j.d.melek Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Hi. bbq. you have been a busy bee lately..3 fab new pieces. hard to choose a fav. stone moon..great textures..and well put together.. sargon's gold..really like the silver.. perlin..now this is very good..really love the tex.in the background frames..I really like this.. p.s...love the new header too! regards j.d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Thanks j.d. Always happy to have you stop by. I'm glad you like the new pieces. I've learnt a lot from the tutes that have sprung up just lately. Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted October 7, 2010 Author Share Posted October 7, 2010 I would love to see a Welsh jewel! Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted October 10, 2010 Author Share Posted October 10, 2010 Sorry to double post - Peter Pawn sent me some instruction on how to use Alpha Masking. I tested it out on the image on p.1. AM was used on the letter B which was bevelled before masking. In doing this I think it gave a much better result than bevel could have done on its own. I had to add a layer of black under it after masking. Also used AM on the barbieq bit & the Rays part in the background. Also modified the way I usually do the jewels, taking in the advice PP & Sargon freely gave. Personally, I think this gives a much better result. Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heat Stroke Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 I think what i like the most about your works are the backgrounds! especially in typography and your new AMDemo piece. Dont get me wrong, i like every part of your pictures, but i love the backgrounds! Quote Wait! No matter where you go, there you are! We're all wise guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco97 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Nice job, I agree with Heat Sroke. Backgrounds are splendid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted October 10, 2010 Author Share Posted October 10, 2010 Backgrounds are important. Thanks guys! Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted October 15, 2010 Author Share Posted October 15, 2010 Double post - again! New work p.1. Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptuZ Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 (edited) newest one is really good, nice with the variations of colours Edited October 15, 2010 by ptuZ Quote My Forum Gallery My dA Gallery Graffiti tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csm725 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 All recent works are SPECTACULAR. Quote My deviantART | Sig Battles | My Tutorials | csm725.com Click to enter or vote in the official Paint.NET competitions! COMPETITIONS: LOGO OF THE WEEK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heat Stroke Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 tartan stone is beautiful! so 3d it looks like it could pop out of my monitor! you are very good at gold and jewels! Quote Wait! No matter where you go, there you are! We're all wise guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.d.melek Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 great outcome bbq. tartan looks really well in the gold frames. GREAT jewel. really great 3d effect on it. nice colouring on the jewel too..different.. regards j.d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulioCoolio Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 I agree with Heat Stroke!!! Amazing stuff you've made!!! Quote Gallery Image Blog Portfolio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted October 18, 2010 Author Share Posted October 18, 2010 Thanks everyone for your encouraging comments. Welshy, that reminds me of what happened one day at school when the boys decided to swap their shorts for the girls' skirts - draughty they said! The tartan jewel came about with a lot of help from friends writing fantastic tutes. I know I've said it many times but tutes are a great way to learn about plugins & also some of the basics of elements of design. Newest one is Secrets...think I have two of those now (an age thing I guess). It is the application of things learnt from previous tutes along with another great tute from Sargon. Link on the first page. Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heat Stroke Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 im glad you chose to do silver! its a nice change of color. the jewel is fantastic, the background is fantastic, and everything else about it is great! at first i didnt like the red glow around the edges, but now that i look at it again, i dont think its bad at all. Quote Wait! No matter where you go, there you are! We're all wise guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulioCoolio Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 I think it looks awesome!!!! Everything about it I like! Quote Gallery Image Blog Portfolio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heat Stroke Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 The jewel is great! the spanners look real! I love the text! The background is dark and mysterious! Great picture! Quote Wait! No matter where you go, there you are! We're all wise guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted October 26, 2010 Author Share Posted October 26, 2010 Heatstroke, I agree about the red glow but when I took it out it looked like it needed to be there so I put it back. Thanks for stopping in & for such a nice comment too. It's great to hear or read at least, what people think about the images & it's good to see that you have taken some time to think about it. Thankies! JulioCoolio, thank you too! New image with explanation on page 1. Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco97 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Awesome job! Feels like a welshblue piece mixed with your piece. Has a nice feel to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share Posted October 27, 2010 Thanks so much Chrisco! It was Welshy's spanner tute after all. Latest work is a collaboration between Peter Pawn & myself. We had worked on this one for over a week & I learnt a great deal from him. It was a most enjoyable learning experience. Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.d.melek Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 OMG!!!!! What an astonishing piece of work you both have done here..just jaw dropping I'm lost for appropiate words to compliment both of you..so I'll just leave it at...WOW!!! regards j.d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csm725 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Wow, the collab with PP is awesome! The colors, the subtlety are extraordinary! Quote My deviantART | Sig Battles | My Tutorials | csm725.com Click to enter or vote in the official Paint.NET competitions! COMPETITIONS: LOGO OF THE WEEK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heat Stroke Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 The lighting, and the textures amaze me! a beautiful work of art! Quote Wait! No matter where you go, there you are! We're all wise guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulioCoolio Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Amazing like always!!! I just enjoy looking at your art! Quote Gallery Image Blog Portfolio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Roadkill Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Your collaboration with Peter is just beautiful ! The back ground is amazing ! Quote My Gallery SAC, WOTW and Photo Manip Competition Host To visit the Comps click HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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