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Published: 2007-11-13 19:07:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 1080; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 29
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So yeah, I know. I'm a total copycat but my main reason was to figure out the framing. I kindly asked *Velvet--Glove to do a tutorial on the framing for her marbles but she declined which is understandable cause it's somewhat involved, not to mention she just finished a great tutorial on how to make her marbles. I suggest you check it out--->[link]So....I did what I do best, figure things out on my own. I'm quite happy with how it turned out. The border gave me trouble. I had trouble getting the right color. I'd love feedback on this piece, please.
Btw, I am still alive if anyone cares. It's just that my subscription ran out and it takes sooooo long to load with all the ads so I just stop in now and again to fave and such. I'll try to post more.
Enjoy...
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~Fractal Friday's Wall of Wows! 11/30/07 [link]
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Thank you so much for the feature as well as the
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I've been reading some of the comments so far and have to agree with you that any effects are best achieved within UF wherever possible. This is not because I'm a purist (I'm not) but from my belief that absolute precision is much easier to achieve within UF itself. More importantly, however, an image created entirely within UF can be consistently be rendered at any size if needs be without the need to redo the outside adjustments each time. It may be possible for a competent PS user to easily knock up special effects that they can accurately scale up or down as required but I am by no means a PS genius and personally I just find it much easier to do everything within UF and not have to make notes about what changes were made elsewhere.
Just my two cents, anyway.
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Thank you. It really wasn't too difficult, but it gave me a bit of trouble but as you can see I figured it out. I think I may do a few more, I hope you don't mind. It is your style afterall, wouldn't want to infringe upon it...
I agree with what you said. I think it really bothers me because I see something "done" in UF and I sit back and wonder to myself, "how did they do that?" only to scroll down to see that there was post work done. That usually kills my buzz and I bypass it. I just think that UF is such a great tool and you don't have to venture outside of it to achieve certain things. You just have to press yourself to figure it out and make it work for you.
But hey, that's just me...
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No, I don't mind if you want to try this frame technique again.
It's not just you, I feel the same way about trying to achieve what I want in UF too. Sometimes these exercises teach me things that open up even more creative possibilities so it's often time well spent.
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It's always seems to be time well spent when it comes to your work. Your last piece with the beads...
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Very very very nice! The green mosaic border is just awesome and the marble itself with the autumn colours of red, yellow and beige are just wonderful. Really great job on this 
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Thank you very very very much! 
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This is a nice effort... I think the lighting although muted is a little off-balance.... The fractal itself looks great but I;d be scared the cops might be watching.... Looks like a bud of mary_jane marble in a stash box 
I am noy going to criticise the framig at all as that really is the realm of the photoshopper and there are trick involved in getting them just right but you did a great job of copying chris' shape - well done!
Overall this is a really nice effort - For my taste it is too dark and the background too pixellated. I get the feeling you sre trying to go for too much to soon with it,,,
Try re-working the tutorial to make sure you understand how the masking works (This will also help you no end in photoshop later on...) and understabd the relationshops between dark and light.
You do that and we will be going wow in no time at all!
I hope you will not be offended ny my commentary - overall this is a wonderful first attempt!
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Um ok...
I must admit that I am somewhat offended but that's my own fault, I asked for the advanced critique. If I didn't want to hear the truth then I shouldn't have asked, right?
As I said, I really did this to figure out the framing technique. Photoshop is not an option and I have no desire to use it but, as I said to someone else, that's just me. I'm a UF purist and if it can be done in UF then I'm going to use UF, plain and simple.
Secondly, although I pointed out Chris' tutorial doesn't mean that I used it. No offense to her or anyone else but her technique is not written in stone nor does it mean that that's the correct way to do it. I've studied other artists and figured things out on my own so I see how my sphere looks different from hers.
I'm not a master with masking but I'm well versed in it and I'm pretty sure that I know what I'm doing. I'll admit that my lighting does need work but my work does tend to be on the dark side, just what I'm used to and what I like.
I do appreciate your comments, please understand that. I hope my response does not come off too harshly.
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To each their own - good luck!
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Thank you and thank you for the
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That's a fantastic marble. The depth of the swirls in the marble is awesome. The brown border doesn't do much for me, but I like the green background. I think the brown border detracts from the spheriness of the ball because the colours are too similar.
If it was mine, I would inset the marble into the green background, and put a dark circular shadow border around the ball alone, like it was pushed into the green background. Of course I have no idea how to do that in UF for you purists, but I would Photoshop it.
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I find it interesting the way you see it. From what you're saying, you see the "marble" and brown border as being on top of the green. I myself intended the green to be the border, more like a frame. Also, I think it's hard to see but there is actually a shadow coming off the sphere on the bottom left hand side, but I think that the brown is so dark though that it is hard to see. I like the way this looks but I can see the flaw in the fact that the brown background is too similar to the sphere. I also get what you say about the round shadow, I think that would make it look more like it's resting on a cushion. I'll consider changing it.
I hope, that is if I choose to do more of these, that I can find my own twist on these. If I do I'll try the round shadow border in the background and see how that works. This was really for me trying to figure out the framing considering I already knew how to make the spheres, my intention was never to bite her style.
Btw, UF and photoshop? *cringe* That is such a pet peeve of mine, but I think it's only because there is so much that you can do in UF and many people don't take advantage of the capabilities available in UF. But hey, that's just me...
Thank you for your feedback and for the
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Yeah, for sure, you gotta put your own spin on it, make it yours.
I'm gonna stir you up a bit about your peeve
Worship the final image, not the tool
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i like it a lot! love the border and how the marble cuts into it. altho i think the brown area could be "blurier" if that's a possibility. looks good tho!
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The background was never really intended to be blurry, that was just the way it ended up looking. The circles were actually larger and I tried different sizes and this particular size looked the best. Had I made them any smaller you wouldnt get the same effect and it looked kinda weird.
Thank you for your feedback as well as the
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*Velvet--Glove is a she...
Lovely marble! I especially like the green Voroni mosaic frame.
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Thank you for pointing that out, I corrected it.
Thank you for the comment and the
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