Creative => Photography & Graphics => Topic started by: el jefe on January 07, 2011, 17:04:31
Title: The Old Man and the Sea
Post by: el jefe on January 07, 2011, 17:04:31
Hello Friends, I just had my ESL (english as a second language) students read The Old Man and the Sea and I just got the marlin yesterday so I thought I'd throw this together.
Nice diorama, I like the effect of your water fabric.
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
I agree! The fabric gives a great effect!
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Post by: basilsdad on January 07, 2011, 20:20:19
Wonderful picture and super book! I agree the fabric really does mimic the ocean. Joe
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Post by: WarriorOfToys on January 07, 2011, 20:28:09
WOW! :clap: I didn't look twice at the water, I totally thought you had photo-shopped it! :o Excellent! :wow:
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Post by: playmofire on January 07, 2011, 20:56:49
Great photo and the water looks very effective. :wave:
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Post by: Wolf Knight on January 07, 2011, 21:09:51
Great photo!! Great results with the water effect!!!
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Post by: bonniebeth on January 07, 2011, 23:38:13
Great pic! The water is indeed perfect! :)9
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Post by: Playmoholics on January 07, 2011, 23:55:27
Great picture! I love the fisherman, too :D
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Post by: el jefe on January 08, 2011, 00:34:42
Thank you all for the kind comments. I love that piece of fabric for water. It is a little thicker so you can give it peaks and valleys and waves and they stay. I've used this in an unfinished stop-motion video and I basically put my hand underneath it and wiggled my fingers and it makes the water look like it's undulating and rippling. I got it at Hobby Lobby if I'm not mistaken. Thanks again! :wave:
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Post by: Lindama on January 08, 2011, 11:49:25
The fabric looks fantastic!
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Post by: Daniela on January 08, 2011, 16:13:11
What a beautiful scene! :love:
But what really knockes me out is the fabric! 8}
I checked the Hobby Lobby site, but didn´t found it. :'(
I am looking for a fabric like this since years! If you have a link to it, PLEASE help me!!!! It would help me SO MUCH!!!!
Thanks, Daniela
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Post by: el jefe on January 09, 2011, 21:39:32
Hi Daniela :wave: It was almost two years ago when I got this fabric and now that I'm thinking about it, I may have gotten it at Wal Mart before their fabric department went bust. I have however seen a few different fabrics at Hobby Lobby recently that I thought looked like decent water. Their website is terrible for finding anything and going to the store is really the only way. I'll PM you with my findings after the next time I go. :wave:
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Post by: Justindo on January 12, 2011, 02:41:27
Great picture, el jefe! Your "water" looks excellent and I like your Santiago and the fish too! :)
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Post by: BlackPearl2006 on January 12, 2011, 03:17:41
is that a playmobil marlin? I want one! Do they still produce it?
Nice pic!
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Post by: bonniebeth on January 12, 2011, 03:31:42
Yep. http://store.playmobilusa.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-US-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=4488&cgid=Meerestierexpedition I have it, and it's pretty great. ;)
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Post by: el jefe on January 12, 2011, 13:57:31
I got the marlin in that set bonniebeth linked to. He is also available as an add-on set along with the stingray. http://store.playmobilusa.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-US-Site/en_US/Product-Show?pid=7434&cgid=Ds_Exotische_Tiere
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Post by: baden-wurttemberg on January 12, 2011, 23:58:47
I just saw this and its a great picture El Jefe! :clap: :)9 Hope there will be a following story to it! ;D
Baden :)
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Post by: el jefe on January 13, 2011, 01:54:16
Thank you Baden. I did consider doing some of the scenes from the book. I do have a few sharks....