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Overlook Ridge

Posted: December 8th, 2024, 8:00 pm
by Sundance
I'm trying to learn the 2025 Adobe Photoshop package which is so advanced over my familiar Photoshop 7. Been working on a new BG which I decided to piece together from my huge assortment of screen savers. Worked on it for over a month mostly because the new package wouldn't allow me to convert to the JN6 Designer. I finally went back to 7 to complete and naturally I have to put a course on it now. Will give a few preview shots in a few days as time allows. The course is called Overlook Ridge.

Re: Overlook Ridge

Posted: December 9th, 2024, 1:41 am
by BradTheDad
Yee Hah!

Re: Overlook Ridge

Posted: December 9th, 2024, 7:49 am
by tarheel
New mountain course it sounds??

Re: Overlook Ridge

Posted: December 10th, 2024, 1:38 am
by Sundance
I want to showcase the new background but wanted to avoid the ground cover to some extent but it looks like I can't have it both ways. As I mentioned the BG is pieced together using Adobe 2025 and then reverting back to Photoshop 7. It has a very long way to go but here are a couple preview shots.Image

Re: Overlook Ridge

Posted: December 10th, 2024, 1:39 am
by Sundance
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Re: Overlook Ridge

Posted: December 10th, 2024, 2:44 am
by BradTheDad
That is a seriously impressive background, Steve!

Re: Overlook Ridge

Posted: December 10th, 2024, 6:34 am
by tarheel
I agree. It’s gorgeous

Re: Overlook Ridge

Posted: December 10th, 2024, 3:00 pm
by Sundance
Thanks guys. It came out pretty good after many hours of tinkering with it. I even added a train on a mountain pass and a watermill. LOL

Re: Overlook Ridge

Posted: December 10th, 2024, 6:05 pm
by rsugarman
Wow, that is really spectacular!! I love it, Steve. The talent you and other designers have in creating graphics like this background is extremely impressive. :nod:
That's the kind of thing I'd love to be able to do someday for backgrounds and overheads. I'm not that talented (yet) in graphic design. I mostly use GIMP and Paint, but have played with tools like Canva, OpenArt, and Inkscape. I started playing with using AI (e.g. Dall-E, Imagen) to create course objects and it works pretty well. Still looking for any kind of tutorial, tips, or advice on how to create amazing hole and course overheads.
-Rick

Re: Overlook Ridge

Posted: December 11th, 2024, 10:20 am
by Sundance
rsugarman wrote: December 10th, 2024, 6:05 pm Wow, that is really spectacular!! I love it, Steve. The talent you and other designers have in creating graphics like this background is extremely impressive. :nod:
That's the kind of thing I'd love to be able to do someday for backgrounds and overheads. I'm not that talented (yet) in graphic design. I mostly use GIMP and Paint, but have played with tools like Canva, OpenArt, and Inkscape. I started playing with using AI (e.g. Dall-E, Imagen) to create course objects and it works pretty well. Still looking for any kind of tutorial, tips, or advice on how to create amazing hole and course overheads.
-Rick
Thanks Rick. Unfortunately there are no tips or tricks to making overheads. What I did is the same as you are doing which is learning the programs you have at hand and experimenting with them. I started with a small photo program and eventually picked up Adobe Photoshop 7 and the book, Photoshop 7 for Dummies which I sorely needed and learned what I needed for the game and then expanded from there trying different techniques. Some work but most fail. My problem has always been that if I'm not interested in something then I can't get into it but if I really want to learn something I'm bullheaded to no end. After that it's repetition and experiment. From what I read into your post here you are definitely on the right track!!