Hi, Thanks to all who took part on last weekend's "drifting" challenge. This week I bring you a swimming pool. I modelled and rendered the scene in Blender 3D, and textured it in Adobe Substance Painter. However, it looks far too quiet for a pool party. Can you liven it up ? The “rules”: Anything goes, as long as it meets the forum rules on decency, copyright etc. Anyone, and everyone, is welcome to have a go, whether you are a complete beginner or a Photoshop expert. It also would be great to see all those who have taken part in the previous challenges come and take part in this one. There are no prizes apart from the chance to practice, show off, or bring a bit of humour and fun. Don't be shy, join in and have a go! To download the image below at 3000 x 2000 pixels with an embedded ICC colour profile (sRGB), hover over the image and click on the circle with the arrows at the top right. Then, when the image opens in its own window, right click and choose “Save Image As/Save Target As” (or similar depending on your browser). For those that like to get a sense of scale, the pool measures 12 m x 8 m and is 1m deep at the shallow (far) end and 2m at the deep end. The "camera" lens used in rendering is 26mm focal length. When posting back your image – please use the Blue reply button in this first post. If posting a comment on someone else’s entry then please use the grey reply button next to their image post. Have fun. Dave

davescm

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Something for the weekend - Part 103 - Pool party!

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July 24, 2020
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Hi,

Thanks to all who took part on last weekend's "drifting" challenge.

This week I bring you a swimming pool. I modelled and rendered the scene in Blender 3D, and textured it in Adobe Substance Painter. However, it looks far too quiet for a pool party. Can you liven it up ?

The “rules”:

Anything goes, as long as it meets the forum rules on decency, copyright etc.
Anyone, and everyone, is welcome to have a go, whether you are a complete beginner or a Photoshop expert. It also would be great to see all those who have taken part in the previous challenges come and take part in this one.
There are no prizes apart from the chance to practice, show off, or bring a bit of humour and fun. Don't be shy, join in and have a go!

To download the image below at 3000 x 2000 pixels with an embedded ICC colour profile (sRGB), hover over the image and click on the circle with the arrows at the top right. Then, when the image opens in its own window, right click and choose “Save Image As/Save Target As” (or similar depending on your browser).

For those that like to get a sense of scale, the pool measures 12 m x 8 m and is 1m deep at the shallow (far) end and 2m at the deep end. The "camera" lens used in rendering is 26mm focal length.

When posting back your image – please use the Blue reply button in this first post. If posting a comment on someone else’s entry then please use the grey reply button next to their image post.

Have fun.

Dave

Make It

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david1251

Participant

Hello Dave,

Thanks for setting up another fun challenge! Your swimming pool render looks fantastic—really clean and well-done. To bring more life into the scene, you might want to add some elements that suggest a party atmosphere, like floating pool toys, beach balls, or even some splashes to show movement. You could also experiment with lighting to create a more vibrant, festive mood.

As someone who's worked with a pool builder before, I've seen how adding the right features can completely transform a space, so don’t be afraid to get creative with decorations and effects. Looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with!

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david1251

Participant

Hi Dave,

Thanks for setting up another fun challenge! Your swimming pool render looks fantastic—really clean and well-done. To bring more life into the scene, you might want to add some elements that suggest a party atmosphere, like floating pool toys, beach balls, or even some splashes to show movement. You could also experiment with lighting to create a more vibrant, festive mood.

As someone who's worked with a pool builder before, I've seen how adding the right features can completely transform a space, so don’t be afraid to get creative with decorations and effects. Looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with!

hans-g.

Legend

Hello,
now we are in holidays, what means in our case, we have/want to entertain our grandchild with an amusing stay. Something for the weekend is one of her favorites, and not just of her. And this is what our result looks like this time, it should be an excursion into the world of forest and nature beings.

davescm

Author

Community Expert

A lot going on there Hans. I'm glad you and your grandchild are enjoying the challenges 🙂

There is a new one running this week that you might also want to try : https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/something-for-the-weekend-part-104-unusual-vegetables/td-p/11327560

Dave

Semaphoric

Community Expert

Jacob Bugge

Community Expert

Is that the Cleaner, John?

Rafael Aviles

Legend

I think I'll skip my swim today...

davescm

Author

Community Expert

Who will take up the challenge and run across those "stepping stones" 🙂

Dave

Jacob Bugge

Community Expert

Ussnorway7605025

Legend

a tightrope?

Jacob Bugge

Community Expert

Indeed, Graham.

Going far away in time rather than (literally) in space as in the Earthrise shot above, this unusually clean daguerrotype shows Charles Blondin at home in his favourite relaxation position, only missing the soothing sound of the Niagara beneath. He was able to enjoy a sound a bit like it in 45.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/something-for-the-weekend-part-45-secret-of-the-falls/m-p/10149541#M204531

Trevor.Dennis

Community Expert

I almost didn't finish this. Photoshop crashed on me after 30 minutes working on this two days ago (my fault, not Photoshop's), but I had some of the elements saved so here it is. 🙂

davescm

Author

Community Expert

Haha - a great idea Trevor and very well executed 🙂

Dave

davescm

Author

Community Expert

I also thought I would change the weather..

Dave

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DeanUtian

Community Expert

Great job Dave with the snow and ice. What did you to create the effect?

For rain, I use noise with motion blur, similar to the tutorial below:
https://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/photoshop-weather-effects-rain/

davescm

Author

Community Expert

Thanks Dean.

There is nothing special used on the image, just ordinary round brushes to paint snow, layers, blending modes (Screen , Lighten , Dissolve) and adjustment layers. For example the trees are just selected then a Hue and sat adjustment layer combined with an extreme curve adjustment to give the "snow" on the leaves.