GT Photomode 2.0 Competition -Week 98- closed

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Damn, Bram, there goes my opportunity to enter something that could look good.:grumpy: Curse you!!!:mad: (j/k)
Great entry as always, and indeed, pen tool FTW, since I started using it I didn’t want anything more. It’s (for me) one of the best tools in photoshop. 👍
 
Yeah, indeed. But the pen tool isn't my main tool though. I only use the pen tool for parts that are curved, like wheel arches ad pillars. But for square parts, the most simple tool is still the lasso tool for me 👍

Thanks for the comment :cheers:
 
Nah, I can't use the lasso tool anymore, neither for straight lines. Pen tool all the way!!!

Anyway, here is my entry. Nothing especial, just though I would drop something in though... (Bram wins) :p

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(note to self - nevermore use red cars for 2.0).
 
OK...please please please give me tomorrow to finnish mine...it's been a real battle and it'd be great if I submit something.....you'll see why it took such a time...just please wait

sorry for any inconviniences
alrighty man! Extended till tomorrow. I wasn't gonna enter but might now...dont know

LdS
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(note to self - nevermore use red cars for 2.0).
Nice entry LdS:tup:, white cars are kind of a pain too.
 
red does seem bad as a colour. it's weird.

and actually, LDS, the angle work there is fantastic. I really like it. whilst i don't think it'll outdo Bram, it's certainly a worthy entry!
 
Hehe, no you didn't. I'm still nowhere near the realism your 787b shot had. That was a stunner 👍
 
It's not going to beat Bram's, but it was fun;

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I decided to go down the retro route and go for a vintage look with plenty of space for a magazine title;


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I like that Moglet, really digging the colors 👍

The problem with the background though is that the 2D mountain comes forward too strong. "2D, not wantz!" But hey! That's what you get from a PS2 eh?

What did you do with the area in front of the Renault though, is that smoke or fog? I like the effect, and the dirt track looks detailed, crisp and sharp as well 👍

Also, before I forget. Your car choice fits the bill way more than the Clio cup car. The rally car points a bunch more to the good ol' time in my opinion :cheers:
 
Thanks Bram!

I was very disappointed with the mountain, it bugged the hell out of me while editing but the only way to fix it would have been against the rules :( The 'misty' area is meant to be fog infront of the car but I did a little bit and gave up :lol:

If I thought I stood a chance against your entry I might have taken more time over it, but as it stands it'll probably get 0 votes like my last contest entry so I rushed it so I can go to bed ready for work tomorrow!
 
^File>Automate>Merge to HDR 👍

@ Moglet - 👍 man I like the tone to the shot, as well as the car choice. Leaves a lot of room for the magazine cover. :D However, the sky looks a bit funky, like it wasnt blurred or something, many square colors coming through. But the fog (smoke?)effect is cool
 
I highly recommend Photomatix for anything HDR. You just save three images of your shot, low medium and high exposure, and it makes a nw shot for you. The only you then need to do is to select the tonemapping option and there is your HDR shot 👍
 
I'm not sure about Photoshop as I use GIMP but I believe there is one built in.

Gimp doesn't have a built in HDR tool but I use the Exposure-Blend Plugin found here: http://tir.astro.utoledo.edu/jdsmith/exposure_blend.php

EDIT: Seems Swiss beat me to it, more info provided aswell.
Didn't mean to steal your thunder mate. :)

I highly recommend Photomatix for anything HDR. You just save three images of your shot, low medium and high exposure, and it makes a nw shot for you. The only you then need to do is to select the tonemapping option and there is your HDR shot 👍
That is a great great awesomely fantastic program. I actually paid for that one! (well that and PS at a 75% student discount):sly:
 
Finally here it is...I don't care if you guys don't like it, but it was a HUGE trek and a very steep learning curve.....and will NEVER do this sort of shot untill I get PS.....phew

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it's got my stamp of approval ! you should continue like that, gradually going up the higher level. the body could use a bit more smoothing, but this i actually like ! dont let gimp hold u back. it's how you use or approach every project.
 
It looks very nice, but the black lines over the cars aren't quite right in my opinion.
Still, better than what I can manage - very nice :)
 
Wow, the blurs in GIMP really have improved 👍 Back in the days when I was using GIMP, the quality of the zoom blurs really left a lot to be desired, but it seems they've done a huge upgrade on that 👍
 
I really like... even though zoom blur is common this is really unique with all the other effects..
 
Some of you remember the Espace F1 concept? The van with Renault's F1 V10 in it? Well, with the Avantime, I imagined they did something similar. I have many other shots, in which it looks especially "mean", that I'll add to my gallery later on today, or tomorrow. ^^

 
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^ Finally someone willing to use this car :lol: Seriously it is kinda like a cute version of Espace F1
 
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