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For those that don't know, Steve is currently in hospital suffering from a neurological disorder. This isn't permanent and he hopes to be bounding back into the forums within a week or so.
This, of course, presents us with a marvellous Friday Challenge opportunity: make Steve a get well soon card. Hopefully he will be fit and well enough to judge them next week!
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If you're not familiar with Photoshop, the tools, from the top, are brush, magic wand, healing, type, move.
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Judging by the amount of tv, press and poster advertising, this is the time of year when most of us start planning our summer breaks. Personally, I haven't even got around to taking the Christmas tree down yet.
So here's a view of the interior of a plane, which is just itching to be filled with a family in full holiday swing. It's a tricky one, this week: the lighting's definitely coming through the window, everything is in profile. Can you find the right bodies to populate this scene? Here's a hint: don't worry about the join between torso and legs if you have to combine body parts - just make sure something in the foreground covers the joins.
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The pantomime is a big tradition at this time of year in the UK and, I think, in Canada, Australia and New Zealand as well - or so Wikipedia tells me. I was greatly intrigued by power and simplicity of Chris Berry's Jekyll & Hyde poster a few weeks ago, and thought we should try a similar approach this week.
So, your task is: design a poster for a theatrical production of Cinderella. Cram in ugly sisters, Prince Charming and a fairy godmother if you wish; but I think a lot could be done with a glass slipper and some effective typography.
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Well, this year is just about over for me: I'm switching off my computer this evening and, with any luck, not turning it on again until next year. It's been a fantastic year for the Forum, with many new members and some extraordinary talent emerging here. Every write-up has been hugely enjoyable for me - it's great to see so many of you improving your techniques, week by week.
So to celebrate New Year's Eve, I've hired this rather grand looking hall. But it's sorely in need of decorations, and we could certainly do with a few people to liven the place up. You've got two weeks for this Challenge, as I won't be looking at my computer at all next week - so go overboard, make it a night to remember.
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This fantastic view of London's Globe Theatre comes courtesy of GKB, who's stitched a couple of images together to make this composite. Thanks, Gordon!
So... the stage is set, the audience is waiting. Can you put on a show that's suitably festive for the holiday season? Some tricky perspective in this one!
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My house was burgled on Sunday - nothing too serious, just lost some easily replaceable technology. But it left me thinking of the old maxim that the best way to hide something is to leave it in plain sight.
So here are four items burglars would be after - a laptop, a digital camera, a brooch and a passport. Your task: devise a scene which includes all these items, but in such a way that they're concealed within the scene while still being fully visible.
Extra points if I can't spot all the items in your entries!
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This week's image was sent in by jwhite, who's taken time off from his usual pursuit of animal photography to capture this museum figure. A reasonable display in a gallery, perhaps, but the horse is just too shiny and plastic, and the rider looks somewhat disengaged... can we bring this one to life? And perhaps give him a convincing setting?
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