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April 11, 2025
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Something for the Weekend - Part 238 - Blast off!

  • April 11, 2025
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Thanks to all who took part in our last 'Pot Luck' challenge.

 

This week I thought we might start with an industrial scene. This was the last blast furnace in Redcar, but unfortunately it was closed down in 2015 and has now been demolished. Sadly, it marked then end of the use of blast furnaces, to make steel by the river Tees, which had gone for 140 years.

What can you make with this industrial scene?

 

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  • 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”.
  • 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.

 

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Have fun!

 

Dave

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War Unicorn
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April 13, 2025

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April 13, 2025

It takes on a face shape when reflected and those scary eyes finish it nicely, James.
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April 13, 2025

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April 13, 2025

You've done a very nice job with the lighting there, Trevor. The light on the buildings looks convincing.
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@mj
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April 18, 2025

Agreed

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April 13, 2025

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April 13, 2025

A Redcar theme park - just what's needed 🙂
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Ashraful_Islam
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April 14, 2025

Rebuilding the place into a theme park.

Greg_S.
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April 13, 2025

davescm
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April 13, 2025

Very topical, Greg! 🙂
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April 13, 2025

Ali Sajjad / Graphic Design Trainer / Freelancer / Adobe Certified Professional
Trevor.Dennis
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April 13, 2025

I'm not sure that The Empire would waste Fusion Torpedos blowing up that base.

Ko.Maruyama
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April 12, 2025

I gave myself an hour time limit, but getting into the generative sky was really the longest part.  Kept it all in Photoshop - trimmed down the production file to an animation file.

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April 13, 2025

Great work @Ko.Maruyama 

It's highly imaginative. I'm impressed how you got all the elements separated and animated so seamlessly. Is tricky with the items in this scene.

Ko.Maruyama
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April 13, 2025

magic wand to start, lasso cleanup, generative fill to flood the parts that had holes in them

Monika Gause
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April 12, 2025

Blasted the thing off.

 

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April 14, 2025

That's one way of clearing it, Monika, and very close to what was actually done.
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Monika Gause
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April 14, 2025

That makes me curious: what has been done?

 

They put up a sign "Just look the other way and it's gone" 

?

 

This is how they handle mishaps where I live: "It's still unclear when it will be fully blown up"

https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/hamburg/hamburg-kohlekraftwerk-sprengung-100.html 

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April 12, 2025

I'd created something for SFTW 237, but never circled back to upload it.  Turns out SFTW 238 worked well for the background of what I did for 237.

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April 14, 2025

Nice use of last week's starter image as well as this week's, Warren.

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April 12, 2025

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April 12, 2025

Nice idea Bob.  It looks scary, but when you see some of the mountain bike videos they make that look almost tame!

Dave

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April 12, 2025

Don't ask how the rides work 🙂

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April 12, 2025

As long as it doesn't go through the fire at the bottom, I'll give it a try! 🙂
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