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[challenge entry] Who says fluff and cowboys don't mix?


Comments welcome, as ever :)

From the cowboys challenge. See all 388 entries (closed)

(Kendal, Sat 26 Jun 2004, 21:31, archived)
# 'tis good
but it looks as though you stretched the gun and hat images. It is far better to shrink the background image (the cat) than to stretch something else.
(I helped save b3ta! rabid peanut - s'fucking right, Sat 26 Jun 2004, 21:33, archived)
# Actually
I had to shrink and rotate the gun, hat and belt. Does the same principle apply? Also - cheers!
(Kendal, Sat 26 Jun 2004, 21:34, archived)
# No.
As i said, shrinkage is better. But did you blur the gun and hat? They look out of place with the rest.
(I helped save b3ta! rabid peanut - s'fucking right, Sat 26 Jun 2004, 21:37, archived)
# They seemed
to go fuzzy when I rotated them, not sure if I have some kind of feathering on by default or if they don't fit well with the background. Slighly related point - are shadows hard or easy in PSP?
(Kendal, Sat 26 Jun 2004, 21:39, archived)
# i use photoshop elements 6.0
so i couldn't say
(I helped save b3ta! rabid peanut - s'fucking right, Sat 26 Jun 2004, 21:40, archived)
# easy-ish
i used psp8 for a while.

Drop shadows etc. can be put on a different layer from the picture generating the shadow, so you can erase bits you don't want without affecting the main pic.

EDIT - When you rotate or distort images in psp the image is blurred as you alter it, but when you apply the transformation it should sharpen back up again.
(I helped save b3ta! beaubodor blogless, Sat 26 Jun 2004, 21:42, archived)
# I see
that's where the shadowing widget was hiding. Cheers for the tip.
(Kendal, Sat 26 Jun 2004, 21:44, archived)
# Is that a gun in his holster... etc.
(I helped save b3ta! CaroWallis, Sat 26 Jun 2004, 21:33, archived)
# A cat with a gat?
w/y/h!
(the funky gibbon, Sat 26 Jun 2004, 21:36, archived)
# I do believe
that's my first w/y/h. Thankee koindly good zurr :)
(Kendal, Sat 26 Jun 2004, 21:42, archived)