piXip ponderings http://pixip.org/blog Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:24:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Mediaplayer http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/mediaplayer http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/mediaplayer#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:24:22 +0000 pixi http://pixip.org/blog/?p=254 It has been way too long since i last updated this blog i had kind of ignored it in favour of my photography over the last year. I finally have a job and in between the busy periods I have been brushing up on my photoshop skills working my way through a host of tutorials. I got this tutorial from Tutorial 9 a great resources site for Photoshop users of any level.

]]> http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/mediaplayer/feed 0 Captain http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/captain http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/captain#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:22:30 +0000 pixi http://pixip.org/blog/?p=253 This was a random tutorial I found ages ago finally decided to have a go at it used my good friend Captain as the subject material. Been concentrating on my photography so have abandoned other things. Hoping to catch up with my double project and re-do that with new pictures.

captain.jpg

]]> http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/captain/feed 0 Absence http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/absence http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/absence#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:22:10 +0000 pixi http://pixip.org/blog/?p=250 Right it has seriously been far too long since I have felt in anyway creative which is appalling I know, apologies going out to Captain who has already scolded me for it. However my creativity was re-ignited after my favourite net obsession of Stumbling where I found a whole host of awesome Photoshop tutorials that I found myself dying to try out. So here is the finished result.
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]]> http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/absence/feed 0 Double Project online http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/double-project-online http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/double-project-online#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:51:14 +0000 pixi http://pixip.org/blog/?p=247 Ok it’s not exactly the whole thing online but an ickle version of it yayayay. It took me a while to figure out how to put it up online because of it calling on the images wasn’t quite sure what order the heirachy needed to be for me to put it up but i got there eventually. Unfortunately because of the sheer number of images i used its impossible to put the full version online so it is only selecting from 5 different imgeas but you can get the idea of it.
You can view it HERE go forth and have fun.

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]]> http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/i-have-an-imac/feed 0 The Show http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/the-show http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/the-show#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:28:32 +0000 pixi http://pixip.org/blog/?p=175 Well last night was the show and if I may say so myself it was a huge hit. We had the place packed with an assortment of family and friends who were all hugely appreciative of all our kills and efforts. The whole Cut and Paste event was brilliant even though we were all incredibly nervous we all stepped up to the plate and did our very best. The first go at Round 1 saw Sammy, Svetlana, Karl and Matt step up, which saw Matt kill his graphics tablet and then Svetlana have problems with her Projector. All ended up with great images I especially liked Matt’s Old Boy oxymoron. Attempt 2 saw Dan, Gina, Aadam and Shaz who all did excellently, Shaz confusing everyone with her intentionally blank. The final attempt was Jordan, Nicole, Francis and I, I was so absorbed in creating my own one that I don’t really know how everyone did. The results are in and through to the next round was Dave, automatic entry from not getting picked in the first round at all, Jordan, Shaz and Me, woooo.
The second round had a bit of twist Mark and Andy decided to surprise us with the fact they were knocking 3 mins off the creating time.Round 2 wasn’t my favourite I didn’t really like my second image so it wasn’t really a huge surprise that I didn’t go through. That honour went to Jordan and Shaz, Shaz’s little orange saying mummy was a moment of pure genius everyone was laughing so much.
The final round commenced with another 2 mins knocked off the time, both of them going strong but eventually it was Shaz who came out the winner. And her prize I hear you ask…
A nice big bottle of champagne!!!!
Overall it was a brilliant night a big huge thanks to Mark and Andy for all their help not just in the show but for everything over the last few years!!!! You will be sorely missed by us all although we may just come by for a bit of CoD in the future!

]]> http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/the-show/feed 0 Double Project at the Show http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/doule-project-at-the-show http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/doule-project-at-the-show#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:11:32 +0000 pixi http://pixip.org/blog/?p=176 The last few weeks of stress, problems and hard work most definitely paid off tonight. I was so pleased with the final result of my project the blended face worked so much better than the original blocky effect. I think I got the feathering just right all the features blended into the face about as well as I think i was going to get them. It wasn’t quite as perfect as that of monoface but I think the fact that i used different ethnicity’s making the blending more difficult. For example whenever Aadam’s facial features pop up it looks like someone beat up Matt and gave him a case of severe bruising. The only real problem I had on the night was the sketch had a habit of crashing quite frequently meaning it took about 3 mins for it to load back up again because of all the image being loaded in. I couldn’t figure out why it did this at first but realised it was when people repeatedly pressed the save picture button it was too much for the computer to handle meaning the sketch crashed. I think I should have maybe put a note up or made the save pad a different colour so people knew not to press it over and over again. There are a few things i would have liked to have done differently if I had had a little bit more time. I realised that with using Matt’s face as the background even with female facial features on top the face never looked female. I did attempt to try it with other faces as the background but the features weren’t aligned properly. what I should have done when taking the pictures was to use a tripod and make sure each person was in the exact same position. Another thing I would have liked to do was have more pads so I could change the actual face and possibly the neck and shoulders as well. Here is a quicktime file I made of all the images captured on the night.

]]> http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/doule-project-at-the-show/feed 0 Final Cut and Paste images http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/final-cut-and-paste-images http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/final-cut-and-paste-images#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:20:34 +0000 pixi http://pixip.org/blog/?p=153 These are the final designs for my 3 rounds of the cut and paste competition on Tues night.

ROUND 1 : OXYMORON
friendlyfire5.jpg

ROUND 2 : LOST AND FOUND

lostandfound3.jpg

ROUND 3 : IF DOGS COULD SPEAK..

ifdogscouldspeak5.jpg

]]> http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/final-cut-and-paste-images/feed 0 Covering the Board http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/covering-the-board http://pixip.org/blog/http:/pixip.org/blog/covering-the-board#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:24:22 +0000 pixi http://pixip.org/blog/?p=178 Ok this has been one of the biggest debates of my whole piece. When I was thinking about the shape I wanted for the board the pads are mounted on, I was originally thinking of having it face shaped but at the time I was still going to showcase my circles sketch. I didn’t want it to be specific to just the one sketch. I wanted to have something that was random and unexpected so came up with the idea of fake grass. I started looking into it online but discovered that the real stuff was incredibly expensive and just wasn’t going to be an option i would be able to take. I started thinking of alternatives and on a trip to Wilkinson’s found they sold bags of the stuff thats used to line hanging baskets which is basically dry grass. I then bought a green plastic chair cover to attach the grass too so it didn’t damage my pressure pads at all. Matt then spent about an hour helping me glue it with very strong adhesive which resulted in literal green fingers on our part.

However all was not well Mark said he wasn’t so sure on the covering thinking it took too much away from the piece in all honesty I wasn’t incredibly happy. It was quite late in the day and I really did have my heart set on the grass. Andy and Mark had a discussion and said that since my piece was about identity maybe recreate a bathroom scene because that is where someone looks at themselves the most. I really liked the idea and headed off to Homebase to see what tiles i could find, i was preferably looking for the retro black and white square tiles. When i got there though I hit another snag the vinyl was only available in tile format rather than on a roll meaning it would be really difficult to attach to my board. Really feeling on the verge of despair at this point my dad came up with the perfect solution. A roll of clear plastic carpet protector, which meant when laid over the top people would still be able to see the ‘guts’ of the piece. It wasn’t quite as wide as my board but that was easily solved with black duck tape to secure it and cover the white on the sides of the board.

In the end I was really pleased with the way it turned out thanks to Mark it ended up looking much better than the grass would have. It still looked as interesting as the grass would have and it made much more sense.

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