the entire image by changing the hue of the eyes. The black&white version in combination with the added grain adds so much more drama to the whole missing food situation. Nicely done!
idle bear
coral cloak
Place card for DCC
safe ledge
azure lintel
❤️ First challenge! This was fun.
desert stump
Stare Down: Dodging & Burning
magic hedge
Thanks😃 @glacial path
desert stump
Stare Down: B/W with Camera Raw Filter tools
fringe mirage
Here's my edits of the 1st challenge. Note, I'm an experienced Lightroom user. This would've been faster to do there.
glacial path
@idle bear Awww, how cute is this doggo 😄 - I think you did a nice job with the shadows - the resolution of the image appears to be rather low. My recommendation always is a minimum of 1000x1000 pixels. It will make your work much easier. But well done 🙂
@coral cloak if you use this for the thumbnail of your Behance project, just make sure to use all the available size of the thumbnail 🙂 - otherwise the text will be too small to read
@safe ledge oh dear, the worlds saddest dog! Hope everything is alright over there 🙂 - your edits look very natural and I like the added grain. A subtle darker vignette could help to focus the attention on the center of the image 🙂
limber willow
Had a lot of fun doing this challenge. Love the level of control I've learned with such simple tools 🙂
kindred gate
PSDCChallenge 01 with Jesus Ramirez using the camera raw filter
PSDCChallenge 01 with Jesus Ramirez using camera raw filter. His name is Tommy
PSDCChallenge 01 The before photo
proper cave
limber willow
@kindred gate nice touch with the text!
kindred gate
Thanks
PSDCChallenge 01 using the artistic color preset number 04 inside the camera raw filter
original
uncut relic
Thank you for the info, brand new to Photoshop
celest cove
PSDCChallenge 01 - Here's my version of the photo provided. I used the camera raw filter, plus some adjustment layers to finish the look. I also cropped it and removed part of the chair arm rest because it was distracting me coming out of Chicharitos ear.
raven condor
My daily challenge 🐈
indigo fiber
Hello!
I can't upload my file here. Says it is to big...
How did everyone upload their photo?
raven condor
just make your image file small
proper cave
export it as a jpeg not a PNG
bleak fossil
@indigo fiber If you save as a jpeg you can choose the quality setting, I usually do 11 out of 12 because it cuts down the file size quite a bit with no real quality difference. Also images around 1000 pixels at the smallest dimension should be fairly small files while still being good quality for sharing.
woven patrol
PSDCChallenge 01
quick breach
split pier
Challenge 1, using dodge, burn, camera raw and some compositing
coral cloak
Day 1 - Dodge and Burn
dense chasm
junior frost
#✂challenges-feedback Chicharito 14 ⚽
kindred cave
potent cove
where i can share art i found not made ?
deft pumice
My first attempt at Camera Raw Filter😁
wintry lantern
My take on the first challenge
young karma
A shy one
hollow horizon
I love my dog
north galleon
Hii everyone,this is my first challenge
rigid bridge
Hello everyone, i'm new, first Photoshop challenge for me too, i choosed a kind of blue/grey, cold style for mister mouse
hollow horizon
rose salmon
Day 1 Challenge 1 - Retouching - Cat #✂challenges-feedback Feedback from experts highly appreciated 🙂
lyric garnet
lime coral
azure flint
Hello! My challenge 1 here
ocean sky
Learnt alot. Thank you so much.
oblique anvil
Here are my pups. I couldn't do one and not the other. 🙂
Here are the originals
bitter osprey
deft pumice
Looking Intense😅
visual iris
My challenge 1 here 😄
versed dove
My first CHALLENG
loud yoke
Challenge 1
young karma
My 1st ever Photoshop challenge. I don't have a pet so this frequent visitor will have to do.
This is the original.
Daisy
elfin horizon
Wroclaw Zoo and Oceanarium - Photo Credit: @slow helm
craggy vapor
tardy karma
Used the blur tool and cropping to bring attention to the cat's eyes and detailed fur on the face
south olive
fiery tulip
Wise old Yoda cat
lilac oasis
Edited this earlier but burning gave a nice pop to her eyes
buoyant pasture
Challenge No 1 - Retuching @lethal mural
vagrant hornet
jovial moss
My version of challenge 2. going to try with a different subject now.
latent sand
Used blend if on the curves adjustment layer, added a highlight using blend if and color dodge before merging visible to add an iris blur to blend the blur between the background and foreground.
safe ledge
ORIGINAL (still on the pet thing..)
finish, I think I'll colorize her pants and maybe the trees?
bold valley
Day 2 Interesting workflow. I like it.
bold valley
Day 1 Love this technique
wild turtle
jovial moss
Original subject from Adobe stock
Version with my subject. Was much easier with the images provided in challenge, not sure if I have done it right with my subject!?
bleak fossil
@indigo fiber If you save as a jpeg you can choose the quality setting, I usually do 11 out of 12 because it cuts down the file size quite a bit with no real quality difference. Also images around 1000 pixels at the smallest dimension should be fairly small files while still being good quality for sharing.
@raven condor This is looking really solid, loving that contrast, especially in the face. Really pulls the eye and creates a nice strong focal point. Looks really good!
@celest cove Really nice job with the chair arm removal! The contrast adjustment gives the image a really nice dramatic look too, and I like how you brightened up the other eye. I think it could look good to add an adjustment to slightly darken down the body area to keep the brightest contrast around the face. Might help strengthen that focal point, even if it’s fairly subtle. Nicely done!
@uncut relic Very cool, I like the drama of the black and white, hah. I think a simple vignette might look good on this image to pull some more contrast into the face by darkening down the surrounding area a bit. Might give it some nice focus. Looks good!
fast moth
Gay 2 Curves Adjustment Layers
sleek smelt
My second attempt on the another image for the first Challenge. Let me know what can be improved on this low size image ?
modern halo
Challenge 2
bleak fossil
@kindred gate Ooh the Mikey image is looking good, always great to see the before and after. I like the temperature shift, the cooler colors and dramatic lighting really change the mood and feel. I really like that spotlight effect you got. Very cool, nice work!
@proper cave Very nice, I really like the dramatic feel of this image. I think that dramatic contrast suits these grayscale images nicely. Looking good!
@limber willow Glad to hear it! These adjustments for big color and value changes are so helpful to quickly and easily affect an image. This is looking really nice! I think it could look good to use a simple vignette or darken down the area around the face to give it a bit more value contrast. Might help pull the eye into the face even more. Nice work 😄
@woven patrol Some really nice work there to strengthen that focal point of the face, looking good! I like the subtle blur and way you make the face the brightest part. Really effective editing!
@fringe mirage Yeah, I primarily use Photoshop and find these edits pretty quick and easy, but I think Photoshop excels when that’s in addition to other edits being done such as retouching, compositing, etc. Lightroom seems great for photo adjustments and such for sure. This is looking good by the way, nice focus being drawing into the face of the cat. Nicely done!
@desert stump Very cool! Really great job blurring the background, it gives the foreground some great focus and kind of abstracts the background, like it could be anything, which kind of fits the feel of the image. My only suggestion is the cat’s face seems like it could be brightened a bit, something about it seems a bit dark. It also might help to use the refine edge brush tool within the quick selection tool to get those clean soft edges that can often be tricky with hair and fur. Here’s a super short video if it helps https://youtu.be/c2I7X92IVGk Really nice work on this challenge!
@quick breach Looks good Robbie, some really nice contrast and focus towards the face in this one! The grain effect is a nice touch too, looking good 👍
@azure lintel Hah, so cute, is this your cat? It’s always nice to be able to see the before image to see the changes that were made. But I really like the focus on the cat, with the background and foreground being more blurred. Definitely gives it a strong read. Looks good!
@magic hedge Hah, I can relate, we get that from our cats all the time. What a cute floofy kitty. This has a really nice feel to it with the grayscale, and I like the little retouch you did on the dark strand of fur near the whiskers on the left. I feel like a vignette effect would really suit this image and strengthen that strong contrasted look while pulling focus into the face even more. Nicely done, the blue eyes are a really cool effect!
@vast osprey Hah, very nice. I like Tim’s suggestion, but if you’re looking to keep a green tint to the whole thing a gradient map could be an interesting option. Essentially you can assign a color to different levels of brightness/darkness. Often times there’s hue and saturation shifts between areas in light and areas in shadow. Or even just a colored photo filter can often give a good tint effect and look quite natural. Nice work 😄
@storm garnet This is looking good, and I’m really glad you could join us 😄 I like the general brightness of this image, it gives it a light friendly feeling compared to the more dramatic feeling the deeper darks can give the image. I think this is looking solid as is, but a slight vignette effect using a multiply layer or masked levels adjustment layer could be a nice way to pull a little more focus into the face and away from other bright areas like the top and bottom of the chair, the paws, etc. Nothing too drastic, but a subtle vignette could be a nice touch. Nice work 👍
blazing quail
Day 2 Challenge
storm garnet
@bleak fossil omg thank you so much for your feedback it means a lot! I’m completely new to these programs so it’s definitely nerve-racking but I’m committed to learning and trying out each challenge. Challenge #2 is going to be a bit more for me so stay tune!! Thanks again! 🙏🏼
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to SamPetersonArt
light wren
An absolute beginner at this but gave it go yay, think something happened with the blurring effect in that it's non existent here ha didn't want to overthink and try and make it perfect before uploading so here it is...
tacit condor
PSDCC #1 Retouching
dense spoke
cursive swallow
Photoshop Creative Challenge: Retouching
pulsar walrus
humble viper
It took me a while to get to this one.
silver trench
My Entry For Day 2!
royal minnow
Day 2 challenge. 👍 Thanks bro nice tips
pulsar walrus
uneven sun
My try on Challenge 2, great tutorial Jesùs! 😁
winter tinsel
Still working on this...I may be in over my head because of the extreme lightning difference. 😬
silver trench
Day_2 Updated
eternal mica
WOW Vandam, terrifc!!!!
gray kayak
Day 1 challenge... still working on today's challenge. Almost done!
brisk elk
This was a challenge for me, gave it my best try🙂
young karma
Our dog "Lola" Challenge 1
delicate juniper
I struggled a bit with the colors but here's my attempt
buoyant nova
Challenge 2
buoyant pasture
PS Challenge #2
viscid yoke
unkempt field
Challenge #1
thin trellis
First time using photoshop!
bleak fossil
@sleek smelt Ahh nice, cool to see a challenge changing up the image a bit with this squirrel! If it were me I might try adding a masked levels adjustment on the squirrel to boost the contrast even further since the values of the image all blend together a bit. Also adding a slight vignette to and even blurring the background slightly to focus the detail on the squirrel might help too. Maybe something like this? Nice work :D
@blazing quail Looking good Ant! Nice work on the masking, that can be tricky especially on hair like that. Though I think the one spot of hair on the left could be touched up a bit where it's getting a bit of a ghosting effect. My only other suggestion is I think you could probably boost the darks even a bit more to fit the environment which has quite a bit of dramatic shadows. Nice work with the color shift!
@modern halo Nice work with the color shift for Challenge 2. It helps the lighting match that warm background. I think a really quick and effective edit would be to give the man a levels or curves adjustment to boost the darks up quite a bit. You want to match the contrast of the darks with that of the background otherwise they tend to seem like they don’t fit together. Nice job 👍
@fast moth Ooh, very nice, these are fitting together quite well! I do notice the darks are a bit deeper in the background, I think boosting the darks with a quick levels adjustment on the girl would help her fit into the scene even more while also strengthening her as a focal point. Really cool image for Day 2!
@bitter osprey These are looking great! Awesome to see you use your own photo as well, really nice job on the masking and solid color correction! The background blur is a nice touch. I think you could probably boost the darks on the person just a hair on the one with your own photo to match the deep darks of the background, but that's a minor nitpick. These are looking really solid!
safe mirage
Being a Photographer (sort of) I'm more comfortable with this sort of challenge than the 'design' ones. Although they are fun to do these are the ones I can carry into my Hobby so Thanks adobe and @lethal mural 👍 Great stuff
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Jesús Ramirez
obtuse topaz
DCC - curves adjustment layer. Not sure if proportions of my self-portrait are right. Hope it doesn't look too bad 😄
gusty geyser
My second challenge ever! Thank you @lethal mural for the easy tutorial and the feedback yesterday!
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Jesús Ramirez
fringe mirage
My results for the 2nd challenge. Thanks @lethal mural for the instructions. BTW, I'm not that familiar with Photoshop's keyboard shortcuts, so I would appreciate it if you could slow down when telling us to use one, or point to the actual menu command or icon to accomplish the same thing.
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Jesús Ramirez
soft stump
current challenge
frail ice
Creative Daily Challenge #2
young karma
Hi guys Hi Jesus, just joined the challenge today so catching up on Yesterdays Challenge. Here is my go at the Pet Portrait Challenge working with the Dodge and burn tool.
Look forward to your feedback.
young karma
frozen junco
Day 1 challenge: my pup Pasha 🙂
jovial bay
tried to add a tiny eye light
humble viper
My attempt at challenge 7. I don't have an instagram account so I just had fun with creating adjustments to each slice.
slate bridge
Hey guys, I am behind. I drank wayyyyyy to much last night. Anyway, here's my submission for the first challenge. I'll work on 2 as soon as I can get over the feeling of dying. LOL
wise plinth
What is the AI discord?
sudden plaza
Hello! I tried adding a slight touch of blue to change the atmosphere and aura of the pic a little! 👀
slow python
true holly
Here is my take on today's daily challenge. I started off using some of the adjustments we learned yesterday to get the lighting to a point that I wanted it. I then added some grain to the top layer to replicate the grain in the bottom layer and fake the higher ISO that was probably used in the background photo. I then color adjusted the subject and blurred the background. I also added a bit of blur on the subjects shoulders to add some depth and help sell the depth of field that was created in the background.
lean hemlock
true holly
Still trying to figure out the sizing for photos on Discord. Here is a larger version of my final
brisk quest
winter tinsel
Challenge 2 I had to use a better picture to match background lighting...
neat flax
Why has no one just flipped him around yet? 🤣
tacit condor
PSDCC #2 Curves Adjustment Layers
neat flax
OOF! Some people submitted his flipped version while I was working on mine. @true holly @slow python Way to go!
true holly
@neat flax It was literally the first thing that I did. Actually I tried flipping the background first, but the open sign was then backwards.
neat flax
@true holly I just noticed! lol 🤣
formal ravine
hasty oracle
This was a tough one. I had to watch the video like a dozen times, but I think I got it. Definitely need to practice more now.
muted mango
challenge 1
blazing cairn
First attempt I went for the Creepy Guy at the Front Desk at the Overlook Hotel. Used tilt shift blur just for fun. Over did the eyes..but I was going for creepy!
2nd attempt..more family friendly!
forest aspen
Well, I'll try to upload Challenge 2. Apparently there are disallowed words somewhere in the three cat images I tried to upload for challenge one. I used the Unsplash background provided with a 3-D cartoon cat from AdobeStock for this portrait.
blazing cairn
@forest aspen Love the cat...that background really needed humor!
somber moth
that cat!!!!
fringe mirage
Why has no one just flipped him around yet? 🤣
@neat flax Yeah, now that I look at it, flipping him makes more sense with the lighting in the background image. Good catch.
uncut ginkgo
@everyone Join @lethal mural LIVE on Discord for a design feedback/portfolio review session! Just click on the #mentor-feedback voice channel then hover over his name to join the livestream. If you haven't yet - share your work in #✂challenges-feedback or #💡portfolio-reviews :)
See you in there!
safe ledge
when is that ?
uncut ginkgo
Right now! check it out in the voice channels <
versed dove
I can't do the second challenge because my device's capabilities don't allow me, every time an error appears in the device's RAM
fringe mirage
After seeing a few with the subject flipped, I decided to make another version with him flipped, also.
river bison
vital cypress
I have a lot of trouble with cutting things out and refining. For some reason, I can't see the selection until after I hit okay, and then each time I go back it makes it smoother and smaller.. gah!
Before
kindred kernel
😀
tardy karma
proper cave
safe ledge
bitter cradle
Challenge 1 Retouching - Here's my dog George 😀
storm garnet
Hey everyone! Here’s my attempt for challenge #2
I attempted with a personal photo and a stock. I must admit this was a lot more complex for me but like always, any feedback is greatly appreciated! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
bitter cradle
Challenge 2
neat flax
After seeing a few with the subject flipped, I decided to make another version with him flipped, also.
@fringe mirage Much better!
Day 2 Version 2 went a little bokeh
@plain sable Definitely bokeh!
This is DCC1. Now, I want everyone to understand that the first image is absolutely gorgeous and it hurt me to edit the photo at all really, but I wanted to challenge myself and see if I could in anyway turn this beautiful photo into an at least decent black&white photo. I think it's okay, and I would be happy to own either one of these portraits of a kitty.
Also, learning to use the Camera Raw Paintbrush was HARD! Took me like half an hour to get acquainted with that thing! LOL!
fair panther
Hi, my first challenge done
kindred gate
Thank you so much !@bleak fossil First time I use the camera raw filter inside Photoshop, it was great to get rid of the background in a different way on Mikey’s photo
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to SamPetersonArt
woven patrol
Challenge 1 Retouching - Here's my cat Baloo😀
fervent violet
Challenge 2--what can I say?
bitter cradle
Challenge 2, Wanted to try this again on my own image. 😀
meager saffron
compact pecan
I tried a different image combo. Took a while to get the color & luminosity of the teddy bear where I thought it was close to believable. Still not quite sure it's there yet.
viscid matrix
I tried a different image combo. Took a while to get the color & luminosity of the teddy bear where I thought it was close to believable. Still not quite sure it's there yet.
@compact pecan This is fun! I think you need a lot more shadow on the left side of the bear, and the right side can be a bit brighter.
@meager saffron I think you need to get more red tones into the model's image. The contrast is good (though I think you could go even darker overall, since your background is now darker).
@fervent violet I would go darker on your blacks - they feel too light compared to the background.
@bitter cradle You're too cute! This totally creates a different mood, I love it! I would bring your darks even darker, to match the tone of the background.
@plain sable LOVE the bokeh version. Looks like it's macro. Very cool.
@tardy karma This is hysterical. Love it! Your subject has a lot more color than your background. I would desaturate her way more, and exaggerate the contrast/curves way more, to match King's Landing. And then the firelight reflection on her skin would pop even more.
lime sage
calm jay
Finally got to the first challenge. This was fun.
finite forum
Definitely would love some feedback on this as it's the first time I've ever tried anything like this! See below for my COMPOSITE image b/c something happened to the color based on the way I saved this "document" so the final image is below! Thanks.
alpine nexus
@finite forum I think it looks great!
gusty isle
Retouch it, you will make it completely
finite forum
Composite w/accurate color! thank you!!!
compact pecan
Thanks @viscid matrix You’re right about the lighting. I bet that will make the difference.
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to haleybird
mighty relic
brisk elk
This is my second try, I think I like this one more than my first one. Getting light on the side of the face was very difficult.
lapis scaffold
I tried to correct the shading and I guess I will say it was... a learning experience
cyan elbow
fair panther
Hi, my final version of challenge 2
fiery tulip
Final challenge 2
young karma
challenge 1
plain sable
Thanks @viscid matrix
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to haleybird
plain sable
Thanks @neat flax
raven condor
Challenge 2 and I'm learning a lot and loving the new upgrades on 2020
unkempt field
Challenge 2 - Color Match
idle bear
Challenge 2. It was frustrating to follow.
junior frost
tame jacinth
Not perfect but I understand the concept. Thanks Jesus!
left abyss
Day 1 Retouching, This is Zed my puffing snake. Increasing texture helps scales really pop too.
heavy sinew
ok I tend to do multiple challenges combined within a picture and rarely use the down loads prefer the principals .... so this one takes the economy at present , using adobe paint, object selection, composites, created background, blending modes, layers, crystal ball challenge, portrait touch ups with paint, and adjustment layers - also I use the filter gallery poster and cut out with blend modes to achieve a look I am going after I paint a lot learning how the brushes work - will need to make my own brushes because not happy with the ones presently but that is another time.
gilded hearth
misty oasis
Slightly delayed 🥺
kindred cave
fallow quiver
young karma
Tried with different images
rose salmon
Day 2 Challenge 2 - Curves Adjustment Layers #✂challenges-feedback @lethal mural 🙂 Feedback appreciated 🙂
deft pumice
Spooky🥴
split pier
Challenge 2 working with curves
latent pebble
Challenge 1, feedback welcome
rigid bridge
Day 2 😄
misty oasis
young karma
My attempt at #✂challenges-feedback number 2. Used two random images I found on the internet. Didn't spend too much time on this as I'm supposed to be working! But had never used the clipping mask before, so thanks for explaining!
young karma
Hi everyone..I'm trying to send you my file but it's not uploading it..
I focus on the light direction and of course curves adjustment layer
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to jesusmuriel
mortal hollow
after composing, but before color and light adaption
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Jesús Ramirez
mortal hollow
after adaption ... @lethal mural many thanks, very helpful ... furthermore added some color look in Camera Raw as a last step
oblique anvil
My curves adjustment challenge. Two iPhone pics
young karma
in my opinion, in the curve layers, remove a bit the red curve and be softer with the light and shadows aspect @hidden pendant
mild spruce
made this using curves adjest , need you coments
mild spruce
@tame jacinth love your work
primal fulcrum
I thought his shoulder should actually have some light spilling onto it so I added a yellow paint layer to add a bit more highlight there @lethal mural What do you think?
@lethal mural I want to get more into composites with my art so I found this very interesting. I had never used curves or layer fill properties in that way before. But I can see how it helps a lot with matching the surroundings. I wondered if I should whiten or brighten up his eyes a bit. His shirt does not seem white like this but I guess it wouldn't under these lighting condidtions?
oblique anvil
@mild spruce I think it looks good. I'm not sure what you started out with, but it seems well integrated to me. Nice.
young karma
@compact pecan Pretty cool! Very creepy vibe!!! Maybe the Teddy could´ve been a little darker, specially from the left side so it blended better with the light coming form the right on the wall!
@mild spruce This is awesome dude! I loce the magical feeling from it! Looking up closer there is a little issue with the masking with the ropes and it seems to soft around her head, maybe a little more contrast when masking the subject?
safe mirage
a redo of yesterdays colour match challenge with a couple of images off Pexels. Tried to challenge myself with images that were a little harder to work on. Did I succeed??
dark sleet
Challenge #1 Feedback
carmine pivot
I'm playing catch-up so here's yesterday's challenge with Mr. Meow (I had to colorize him - too tempting...)
safe oar
Thanks so much!
vivid nest
peak glade
cleaned up the chair a bit after the process. stray hairs all over the place.
I think you wouldn't be getting a ton of highlight coming over his shoulder in reality, so the kiss of brightness on his collar is enough to show the light reflecting and reacting to the portrait
plain sable
So Day 2 is one I can't stop working on, it's that on going problem, when is it done...
versed harness
Love it! @plain sable
plain sable
Thanks @versed harness
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to authof
vast osprey
vast osprey
Just trying to keep up.
sullen hollow
Hi
spiral apex
Just completed my #Challenge01!
wicked nexus
A little bit late but here is my retouching file 🙃
burning tool
original🧐
you can find me at Fullmetalangel @pulsar glenstagram
young karma
Here we go! Final and Original. Must say the automatic masking options are working great! I applied a field blur stronger towards the vanishing point and diminishing to the FG. Pretty cool lesson!!! Had to correct the contrast after exporting because it wasn´t matching between subject and background.
Final
Original
kindred gate
PS DCChallenge 02 Curves-Adjustment, work in progress
bleak fossil
@young karma Nicely done! Really liking the deep dramatic contrast in the grayscale image of the dog. Nice job!
@brisk elk Very nice, really liking the sort of golden color/lighting match. I think a simple levels/curves adjustment to boost the darks up a decent would really help fit him in with the scene and match the contrast of the background. Nice work 😄
@gray kayak Looking good so far Jody! Really liking the dream-like feel of the sort of blown out/wispy edges!
@silver trench Very cool Vandam! I really like how the shape of the fire rises up into the eagle. I like the little bit of motion blur you seem to have on the tail, I wonder if just a tiny hint of motion blur on the tips of the wings might give it even more of a sense of movement. Really nice work!
@uneven sun Really nice job, the masking is looking solid! Nice job keeping the softness of the edge of the hair. I think perhaps the colors could be matched a bit more? The background seems to have a color grading to it that makes it fairly cool in color temperature but the portrait seems to be quite warm and saturated in comparison. It almost looks like he's standing in front of a large poster or something as a result. Just a thought. Nice job on this!
@pulsar walrus Ooh, this is looking great! I love the added contrast of the girl against the simple background. Really makes her pop and a strong focal point. The red/green color scheme works really well too! My only thought is the green behind her almost looks a little too like a thick "fog" or something due to the lack of transparency. Maybe a blending mode that we can see through a bit more would look more natural, or even just reducing the opacity of that fog a bit might help? Nice work on this challenge 😄
@left abyss Ooh, very cool! Yeah, some really great contrast on the scales, and I really love how you pulled attention and focus to the face with the sharpness and contrast. Really nicely done!
@tame jacinth That’s the great thing with these challenges, is once you go through the process once you find a lot of other situations you can apply it to and practice it further. This is really cool, I like your choice of photos. I think you might have a little more precision with your selections around areas like the hand if you use the quick selection tool. I often find that can get some really nice selections. It might also help to increase her contrast so her dark values go as deep as the ones in the background. Nice work with this, very cool image!
@junior frost Very nice, the color matching is looking solid! My only suggestion would be to increase the contrast with a levels adjustment to boost the darks of the person to match the contrast of the deep darks of the background. It might fit the two together a bit more. Looking good!
@bold valley Nice work with these challenges, the retouching image is looking really nice and clean! My only thoughts are that you might have a little more luck with the edges of the cat fur on the Day 2 challenge if you use something like the quick selection tool with the refine edge brush tool. That can be great at getting those clean soft edges in a natural way. Nice job on these!
potent cove
this second make my day what you did in second image
with photoshop i have problem with color match is not my taste lol
hoary totem
delicate depot
awsome! 🙂
young karma
cursive swallow
Yesterdays Challenge
light wren
challenge 2 - curves adjustment layer - completely new to me again, but gave it a go...I'm enjoying learning these new skills🙂
bold valley
@bleak fossil Thanks for the nice comment.
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to SamPetersonArt
jovial moss
My first attempt following along with the images provided. Going to try with another image and post that in a bit. Great stream as per usual @lethal mural
hollow horizon
did no what i was doing
cursive swallow
Today's Challenge @lethal mural
delicate pendant
latent sand
hollow horizon
did no what i was doing
frail ice
Challenge #3 Football
blazing quail
My day 3 Challenge
young karma
I really enjoyed this challenge learned a lot.
Really enjoying the challenges, learnt so much already.
dim brook
Challenge#3_After Feedback
whole tangle
Here's my day 1 again, with a better photo to work with. It's old, shot with a Minolta years ago. Focus is a little soft, but I hope it works better!
jovial moss
My attempt on my pic. I know there are issues with the removal of background objects
Think this is a better crop?
neat carbon
Just got my #1 challenge done. Comments please
modern halo
Challenge 3
jovial moss
Is this better being darker and blurred in the background. My lighter one is a few above. Many thanks
spiral apex
#Challenge02 completed, thanks for your amazing lessons! @lethal mural
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Jesús Ramirez
jovial moss
Thankyou so much for the feedback. I have amended now. Is this better?
buoyant nova
Challenge 3
sullen silo
Thoughts??😆
bold valley
Day 3 Sorry, I just had to.
obtuse topaz
DCC day 3 - layer styles
mortal hollow
here we are ... challenge 3 with a slightly different idea ...
blazing cairn
Is anyone else encountering a greyed out "Content Aware Fill"? I've tried everything I can find and its still greyed out. Thx!
mortal hollow
@blazing cairn please check: is the correct layer active or is it (perhaps) an adjustment layer? is the layer locked?
blazing cairn
Thank you @mortal hollow ! Its the background layer and its not locked. Its the same set up as the Jesus's video. I thought the problem was selected the image, but I think I've done that correctly. I did see something about not being able to use Content Aware Fill on a Smart Object, but the original file is coming over as a Smart Object
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Wolfgang
mortal hollow
@blazing cairn , yep, you cannot change the content of a smart object, you have to rasterize it first
mortal hollow
ohhh, I'm not, but happy to help ... enjoy PS 🙂
blazing cairn
Oh...take the praise and run with it! 😉
mortal hollow
🙂
winter tinsel
Daily Challenge Day 3
uneven sun
@uneven sun Really nice job, the masking is looking solid! Nice job keeping the softness of the edge of the hair. I think perhaps the colors could be matched a bit more? The background seems to have a color grading to it that makes it fairly cool in color temperature but the portrait seems to be quite warm and saturated in comparison. It almost looks like he's standing in front of a large poster or something as a result. Just a thought. Nice job on this!
@bleak fossil Thanks a lot for the feedback! I will make sure pay greater attention to the color matching in the future! 😄
fringe mirage
Challenge 3 results. Another fun one, thanks to @lethal mural !!!
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Jesús Ramirez
kindred kernel
😀
cyan terrace
Challenge 3
true holly
Here is my version of Challenge 3. (PS its not like AArron... lol. First name is Andrew, last name Arbutina).
viscid matrix
Challenge Day 3! Sports in 2020. Also used my favorite new trick from yesterday: Eliminating the light blending on underlying layers. That trick is seriously game changing for me. THANK YOU!
true holly
Does anyone know if there is going to be a live review session today like there was yesterday? It was very interesting to hear the feedback that @lethal mural gave.
viscid matrix
Before
Does anyone know if there is going to be a live review session today like there was yesterday? It was very interesting to hear the feedback that @lethal mural gave.
@true holly I assume so! Probably soon??
pulsar walrus
viscid matrix
Day 3 Layer Styles
@plain sable This is gorgeous. I love the colors!
blazing cairn
Today's challenge...was a challenge!
lavish portal
Just got Day 1 challenge done, using my dog Gus.
Day 1 Before Image
Day 1 After Image
buoyant pasture
vast osprey
believe
brisk elk
Some where along the line I lost the background. But I love the finished product. 😆
winter tinsel
Day 3 Challenge! I rewatched the video from this morning and tried again....This is my before and after....
and after...
crude fox
This is my Result for the Curves Adjustment Challenge!
@lethal mural what do you think?
plain sable
Day 3 Layer Styles V2 Forgot to add text
raven condor
Challenge 3 Layer Styles... this is so motivating, thank you!
neat carbon
Here comes my Challenge #2 exercise; though a bit late, I still able to get it done. I used a photo I took a while ago with a star filter lens. The blurring effect I did onto background also blurred the "stars". I wonder doing so is improving the realistic of the image or making it worse. Please share thoughts. Thx
crude fox
Thoughts??😆
@sullen silo great job there!
rancid vale
Game on
brisk elk
second try
unique veldt
Challenge 2 - My friend asked me to put the gnome from her painting into the forest. Since he appears from the non-physical realm, I made him slightly transparent and a little glowy. The background photo I chose had some color filters already applied to make it more dreamy-looking, but the light effects are straight from the camera capture.
the original foreground image
vague swift
P.s took me a little while to realise Camera Raw Filter doesn't work on CMYK colour mode.
Pet Challenge
lavish portal
My Challenge 2 Result
jovial bay
left abyss
Challenge 2, the coloring and contrast still seems off. Still a fun project
vague swift
Cool tutorial, very helpful!
proper cave
fervent violet
Challenge 3
spiral apex
#Challenge03 completed! On hold for the rest!!
fiery tulip
split pier
I wanted to make something worthy to go on a wall but not to bright. Should I add more splash? Any thoughts. Thanks.
unique veldt
Challenge 3 - This image (not a composite) was captured at a How Weird Street Faire in SF many years ago and the juxtapositions just delight me to no end. I came across it looking for a "sports" image in my files 😂 for the challenge.
lime sage
bleak fossil
@neat carbon Very cool, I like how you used your own photo for the background! I think it makes sense for the star effects to blur with the rest of the background. I think it almost seems similar to the bokeh effect you sometimes see with blurred backgrounds. The lighting seems to fit nicely, as if he’s standing near a light or heat lamp. Nice work!
@raven condor Really liking that sort of radial effect off the colored rays off the person, gives it a nice sense of perspective and works nicely with the pose. Really nice clean work with the masking on this image, looking really solid!
@plain sable Looking good Sno! I really like the direction of the rays which adds nicely to the movement. I do wonder if a bit of a brightness boost to the rays would help pop her out a little bit more and give the whole image a bit more contrast and punch. Text looks good too!
@crude fox Looking very nice! The colors match nicely and fit together very well. I think you could boost the darks of the man a bit more to match the deep darks of the background, but that’s a pretty minor note. Nicely done!
@winter tinsel This turned out great! Really love the depth you got by separating the image into 3 elements. The glow/blur around the outside of the player also adds some great contrast and sense of movement. You really nailed this one!
@coral cloak Really nice work adjusting the lighting to match the scene! The colors match nicely as well. I think the perspective looks pretty good, but if anything making the background a bit slower/the portrait a bit higher would look a bit more natural? Nice job!
@brisk elk Hah, I think the radiating lines of the background add a really interesting effect! It could be nice to keep it less saturated or even black and white to really make the soccer player pop, but it has a pretty interesting effect as is. Nice job with this design!
Edit: After seeing your updated image I think this is a great balance! The toned down background really pulls attention to the player now.
@rancid vale Nice job, I like the consistent red throughout the image! The rays coming out from the player are looking good too. I feel like you could probably push them even further in terms of length and brightness to fill a bit more of that background space if you wanted. Might give it a bit more impact. Looks good 👍
@vast osprey Nice job, the pop of color on the player really draws the eye very well. It could be nice to see a bit stronger of a linear ray effect coming off the player to really push that sense of movement. It’s a minor detail, but softening that hard line between the text in the background might help. The sharpness seems out of place with the otherwise soft background. Just a few thoughts, nice work with this color effect!
@spiral apex Really great pop of color against the background, I especially like how you emphasized the red in the image, it unifies it nicely. The bold text works well too, looks good!
@fiery tulip The ray and coloring effect are all looking really nice! It could look nice to have all the rays have a uniform color or saturation to really pop the soccer player out. Just a thought. Nice work with these effects!
@fervent violet Hah, very nice work on Challenge 3! It's always nice and interesting to see these challenges applied to different photos. The color really adds a nice pop! It could be nice to have the helmet of the boy in color too, it really seems to draw some nice focus towards the face of the man which could help give equal attention to both figures. Nice work with the masking and color/ray effects!
@proper cave Looking good, the color definitely has a really strong pop in this image! I see some rays a bit, but it could be nice to push them even further and make them more prominent to really sell the effect. Especially with areas like the kicking leg to give that sense of motion. Nice job on this!
@vague swift This is looking really solid! He seems to fit in really convincingly with the background. I like how you saved the most warmth for the area of light on his face on the left side of the image. This turned out nice!
@left abyss Very cool! I think you could probably go darker with the darks of the cat to be a bit closer to the original image. Currently I think the darks of the environment are darker and make it feel a little out of place. It might also keep to go less towards the green range with the cat's colors, the environment seems a bit cooler in color temperature than the original cat photo, but I don't think it'd hit that green range so much. Perhaps both of those things might help a bit. Nice work putting these together! 😄
@unique veldt Haha, I like the total lack of context with this image. Really nice job on the color masking in this one! The red of the rays and the text work together nicely to make the whole thing more cohesive. Looks good!
@split pier I think you struck a really nice balance with this image! The repeated white elements in this design give the whole image a nice unified look. The pop of color works extremely well too. My only thought is it might be nice to see all the rays colorized to really make the player pop and give it a consistent look. Really nice work on the direction of the rays, gives it some nice movement!
@jovial bay Haha, very nice, I like the tag line. Really nice job masking the color off on this challenge! I wonder if a bolder font might suit this image better? Perhaps making the text red would add a nice cohesive feel to the image by repeating the red of the player as well. Just some thoughts, looking good!
tame jacinth
Here's my contribution!
plain sable
Thanks @bleak fossil I did try to pull our the Ray's will try again
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to SamPetersonArt
mighty linden
3-sports poster
kindred cave
unique veldt
Challenge 1 - The vignetting added a nice drama to this "next to the refrigerator" shot. That was fun!
fast moth
Day 3 challenge
rigid bridge
@lethal mural Day 3, i'm not original this time, i just copy yourself haha
hidden pendant
OK so its not really a sports image, but I am trying to use my own images more and don't any sports ones that are suitable. I had a heap of traditional dancers in my Indian photos including kids from the school I taught at in Kerala, but the background was not the best for them.
Original
Challenge 2 attempt two, reduced Red curve and softened light.
young karma
@hidden pendant looks way better! The contrast match between subject and BG might be better but definetly great improvement! I would focus on the subject´s skin and try to add a little contrast (a cotrast adjustment layer might be all you need)
hidden pendant
Thank you @young karma Contrast Adjustment added
nimble shardBOT
Gave +1 Creative Carma to Guga
dusty pond
Challenge 2
rancid vale
challenge #3