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Something for the Weekend - Part 253 - One hundred and eighty!

Community Expert ,
Nov 07, 2025 Nov 07, 2025

Thanks to all who participated in our previous, Halloween based, challenge. There were some great ideas and images shared. This week we have something different.

'One hundred and eighty', the highest score with three darts, became famous for the way it was called out by Russ Bray, a professional referee with a unique style to his declaration of the score. So this week, I bring you three darts (actually a 3D render). What will you make with them, 180 or something else entirely?

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, 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). It is rendered with a transparent background so no need to create an initial mask.

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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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Nov 14, 2025 Nov 14, 2025

The video made me wince, Greg, but you gave us two good puns and I love puns!

Jane

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Nov 16, 2025 Nov 16, 2025

Yo!

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Nov 15, 2025 Nov 15, 2025

Ouch... bore bull.

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Nov 09, 2025 Nov 09, 2025

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Community Expert ,
Nov 09, 2025 Nov 09, 2025

Lateral thinking there, Trevor. I like it.
Dave

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Community Expert ,
Nov 10, 2025 Nov 10, 2025

There is something of Mary Shelley in this proposal.

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Community Expert ,
Nov 15, 2025 Nov 15, 2025

That is very electrifying.

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Community Expert ,
Nov 09, 2025 Nov 09, 2025

                           One hundred and eighty in Derbyshire

 

 

Click to get closer, Click Again to get closer still

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Community Expert ,
Nov 09, 2025 Nov 09, 2025

It looks like some-one has spun it clockwise a tad, the 20 is no longer at the top. They must have been at the DPA (other ales are available 🙂 )
Dave

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Community Expert ,
Nov 09, 2025 Nov 09, 2025

I have also wondered, Dave, and I believe you are right about ales (Peak Ales?).

 

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Nov 09, 2025 Nov 09, 2025

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Community Expert ,
Nov 09, 2025 Nov 09, 2025

Ah, 245 and 251 are still with us, Turtle.

 

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Explorer ,
Nov 12, 2025 Nov 12, 2025

Ha, I just couldn't help myself after seeing your post and also Trevors lightning steeple.

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Community Expert ,
Nov 11, 2025 Nov 11, 2025

The cellphone mast is now well disguised! 🙂
Dave

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Community Expert ,
Nov 11, 2025 Nov 11, 2025

The Slow Mo Guys most recent upload deals with the energy present in antenna tower, and what would happen if a person was to touch one.  They used a sausage, which was convenient because it was nicely cooked and ready to eat by the end of their experiment.

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In a click baity kind of a way, I guess I should come clean, down here in the small print, and admit that this was a 7000 watt AM tower, and that the Cell towers, that litter our cities nowadays, will not have a similar effect to sticking your head in a microwave oven, (if you could close the door).  Oh well.  I've often wondered what it would be like to grow a second head.

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Explorer ,
Nov 12, 2025 Nov 12, 2025

haha if one's sense of humor came from a head frequently in the gutter (not me, of course) I would assume there could be some interesting speculation about what that hot dog resembles.

But yeah, I'll be taking a break from hotdogs until my short term memory flushes out.

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Community Expert ,
Nov 15, 2025 Nov 15, 2025

That is clever. 5G lemon bags

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Community Expert ,
Nov 09, 2025 Nov 09, 2025

 

The brand new Pilum Point based on the ancient pilum technology has proved its ability to soften the impact and avoid bouncing out of even the most battered dartboards, such as this original Winmau Blade 6 Triple Core PDC Match Board where no part has been spared down to the chalk sticks.

 

However, a definite downside has been observed, so improvements of the concept are ongoing.

 

 

Click to get closer, Click again to get closer still

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Community Expert ,
Nov 11, 2025 Nov 11, 2025

Waiting with baited breath for the darts to fall to the floor! 🙂
Dave

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Community Expert ,
Nov 10, 2025 Nov 10, 2025

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 Gemini is incredible, it  used the SFTW dart model for the dart already on the board. 

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Community Expert ,
Nov 11, 2025 Nov 11, 2025

I wouldn't like to be seated at the table under the board though 🙂
Dave

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Community Expert ,
Nov 11, 2025 Nov 11, 2025
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I wouldn't like to be seated at the table under the board though 🙂
Dave


By @davescm

 

I sometimes search for memes and cartoons when looking for SFTW ideas.  No surprise that Gen Fill refused to remove the watermark. 

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It has been surprising me at times though.  A recent project started with a shite photo of some old work mates, and I made elliptical selection around each face in turn, and tried 'Enhance face' and it totally worked.  Sometimes (mostly) NB did the better job, but on one occasion, Flux Kontext was the winner.  It also hit me that we can now duplicate any text effect we see using Flux Context, so I started collecting good examples (I have a 30 layer psd file so far).  Even when you look and know you can duplicate it manually, it is still having as a reference for the ideas.  For the first time since this Ai malarkey started, I actually used just short of every one of the 4100 premium credits we get with a full sub. Some of that was trying examples from Jesús Rameriz Ai Mastery course, and the Dave Cross Photoshop summit, which on top of MAX online is a _heap_ of videos to work through.  This has to be as exciting time for the Adobe apps we use as any I can remember. 

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Community Expert ,
Nov 12, 2025 Nov 12, 2025

Something else I discovered when looking was 'PSD Text Effects"  these are PSD files that are templates.  They have a Smart Object layer so you can edit the text.  I found that I did not have the fonts for any of the examples I tried, so you just replace them.

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I think this site gives you so many free downloads a day.

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Community Expert ,
Nov 13, 2025 Nov 13, 2025

Neat! Thanks!

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Community Expert ,
Nov 13, 2025 Nov 13, 2025

This is one of the better sites.

https://www.textstudio.com/psd-graphics

 

 

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