Hi
Well there were so many twists and turns in last week's "Down to Earth" challenge that it was hard to tell what would be posted or discussed next 
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For this week, something a bit different. I snapped this pot with my phone in a hotel foyer in Fuerteventura. I've done the cutting out already so your challenge is to put the pot into a new scene and, perhaps, light the fire.
Anything goes as long as it meets the forum rules on decency, copyright etc.
Anyone is welcome to have a go - whether you are a complete beginner or a Photoshop expert.
There are no prizes - just the chance to practice, show off, or bring a bit of humour and fun.
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Enjoy and have fun.
Dave
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That so says Teletubby to me
Is anyone else playing this week? I'm seeing minarets, and Moscow architecture. Giant earrings, deep sea diver, excavator bucket, jack-in-the-box animation with a hinge lid, electric guitar.......
The style is called Out of Frame, and it's a lot of fun 
Hi Jane - We are very lucky here . There are many Indian restaurants (several in every town) and the quality of some these days is superb. Over the years, the competition has really raised the game. It is hard to pull out a favourite dish as each restaurant has there own specialities, some are great with fish , there is a tradition of Balti restaurants ( a very thick curry eaten with Naan bread) which started in the Midlands but spread throughout the UK now, some are using the traditional spices in whole new ways.
Being from England, I'll start to create when I've had a cup of tea...........
Dave
jane-e wrote
Trevor.Dennis wrote
That so says Teletubby to me
How did you rotate the pot for the Teletubby, Trevor?
This is going to one of those 'Why didn't I see that?' moments Jane. All I did was flip it horizontally.
davescm wrote
Trevor.Dennis wrote
LOL. I've got no idea how you did that!
Hi Trevor
I separated the main elements onto different layers then opened the PSD file in After Effects and key-framed Mesh Warp on the pot. Mesh Warp is like Photoshop's Warp but you can define how many rows and columns in the grid.
Dave
Yep, like I said. I've got no idea how you did that. So how many CC apps are you comfortable with now? It's a few years since I did that promo with AE, and I honestly think I'd have to go back to Lynda.com if I wanted to do the same thing again. To get me started at least. Even worse with Illustrator, and I have been right through Deke McClelland's Illustrator course once (quite a few years ago) and half way through again, but I then don't use it enough to consolidate. I am not bad with Premiere Pro, and I used to use InDesign a lot. I love Audition, but that was through necessity as it does so much more that Premiere Pro with sound, and I love how Dynamic Link makes it so easy to integrate apps. But the bottom line is I find more difficult to consolidate a new app than years ago. You are doing really well by the sound of things. It must be all the beer and curry. 
Hi Trevor
Whilst I know Photoshop and Lightroom well, I am comfortable in After Effects and Premiere. The difference between "knowing well" and "being comfortable" is I can usually work out a way to do something particularly unusual in Photoshop whereas in AE I would tend to look up a method that someone else has already worked out.
I've used Audition occasionally and can find my way round it - I mainly use Steinberg's CubasePro for multitrack recording.
I'm like you with Illustrator. I turn to it for a specific job but just don't use it enough at present to make it second nature. It's the same with InDesign.
I really wish Adobe would take on and integrate a proper 3D application though. I don't just mean a Lite version like the Cine4D in After Effects, which is good as far as it goes and it does integrate well with AE. There is Dimension that renders well but is very limited otherwise. I use Blender more and more for creating meshes and for physical simulations which can give effects that are very hard to produce in a 2D app. but of course that means a completely separate application and no integration.
Dave
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