The Unofficial "Official" SH3 screenshot thread! - Page 668

Flaxpants · 12-21-11, 09:32 PM

Nice ones Jim, but going back to Tarjaks shot below- that's a great rendering you've done there mate. I don't know exactly how you've done it but the results are impressive.

So how did you do it?!

TarJak · 12-22-11, 03:40 AM

Bent a bit of light here and there and made it into a pretty picture.

The main picture was touched up and colour tweaked in picasa using a number of the tools in there. Can't remember the exact sequence, but just played with it until the shine on the water was right and the sky looked good.

Then started the hard yakka in Photoshop, cleaning up the edges and artefacts around the hull, adding some dodge and burn to accentuate certain areas of light and shade, adding some rust marks around the hull ports and then using smoke and splash brushes in various shades of white to be the wake and the water gushing out of the ports. They were done on a layer with low opacity (about 35% IIRC), to make them show the background image through the "painting".

Finished it all up with some lighting effects to darken the top left corner and give the whole thing a bit of sheen. All up took about 6 hours of work but not all at one sitting.

I normally have 3-4 images on the go at any one time and just go back and edit in parts as inspiration takes me.

Well you asked didn't you?

Flaxpants · 12-22-11, 07:56 AM

I see, so it was a marathon sitting. It would have to be! Great job though. The lighting effects really work well with that shot.

Thanks for the info. All I need now is 6 hours, probably in 3 minute increments unfortunately.

Cheers.

Beel · 12-27-11, 02:35 AM

Still 2 X hrs out a 'Naz ' ( save career stuff up! ) Where will U46 end up ?...Top 'Puta Game' this one !...' Flank ' .

Yee Haw !

Beel · 12-27-11, 02:41 AM

20+ Knutten....off the dial !!!

Jimbuna · 12-27-11, 06:13 AM

Fubar2Niner · 12-27-11, 10:40 AM

Gotta love that menacing hull, nice pic Jim

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

Fubar2Niner · 12-27-11, 10:42 AM

@Beel
Some nice shots there shipmate, good hunting

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

Jimbuna · 12-27-11, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Fubar2Niner

Gotta love that menacing hull, nice pic Jim

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

Danke Matey

Fubar2Niner · 12-27-11, 11:09 AM

@Jim

Yorks alordy mate, you just get better and better! You been doing art college ?

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

Jimbuna · 12-27-11, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Fubar2Niner

@Jim

Yorks alordy mate, you just get better and better! You been doing art college ?

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

LOL....just tinkering around with a new programme and associated filters

danasan · 12-28-11, 03:34 AM

Denmark Strait, May 22th, 1941...

j'attendrai....

Magic1111 · 12-28-11, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

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Danke Matey

WOW, nice shots Jim, but I need for watch these pics sunglasses...

WolfyBrandon · 12-28-11, 06:34 AM

Jimbuna · 12-28-11, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Magic1111

WOW, nice shots Jim, but I need for watch these pics sunglasses...

LOL

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12-21-11, 09:32 PM	#10006
Flaxpants Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Koh Samui, Thailand Posts: 1,196 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Nice ones Jim, but going back to Tarjaks shot below- that's a great rendering you've done there mate. I don't know exactly how you've done it but the results are impressive. So how did you do it?!

12-22-11, 03:40 AM	#10007
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Bent a bit of light here and there and made it into a pretty picture. The main picture was touched up and colour tweaked in picasa using a number of the tools in there. Can't remember the exact sequence, but just played with it until the shine on the water was right and the sky looked good. Then started the hard yakka in Photoshop, cleaning up the edges and artefacts around the hull, adding some dodge and burn to accentuate certain areas of light and shade, adding some rust marks around the hull ports and then using smoke and splash brushes in various shades of white to be the wake and the water gushing out of the ports. They were done on a layer with low opacity (about 35% IIRC), to make them show the background image through the "painting". Finished it all up with some lighting effects to darken the top left corner and give the whole thing a bit of sheen. All up took about 6 hours of work but not all at one sitting. I normally have 3-4 images on the go at any one time and just go back and edit in parts as inspiration takes me. Well you asked didn't you?

12-22-11, 07:56 AM	#10008
Flaxpants Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Koh Samui, Thailand Posts: 1,196 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	I see, so it was a marathon sitting. It would have to be! Great job though. The lighting effects really work well with that shot. Thanks for the info. All I need now is 6 hours, probably in 3 minute increments unfortunately. Cheers.

12-27-11, 02:41 AM	#10010
Beel Seaman Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Terra Australis Posts: 31 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	20+ Knutten....off the dial !!!

12-27-11, 10:40 AM	#10012
Fubar2Niner Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London. UK Posts: 4,139 Downloads: 275 Uploads: 0	Gotta love that menacing hull, nice pic Jim Best regards. Fubar2Niner

12-27-11, 10:42 AM	#10013
Fubar2Niner Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London. UK Posts: 4,139 Downloads: 275 Uploads: 0	@Beel Some nice shots there shipmate, good hunting Best regards. Fubar2Niner

12-27-11, 11:09 AM	#10015
Fubar2Niner Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London. UK Posts: 4,139 Downloads: 275 Uploads: 0	@Jim Yorks alordy mate, you just get better and better! You been doing art college ? Best regards. Fubar2Niner