http://www.box.net/shared/dx15nn0bb2
here are the layered files for my frozen fisherman image.
Claf you made some comments about it looking more realistic, If you want to screw with the layers and post it I'm sure people would like to see it.

Pah!

You've had three days to rig this up.

The depths you'll go to cover up the fact that you used a simple WalMart purchased ICE FILTER in your attempt to win a contest here that YOU set up in the first place - unbeLIEVEable!

OFF TO THE HOUSE OF SHAME WITH YOU!

(everyone else- ignore that link! It only goes to an out of date Venezuelan Pron site crawling with VIRUSES and nipples...)

aaaaaaaaaah yes this is clearly filter work....

p.s. thanks!

OK. I confess. I am ashamed.


I will now beat myself with a wet noodle.

That's an excellent idea!
I'll play on it... it can be helpful... and also an excellent exercise for me. See you later...

C'mon Rey... Everyone knows that 3rd party filters go at the bottom where the digimarc filters are...

I wouldn't know... That is the first time I ever opened up the filters menu.

I'm in the middle of something... but I think it needs some few hours. Realism needs to pay attention to so many little details... it takes time. I just show the direction of what I think can bring more realism... but now it's maybe turning too flat... some highlights maybe have to come back brighter... I don't know at this point.
All the nice details were there on your file RR. I just played with layer masks & adjusting opacity of layers or changing blending modes...



Is it good to send layers file?

now THAT is realistic ice... great work Claf!

Rey... why don´t ya watch and learn? This is much better than yer crappy filter ice... pffft

very subtle but already a good update!
layers is even better

Very nice Claf. I like it. There are many different stages of ice and different kinds. Some ice is frosty, some cloudy, some crystal clear. I still like my ice. I think it was done well. I like yours too. I just think they look like different stages of ice. Your's looks a little more melted and not as thick so you can see more of the boat shape which is nice. I think my ice looks colder. They are both good depictions of ice. I just think different versions. Maybe you should download my filter. It's at Walmart.com
Layered files would be nice.

Thanks RR!
BTW very nice details you made and nice way to do it.
This is the kind of work that need to come back on some details few & few times. I think to make it very realistic can take like 20 to 40 hours.

The layers file: http://rwc2.webcargo.net/webcargo/d.php?x=805278-sCyCUpVGAEGluO8lqb

Yes. True. It's tough when you don't really have the reference in front of you. There is a lot of guessing and trying different things. Somethings that you know to be correct just don't look nice so you leave them out and sometimes things that you know would not happen just looks nice so you leave it. This could have really been simplified and still gotten the idea of ice across but I wanted to try and get as many cool icy things as possible. Air pockets, sun glares, Harsh highlights, frosted parts, dripping, cracks, etc. I did it all in 4 hours in one day. I just wanted to get a chop done. But I was very happy with it. Not much of a story but I was more interested in the ice. So I added the bird to give it a little humor. I'm glad people liked it. I think people should chop with this in mind. Don't try to impress anyone else. Impress yourself.

How much do you pay for that site. How large can the files be? I have to shrink mine down to 10mb