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Turn to page 98 and enter this issue’s Readers’ Challenge

The End of an Era

“I cut the mammoth from the picture using the Magic Wand and the Eraser. I used Gaussian Blur to create the smoke and the Eye Candy 4000 Fire plug-in to create the meteor fi re effect. I also used the Clone tool to remove the small buildings, and to warm up the image I used Selective Color on the reds.”

A Relaxing Sunny Day

“I made the dragon’s body by drawing a freehand shape and fi lling it with the Pattern Stamp tool. The rest was made using loads of layer masks and refl ecting them.”

Buddha-wings of Wisdom

“I loved the ambiance of the bridge photo and was fascinated with the Buddha statue. I worked with the Liquify fi lter on Buddha and hence the feathered wings emerged.”

The Visitor

“When all is quiet the visitor comes out to play. Her guardian will warn her of the imminent danger outside. I used your brushes to create the wings.”

Ancestry

“I’ve called this one Ancestry as it seems as though the mammoth is holding a glowing memory of its ancestry buried within itself.”

Untitled

“I took a while to complete this one. I tried to be as critical as I could and not settle for just good enough – that way hopefully I’ll improve every time. Thanks for a great mag.”

Reptilian Romance

“Inspired by the Holiday Montage in issue 13, I made a postcard from the Readers’ Challenge photos, added the lizard and shadow, then the rest is filter and brush work. For the lizards it was love at first sight, so I arranged the composition to suit them!”

Enter our challenge and see your work in the magazine!

How to enter

Access the Readers’ Challenge folder from the side panel on our CD and copy it to your desktop. Once you’ve completed your masterpiece, send it to us on a CD along with your name, address and a few words about your creation, to:

Readers’ Challenge

Photoshop Creative

Imagine Publishing

Richmond House 33 Richmond Hill

Bournemouth

Dorset, UK

BH2 6EZ

readers’ Challenge

do you have hundreds of ideas buzzing around in your head? unleash them with our challenge!

henever we set out to commission a tutorial idea, our first thought is always ‘can we start off with a photo?’ Photos allow you to do pretty much anything in Photoshop, and empower those who may not be quite as handy in the drawing or artistic department as they would like. because you can use photos in so many ways, we thought they were an excellent place to start each challenge. the rules are very simple – use at least one of the supplied photos to create a Photoshop image. you can use any style, add your own photos or resources, or maybe try out one of this issue’s tutorials with the challenge photos. there’s no deadline or skill requirements – all we ask is that you have fun and show us what you make!

notes | if your entry is under 2mb, you can email it to us at pcr@imagine-publishing.co.uk. unfortunately we can’t return cds