Photoshop Challenge: Week #1

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Each week you will be given a certain project to work on within Photoshop. The point of doing this is to challenge yourself to accomplish the given task and then show off the finished project to the rest of EdgeGamers. This is not a competition against other people to see who does the best but a competition against yourself.

We will be alternating between two different types of the challenge each week. One week will be a generalized "theme" (working with glass) that you must follow with the next week being a set project (vector creations). This ensures that you guys have quite a bit of freedom to create something the way you are used to, while the next is a bit more learning intensive and encourages you to think outside your element.​


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This weeks project:

Theme: Working With Glass

Create an image keeping the general theme about glass. Modified photos or glass logos / emblems are some general ideas to work with.​


Guidelines:

Suggested Image Size: 1920x1080

*When posting on the forums please scale in half, you may post link to the HD version.

The image you create should be something of your own idea. You shouldn't be copying other peoples art that has already been posted.

When posting include your thought behind your artwork, techniques you used, things you learned, things you thought you could have improved on.

HAVE FUN.​



Week #1 of the Photoshop challenge will end in one week - 2/14/11.
Good luck everyone have have fun! Hope to see everyone's creations soon.



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Bokk Choi

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Druidsd

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TomSound

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Byakuya

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I saw that it was glass. I thought, "Hey I'm wearing glasses right now, why don't I just try to copy what I am seeing right now?" And after messing around a while, this is what I came up with.
I used a bunch of inner glow, outer glow, and blurs. I learned that the fill option right under the opacity option is a tool that I should utilize more often.
I think I could improve on the bottom part of the glasses some more.
 
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Ok so here goes...

I must say I had more fun on this than any other project i've done in a while...
It's funny how this started out as something and morphed into this.
I really didn't know where it was going.. just that it was going to be glass.
after i got about a quarter of the way done.. i looked at it and thought the glass would make nice glasses (sorry bokk choi.. wasn't trying to steal your idea).
Every part of the sunglasses is made by hand .. every little piece..
The soldier was from another game wallpaper. I modified it quite a bit though.
The reflection in the sunglasses is a screenshot of mine during a competitive match.
(if you look close enough you can see it's my name in the score list.. haha)
The inspiration for the sunglasses are obviously oakley sunglasses. ( I love my oakly sunglasses)
All in all.. this took about 4-5 hours.
The ego lettering is from a project i was working on a while back.. it just seemed to add a little ego flavor to the mix.'
Hope you guys enjoy looking at it .. as much as i enjoyed making it.
-Tom

glassessoldier1small.png

Fullsize (1920x1080)
https://webdev.edgegamers.org/tomssound/site/pschallenge/glassessoldier1.png
 
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I don't normally give out my PSD files... but
In the spirit of this challenge I've decided it might help someone learn something from these Photoshop Challenges. (please don't take that the wrong way.. I'm not saying I'm the end all be all of photoshop... I just like to goof around.)
So this is a rare exception. Please don't ask for my other PSD's :)


Enjoy !

https://webdev.edgegamers.org/tomssound/site/pschallenge/glassessoldier1PSD.zip (90Mb)
 
I am so totally downloading your PSD, cannot wait to see your process.
 
Only a few days left for this weeks challenge. Next will be posted this coming Monday.
 
Only a few days left for this weeks challenge. Next will be posted this coming Monday.

Yea, I cant make it in time :(

workin on a digital painting that 3000x4000 pixles (324dpi). nowhere near finished. :(
 
here's mine, couldn't help it, not as good as everyone else, but it was fun :)

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