August 06 Contest Discussion

[T Paul]

Add your comments, questions or general discussion about the August 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.

[T Paul]

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[Kraellin]

excellent Racc! i give. cant compete with that

craig

[NancyJ]

Originally Posted by Kraellin

excellent Racc! i give. cant compete with that

craig

I gotta agree.. thats gonna be a tough one to match

[Ziaphra]

Yup........

[Racc Iria]

Thanks, guys. You're all very kind.

Believe it or not, I actually had trouble on deciding what to do. Even with the selected elements the possibilites of arrangement are endless.

--Racc

[Kraellin]

racc, well, you're welcome and all i can say is that i hope you have trouble deciding in the future as well

[Racc Iria]

racc, well, you're welcome and all i can say is that i hope you have trouble deciding in the future as well

Thanks, Craig. No doubt I will.

Even when I have a good idea or inspiration and have settled on a theme or look, I can very easily get lost in all the different variations and possible combinations. But then as I keep at it, rearranging things and changing my mind, I notice that I start to keep coming back to a particular arrangement, and so it starts to take on more weight as an idea. And, that's when I know I'm heading in the right direction.

--Racc

[Kraellin]

thanks for that, racc. i notice this in my own work but slightly different in that mine comes in the form of 100 undos

craig

[NancyJ]

...gonna have to get mine in quick before someone does my idea

[Swampy]

Gary... Warning

"Incorporate the title “Deco Hi-Life” but no other text"

Great stuff folks!

[Gary Richardson]

Thanks for the heads up Swampy, missed that one, I'll edit at once.

EDIT: Balance doesn't look quite right now, may have to play with this some more if I get the time (Grrr......)

[T Paul]

Now that's what I like to see...members complimenting each other and helping each other out!

[Gary Richardson]

Originally Posted by T Paul

Now that's what I like to see...members complimenting each other and helping each other out!

Yeh! Lets hope this month's contest doesn't get too competitive.

Helpfulness has always been the norm at RP, and long may it remain so.

(In that spirit, I think Racc Iria should withdraw his entry so that we mere mortals can have a hope of competing )

[Racc Iria]

(In that spirit, I think Racc Iria should withdraw his entry so that we mere mortals can have a hope of competing )

Now that is a compliment, Gary. Thanks.

--Racc

[Kraellin]

(In that spirit, I think Racc Iria should withdraw his entry so that we mere mortals can have a hope of competing )

rofl.

irishgirl, i like what you've got, but would love to see a few more elements in it; something to show more about the musical or manhatten or something.

swampy, very cool the two main elements work well together.

i did a little research to refresh my memory of this time period. 'flappers' were primarily in the 20's. prohibition ended in 1933. jazz, swing and big bands were still somewhat in their infancy but catching on. speakeasys ended with prohibition and those clubs simply came out from the underground. 1934 was a great depression year. the dust bowl was going on out west. roosevelt was president and 'the new deal' was in there somewhere. money was tight and unemployment was high. the clubs were often escapes from the realities of the day. manhatten clubs were for the social elite and those that had money. it was a rough time for most.

craig

[Swampy]

Thank you, Craig! :-)

I love the Deco period art. Although "Deco" has a definite location on the artistic style timeline, it is really timeless. We see a lot of it in today's "Retro" look, but I always felt that as a style, it was very "modern" even in today's terms.

Am glad to see that many are using a "Broadway" type style. Very typical of the era.

[Kraellin]

dee dee, you're welcome

Am glad to see that many are using a "Broadway" type style. Very typical of the era.

i agree. i think the mood and style is being captured quite nicely.

the one thing i keep thinking about is, however, the harlem clubs where jazz really took off. a shame this is only about manhattan.

craig

[Swampy]

I didn't see anything in the rules restricting it to just Manhattan? Did I miss something?

* Remove the man from the beach photo in the above file
* Create a vertical orientation poster to advertise the musical play "Deco Hi-Life"
* Incorporate the title “Deco Hi-Life” but no other text
* Add various other (non-copyrighted or public domain) components to complete the image
* Final image must be exactly 450 px wide and 600 px high

(followed by the usual 1 entry per person etc.)

[Kraellin]

dee dee, ah, had to look at the original posting again. i guess this is where i got the manhattan bit from:

August Challenge –create an Advertisement Poster for "Deco Hi-Life", a musical play about Manhattan sophisticates in 1934

so, you're right; it's about the manhattan sophisticates and not necessarily about manhattan itself.

craig

[Gary Richardson]

Now that is a compliment, Gary. Thanks.

You're welcome, I love your entry.

Swampy, just seen yours, great concept. Not too sure about dark line around jacket, makes it look like a bad extraction, I can understand the necessity to isolate it from the white BG, but think it lets down a little an otherwise excellent entry.

[Swampy]

I understand, Gary. The lady with the smoking gun was an Illustrator file and I originally had it as all red, but that lacked something so I outlined portions of it in black. Kind of hard to selectivly stroke only portions of a vector element.

Appreciate the comments though. :-)

[T Paul]

After an extrememly long day and even longer commute home I was thrilled to read the latest posts to this thread!

I had so hoped that the discussion thread would be used to offer suggestions to each other, so that entries could be improved throughout the month.

KUDOS, and keep up the great work!!

[T Paul]

Originally Posted by Swampy

I understand, Gary. The lady with the smoking gun was an Illustrator file and I originally had it as all red, but that lacked something so I outlined portions of it in black. Kind of hard to selectivly stroke only portions of a vector element.

Appreciate the comments though. :-)

Try creating two versions of your illustrator file layer, one that is all red and one that is red with the black stroke. Place the red & black stroke layer above the solid red layer. Now add a layer mask to the top layer (red & black file) and selectively paint out the areas using the mask that you just want to be red.

[PhotoB]

Posted my entry, though there are already some really great ones! What a fun contest this month.

[NancyJ]

I think peter_s should be disqualified for distracting use of long legs in high heels and fishnets

[Racc Iria]

I'm sorry, Nancy. I was just looking at that entry... what were you saying?

[Peter S]

Originally Posted by NancyJ

I think peter_s should be disqualified for distracting use of long legs in high heels and fishnets

Hang on surely its required in Manhattan isn't it????

[Peter S]

A question for Doug really. Having read your addition to the site FAQ's about nekkidness. would you like me to remove my contest post.
I know she's not unclothed but if it is going to cause any fuss, no prob I will remove it.

peter

[Gary Richardson]

Can't speak for Doug of course, but from my point of view your picture contains nothing that would offend anyone (I presume we've all overcome the prudity of the Victorian age when seeing a woman's ankle was a thing of note).

Any comments made were surely meant in a spirit of fun and friendly nobble.

I for one would be greatly suprised (and disappointed) if you were asked to even alter your entry in any way.