Thanks for your THOUGHTS everyone! I was not trying to put a limit on anything on this site. Just curious to how the voting system is being run and what the winners are producing. I understand you can create anything out of the source. And for whoever said this topic has been discussed before can you link me to the topic in the forum?

That's my boy!!!

"Like all good surgeons, if you can spot the 'Stitches' then you ain't doing your best work... ask any Plastic Surgeon!

Me, I indulge in 'Invisible Mending' So take a look at my Portfolio my Noob friend, I like doing seamless work in integrating external sources, and by no means do cut and paste stuff FYI".

Wiz

Hmm...I'm looking at your portfolio and haven't seen many ALL SOURCE entries...

I've done it with success, but I feel like a bit of a cheat. I mean, it isn't that hard.

On the other hand, I also consider the ultimate goal to be making a good final product. I can spent 15 hours on a chop that ends up looking like shite or 15 minutes on one that looks really good and creative, so in the end, which is worth more? The one that took a lot of work yet came out looking bleh or the one that didn't really take much but looks really good? Of course one that is really hard AND really good trumps both easily, but at least to some extent it depends upon the final product. IMHO.

I don't really care whether externals are used or not, but I like to see the source prominently used in a chop, or at least an idea connected to the source. This one of mine had NO source. I simply used the source as a reference only...
http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/122471/cutout.html

I'm not overly fussed on the source (or part thereof) just plonked on an external background. Although these have won here at psc, as one did in a prize contest in September last year. The source was pasted on an fantastic external source. Sometimes this can be a little deceiving to voters if external links are not provided.

I also think it takes time and skill to integrate several external sources into a cohesive looking chop. Look at BC's chop and his externals here...
http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/127954/shelter.html

But I really do think there is a great deal of personal satisfaction in being able to create a nice image entirely from the given source. Some will chime in here saying that all-source work is vote whoring, and I suppose it can be, but I have always enjoyed producing something vote worthy using just the given source.

Eh, I don't think all-source is vote whoring at all, unless being really good makes you a vote whore! I mean, if you can create an awesome image using all source, then more power to ya!!

If so, he would hands down be the most wanted person in the world.

or sponsored by a ketchup company

"Very Good MD, now did you find any integration glitches in ANY of them, very few I suspect!"

Wiz

Amen

http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/133497/tcm-fairy-tale.html

Very bad integration with the characters and the title does not blend well


http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/133232/welcome-earthlings.html

The position of the eyes does not mesh well cutting off the left eye


http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/133104/the-raging-sea.html

The water in front is too washed out


http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/133068/dats-cheatin.html

The Guy Bolt and sign does not match the same resolution as the backround


http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/132971/get-knotted.html

The middle finger needs to be UNDER the rope, how is he holding it up?


http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/132564/stick-with-me-guys.html

Cloud perspective is wrong, characters shouldnt be laying flat


http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/132515/blasted-pigeons.html

I think it's only in cartoons where there isn't any blood after something like this


http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/132456/re-penn-t-u-sin-rs.html

The movie and theatre resolutions do not match the rest of the external and movies did not look that good back then


http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/132383/short-nailed-echidna.html

This one has good integration I would like to see the external though


http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/132357/clunkzzzclunkzzzclunk.html

Isn't there supposed to be a middle shutter mark as well?


http://photoshopcontest.com/view-entry/132298/robert-franklin-stroud.html

This is another good integration but very easy source to manipulate and drop a backround on

speaking of perspective....



Shouldn't there be one vanishing point for all receding lines?

but to be fair, wiz asked for it, md did not!
(unless you think his rather full-on critique was his way of asking for it )

Yeah, no offence intended. Hell, you could pick my portfolio to pieces also.....