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Something for the weekend - Part 31 - Right up our alley!

Community Expert ,
Aug 03, 2018 Aug 03, 2018

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Hi

I saw this alley on a "beer and curry" night last week. A thunderstorm had passed through an hour or so before, leaving things a liitle damp, and I thought it would make a good "something for the weekend" starter image. So I took out my phone and snapped it. Unfortunately, when I looked the next day, the combination of dim light, a hand-held phone and, possibly, a couple of beers meant that the image was not as sharp as it should have been. Whilst I could have returned at another time, with a proper camera and tripod, we have had very little rain since. So I set myself the challenge of recreating the scene in 3D, which took a little longer than I thought it would, but was a good exercise in modelling, texturing and lighting.

So I bring you the empty alley - what will you do to bring it to life?

As always, 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.

When posting back your edited images please use jpeg and downsize to 1200px on the long side.

To download the image below in jpeg format with ICC color profile (sRGB) and without the forum scaling artefacts , right click and then use Save Image As /Save Target As (or similar depending on your browser).

SFTW31Alley.jpg

Have fun

Dave

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Aug 03, 2018 Aug 03, 2018

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You share so many fun images to work on..... I wish I had time to play around.  But I do enjoy seeing how people let their imagination loose on an image!

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Aug 03, 2018 Aug 03, 2018

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Dave, this is truly one of your best!

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Aug 03, 2018 Aug 03, 2018

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Quick & dirty, in several senses of that term.Alley-oops.jpg

--OB

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Community Expert ,
Aug 03, 2018 Aug 03, 2018

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Dah-da-da-dum-dum

Da-da-dum-dum

Da-da-dum-dum

You've been hit by.....

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Community Expert ,
Aug 05, 2018 Aug 05, 2018

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great work. My daughter and a co-worker would hate you for that. 

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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LEGEND ,
Aug 04, 2018 Aug 04, 2018

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SFTW31Alley2.jpg

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Aug 04, 2018 Aug 04, 2018

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Wow - some great entries so far!

OldBob - I think I'll avoid that alley with those giant spiders walking around!

Trevor - Smooth criminal ! I love all the details you've put into that, could that be Annie looking over the fence? The reflections are very good!

USS Norway - It reminds me of "The Hulk". Did someone make him angry?

Keep them coming , anyone who has stumbled across this thread - you are welcome to join in.

Dave

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Aug 04, 2018 Aug 04, 2018

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Dave, I tried not to ruin your amazing creation more than absolutely necessary.

Week031.jpg

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Aug 04, 2018 Aug 04, 2018

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It can never be ruined. The image is there to play with !

Alley cats, I like it. The tread mark up the middle is nice touch. It might have been from the wheel-barrow to get me home

Dave

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Aug 04, 2018 Aug 04, 2018

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SnakeCafe.jpg

Nancy O'Shea— Product User, Community Expert & Moderator

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Aug 04, 2018 Aug 04, 2018

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Nice one Nancy. I'm not sure whether it is better to stay in the alley with the snakes or to run out and meet the giant rat and King Kong!

Dave

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Aug 04, 2018 Aug 04, 2018

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Well, it IS an alley . . .

     AlleyBowl.jpg

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Aug 04, 2018 Aug 04, 2018

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Hah hah!  That's funny.   This one is a bit obvious, but someone had to do it.

Banksy.gif

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Aug 05, 2018 Aug 05, 2018

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Hi

Semaphoric - that rough paving would give me a great excuse to cover my lack of bowling skills.

Trevor - Nice idea and you have the perspective spot on on the graffiti.

Dave.

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Aug 05, 2018 Aug 05, 2018

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davescm  wrote

Trevor - Nice idea and you have the perspective spot on on the graffiti.

Dave.

For those that don't know, make the layer a Smart Object before the first Free Transform, and you can align the bounding box to the perspective.  I can go back in now and use Free Transform again, and the bounding box is still working for me.   BTW Dave, I forgot to say that the alley scene is incredible as a 3D render.  I didn't even know that was possible outside of Weta Studios or Industrial Light & Magic.

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Aug 05, 2018 Aug 05, 2018

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Cheers Trevor.

It was fun to do  and, as always, I learnt a few things along the way - for example, how to put the rain on the table tops and window glass.
Lighting a 3D model has a great advantage over lighting a real scene in that you can put a fill lamp in a location where it lights up a part of the scene but the lamp itself is invisible to the 3D camera in the render.

Dave

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Aug 05, 2018 Aug 05, 2018

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Dave, seeing your digital artwork got me wondering what Bert Monroy might do in one of these.

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Aug 05, 2018 Aug 05, 2018

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Bert Monroy would put himself and all of his friends into the scene!

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Aug 05, 2018 Aug 05, 2018

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Thinking

AlleyBat_004.gif

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Aug 05, 2018 Aug 05, 2018

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Is it Halloween already?

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Aug 05, 2018 Aug 05, 2018

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Hi

cmgap - I'll not tell anyone about the deer or it won't be long before venison appears on the menu .  I just noticed - it looks like it got light outside !

KJerryK - I love the bat , but I think that barman may turn a few customers away.

Jane/Semaphoric - we'll have to ask Trevor what Bert would do. I am sure he TA'd for him at MAX.

Thanks to all who have joined and shared images so far - there is still plenty of time though. If you've read this thread, and enjoyed the images - join in and post one.

Dave

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Aug 05, 2018 Aug 05, 2018

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WWBD?

Or rather, what did Bert do? He put himself in the taxi. You might recognize some of the others.

Times Square by Bert Monroy « Adobe Illustrator blog

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Aug 05, 2018 Aug 05, 2018

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Fantastic - but four years!. We would have to rename the thread Something for the Leap Year !

Dave

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Aug 05, 2018 Aug 05, 2018

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Is it time for dinner yet

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