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Post by RhapsodyInGreen on Apr 13, 2004 23:15:19 GMT -5
Well, tonight I was killing time with my copy of Photoshop and decided to redo the header picture of my livejournal with a Wicked picture/collage. www.livejournal.com/users/silverdimeThere's a slightly hidden bit of Elphaba/Glinda in there. I'm thinking of making a few icons from the manip I made for that particular part.  |
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Post by ElphieatShiz on Apr 14, 2004 9:00:02 GMT -5
That is so neat! How'd you do that?
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Post by RhapsodyInGreen on Apr 14, 2004 11:19:49 GMT -5
Which part are you talking about?
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Post by Elphie on Apr 14, 2004 13:06:06 GMT -5
Looks great! Hey were you at a Bowie concert recently? He just played in my town a couple weeks ago, but it was sold out so I didn't go  |
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Post by Nancy on Apr 14, 2004 13:22:56 GMT -5
That's gorgeous! I wish I could make stuff like that, but alas nothing here but Paint. |
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Post by ElphieatShiz on Apr 14, 2004 14:24:26 GMT -5
Which part are you talking about? The hidden Elphaba/Glinda. That is so cool! |
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Post by FaeAtShiz on Apr 14, 2004 18:49:15 GMT -5
Hiding Glinda/Elphaba in the clock, that's so cool!
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Post by RhapsodyInGreen on Apr 14, 2004 20:07:50 GMT -5
For those that are interested in the technical details: The kiss was made with the Elphaba/Fiyero picture and a Glinda picture that had the right head tilt. I thinned Fiyero's hand (oh, and cut him out, but I think everyone's noticed that) to more feminine dimensions, used the skew/transform/perspective features to tilt Elphaba's head the right way, and then diligently erased her nose from where it overlapped Glinda's. And then I decided to make that mini-picture a more subtle part and so all my work was effectively useless. Just goes to show: Photoshop is a fickle, fickle mistress. ;D I turned the picture into a layer and used the overlay blend to make it sink in like that, then tweaked the color and opacity until it just showed like it does in the current version. Then I erased all of the clock lines that criss-crossed it and spoilt the view. That was an awfully technical explanation, I know, but I wasn't sure how much detail you wanted. Photoshop is amazing. When I get some free time this weekend I'm going to finish the icon and turn my 500x600 version of the picture into a wallpaper. I'll post both here since there seems to be some interest. And, yes, I did go to the 4/30 Bowie concert here in Boston, the Land Without Spring (but lots and lots of rain, currently). It was fabulous. If you get the chance to go at all before his tour ends, you should. |
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Post by Elphaba on Apr 15, 2004 8:37:46 GMT -5
Wow thats great! I wish I had a LJ now...stupid xanga.....
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Elphie
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Post by Elphie on Apr 15, 2004 20:15:51 GMT -5
Wow thats great! I wish I had a LJ now...stupid xanga..... Can't you have both? Wow Rhapsody, that sounds like it took you hours and hours! Well the hard work definitely paid off |
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Post by Elphaba on Apr 15, 2004 20:42:08 GMT -5
you definitely can, but im way too lazy to have both  |
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Post by Bxisx4xBOO on May 11, 2004 18:15:21 GMT -5
but how did you put that as your LJ header? everytime i try to upload a pic as my background, it always makes it into a tile
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Oh Biq, really? You would do that for me?
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Post by GreenSkinnedWitch on May 11, 2004 18:24:32 GMT -5
Very pretty!
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Post by ElphaZach on May 17, 2004 21:52:20 GMT -5
That header is SO cool
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Post by Bxisx4xBOO on May 26, 2004 15:21:18 GMT -5
i got bored to day and made this pic that i intend to eventually put in the background of my LJ when i figure out how to do it  |
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