Let me introduce you to: Amazing Circles

ray_in_uk · Feb 14, 2006

Hi,

These circles ae Amazing! I think you guys are using Mac computers to do this stuff. Can it be done in Photoshop using a Windows XP machine?
Thanks
Ray

camerashy · Feb 14, 2006

I have used the action in CS2 and have Windows XP Home Edition without any problems - check out my pbase site for a few examples.
Dave
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Bob Gates · Feb 14, 2006

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Kamel2 · Feb 20, 2006

Hi bluewave, these are really amazing. how did you achieve the middle picture of the three circles?
Peace, Kamel

Bluewave said:
These are called Amazing Circles, and are produced using this
simple technique:

http://brilliantdays.com/archives/2005/10/how_to_create_a.php

They are quite addictive, finding photos from your collection that
work well, and then manipulating further if you choose to. A great
group to share these circle creations, or just view a large variety
is here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/amazingcircles/ (if you're a
member of Yahoo email you can log into Flickr).

I've produced a Photoshop action (I know it works with CS/CS2) to
make it even easier to experiment:

http://web.onetel.com/~tgriches/photoshop/AmazingCircles.atn

Bluewave · Feb 22, 2006

Hi Kamel,

For my winning Amazing Circle W.E.T. Challenge entry (over at Flickr.com), titled "On reflection, it might be RGB", I started with the image posted for the challenge:

From memory I then copied the original 3 more times and arranged the 4 bits into a pleasing larger square by flipping/rotating them. I then ran the Amazing Circles routine on this large square.

Next I copied this image twice and used the Hue change function in Photoshop to change the Hues so that one circle was mainly red, one mainly green, one (you guessed it) mainly blue.

I arranged them on a virtual table with the middle one in front of the other two and masked the overlapping areas on the green circle layer.

Next I made the reflections by copying the three circles, flipping the copy, reducing the opacity and using a soft Eraser brush to fade the reflections (the same effect can be achieved with a feathered gradient mask).

Finally I applied some subtle lighting hilights and shadows to each circle to make them appear more 3D, and added shadows where each circle touched the reflective surface.

The finished image was then put onto a black background and cropped. It was probably sharpened in the reduced for-web version also.

Bluewave · Feb 22, 2006

Bluewave said:
For my winning Amazing Circle W.E.T. Challenge entry (over at
Flickr.com), titled "On reflection, it might be RGB", I started
with the image posted for the challenge:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/amazingcircles/discuss/170738/

Bluewave · Feb 22, 2006

The first was produced entirely from scratch in Photoshop. Even digitalFrance's starting image (for the Amazing Circle W.E.T. Challenge) was all produced digitally.

The starting image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalfrance/100555903/

For this image I learnt three new techniques from online tutorials.

(very large original version here:

For this next creation I was inspired by watching the Winter Olympics. The only photos used were one of Callanish Stones (on Isle of Lewis, Scotland) for the stone silhouette, and one of the flame.

(very large original version here:

christie2003 · Feb 22, 2006

I've seen these and they are SO COOL, not to mention, a complete time killer!

Thanks a bunch for the info.
I know what I'm doing tonight! Housework? What housework!
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christie2003 · Feb 22, 2006

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Bill Huber · Feb 22, 2006

If you can stop now, do it, it won't be any time before you can't...

http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber/just_for_fun

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Mike Warren · Feb 22, 2006

Bill Huber said:
If you can stop now, do it, it won't be any time before you can't...

http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber/just_for_fun

--
No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.

http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber

Those came out great Bill!
Really enjoyed all the different effects.

Mike
http://www.pbase.com/mikew714

christie2003 · Feb 22, 2006

I'm hooked! It's going on midnight and I'm still playing with these silly circles and circles and circles...
Here's one that turned out kind of cool:

Rest of the gallery is here:
http://www.pbase.com/christie2003/circles
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Bluewave · Feb 23, 2006

Well done! I like the colours and abstract nature. Definitely better than my first few attempts!

Keep experimenting. BTW, what is housework exactly??!

Sensei Mike · Feb 23, 2006

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hedgevine · Feb 23, 2006

Well, might as well show off mine!

Cool, huh?
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Publilius Syrus (c. 1st century B.C.)

Bluewave · Feb 23, 2006

Hedgevine: Yup, very cool. Nice one!

Sensei Mike: Photoshop 7? I don't see why the technique wouldn't work in that version. Maybe even my action would work with PS7. Any program with the polar coordinates function should be ok.

SBriggs · Feb 23, 2006

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Kamel2 · Feb 24, 2006

Hi Bluewave:

I a appreciate your response to my question. That picture is extrodinary and I have got to try some experiements myself. It was really nice of you to share in infomration and picture with all of us.

Peace and Wisdom
Kamel

Bluewave said:
The first was produced entirely from scratch in Photoshop. Even
digitalFrance's starting image (for the Amazing Circle W.E.T.
Challenge) was all produced digitally.

The starting image:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalfrance/100555903/

For this image I learnt three new techniques from online tutorials.

(very large original version here:

For this next creation I was inspired by watching the Winter
Olympics. The only photos used were one of Callanish Stones (on
Isle of Lewis, Scotland) for the stone silhouette, and one of the
flame.

(very large original version here:

ajdesign218 · Feb 24, 2006

WOW That is so cool Thanks for the link............

Bluewave · Feb 24, 2006

Sam, that's a great circle. Simple but graphic and the creases in the fabric really make it.

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