r/photoshopbattles • u/PhotoShopBattles • Feb 21 '16

Weekly Battle | Closed Battle #199 "The Super Guppy In Flight" via previous winner, zedextol

 

Previous Winner

This week's image was chosen by /u/zedextol, the first place winner in Battle 198:

Stock image: Flexible

Winning entry: I'm going for the all-time high score, so this could take a while.

 

 

 

The stock image for Battle #199 is... The Super Guppy In Flight

 

 

 

Prizes

The winner of this weeks battle will:

 

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The Schedule

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  • The battle will end on Saturday, February 27th.

    Next week's battle will be posted early Sunday morning.

 

Best of luck, everyone, and have fun!!

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u/graphleek Feb 22 '16

xenomorplane

sources

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u/Cmatthewman Feb 23 '16

This is pure awesome mate. Mr Giger would be proud :)

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u/graphleek Feb 23 '16

Thanks dude. I learned even more respect for Giger doing image searches for this one.

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u/staffell Feb 23 '16

Pretty badass. Well done indeed

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u/graphleek Feb 23 '16

Thanks staffell. This one was a nightmare to make. A real fight all the way through. I have a PS rule that says, "if it doesn't work in the first few minutes, give it up". And that's a pretty good rule, because sometimes you just can't make some things work. But for some reason I kept fighting it, and I'm glad I did, because I'm pretty happy with it in the end. Or maybe I've just looked at it too long ;p

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '16

Wow! Glad you persevered with it man, this is awesome!

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u/staffell Feb 23 '16

It's just wonderful, winnrar!

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u/teamchocoboru Feb 25 '16

"We'd better get back 'cuz it'll be dark soon, and they mostly fly at night. Mostly."

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u/lucacaca Feb 25 '16

Yeah, that's really nice. I also did the alien thing further down but the reverse of this, but I like how you saw the head there too!

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u/graphleek Feb 25 '16

Thanks, yeah, I was worried there would be a lot of alien guppy planes, because that was the first thing I saw.

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u/beebs21 Feb 26 '16

I hope this comes off as the compliment I intend it to be. When I first saw this, I thought, "OK, what ass googled a xenomorph plane and just tweaked it because this is a pro job." Then I scrolled down past the source images and saw "graphleek" and thought "Nevermind, he did it." There are a slew of great artists on here but you are one of a handful that continuously amaze and inspire me to try to be more than a hack.

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u/graphleek Feb 27 '16

That's an awesome compliment! I put way too much time into this one. I considered doing a creation gif, I really wanted to, but the file was too much of a mess and I actually couldn't even remember what some of the layers were for.

I'm humbled to think I might inspire anyone. I've been doing this a long time, and the one thing I would stress to anyone who thinks they're a "hack" is to do tutorials - don't try to figure it out yourself. I wasted way too much time doing things the hard way.

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u/MrFlopkins Feb 23 '16

duuuude I think this takes it. Well done!

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u/graphleek Feb 23 '16

I sure hope so. I've been bridesmaid enough here lately ;p

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u/DrWankalot Feb 28 '16

Congrats on the win! By sheer coincidence I was browsing through old Guppy and Beluga posts a couple of weeks back, and this is one of the most original and well-made I've seen.

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u/graphleek Feb 28 '16

Thanks Doc! I'll take this opportunity to express my appreciation for the stuff you share, like the digital painting technique. I've used it several times and I even have an action set up for it - diffuse and rotate 45 degrees CW.

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u/DrWankalot Feb 28 '16

No problem. Glad you found it useful! That's a great idea, I should set up an action for that too.

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u/staffell Feb 22 '16

Eubalaena Guppus

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u/Shrimpey Feb 24 '16

Impressive job with the lighting!

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u/staffell Feb 24 '16

Thanks....I wish I'd done a creation gif of this one on reflection...

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u/DrWankalot Feb 28 '16

Really nice work mate! The rays, reflection and floating particles look so realistic.

I recently got into the habit of hitting cmd+0 and taking a screenshot for every key step so that I can compile a creation gif. Even if I don't share it in a thread, I can use it as a personal reference for how my fumbling around achieved a certain effect.

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u/staffell Feb 28 '16

Thanks Dr W! It didn't even occur to me to do that; although it makes absolutely perfect sense.

Because I work so chaotically in PS (never with masks, always permanent effects), I can't turn them on and off and so it's impossible for me to take the finish product and produce a gif from scratch. Good thinking though! I can open a separate psd and just keep posting the screen onto a new layer, thanks for the tip!

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u/MrFlopkins Feb 23 '16

That time Ms. Frizzle took the class to explore outer space.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '16

in a yellow submarine...

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u/MrFlopkins Feb 24 '16 edited Feb 24 '16

yeahhhhh I know I forgot the rocket boosters... and magic star trail... I generally don't like editing after submitting, especially after seeing the obvious winner ;)

*probably should have made it the time Ms. Frizzle took the class explore the deep ocean..

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '16

Majestic

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u/Beanthatlifts Feb 21 '16

Free Guppy

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u/FazeGABEN Feb 25 '16

OMG we sent the same XD yours is better than mine though

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u/Beanthatlifts Feb 26 '16

haha yeah I saw that. I worked harder than I should have on mine. I thought I was gonna submit a real one but couldn't think of anything else.

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u/pstwinz Feb 23 '16

Wait for it: http://imgur.com/w3Q5N54

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u/stay_lost Feb 23 '16

hahahahhahahhahahhhah holy shit

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '16

Airfix

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u/MrFlopkins Feb 23 '16

Nice and clean. Looks like legit model packaging. NASA is backwards though, haha. Just stamp it out real quick and no one will notice :)

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '16

Thanks man! Its these little details that I tend to overlook from time to time, probably due to 'shopping at silly hours in the morning:P

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u/Cmatthewman Feb 23 '16

Nice job mate. This type of stuff is right up my street :)

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '16

Cheers mate! I'm sure it was actually one of your previous 'shops that inspired this. I can't remember what one exactly but it was some sort of toy in a box!

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u/dannygallegos Feb 23 '16

WW2 Guppy

Source

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u/sunnyDe197 Feb 23 '16

FYI - the USAF didn't exist until 1947. During WWII what would become the Air Force was part of the US Army.

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u/pstwinz Feb 23 '16

Can Someone Photoshop The Plane Between My Fingers? http://imgur.com/lLxPwWY

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u/dead4seven Feb 23 '16

Kind of weird request, but to each their own I guess. Enjoy

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u/BoomerKeith Feb 23 '16

It does seem like an odd request, but here you go

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u/blackout494 Feb 23 '16

This is my first time really using Photoshop. Pls no bully.

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u/bepanic Feb 23 '16

I like it, keep going and have my upvote

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u/BoomerKeith Feb 24 '16

No worries, it's a solid first attempt. I've seen much, much worse from people that have been doing it a little while. Upvote worthy.

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u/Benboozled Feb 26 '16

http://i.imgur.com/Cu8yfMw.jpg

Bulls Eye Bill Guppy - Hopefully posted in the right place this time *First timer)

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u/Oxilixo Feb 23 '16 edited Feb 25 '16

...don't try to hide, Fishy!

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u/Oxilixo Feb 28 '16

2 points...sigh... It took me 15 minutes of my lifetime to produce this artwork. :( ;)

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u/tower1989 Feb 23 '16

Really did not know what to do! Also could have done better with more time!

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u/unclegut Feb 22 '16

Falling Hare

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u/MrFlopkins Feb 23 '16

haha, damn gremlins at it again.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '16

[deleted]

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u/teamchocoboru Feb 27 '16

I don't get it

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '16

[deleted]

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u/teamchocoboru Feb 27 '16

Oh woops, I clicked on the wrong link!

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u/Lukejamo Feb 22 '16

http://imgur.com/OvwEaSw

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u/staffell Feb 23 '16

Oh nooo you poor thing! I think you clicked the wrong link...

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '16

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