Add your comments, questions or general discussion about the Contest entries here. This is also a great place to share your techniques or ask others about theirs.

Most members are eager to hear comments/suggestions about their entries, so please take the time to help each other out.

Just a reminder that you must use the image provided in the contest rules in oder for your entry to be valid... :jacko:

Lurch,

Please resize your entry in order for it to be a valid entry....

Rules:
* Final image must be exactly 600 px wide and 800 px high.

Update: File has been resized.

i may not enter this time, but i'm having a ball looking at the current submissions :)

Great Halloween entries so far, but I hope there are still some more zombie make-overs out there! If you are not much of a ghoul make-up artist, don't worry. Try your hand at it and just have some fun!

:vampire:

Since the deadline was upon us and I had some time today, I thought I'd revisit my entry. Actually I just continued working with my initial entry [1] and went for a collage type rendition -- something like a movie poster.

The background image I chose is a photo [2] my cousin took (used with permission) on one of her sightseeing expeditions. It is the Monastery and Abbey of the Order of Saint Benedict in the Eifel (founded in 1093 by the Pfalzgrafen Heinrich II of Laach, consecrated in 1156) near Mendig, Kreis Mayen, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany. I featured my interpretation (http://nickelcandy.com/blog/plink-g.asp?pid=201) of the photo last October on my Blog.

I felt my "vampire" needed a target for his apparent rage. Deep within my library, I found an old, rather risque snapshot of an acquaintance I took, suitable for his "thirst". She had the perfect expression and pose, but the image required a drastic crop which left a very small source. I did my best to fit it to my composition.

This was a very enjoyable challenge for me (yeah, I'm a bit warped). I think the biggest hurdle was the rule that it be photorealistic. Since vampires, ghouls, zombies, et. al. are not actually real, making things photorealistic suggested a hollywood type treatment. Hopefully, none of us will ever experience the "realistic" part of the equation.

At any rate, "Happy Halloween" to all of you who still recognize the holiday and good luck to everyone who entered.

PrettyPixal

Please address the following two rules violations before the deadline today in order for your entry to be vaild.

* Final image must be exactly 600 px wide and 800 px high.

4. When you submit your entry put your username in the filename (ie: tpaul.jpg). This is so users can save the images to a local directory and remember who did what--important when it comes time to vote.

THANKS!

Is anyone planning on creating a photo album for viewing the entries?...hint...hint ;)

Makeovermagic has kindly offered to create a photo album for viewing the contest entries.

THANK SO MUCH!!!! :D

Thanks, makeovermagic, for offering to do the album.

I feel so bad that I didn't read the "help wanted" ad earlier.

Lorraine

Thanks Lorraine,

I don't mind doing it. It will be ready shortly.

Marsha :jacko:

For easier viewing, makeovermagic has been kind enough to create a temporary web album...

October Contest Entries (http://www.makeovermagic.org/halloween.htm)

Thanks Marsha. :bigthmb:

Gary,

Your welcome!

Marsha

i think next month's challenge shld be cleaning up all the entries to this month's challenge and turning that poor girl back into a regular person again ;)

The results have been posted:

Oct 06 Contest Votes (http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/contests/14634-october-06-contest-votes.html)

Rotting flesh, flames, snakes, maggots, exposed tendons, blood and fangs galore…it must be a Halloween makeover!

Everyone did an excellent job on all your entries!!

Lorraine – Loved the zombie results. You created such great details from the rotting flesh to the rips in the shirt. Excellent!

Dvaught – Loved the skin texture. Very realistic, except the left side of the neck (her right) bothered me because it didn’t seem as believable as the face. Still incredible work!!

Cazubi – The background image is a great perspective and works great with your image!

Flora – I really liked the eyes on yours, so intense! And the thick drops of blood just great! But the yellow teeth seemed a bit too yellow, but hey I’ve never met a zombie! (wink)

Doug Colwell – I loved the dual personality approach. Very creative!! Great job removing the make-up and de-zombifying her.

Irshgrlkc – I can almost hear the shriek when I look at yours. Nicely done!

LonK – Your had that movie poster feel. Great job!

Congrats Lorraine! :bigthmb:
And the others as well.
Nicely done. :happy:

Congratulations to Lorraine on her well deserved win, and to all the other finalists and competitors of this months contest.

Thanks also to T for organising it, it was great fun.

Great job Lorraine, a well-deserved win!!

...and everyone deserves a pat on the back for great entries in a fun contest...Thanks T Paul.

Marsha

Wow --

I never expected to win. I'm just happy to be a part of these contests and to be with such talented people. If not for all of you, I never would have learned so much.

Thank you makeovermagic, summerz and Gary for your so nice congrats.

Also, thank you, T and Doug, for making this all possible. I really enjoyed "hearing" from the photographer on this one.

My sincere congratulations to everyone who entered. Every little detail of everyone's work helps all of us to improve and to push our skills and creativity.

Lorraine

Way to go Lorraine, you deserve it. Great job everyone.

Wow, there really were some well done pieces this month. Congrats Lorraine, you did a great job on your entry. Actually everybody did. :happy:

Hearty congrats Lorraine, well deserved

Doug, dvaught and Cassidy,

Thank you so much!!!

Lorraine

Congratulations, Lorraine. Great job! GROSS!

Congratualtions, that texture looks really realistic! Well Done :D

Lorraine 1st and everyone else :bigthmb: bravo!!!

Thank you soleah, Squggle and Cyber Cat.

Lorraine

Congratulations Lorraine. Great work.

Cathy

i'm not sure whether to get a cross and a wooden stake or say congratz. but, since halloween is over, congratulations, lorraine :)

Thanks, Cathy and Craig.

Lorraine