Member Profile: elemare

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Goddess

This is an image of my friend, Rachel, taken for her modeling portfolio. **UPDATE** Please note: The original, unretouched photo is in Step 1 of the SBS, as permitted by the rules.

For: beauty pageant contest

» Comments: 12

» Score: 53.75%

» Rank: 26 out of 79

This personal photo is the early work of a photographer friend of mine (authorization to use is in SBS). I acknowledge that the original is somewhat grainy - this is not a reflection on the photographer, but my using a lower resolution online version of his great capture!

For: beauty pageant contest

» Comments: 24

» Score: 57.87%

» Rank: 3 out of 79

Prayerful

Elements created from scratch, or from elements within the image (no outside sources).

For: spinning contest

» Comments: 20

» Score: 67.44%

» Rank: 1 out of 10

Prayer

Thanks to orbanf for the source pic

For: dragan effect contest

» Comments: 7

» Score: 62.21%

» Rank: 13 out of 37

REAL Sea Monster

One year ago, the Gulf coast of the United States was devastated by an oil spill after an offshore rig exploded. After watching the oil spew for weeks from the hole deep in the ocean, this is my depiction of a real sea monster. (What appears to be the company's logo is actually a stylized design usi...

For: sea monsters contest

» Comments: 12

» Score: 63.37%

» Rank: 9 out of 18

Oh, It Was LAST Night

Imagine the disappointment. All those hours of practice, looking forward to a chance to perform with the town orchestra for the whole town at the concert in the park. Except, it was last night... Thank you to Marcus Ranum at www.ranum.com for the image of the girl. The background is a composite ...

For: white gazebo contest

» Comments: 14

» Score: 66.66%

» Rank: 1 out of 8

Gazing Ball

Unlike a crystal ball you can see through because it is transparent, a gazing ball has a highly reflective surface - more like a mirror than a window.

For: marble contest

» Comments: 9

» Score: 63.06%

» Rank: 6 out of 19

Vacation

Ahhh... the joy of sand between the toes on a warm tropical beach.

For: sky walking contest

» Comments: 13

» Score: 61.42%

» Rank: 2 out of 6

Ulterior Motives

What evil lurks in the hearts and minds of man? Only Photoshop knows... *Update: Liquified the chin a bit to make it narrower and longer (pointy)

For: scary face contest

» Comments: 21

» Score: 65.21%

» Rank: 2 out of 15

High Wire Act

*Update: masking of crowd in the foreground has been refined. *Update #2: a hint of bevel and emboss added to the foreground light bulbs. (See SBS for settings.)

For: pick me contest

» Comments: 32

» Score: 74.49%

» Rank: 1 out of 10

The Park: Day Into Night

Primary source is my own photo (step 1) Update: Front lantern was brightened. (Thanks, Androla!)

For: day to night contest

» Comments: 13

» Score: 66.98%

» Rank: 4 out of 12

Flee To Me, Remote Elf.

Sincere thanks to: :devEirian-stock: for the girl ~Polly-Stock for the elf baby swillowness for the field

For: palindromes contest

» Comments: 7

» Score: 62.13%

» Rank: 5 out of 11

Great Wall at Sunset

Masked out people by copying, pasting and blending "clear" sections of wall and walks. Changed Color Balance to add yellow and red. Lowered Exposure and Levels. Elongated and skewed wall shadows. Added sky. Manipulated added layers of clouds from sky to add some light behind mountains. ...

For: the great wall contest

» Comments: 11

» Score: 63.26%

» Rank: 2 out of 11

Poolside At Dusk

Thanks to the following photographers for their images: MissFran - planter michaelaw - bouquet theswedish - patio furniture pzado - flame mordoc - pool floor

For: old pool contest

» Comments: 6

» Score: 61.3%

» Rank: 6 out of 15

Lust

Thanks to the creative photographers for their beautiful art: Marcus Ranum, aka mjranum (www.ranum.com) for the woman (Bathing Beauty -1) justmeina for the man (Sit Left Leg Front) tudorxrose for the background (Portchester Castle 45)

For: deadly sins contest

» Comments: 15

» Score: 64.6%

» Rank: 3 out of 11

Bad News Travels

I saw the source and pictured a smoky crystal ball. Many thanks to these photographers for their art: drezdany-stocks for the forest fantasystock for the campfire kasseckert for the campsite sarahbear for the gypsy grumpy871 for the skull Overall, the image has been simplified, two elem...

For: smoke bubble contest

» Comments: 4

» Score: 59.77%

» Rank: 4 out of 9

Bird's Eye View

Do these stripes make me look fat? I hope not - he looks hungry! (Poor little bird.) Thanks to photographer aljabak for the great shot of the expressive cat. The other source was a feather shape from last week's "Back view" contest.

For: garden life contest

» Comments: 9

» Score: 65.09%

» Rank: 3 out of 7

Out of the Storm

Thanks to these photographers for their work: truebadour for "The Other Side" (setting) jasonlemay for "Snowstorm" and syccas-stock for the warrior (three poses)

For: hairy spider contest

» Comments: 7

» Score: 62.05%

» Rank: 7 out of 10

Room with a View... or Two

Thanks to Lieven Verbelen for the perfect background. Special thanks to these photographers for their painstaking work in preparing their stock: AbsurdWordPreferred for the window, and JinxMim for the light fixtures, wicker, and garden pieces. I made the moon by drawing a circle (ellipse ...

For: indoor view contest

» Comments: 16

» Score: 69.77%

» Rank: 1 out of 11

Forest Lights

Check Step 7 for an animated gif of the steps in this piece. Sincere thanks to artistatplay (or atistatplay) for the inspiring base image, and to hirekatsu for the butterfly.

For: orange fantasy contest

» Comments: 14

» Score: 66.52%

» Rank: 6 out of 22

Impossible Triangle

I couldn't resist. The only source used in this entry was the original contest source image itself. I had included (mistakenly) a link to a Web page with a library of optical illusions for fun, but it was considered an illegal source (?), so I deleted the link, sorry. The background was ma...

For: mosaic contest

» Comments: 11

» Score: 62.47%

» Rank: 1 out of 13

Lullaby

It is said that music soothes the savage beast... it apparently works on baby beasts, too. Thanks to atistatplay and Stock-Karr for the images. Background is my own image, and "trees" is from CGTextures. Scale texture is based on a tutorial (link included). Brushes from rL-brushes. ...

For: orange fantasy contest

» Comments: 8

» Score: 62.47%

» Rank: 10 out of 22

Tropical Bird

No outside source.

For: hot rod contest

» Comments: 12

» Score: 68.18%

» Rank: 1 out of 8

Still Life

Submitted too late to qualify. Now you get to see it, and hopefully like it. :) Thanks to these photographers for their work: JinxMim for bottles, frame, fruit Antje Hilenfeld for fabric lace Lockstock for the roses Kilian Tuor for the frame UPDATE: Completely reworked the shadows with sev...

For: mixed media 6 contest

» Comments: 4

» Score: 64.72%

» Rank: 4 out of 16

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