Bubbles and orb

[Robyn]

There have been a few threads in the last couple of days on bubbles and orbs, so I thought that I would try and combine the two. This is the result.

http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/gallery/view_img.php?id=11532

[mayva]

Robyn
Your bubble and orb is awesome.

How did you get the one orb to look like a plate?

I noticed that is your other orb as well
That is a really nice idea.

Anna

[mel]

Robyn that's beautiful...

...but coming from you what else is there to expect :D

[Robyn]

Thanks guys.

Anna..............just put the second orb into free transform, also use the perspective as well, and 'squish' it about to get it how you want.

[karen donnybrook]

Robyn,

I always check the new gallery insertions before I come onto the forum and even before I enlarged the orb & flowers, I knew it had to be yours. It is amazing - I doubt if I will ever get to your superb standard.

Karen

[mayva]

Thanks Robyn

I will certainly have to give that a try.
Love that "squish" word:D

Anna

[Robyn]

Karen..........

Thank you so much, you are very generous with your praise and it is much appreciated.

[AngelicKim]

Robyn, absolutely beautiful. I too like the term 'squish' for how you did the bottom orb. Your gallery is awesome.

[ChristineV]

Robyn, that is incredible! I love the effect the orb has!

[Litespeed]

Robyn -- how about doing some tutorials and letting the rest of us in on your amazing secrets. :D

Those are stunning!!!

[mayva]

Robyn

Just one more quick question?

How did you get the rim on the orb plate?
Sorry, to be a pest about this but my curiosity is peaked...:)

Anna

[Wendy]

Robyn ...

Oh Wow that is just so good ... I will try out the squishing effect. Very cool :cool:

Wendy

[kimi_boo]

I am not going to give all these nice compliments...

Now cut it out! You are getting entirely toooooooo Good!!! :D

BTW... ahhhh, love the pink bubbles!

[NMarti]

Robyn
From someone who says she is not creative I guess I'll give it a....ummm....oh maybe.... a

*10*
Very cool! :D

[Robyn]

Ah.......... thanks guys. :o :o

Anna.......the rim on the plate is just a stroke outline (on its own layer) around the plate with a silver bevel layer style applied.

Are you okay with stroke outlines?

[snooze]

What Kimi said. Your Gallery is so cool. You do great work.

Dennis

[mottcru]

Robyn - Absolutely gorgeous -wow. Someone said something about tutorials for this. That would be wonderful. I have looked at all the bubble stuff so far and haven't found a tut that looked easy to follow for a dummy -

Bubbles for Dummies - That's what I need!

[BettyC]

Robyn--I thought that the yellow one was beautiful until I saw THIS one. Fantastic! So very pretty!

[Diana]

Beautiful creation, Robyn. I love the colors.

Diana

[mayva]

Anna.......the rim on the plate is just a stroke outline (on its own layer) around the plate with a silver bevel layer style applied.

Are you okay with stroke outlines?[/quote]

Hi Robyn

My problem seems to be when I do a stroke outline that it only goes around the whole picture and not the orb. I tried it on its own layer but the same thing happens. What am I doing wrong?

Anna

[Elemobe]

Robyn

Everyone has already used the all the words to describe your work, so I can only repeat....

Stunning, awesome, beautiful and oh yes, one of my own...sublime.

Tutorials would be great. Just love your work.

Linda

[ktnoon60]

Robyn it looks great, I like the metal on top of the orb.

Terry

[hfgerena]

Robyns, that is an amazing piece of ART. I would love to learn, where can I found a tutorial if you don't mind that I ask?

Just Great :)

[karen donnybrook]

Anna,

You need to "select" the area you want the stroke around. Make sure you are on the layer that you want to stroke and holding the Ctrl key down click on the thumbnail and this should give you "marching ants" around the selection. Create a new layer above, then go Edit > Stroke (outline) Selection > select a width > select a colour > and (usualy) select Centre > OK. As long as you have your stroke on its own layer you can add a style to it later (or change its colour). Hope this helps.

Karen

[jstorck]

Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!

[Robyn]

Thanks Karen for explaining to Anna about the stroke outline. You beat me to it.

Thanks to all for such great feedback. A couple of you mentioned a tutorial.......which I would be absolutely hopeless at doing. Half the time I'm 'wandering around in the dark' and hoping for a miracle to happen.

But with this......... it probably looks harder than what it actually is. It is really only two orbs. To make the plate just put the second orb into free transform (you will probably need to use perspective as well) and 'squish' this orb around until you are satisfied with how it looks. I then used the dodge and burn tool to darken the centre of the plate and lighten the edges and so make the plate a bit more dimensional...............and put a shadow under the bottom of the orb.

Any questions, or if I can be of help in any way, please ask here or PM me? I'm tickled pink that I can give a bit back to this forum, as I've been doing a lot of taking ever since I joined. :)

[Robyn]

Somebody stop me...........I'm out of control.:D

Couldn't resist just another one.

http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/gallery/view_img.php?id=11613

[mayva]

Thanks Karen!:)

I really appreciate your help.



Robyn:

:D :D

Very Nice!

Anna

[kimi_boo]

FAIRIES..... :) :p :)

Question??
(you will probably need to use perspective as well)

How, What, Where???

[Wendy]

Robyn ...

Wow that is just amazing !!! ... really beautiful :)

Wendy

[NMarti]

Robyn
So are you making Sally a book of fairies? These would really be cool in a printed book - maybe even add a little story for her. Beautiful job!

[ChristineV]

Royn, that is so pretty! I love the soft effect it has!

[karen donnybrook]

Kimi,

Go to Image > Transform and will find perspective there.

Karen

[mom to 4]

Robyn:

That orb (main image) is STUNNING! WOW!!!

[Robyn]

Thanks for answering the question Karen..........you always seem to beat me to it.............I'm lazy, I'm only just out of bed, but then I often don't get there until about 1.00 a.m. :D

[karen donnybrook]

Robyn,

I am a very early riser - about 5am BUT I am in bed before 9pm ;)

Karen

[BettyC]

Your latest one reminds me of a beautiful perfume bottle, Robyn. You have an abundance of talent & imagination!

[Tom K]

Hey Robyn , you went over the top with the orb, it is perfect!

Looks like one of those very expensive glass 'paper weights' that I see in
specialty shops.. Nice job........Tom:p

[Robyn]

Thank you Betty and Tom. It's difficult to leave these orbs alone, they are SUCH FUN.

[Robyn]

Somebody stop me...........I'm out of control.:D


Nobody stopped me..........and I've done it again.

There are 2 more in my gallery. I couldn't make up my mind which one I liked best, so I put them both in.

[NMarti]

Robyn
Those are really great. I like the one with the earth tone better but they are both cool.

[karen donnybrook]

Robyn,

Why would we stop you when you create such beautiful orbs :D

Karen

[jo]

I think I like the earthtones better, too, Robyn, but it's a close call. ;)

Tree branches? or a sketch?

[Robyn]

The earthy one I like better too.

.........and yes, started out as a tree branch.

[Wendy]

Robyn ...

I can't make uo my ming which one I like the best :) :)

... now you have started me off again :eek:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1mhoZn5z9qbIyKMsVyZYwMWzbQ7U960_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1mhoZn5z9qbIyKMsVyZYwMWzbQ7U960)

Wendy

[karen donnybrook]

Wendy,

That is absolutely stunning. Those colours on the black background really jump off the page.

Karen

[Wendy]

Hi Karen ...

The original is a crazy background image that I made a while ago ... its all done with filters :)

Wendy

[Robyn]

Wendy........that is fabulous.

You mention 'crazy' background............any tips?? How did you do all those lovely geometrical type swirls like you had in the background of your 'red' orb creation?

[Wendy]

Hi Robyn ...

The Orb itself was made from an image that I did using the "swing the camera" technique and I was photographing fiber optic christmas lights. Then I had put a challenge image below it, changed the blend mode and done a Hue & Sat layer on it. I did all that ages ago and it was just sitting there in my challenge folder ..

So this is what it started off as, then I cropped it and orbed it. Then cut out the orb, duplicated it 3 times and flipped them in all directions :) using lighten as the blend mode on the top 3 orbs ..

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1YegIkqkNU19TbQ6ZCkfQOxFF7tVce0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1YegIkqkNU19TbQ6ZCkfQOxFF7tVce0)

Wendy

[Robyn]

Wendy..........

Thanks, I can't believe what you produced from that image!!! Amazing.

[jo]

Wendy, instead of "amazing circles" the expression should be "amazing Wendy". Your orbs are simply beautiful, as usual! And Robyn is right there with you.

[Robyn]

Ah Jo................to me that is the ultimate compliment. Thank you.

[Wendy]

Robyn makes far nicer orbs than I do :)

Wendy

[msbrad]

WOW!!!!!
I would love to knowthis one!!!!!
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[Wendy]

Hi ...

Have you downloaded the Orb Action yet ?? ..

... if not then here are the instruction on where you can download it from:

http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?p=144736

Wendy