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The Dark Arts => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Ed on April 02, 2005, 05:54:44 PM

Title: Just messing around
Post by: Ed on April 02, 2005, 05:54:44 PM
I call it a 'snog' - it's a snake's body with a frog's head patched onto it.  I can't get the hang of doing stuff like this without my Wacom tablet tho - using a mouse is like going back to the dark ages ::)

(http://img133.exs.cx/img133/4817/snog23fs.jpg)
Title: Re: Just messing around
Post by: santhere on April 03, 2005, 03:03:12 AM
hehe the funny thing is that in Denmark we have a snake called a 'snog', though it's not a mutant ::)
Title: Re: Just messing around
Post by: LashSlash on April 03, 2005, 03:47:41 AM
But, does it THINK it can hop?
Title: Re: Just messing around
Post by: canadian on April 03, 2005, 08:53:04 AM
And will it eat itself?
Title: Re: Just messing around
Post by: Walker on April 03, 2005, 10:13:11 AM
Hmmm...I thought that one was a 'frake'. 
That's very cool BLunt, looks like you've got the hang of it all right. What program did you use for that? Sometime I'd like to play around with something like that too (the program, not the snog).
Title: Re: Just messing around
Post by: Ed on April 05, 2005, 03:57:54 PM
I showed it to my wife, and she said, "What is it, a slow worm?" ::)  TBH, it looks fairly natural, not unlike an ordinary snake, but it doesn't look like a slow worm.

If I had my tablet on this comp, I could have done better - it isn't blended very well at all, plus the frog's head doesn't look quite right against the background.  It was done using Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and the tools I used were the pen, eraser and clone stamp.  Then I ran the blur tool around the edges of the head.

Which graphics progs have you got, Walker?
Title: Re: Just messing around
Post by: Walker on April 05, 2005, 04:14:37 PM
I'm not even sure what program I have Blunt. Whatever came with windows XP. I guess paint or whatever, which likely isn't even a photoshop program. One day I'll give it a shot, for now I'm relying on Sepia for the finer touches of our collaberation.
Title: Re: Just messing around
Post by: Ed on April 05, 2005, 05:07:46 PM
Quote from: Walker on April 05, 2005, 04:14:37 PM
I'm not even sure what program I have Blunt. Whatever came with windows XP. I guess paint or whatever, which likely isn't even a photoshop program. One day I'll give it a shot, for now I'm relying on Sepia for the finer touches of our collaberation.

MS Paint has its uses, but it's very limited, especially when it comes to optimising pics for web use.  If you fancy trying Photoshop sometime, give me a shout :afro:

Glad to hear that you and Sepia are still working on a collab - I was wondering how that was going.  Looking forward to seeing the results :smiley:
Title: Re: Just messing around
Post by: JoyceCarter on April 25, 2005, 05:41:39 AM
Does the snog come up and kiss you unexpectedly?
Title: Re: Just messing around
Post by: Ed on April 25, 2005, 07:04:57 AM
No doubt it could give you a nasty suck :afro:
Title: Re: Just messing around
Post by: canadian on April 25, 2005, 07:24:41 AM
Ooooo, I can just imagine its tongue ...  :kiss:
Title: Re: Just messing around
Post by: JoyceCarter on April 25, 2005, 07:32:41 AM
Steady, steady...  Don't want to further exhaust your furry friend!  (See cat comp thread - I'm not being ENTIRELY gratuitous!)  :shocked: :grin: