{"id":221,"date":"2011-03-31T03:53:55","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T08:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rickspicscorner.com\/blog\/?p=221"},"modified":"2012-07-02T23:10:46","modified_gmt":"2012-07-03T04:10:46","slug":"so-much-for-best-laid-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artistrichardcuster.com\/blog\/so-much-for-best-laid-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"So Much for Best Laid Plans&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My project is finally done!\u00a0 I worked on it today thinking I only had a few adjustments to make and then after my evening classes I would spend an hour, maybe two, finishing it out, printing it, and enjoying my handiwork.\u00a0 Here I am, four and a half hours later, finally pulling the print off my Epson.\u00a0 This has definitely been a long journey.\u00a0 Since it&#8217;s officially Thursday, I will now grace you with my latest Digital Art project, entitled &#8220;Evil Eye&#8221; (WARNING: Those who are sensitive to religion-based symbols and\/or the occult may want to close this window now):<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_222\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artistrichardcuster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Evil-Eye-4-2.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-222\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-222\" title=\"Evil Eye\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artistrichardcuster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Evil-Eye-4-2-300x144.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artistrichardcuster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Evil-Eye-4-2-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artistrichardcuster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Evil-Eye-4-2-1024x492.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.artistrichardcuster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Evil-Eye-4-2-950x457.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click Image to Embiggen<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This project went through three revisions before I finally settled on the concept.\u00a0 Pulling together the elements was the simplest part.\u00a0 Getting them to mesh in a believable way was the hard part.\u00a0 I still think I can do better, but this is the first time I&#8217;ve really done anything like this.\u00a0 Also, from what I&#8217;ve seen in many\u00a0publications, I think my first try isn&#8217;t too bad.\u00a0\u00a0There are definitely a lot of photo manipulation projects out there that are a lot more technically (as well as aesthetically) flawed than this one.<\/p>\n<p>This is due in about\u00a0six hours, so I really can&#8217;t afford to spend any more time trying to tweak it.\u00a0 Apart from that, I\u00a0definitely need to practice some more with\u00a0my fine control and\u00a0making selections with the selection tools in\u00a0Photoshop (I ended up using a lot of layer masks and\u00a0slices of different layers to get the arrangements correct).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Based on what I just accomplished (I think I spent a total of\u00a020 hours working this particular project), I&#8217;m now a little nervous about the fourth project, which I&#8217;ll be receiving today.<\/p>\n<p>Well, everyone, let me know what you think.\u00a0 Do you like it?\u00a0 Hate it?\u00a0 Don&#8217;t really care either way?\u00a0 Critiques of my work are always welcome.\u00a0 As for me right now, though, I am going to try to get a couple of hours of sleep before heading to class (my rhythms have been off since DST kicked in and it&#8217;s only getting worse).\u00a0 So, off to dreamland I go.\u00a0 Goodnight, everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My project is finally done!\u00a0 I worked on it today thinking I only had a few adjustments to make and then after my evening classes I would spend an hour, maybe two, finishing it out, printing it, and enjoying my handiwork.\u00a0 Here I am, four and a half hours later, finally 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