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Something for the weekend - Part 150 - What did the Romans do for us?

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November 26, 2021
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Hi

This being the 150th SFTW challenge I thought we might do something a bit different. Rather than posting a starter image, I thought we should start with the roman numerals for 150. So that is :

CL

What will your creative minds and skills make with those letters?

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* 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".

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Have fun.

Dave

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davescm

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I'll put it on ice........

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Trevor.Dennis

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I like this Dave. I love that the characters appear to be translucent, but if you look careful at specific areas of the characters, its not so clear why. It's an overall effect and something to do with how our minds and eyes work I'm guessing. I especially like where the characters are visible on the surface of the liquid and that they have more contrast. It makes it look more real. The distorted reflections on the surface of the liquid are particularly good, and I can imagine the lensing effect of the curved side of the glass doing exactly that. So the question is, is it ray traced with Blender, or a freehand illustration?

davescm

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Have you been trying Blender 3 yet Dave?

Only a couple of quick tests Euan. Nothing serious yet.

Dave

jane-e

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Jane

davescm

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Haha - Excellent !

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J E L

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J E L

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FYI, the wonderful fish illustrations I used come from the British Library's public domain collections on Flickr Commons. https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/11073673653.

davescm

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They are brilliant illustrations Jain, and you've used them well 🙂

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Derek Cross

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Dave explains it all.

davescm

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Confucius Maximus 🙂

Dave

Trevor.Dennis

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Confucius Maximus 🙂

Dave

By @davescm

We could end up with as much Life of Brian content as CL imagery this week.

Trevor.Dennis

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I have a feeling that this one is going to be about shapes and what we see in those shapes. I had it in mind when doing this that as I'd flipped the characters I should also flip the Lenin portrait, but when I did this it no longer looked like him. He must have had an asymmetrical face. I am totally not going to say that means he was an ugly bugger, because I could frankly do without the polonium pellet being stabbed in my leg.

davescm

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Clever thinking - thanks for getting us started this weekend Trevor.

Dave

Trevor.Dennis

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I had such a big smile when reading the subject for this thread Dave. I wonder if there will be anyone who does not get the reference? I rather doubt it. I wonder how many people know we have George Harrison to thank for that movie? Hey, that might drive an idea or two for images for this thread.

davescm

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I'd seen it several times but didn't know about the George Harrison connection Trevor.

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jane-e

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@davescm wrote:

"What did the Romans do for us?"

Apart from the sanitation, the aqueduct, and the roads, what have the Romans ever done for us?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xad5Rl0N2E

~ Jane

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