Art Archive DotF's Art - update 5-17-06 (ROTS Obi-Wan)

Due to technical difficulties, I'm starting a new thread.

original thread


Links to recent stuff:

Wallpapers
Qui-Gon
Obi-Wan
Darth Maul
Count Dooku
ANH Luke
ESB Luke
ROTJ Luke

Odds and Ends
Tarkin portrait 1
Tarkin portrait 2
Tarkin portrait 3
My first starfield
Dooku poster

 

Han wallpaper

The corners looked so empty, and I didn't want to add another face pic to fill in the space. So I took parts of a starfield I worked on last night and stuck them behind the pics. I was inspired.

 

I really don't like the Han/Chewie pic because it crowds Han to one side. Unfortunately, that's how the publicity still was shot. I could do what I did for one of the Luke pics in the ROTJ wallpaper and somehow add a little negative space to give Han more room to be Han.

 

The big disadvantage of working with pics is that you're pretty much at the mercy of the photographer (and whoever crops the pics when they put them online). I'm not yet savvy enough with PE to make that a non-issue, though.

 

That pic was cropped, and I resized it, too. In reality I may have erased too much. Anyway, I'm looking at ways to get some space in that pic. I'll keep you posted!

 

Ooooo, I like the Han wallpaper. It makes him look dreamier than he already is.

 

For now, I'm going to put the Han wallpaper aside for a while. Looking at it too much. Maybe I can come back to it later with fresh eyes.

Now I need something else to do...

 

Some bric-a-brac:

Men in Brown logo

My poor gradients! A long tme ago I wanted to do a parody poster, but I couldn't figure out how to do it. I still can't do the light glow behind the logo that's in the original poster.

 

There is, but in Elements you can't manipulate it as much as you can in full PS (you can't change the colors, stuff like that). For instance, I don't use Outer Glow for my lightsaber blades; I pick out the color I'm actually going to use and fill it in. I do use the Levels to change glow colors, but the results can be pretty iffy, especially if you've got a background color other than black.

To get the effect I'm looking for, I'll have to be a little more creative.

 

I tried giving that spoof a go, see how close I could get it. Clickie. if you want to know how I did it just ask.

 

Looks great! How did you do that?

 

Before you start you must know that the only way to make this work to your advantage is to tinker with it for your needs. e.g. changing the numbers a bit.

Ok start off with a small round circle in the middle (and it needs to be in the middle) of a black background, merge them together (Ctrl+e).

[image=http://odj310388.com/other/pictures/tut/1.gif]

Then go to Filter> Distort> Polar Co-ordinates. Make sure you select the Polar to retangular option.

[image=http://odj310388.com/other/pictures/tut/2.gif]

Then go to Image> Rotate Canvas> 90 CW

[image=http://odj310388.com/other/pictures/tut/3.gif]

Then go to Filter> Stylise> Wind.
Method: Wind
From: Right (3 times)
From: Left (3 times)

[image=http://odj310388.com/other/pictures/tut/4.gif]

Then go to Image> Rotate Canvas> 90 CCW

[image=http://odj310388.com/other/pictures/tut/5.gif]

Then go to Filter> Disort> Polar Co-ordinates.
This time select the rectangular to polar option.

[image=http://odj310388.com/other/pictures/tut/6.gif]

Then Filter> Blur> Radial Blur.
Ammount: 100.
Blur Method: Zoom.
Quality: Best.

[image=http://odj310388.com/other/pictures/tut/7.gif]

Then Filter> Blur> Radial Blur.
Ammount: 20.
Blur Method: Spin.
Quality: Best.

[image=http://odj310388.com/other/pictures/tut/8.gif]

Then press Ctrl+t and press the little link button between the 2 100's then change 1 100 to 200 and click the tick on the right.

[image=http://odj310388.com/other/pictures/tut/9.gif]

Then go to Image> Adjustements> Colour Balance.
Change the options to whatever colour you want.

[image=http://odj310388.com/other/pictures/tut/10.gif]

you can then import the layer into a image and set its 'layer mode' to either lighten, screen, colour dodge or linear dodge. Pick whichever suits you best.

[image=http://odj310388.com/other/pictures/tut/fin.jpg]

Hope that helps.

 

Much thanks!

I did a variation of your method and another tutorial for the redux. (Elements can be a pain sometimes. ) Inserted one of my trusty starfields, too.

Men in Brown logo with glow

 

Woho it looks great! I'm guessing you used the letters for the glow?

 

Yep.

 

Whoop-Sith can mock-up

This is another old project I've gone back to. The Maul pic had already been done, but I couldn't figure out how to warp the letters to make them convincing. I'm still not happy with it. Once I do get it right, I'm going to put it in a poster.

 

DOTF is there a button in elements like this?

[image=http://img89.exs.cx/img89/4885/button2rm.gif]

If so click it and select 'Arch'. If the can is pointing down like yours was the use a minus value but if it is pointing up use a plus value.

 

I really like your "Men in Brown" one. It's great.

 

Daughter_of the force you MIB is great, but Obj-310388 does a better job.