Thanks to all who took part in our ‘mystery’ challenge. It is amazing to see the variations explaining what might have happened in the woods.Those who regularly take part in these challenges will know that sometimes we start with an object and sometimes a scene. This week it is the turn of these handcuffs. They are from Adobe 3D assets and were textured in Substance Painter, along with the other objects, then rendered in Blender 3D, before finishing in Photoshop. How will you use the cuffs? Will they appear on someone in your image or will you turn them into something else completely?The “rules”:Use the starter image as at least part of your own image entry. 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. This is not just for our forum “regulars”. The challenge is not limited to Photoshop. Any Adobe software can be used. There are no prizes apart from the chance to practice, show off your skills, or bring a bit of humor and fun. Don't be shy, join in and have a go! The starter image is made available for you to use in this forum challenge only.To download the starter image, click it, 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). When posting back your image, please use the reply button in this first post and use the 'Insert Photos' icon at the bottom of the reply box. If posting a comment on someone else’s entry, then please use the reply button next to their image post.Have fun! Dave.

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Something for the Weekend - Part 269 - Off the cuff!

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Thanks to all who took part in our ‘mystery’ challenge. It is amazing to see the variations explaining what might have happened in the woods.

Those who regularly take part in these challenges will know that sometimes we start with an object and sometimes a scene. This week it is the turn of these handcuffs. They are from Adobe 3D assets and were textured in Substance Painter, along with the other objects, then rendered in Blender 3D, before finishing in Photoshop. How will you use the cuffs? Will they appear on someone in your image or will you turn them into something else completely?

The “rules”:

Use the starter image as at least part of your own image entry.
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. This is not just for our forum “regulars”.
The challenge is not limited to Photoshop. Any Adobe software can be used.
There are no prizes apart from the chance to practice, show off your skills, or bring a bit of humor and fun. Don't be shy, join in and have a go!
The starter image is made available for you to use in this forum challenge only.

To download the starter image, click it, 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).

When posting back your image, please use the reply button in this first post and use the 'Insert Photos' icon at the bottom of the reply box. If posting a comment on someone else’s entry, then please use the reply button next to their image post.

Have fun!

Dave.

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jane-e

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“Thing” from The Addams Family?

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JR Boulay

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In my opinion, the swirl around the wrists is more inspired by Harry Potter, but why not?

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Trevor.Dennis

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Is anyone else less excited about Harmonize down the road a bit? It bakes everything into one layer, which can really mess you up if you want to go back and change something.

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Trevor.Dennis

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I’ve made several versions, and none did exactly what I asked. This came closest using ChatGTP, but I had to do a lot of manual rearranging. ChatGTP does an OK job a lot of the time. I don’t get much luck with ether Flux version though.

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davescm

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A follow on to your last image, Trevor. I like the handcuffs as the olympic rings and the big dog looks worried about Masie chasing him.
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davescm

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There’s nothing dodgy about him at all! 😄I like the expression on Masie’s face.
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Greg_S.

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Hello, hello, hello!!!

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davescm

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P.C. Spud will get to the bottom of the case! Nice idea, Greg.

Dave

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bebarth

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Wait… WHAT?! Inmate 269 escaped this morning — and he left his getaway bike on my desk! Sprint for the woods indeed…

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Trevor.Dennis

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Now that’s clever. I love the details like the blue light and paper-clip seat riser. The newspaper is a nice touch as well, right down to the date. I feel like there is too much going on to have done this with a single AI prompt, but at the same time, some of the details are better than we usually see with manual composites. The shadows for instance. They are taking height from the newspaper really really well. The pedal has the most offset, and biggest shadow offset to match. The wheels are closest to the newspaper and have the least shadow offset. I’d be seriously impressed if that was down manually?

So was it a single Prompt, or a mix of generative AI and manual compositing? I do a lot of mine in stages. Rasterize the GenAI layer to lock in the details, and use a new prompt to add new detail.

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bebarth

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I firstly had the idea of the bicycle made from the handcuffs and the pen,

then the newspaper left on the desk with the article about the escape, an other meaning for SFTW269 linked to the image

and finally the date of the day highlighted.

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Jacob Bugge

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Click to get closer, Click again to get closer still

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davescm

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Preparing us for Halloween, Jacob? Nice use of the cuffs.
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Jacob Bugge

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Thank you very much, Dave.

I first learned of Steampunk from the Brokenwood series, and bits of it have crept in from time to time starting with this,

These folk seem to go ever further into it, like a never ending Halloween.

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JR Boulay

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For those interested I took the picture in Shin Forest, Scotland a few years ago. The spade and boots are Adobe 3D assets which I textured in Adobe Substance Painter before rendering in Blender 3D and compositing in Photoshop.

Oops!

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davescm

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Oops indeed. Thanks JR, I’d copied it in from last week. I’ve corrected it now.
Dave

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Trevor.Dennis

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The person I would like to see wearing those cuffs would merge into that orange background.

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