Ultimate (I think) challenge for Drum313

[MIA_Drümer]

Hey man, I've been a big fan of the stuff you've done on the board, tremendous stuff. Sounds like the colour requests people have been giving you have been almost too easy... so here's a challenge I hope you can meet. I'll provide a few pics below as a template if needed.
If you can... a shot of blue marbelized, with gold hardware.
Obviously, that's probably a walk in the park. Ok, how about fading the marbelized (is this possible IRL?) to a straight blue, on a tom or snare, either or.
Still too easy? Can you superimpose the above (non-fade) on a picture of my own snare?
Well, there it is. Thanks for anything you can pull off. Here's the pics.

[MIA_Drümer]

next

[MIA_Drümer]

and again

[MIA_Drümer]

lastly, for the challenge, my snare, including crappy photo quality (my apologies)

[rbailey]

Hey, cows invaded your drums!

[drummer4JC]

MOOOOOOOO!!!!!

ocdp?

[Fixxxer]

probalby Export that was recovered

[drumwerker]

Let me guess, you bought those in Texas ... :D

[MIA_Drümer]

Not. Recovered Forums, actually. More detail on the rest of the set at the following thread: http://66.40.220.17/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7846

Drum313, if you see this and wanna attempt sticking it onto a shot of my snare, I've fixed up the photo quality of my snare a bit, you might want to grab the photo of it from the above thread link. thx man
C

[MIA_Drümer]

bump. is 313 still around/doing the pics??

[Fixxxer]

throw him a PM(private message)



he should respond

[MIA_Drümer]

I've done that, and it says he's read it. (PM tracking)

[Drum313]

Hey,

Sorry about not responding... I've had a stomach bug for the past week. Not fun at all.
:rolleyes: I wasn't really all that motivated to be doing lots of Photoshop stuff. I feel somewhat better now though.

Anyway, the blue marbelized with gold hw is no problem, and putting the blue marbelized on your snare is also do-able. I'll post them tomorrow.

However, I'm not sure about the "marbelized fade"... It seems like a finish that Pearl might not do. (Then again, maybe they would. What do I know?!) We'll have to see what Carl says about it.

:)
Sean

[cp999]

no they do those finishes, it shows in the catalogue, they do lemon to lime fade marbelizer

[MIA_Drümer]

ouch man, too bad about the stomach bug..
carl's sick too, so dont worry bout the fade. so you can get marbelized, with gold, on my snare? sweetness, thx a million.
Chris

[Drum313]

Yep... here you go.
:)

[Drum313]

Since you asked, I also put gold HW on the "Blue Marbelized" pic from the "MW for sale" thread...

[TLD]

That is the definition of "HOLY CRAP!"

Thats beauty:eek:

[TLD]

ALSO Drum313 you are a master at photoshop! That looks real to me.

[Cold Fusion]

Originally posted by TLD
ALSO Drum313 you are a master at photoshop! That looks real to me.

Drum313, I have some extensive experience in Photoshop as well and I must say that your blue marbalized with gold hardware does really look real. I am impressed. Good work man.

[MIA_Drümer]

oh man, wow. that's great.... thx a lot 313
Chris

[cp999]

drum313, i have photoshop and i hvae no idea how to use it, what would i use to change the color of the hardware?

[Drum313]

Hey guys, thanks for the compliments. :)

I've been using Photoshop for about 4 years now, and have only been able to do stuff like this in the past year or so... It's a great program, but it certainly requires a lot of time and effort to learn how to use it well. (And I'm still learning about it, every day)

Anyway, to answer your question cp999,
there are a few ways to change the color of the hw. You could use any of the lasso tools or the magic wand tool and select all the hw, then use the "Hue/Saturation" adjustment... or, like I did here, use the brush tool set to "color" at about 30%-40% opacity. I used a bright golden color and just painted the hw gold.
That's the simple answer anyway...

:)
Sean

[Butnutz]

SWEET!!!!

[Jookbox]

i've been using photoshop professionally almost everyday for the past 5 years so i personally know the amount of work that went into that. nice job :)

[MIA_Drümer]

ok i guess using the method you said before it wouldnt be too hard to get the hardware on any 'template' photo gold, but how did you transfer over the marbelized finish and make it look right on a different sized drum?

[SKiezws]

Woah!!!that is WICKED!!!!!!!!!

You are the man!

[zilflight]

Originally posted by MIA_Drümer
ok i guess using the method you said before it wouldnt be too hard to get the hardware on any 'template' photo gold, but how did you transfer over the marbelized finish and make it look right on a different sized drum?
I think its just pure magic. He's a wizzard harry!

[MikeB]

good job! it looks real

[pearlplayer16]

i have a class that is solely for using photoshop .... its one of my electives and it counts as a credit .... so many fun things to do on there.... convert things , make things you never thought were poosible .... and you can also make some kick *** posters and flyers with it also

[Fixxxer]

DUDE DRUM313!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT ADVICE WAS GREAT



check it out, it is my first one!!!!!!!!!!!



Before:

[Fixxxer]

After:

[Drum313]

Hey, very cool!

It wasn't very hard was it? Photoshop seems very intimidating, but it makes doing what you want pretty easy once you get the hang of it.

MIA_Drümer - The simple answer to your question is that I cut and pasted parts of the finish from the "blue marbelized" tom onto your snare, blended the seams, added shadows and the MW badge, and adjusted the brightness/contrast so it looked right.
:)

[Fixxxer]

you have any tips for black hardware?

[Drum313]

:)
That's a little harder... Basically it's the same idea, but more work. Try this... Start by using the brush set to "normal" at a low opacity (try 15%-30%) and paint over all the hw. After that play around with the brightness/contrast settings.
That's basically how I did it.

The main thing is, mess around and try as many different things as you can... You'll be surprised with how many odd things you come up with.

[Jonathan_M]

Drum313 and Fixxer -

Great work on the Photoshop stuff! Very nice job.

[Fixxxer]

im still a novice, but i think imgettin better



drum313 is still the master

[drummer4JC]

red hardware anyone? i just couldnt resist. its my first, dont critisize me too much...lol

[AntiConformist]

pink!! incredibly hott

[drummer4JC]

i dont know why i did that color. it was red, but i forgot that i forgot that i was gonna change the saturation and stuff....lol ill get some more odd colors...maybe...unless drum313 doesnt like me takin his job! j/k man!

[Fixxxer]

wanna see somethin crazy!

[drummer4JC]

THAT RULES!!!!!!!! how about this one? darker color with green hardware. i really messed up in some places (ie around the badge and some tension rods) neither my trackball or my hand is very stable...

[Fixxxer]

did you use a black color to darken that?

[Fixxxer]

its not masterworks, but i am somewhat proud of this one, all the gold was silver

[drummer4JC]

Originally posted by Fixxxer
did you use a black color to darken that?

yeah...hey on that red and yellow one, was the kit red to begin with or did u change it.

ps: i added some blue hardware to a blue export kit, but i think the color combo sucks, so im gonna make it like a yellow or something...maybe orange or red...good job man, we might be able to beat drum313 in a little bit! lol

[Fixxxer]

it was red in the first place, but i might change it to blue, that would look killer

[Fixxxer]

blue proved to be difficult, but check this one out

[drummer4JC]

one thing ive noticed about just puting a mask over the original color is the color of reflections. like on that red one, the light reflected as white, and on the green one, its a lime green color...

[Fixxxer]

oh yeah, i do see that, but that would be too much of a ***** to change, so im not gunna

[MikeB]

Here's one of my first edits from long ago.

[Fixxxer]

dude, nice

[Drummerorguitar]

Originally posted by MikeB
Here's one of my first edits from long ago.

could u resize that for me to 70-70 pixles,plz!!!

[MikeB]

Here you go.

[pearlplayer16]

MIKE B that is SWEET ..... sweet enough for me to want it as my avatar.... thanks

[MisterSeth]

wow i love that last snare

[MikeB]

Why, thanks.

:D

[MisterSeth]

ive been looking around the board here for some diff. colors i want to get.....the one in fixxxers avatar is my favorite so far....but with blue or red rims.......and the one you just made is my 2nd favorite......you think you could make that with a blue rim on the top and black on bottom .......and blue on both......just want to see how that would look thanks

[MisterSeth]

either that or a blue ring on bottom since the blues on the bottom

[MikeB]

Alright, PM me exactly what you want with what photo.

[Drummerorguitar]

that was going to be mine!!!!damn!!!!

[MisterSeth]

Originally posted by MikeB
Alright, PM me exactly what you want with what photo.

alright i did

[pearlplayer16]

hey DRUMMERORGUITAR is that why you asked im to size it down??? if you would like i can ask him to make him me a different one and let you have this one ....sorry bud...its yours...

Mike B. do you think you could put a lightish-dark green to a light green fade on the MASTERORKS rosewood snare and still allow the wood to show trough ? black hardware? and put it to 70 X70 pixels?

[Drummerorguitar]

hey thanks. sorry i caused you some trouble!sry:D

[pearlplayer16]

Hey man no trouble here:cool: , i hope drum313 or Mike B can do that snare for me i asked about

[SKiezws]

Can soeone turn a chrome snare orange for me? And make it have black hardware? (preferably a snare with long lugs) I would really appreciate it.

-SK