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Thanks to all who took part in our previous 'What goes up' challenge.
This week something a bit different. I heard the phrase 'Poison Pen' in a TV drama recently and my thoughts arrived at the image below. Made in 3D, the objects on the 'desk' are from Substance 3D assets, which I textured, along with the desk, in Substance Painter. The background was AI generated in Photoshop, using Firefly, and blurred to match the image before taking into Blender prior to rendering. Finishing was in Photoshop.
So we have our starter image, what will you do with it? You could use any or all of the objects, or make something using the entire scene.
When you post your response can you add just a few words on how you went about it. It may help others see the potential of different approaches, software, and tools to such a challenge.
The “rules”:
To download the starter image, 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).
When posting back your image — please use the blue reply button in this first post and use the 'Insert Photos' icon at the top of the reply box. If posting a comment on someone else’s entry, then please use the grey reply button next to their image post.
Have fun!
Dave
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You must have bought a job lot in D Humann's sale, Ronald! 🙂
Dave
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Good sales pitch!
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Dark Blue Red
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Super cool! Perfect timing for October!
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Tricky stuff that ink. It goes into the pen as blue but comes out as red! 🙂
Dave
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The new poison pen.
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IQ-in-a-bottle. Viewer discretion advised!
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That'll be a solution of nanobots in that syringe methinks.
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Things have taken a dark turn here. One drop of that and you'll grow extra fingers! 🙂
Dave
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Yikes! I can see AI being the latest drug for a good dopamine hit. lol
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TATTOO YOU
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Haha. You've given me an idea for a future SFTW challenge, JR. 🙂
Dave
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For those who don't know the reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tattoo_You
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Cool concept. I hate needles. They hurt. lol
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Cool concept. I hate needles. They hurt. lol
By @Nick Gioia
I have just finished reading three of John Kiriakau's books including 'Doing Time Like a Spy' (he served 30 months in a low risk prison for disclosing the CIA's use of water boarding). He mention prison tats which apparently are done by drawing the design with lots ink via a ball point pen, then repeated stabing the skin with a sharpened paper clip. It sounds brutal, and I imagine a lot more painful than a proper tattoo gun. If you read this and have some tats, just how painful is the process? Not that I am thinking of getting a full sleave at my time of life.
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Nicely done! Love the concept!
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I love being a TURTLE!!!
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I thought you might get them in, Nick, and sure enough you have 🙂
Dave
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I try to every time. lol
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I love that bright neon effect Nick. That's some subtle shading when the pen is cracked as well. It looks real, and you can't ask for better praise than that.
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Thank you so much. I appreciate your kind words Trevor.
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Reminds me of Ghost Busters. Great Job!
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I used the cap and the pen and generative fill.
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I had to look very closely but it's there 🙂
Dave
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