You and your scope shots
This is how I see it. When I take a pic of SE sneaking into a sewer your seeing security cam footage or the POV of the guy who is with him.
Official Figure Pic One-Shot Thread
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You and your scope shots
This is how I see it. When I take a pic of SE sneaking into a sewer your seeing security cam footage or the POV of the guy who is with him.
I like the NV shots by snakeling and thecorporation. I think B&W shots would work best with "news coverage" type photos.
I've been working on some "low-calorie" background buildings and simple scenery pieces.
Here's a quick setup on my workbench, featuring Mini-Me as a security contractor.
Here's a quick setup on my workbench, featuring Mini-Me as a security contractor.
on the shots shown. I like the night vision better.
Has a Paris Hilton like feel
Thanks boys! MB is an admin so I'm gonna have to throw him a bone or two.
@MB see^^^^ I do have supporters. Don't like my NV shots? Go look at Ricks stuff.
As I said a few days ago I aim to please. That being said, as we all well know you can't please everyone.
I've been working on some "low-calorie" background buildings and simple scenery pieces.
Here's a quick setup on my workbench, featuring Mini-Me as a security contractor.
I really like it, I take it you will be changing out the windows or opening them up. The door is very real looking.
Didn't say I don't like the NV, I'm just partial to certain setups. That's all. I like an "optics" look. You are the artist so it's really you're preference Snake. With that farmhouse the B&W looked the nicest I felt. Just brought out way more detail with the shadows.
That building is coming along nice Fled. Can't wait to see how it's used.
Did they kick you out of that spot too Rick?
Those Our War figures do look nice. Just wish there was a bit more articulation.
That building is coming along nice Fled. Can't wait to see how it's used.
Did they kick you out of that spot too Rick?
Those Our War figures do look nice. Just wish there was a bit more articulation.
Here is how I feel about b&w, its a WWII thing to me. My shot didn't take place then. It suggests early 20th century. I suppose ppl like it because we are living in a time where b&w is antiquated, so its a rarity. Something different. I am going to do some more, hell I have some, you should check out my photobucket account.
Snake....., but maybe in a post apocolyptic world, producing color images may return to being a luxury. Plus if that heroic photo of LL made into the freedom fighters newsletter it might be black and white.
I like this effect I found in Adobe Photo Shop.
I like this effect I found in Adobe Photo Shop.
Just foolin around with the editing on photobucket
Wow,Predator is on the tree watching them!
Snake....., but maybe in a post apocolyptic world, producing color images may return to being a luxury. Plus if that heroic photo of LL made into the freedom fighters newsletter it might be black and white.
I like this effect I found in Adobe Photo Shop.
Well this is getting interesting! Hope the others don't mind us talking shop
While I do use a bunch of post apocalyptic backgrounds, I don't consider my Joe verse to be post apocalyptic per se. I don't do fiction, so my verse isn't defined or really fleshed out. Therefore all the one shots. Its just easier. Would I like to do storylines? Hell yeah, but it gets a lot more complicated with continuity and such.
I really like that effect. Photobucket allows me to do stuff like that but yours is better. That could be survalence footage too. I'll show you what I can do but yours is better.
I wish it was grainier and maybe some lines going thru vertically. I appreciate the feedback, there is a bunch of stuff I can do at photobucket but I don't put those up here to often. The sepia gives an old look as well, I'll go find one.
Greyscale (B&W) and light film grain.
OK this I like. The other pic with film grain was dark film grain and its not as noticable. This gives it that low quality without losing too much detail. I still think Ricks effect was much better. If I keep playing around I might get it though.
OK this I like. The other pic with film grain was dark film grain and its not as noticable. This gives it that low quality without losing too much detail. I still think Ricks effect was much better. If I keep playing around I might get it though.
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You're still miles ahead of me Rick. About all I can do in photoshop is resize an image. I've spent hours trying to figure out how to cut things out of an image without having to outline the whole selection with the mouse.
If you have a full version of Photoshop, you'll have to use the bezier tool.
Thing that produces lines like this:
http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/images/PATHS/BezierTool3.png
There's really not a "easy cheat" method for clipping things out. You simply need to trace it out with smooth curves, and maybe even offset (well, in-set) the path to make sure you don't have any stuff you don't want in your clipped object. You can also duplicate the layer and use a small eraser tool to erase out the part you don't need, but that's more work and more tedious. I guess you could try the "magic lasso" tool, but that always provides crap results too, unless it's shot on a solid background like white, or a green screen.
I work in Photoshop daily, and I really, really wish there was an easier way. But if you use any other method, you'll wind up with bad, square pixel artifacts around the edges. I think eventually they'll get a better method, but for now, that seems to work the best for me.
After reading this I'm glad I don't use photoshop. Doesn't sound much easier.
Anybody got any good ideas for smoke?? Real, not CGI. If I could just get some dry ice....
an alternative to dry ice, cheaper and far more transportable:
http://www.citcfx.com/product_fantasy_fx_01.php
http://www.citcfx.com/product_fantasy_fx_01.php
Hope you like the posing on the guy in the middle, it was a bitch. He isn't touching the ground and it took a while to get him balanced. The printer was out of ink when I made the background so it came out with a green tinge. So after shooting I had to make this a night vision shot.
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