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Author:  Gilraen Ringeril [ August 16th, 2006, 10:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Photoshop (or Graphic) Battles?
I was just thinking of this as I was on another forum. Would the mods and Arwen consider setting up another sub forum in Fan Section for Photoshop Battles? That's one of my favorite things about the other forum I go on.

For those of you who don't know what a PS battle is, it's when two graphic makers 'volley' back and forth on a certain theme. They take turns posting a 700x500 graphic on the theme they choose. They also can add special rules. It's not really a competition, just a way to improve your skills. And you can use any graphic-making program, not just Photoshop ;)

I think it would be a great idea for such a graphic-oriented forum such as this :D

I hope you all at least consider it! :) I think it would be fun! :)

~Gil
Author:  Elanor [ August 17th, 2006, 1:32 am ]
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Oh that does sound cool :D I've never taken part in one of these battles but I've seen other people's beautiful results from them.

How about having them in the fan art section for the moment until we can see how many people are interested/ what Arwen thinks?
Author:  Arwen the webmaster [ August 17th, 2006, 1:36 am ]
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Graphics battles <i>are</i> cool! However, as Elanor said, I'm not sure how popular they'd be. Maybe we could have a stickied thread for them in the Fan Art section instead of a whole sub-forum for them?
Author:  Antigone [ August 17th, 2006, 4:23 am ]
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I love Photoshop battles, even though I have to yet participate in one. =) So I give my vote for yes. :-D
Author:  Johnny's Fan [ August 17th, 2006, 9:59 am ]
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I think it would be a good idea. I have never entered a battle and I don't know if there's be any point as I'm sure "my oponent" would win easily. Would it be for other graphics programmes as well?
Author:  Gilraen Ringeril [ August 17th, 2006, 10:42 am ]
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Awesome! :) If we can at least have a sticky in the Fan Art section to start, that would be great :D

JF - You can use any graphic program you want, not just Photoshop ;) And don't worry about winning; you don't really win in a PS battle, you just volley back and forth and improve your skills :) Since I didn't explain it very well, this is what Loleia from Padme's Corner says about them:

A photoshop battle is a great way to improve your knowledge of Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro and other programs alike, to experiment and to learn new things.

The name "Photoshop Battle" does not exclude the use of other programs though, you can use GIMP, Paint Shop Pro or any other program (except for Paint, which is evil).

A PS battle is actually a back-and-forth between two people:
The person to start the battle has to come up with a graphic (collage) made in PS (or any other program; we call it photoshop because that's how they started). Then, his/her partner will save the graphic and make another one, as a kind of "reply" to the previous one. This will go on for ten rounds (5 each). The goal is to create a theme, and to develop it a little more with each new volley.
Author:  Eä [ August 17th, 2006, 12:25 pm ]
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^That really sounds like a great idea. I'm not a graphic maker, but I would love to follow the battles and see the results. :angel:
Author:  Johnny's Fan [ August 17th, 2006, 12:30 pm ]
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Gilraen Ringeril wrote:
Awesome! :) If we can at least have a sticky in the Fan Art section to start, that would be great :D

JF - You can use any graphic program you want, not just Photoshop ;) And don't worry about winning; you don't really win in a PS battle, you just volley back and forth and improve your skills :) Since I didn't explain it very well, this is what Loleia from Padme's Corner says about them:

A photoshop battle is a great way to improve your knowledge of Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro and other programs alike, to experiment and to learn new things.

The name "Photoshop Battle" does not exclude the use of other programs though, you can use GIMP, Paint Shop Pro or any other program (except for Paint, which is evil).

A PS battle is actually a back-and-forth between two people:
The person to start the battle has to come up with a graphic (collage) made in PS (or any other program; we call it photoshop because that's how they started). Then, his/her partner will save the graphic and make another one, as a kind of "reply" to the previous one. This will go on for ten rounds (5 each). The goal is to create a theme, and to develop it a little more with each new volley.


Thanks Gil. That really does sound great. I would love to have a go. :-)
Author:  Eowyn Arelen [ August 17th, 2006, 4:02 pm ]
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I would love to do this. But Like Arwen said it wouldnt have to be another forum. It could be like a challenge. Like you could challenge someone through PM, or just start a thread and request a challenger. then go from there.

I am all for it!
~*EA*~
Author:  Elanor [ August 17th, 2006, 7:09 pm ]
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Gilraen Ringeril wrote:
Awesome! :) If we can at least have a sticky in the Fan Art section to start, that would be great :D



Cool :). Can you make up the main thread for this there? Then we can sticky it.
Author:  Aredhel Ar-Feiniel [ August 18th, 2006, 2:24 pm ]
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Ooh so basically it's one picture that we keep on improving?
Author:  Eowyn Arelen [ August 18th, 2006, 5:20 pm ]
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It could be. There are differant kinds of battles. It depends on what kind the two decide on
Author:  Gilraen Ringeril [ August 18th, 2006, 7:34 pm ]
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I'm so glad everyone likes the idea! :) Elanor - I could make a main topic in the Fan Art forum for the mods to sticky, but it would only be for people to pick their opponent and topic. Each battle normallly needs a seperate thread....so I don't know if you want me to do that or not....:confused:

Here's an example of a PS battle I've finished, so you can just see the rounds:

http://skyward-thoughts.com/lotrfreak13gilraen.php

It's one I did with LOTRfreak13 ;)
Author:  Johnny's Fan [ August 18th, 2006, 7:37 pm ]
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Holy cowpats! :swoon: They are all stunning! :swoon:
Author:  Elanor [ August 18th, 2006, 7:52 pm ]
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Gilraen Ringeril wrote:
I'm so glad everyone likes the idea! :) Elanor - I could make a main topic in the Fan Art forum for the mods to sticky, but it would only be for people to pick their opponent and topic. Each battle normallly needs a seperate thread....so I don't know if you want me to do that or not....:confused:

Here's an example of a PS battle I've finished, so you can just see the rounds:

http://skyward-thoughts.com/lotrfreak13gilraen.php

It's one I did with LOTRfreak13 ;)


It sounds good if we could have one sticky topic explaining what they are and for people to find opponents in and such like. Then people can start a new thread for each new battle.

And your battle results look really great :)
Author:  Gilraen Ringeril [ August 18th, 2006, 8:18 pm ]
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Thanks Elanor and JF :blush:

Alright, sounds good Elanor! :) Shall I make the thread then?
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