Be Creative Week #31

[lisabee]

Hi everyone,

Let’s BE CREATIVE.

Thanks to everyone who took part last week, the sketches were fantastic, a real inspiration!

The small print for the challenge is ……
Everyone reading the forum is invited to participate.
Please join in, share your images, ideas, imagination and inspiration.

Please post your images (as many as you like) below in this thread.

If you would like to comment or have a question, please post here (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?p=385560#post385560).

Above all, have fun!

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Be Creative Week #31

WARNING - This week’s technique may be addictive ………… :D

http://www.layersmagazine.com/having-fun-photoshop.html (http://www.layersmagazine.com/having-fun-photoshop.html)

just following the tut as far as ‘Are we having fun yet’


Notes:

When using Image>rotate …… for this tut you can just use those in the top part of the next fly out menu (they rotate the whole canvas, not just the layer, in many tut’s we need just the layer rotated which is the lower part of the menu).


Please try it out, have fun, and as always I look forward to seeing your images.
:)

[lisabee]

I started out with an ordinary image of frilly edged tulip, from the first part of the tut, I got this

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1oMUxvmR76VevmswE9aQbyQ5HPJFA_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1oMUxvmR76VevmswE9aQbyQ5HPJFA)

and then I got this .....

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1IJLhPyYRZebTtXVShFsiLo01xREI1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1IJLhPyYRZebTtXVShFsiLo01xREI1)

I used PSE5 btw.
I'm going to be doing some more, as I love this effect, :D

Lisa

[vawitt]

This is the 2nd method, creating a reflection first. It looks like a push-me-pull-you from Dr. Doolittle got caught in a blender :eek::D

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1B7yhhIgyHDA7dfPprzFSFFFl8BdrH_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1B7yhhIgyHDA7dfPprzFSFFFl8BdrH)

~Val (no giraffes were harmed in the making of this image)

[vawitt]

And again, with a sunset (after creating, I duplicated the layer, set to multiply)

I cut the photo to a perfect square first.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1M0qtKFCalDUQOJzBUMaWvvLzYl0El1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1M0qtKFCalDUQOJzBUMaWvvLzYl0El1)

~Val

[mljrbg]

I didn't finish the tut yet but I really like this. I wish it was real so I could use it for a paper weight!!

Mary Lou

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/14kTOZYVwsMe8PutxvTe3izW1eqUgc1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=14kTOZYVwsMe8PutxvTe3izW1eqUgc1)

[TonyW]

Been a while since I orbed and my first attempt was rather modest - I tried throwing in a bit of last weeks creative. Couldn't possibly remember what I did but all I know is that it looks nothing like the original :). Have to try again with something a bit brighter.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1w8KOov72IjrO1NpcbzOYsqkjCJbG_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1w8KOov72IjrO1NpcbzOYsqkjCJbG)

Tony

[JulieM]

Hey, that was fun!

[/URL][URL="http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1DYQT6GTaySDhql5ZimzUJWGXWeRp1"]http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1DYQT6GTaySDhql5ZimzUJWGXWeRp1_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/%5BURL=http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1DYQT6GTaySDhql5ZimzUJWGXWeRp1%5D %5BIMG%5Dhttp://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1DYQT6GTaySDhql5ZimzUJWGXWeRp1_thumb.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D)

I could play with that one all day! Thanks, Lisa...

[Bamagirl]

I love this. This was a wagon wheel.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1LWwLjWflAkrqyEHH1ZaJXp4eYHJ_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1LWwLjWflAkrqyEHH1ZaJXp4eYHJ)

[Aussie Nan]

I am having a problem with this one. I have tried a variety of images but I keep getting the same result. Can anybody throw any light on the reason I get the hard joining edge? Tried in CS3 and Elements 5, but the hard edge appeared in both.
Toni

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1JKdehneLMWTh3Z9pNKFjMKjN2tE1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1JKdehneLMWTh3Z9pNKFjMKjN2tE1)

[kim2900]

Here's my Orb-thingy. The end result was pretty cool by itself but it took on a whole new slant once I flipped on my blacklight! (Watch out for the beaded curtain as you come in to view it.)

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1BaEVlO9iIIcQZUBTYpCaj47ZpiHN_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1BaEVlO9iIIcQZUBTYpCaj47ZpiHN)

[TonyW]

One more. This started life as a picture of a game but it finished up with some human qualities so I just had to embellish it :)

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Wd4gkAkTAZn1EVCLhRMWUENJx4Dkp_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Wd4gkAkTAZn1EVCLhRMWUENJx4Dkp)

Tony

[Martha]

I started with a square flower photo, did the reflection image, and then did the 2 polar rectangular steps. The image was long and narrow so I enlarged the canvas and, using the Move tool, stretched out the picture to a square again.
Martha

http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/8/3/4/0/week-31_orb-2_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5258&c=5)

[mljrbg]

Try #2. These are really fun to play with. I'm wondering why mine came out as 2 in the pic instead of one. Anyone know?

Mary Lou

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1csIIYjYriqFREeWHsysDAQCY40_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1csIIYjYriqFREeWHsysDAQCY40)

[Fish]

This started out as a beach scene and ended up as a beach scene. Don't ask me how.

-Fish

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1cUTr55VHTFeXQS0mmYeRpKlXnJDM_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1cUTr55VHTFeXQS0mmYeRpKlXnJDM)

[vawitt]

Toni, I think the hard line is because you made the first filter rectangular to polar instead of polar to rectangular....

I am having a problem with this one. I have tried a variety of images but I keep getting the same result. Can anybody throw any light on the reason I get the hard joining edge? Tried in CS3 and Elements 5, but the hard edge appeared in both.
Toni

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1JKdehneLMWTh3Z9pNKFjMKjN2tE1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1JKdehneLMWTh3Z9pNKFjMKjN2tE1)

[billz]

Thanks for reviving the orb Lisa! This one used to be a '33 Ford.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1rIQJw1RMlNbqtrmPGMGCxnspF3l1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1rIQJw1RMlNbqtrmPGMGCxnspF3l1)

Editing to add a 2nd. I liked Fish's beach so much I tried one of my own.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/19tfFoOYQERfjtWR4bLV3L6LvQhHrG_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=19tfFoOYQERfjtWR4bLV3L6LvQhHrG)

Bill

[Aussie Nan]

Thanks Val, that is exactly what I was doing. Over and over and ov.....What a senior moment(s) I was having!
Toni

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1twf1nFb9MXJyDQ8sTuygjwoXCVe300_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1twf1nFb9MXJyDQ8sTuygjwoXCVe300)

[Zeria]

Thanks Lisa, another fun tutorial. Here's mine ---started as Rhododendron flowers.:)


http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1KYgujrB1Xc8UkeNCWAHIVAV1Smkc0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1KYgujrB1Xc8UkeNCWAHIVAV1Smkc0)

[Chesney]

This is a flower w/ the fractalius filter applied to it. Loving the colors.
Thanks - this was fun!
http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/1/8/7/4/9/becreative32_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5262&c=5)

[Sepiana]

Hi Lisa,

Thanks for another fun tutorial. Here is my attempt at it. All began with an image of tiny yellow flowers (Melampodium).

[Sepiana]

Another one. This began as an image of a waterfall in the Rockies. Used an edge sharpening technique.

[emkayess65]

Thanks Lisa for this tutorial.
These are so addicting.
Also surprising.
I really like this image. It's made from a picture of Chive flowers??!!

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1rMIxpM4O1WzVk6xbl69pN3NrTkpf_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1rMIxpM4O1WzVk6xbl69pN3NrTkpf)

I also did a peony which is just okey.
Tried to make a platter to go with the orb.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1g0NvXhZxnIYmzNTVTPvf9P2ZVkN0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1g0NvXhZxnIYmzNTVTPvf9P2ZVkN0)

So much fun and I didn't even do the reflection yet.

mks

[TonyW]

One more - actually a combination of this creative challenge and EZ Challenge 6 as I started with the right eyeball :D. Reflected it, kaleidoscoped it, made a pattern from it and orbed the pattern for the centre and used the same pattern with a colour and scale change for the background and frame. We need new bathroom tiles - wonder if this would work :D

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1IpCPuxGDkzhtLvabBoIs01lxHL5oX1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1IpCPuxGDkzhtLvabBoIs01lxHL5oX1)

Tony

[rvrbndr]

Here's my take, using part of a sunset.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1IdyDU7AbEMqtL5s7qRLDAF6JZExb0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1IdyDU7AbEMqtL5s7qRLDAF6JZExb0)

This was fun and I will definitely be trying it on some other pictures.

[Bayla]

This started out as the image from EZ Challenge #6:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1J5rtnFPVQs4vwwDzDB1IdS03bMqp10_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1J5rtnFPVQs4vwwDzDB1IdS03bMqp10)

I'd forgotten how highly addictive orbs can be!!:D

Bayla

[Bayla]

Couldn't resist playing some more. I started out with this image of an Anthurium:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1XeNDbxpifuC7Du7IrYvD6AOEPUw5T_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1XeNDbxpifuC7Du7IrYvD6AOEPUw5T)

Like Tony I played around with a kaleidoscope plug-in and then orbed it:

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/18vSE15NWVe9uVqa9epCzU0mxn0nqP0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=18vSE15NWVe9uVqa9epCzU0mxn0nqP0)

Bayla

[Elle~MN]

Thanks for this tut Lisa! I love the simple ones, makes it easy to try again and again and again on many different images. I had so much fun, I might have gone overboard! I couldn't decide which ones to post, so I thought I might as well post them all!

Fireworks:
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/11UNI1J18GX8JNp5Xjfh7vdpuUsgYF_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=11UNI1J18GX8JNp5Xjfh7vdpuUsgYF)ht tp://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1iEu77hlDgLiN4mZvtLUcJAtGIcf0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1iEu77hlDgLiN4mZvtLUcJAtGIcf0)

Stained Glass window and reflection on wall:
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Zvv1AuMxez0cobLC1iMErode5V9_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Zvv1AuMxez0cobLC1iMErode5V9)

Church:
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1z2UUqf394fXX0mqT2kVQP82MexNT0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1z2UUqf394fXX0mqT2kVQP82MexNT0)

[Elle~MN]

And my favorite 3 I put in my gallery! Hope it's ok to post this many! It was just so fun and I really wanted to share! :D

Another Stained glass:
http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/1/9/1/2/5/100_3505_stainglass_orb_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5355&c=member&imageuser=19125)

A building:
http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/1/9/1/2/5/100_2086_building_orb_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5356&c=member&imageuser=19125)

And a random shot of my foot and a semi that I thought turned out pretty cool!!
http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/1/9/1/2/5/100_0428_foot_orb_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5354&c=member&imageuser=19125)

[mljrbg]

Try #2. These are really fun to play with. I'm wondering why mine came out as 2 in the pic instead of one. Anyone know?

Mary Lou

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1csIIYjYriqFREeWHsysDAQCY40_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1csIIYjYriqFREeWHsysDAQCY40)

I'm still wondering why mine (all of them) came out like this and not round. Any ideas?

ML

[Sepiana]

Hi Mary Lou,

The same thing happened to me. When I finished the tut, I had the "two kidneys".
So I decided to stop after applying the Polar Coordinates. Then, I embellished the image by using different filters.

[mljrbg]

Thanks Sepiana. That's what I did too and got some pretty cool pics but I am still puzzled as to why it didn't turn out right.

Mary Lou

[ladybug]

Oh my goodness i have a whole folder of orbs. I am one of those that are addicted to them they are all fantastic.Here are two of my favorites. I never get tired of them.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1FewDeSxiRxmFW2GsMEDkOZf9GA9_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1FewDeSxiRxmFW2GsMEDkOZf9GA9)
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1DgPVM9G0KLiLz4SSkpC6PZJi0h6Q_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1DgPVM9G0KLiLz4SSkpC6PZJi0h6Q)