Artmageddon

Sorry, when I started this, i had a lot of free time, since then I've been working around the clock, at least 80 hours a week, and I'm leaving for 10 days Friday. When I get back, it's high on my priority list to finish it up.

Yeah, two or full color opens up whole new levels of design.......

I took Pedro's post as the guy trying to help him was killed as well. Sorry.

That will work.

Me too,leaving Friday, going solo out west, no plans, maybe Vegas or Cali, depends on how tired I get.

Do you have a deadline? A design contest right when I'm getting ready to leave town. geez.

Where did you get that from? From what I read and understood, only the driver was killed.

I'm not hardcore into firearms, but I do shoot occasionally. I've read that in some cases a .22 can be more lethal than a larger caliber round, simply for the fact that a larger caliber will pass right through a body, while a .22 will enter, lose the velocity to escape flesh or bone, and just bounce around inside and cause internal damage. I dunno, just something I remember reading, it could have been from some horror novel for all I know, maybe The Zombie Survival Guide.

That was exactly my case, I took it at C&A only because I couldn't get in the state courses for a few months and didn't want to wait. The classes are smaller. The instructor I had teaches the state and the dealer courses, he said the dealer courses are slightly better only because they are getting paid more and the smaller class helps.

I was just looking for one of these. Thanks!

If you through the northern panhandle of WV, you can cross over into some nice areas of PA. It's been 10 years since I've been there, but the twisties are good, scenery is nice, and road conditions are shit. I remember where we used to cross into PA there was a noticeable drop(a few inches) on the WV/ PA border. It would instantly go from smooth blacktop to potholes and gravel. Just make sure you hit 88 and 67 in WV north of Wheeling. 88 crosses right into PA.

bummer. didn't you just buy this in this spring?

Anyone know of any store in Ohio that carries Milwaukee MC boots? I have a hard time finding shoes and boots I like. I'm willing to travel an hour or two from Cbus, gives me an excuse to ride. Competition sells them online, but not in-store. There are a few I would like to try and can find online, but I refuse to buy a pair of boots without trying them on. Milwaukee's web site doesn't list their vendors like a lot of manufacturers do. http://www.mmccleather.com/ I also think it's weird they are based in NC. I would figure, uh, Wisconsin?

A few more of my own shots of what I consider all good color correction. All three of these have been in shows. No awards, but like I'm said, I'm not he greatest. O C O C O C

original- 3 click, 5 second gray balance- not much different 2 minutes of editing--- colors are correct, text is crisp. white is white, black is black. Not perfect, but a decent example.

I'll be the spoiler here...... If you are a photographer, trying to be professional, and claiming to be knowledgeable, you should at least be familiar with the zone system. It's importance does lie in B & W, but still useful in color as well. It was probably the most innovative photo technique to happen in the past 100 years before digital. I'm only in my early 30's, so the technique is not outdated by any means. Basic, (remember I said BASIC) color correction in Photoshop should be done by finding gray balance in either curves or levels. The three eyedroppers that are there? that is what they are for. You find your whitest white, blackest black and a middle gray (you can find these by watching the color values in the info palette: RGB is easiest, all 3 close to 255 is white, closet to 0 is black, and to find the gray you find 3 values that are close to equal, say 141-143-142.) Now to be a critic. The first two corrections look like someone that had Photoshop Elements for 2 days and was playing around and found the hyper-real button. Yeah, you the saturation tool may not have been used, but they are for sure over-saturated. I can see jpeg artifacts on the Attack bike. that is a no-no. Evil-twin, I would consider yours pretty damn good. The tones are mostly correct, but the green did shift slightly. Cliff, the one you did before the vignetting was pretty good, but then you overdid it. I'm not for sure, but it looks like you are over-sharpening as well. The B & W is pretty good. Recon, I think you whites need to pop a bit more, but otherwise pretty good. Tom, I don't think over-saturation sells. Bright colors that pop, sure, but hyper-real, no. I'll post a few of mine in another message so just you don't think I'm full of shit.

if you're looking for something local, try Franklin or Columbus State. I'm getting this degree from Franklin, but I have taken classes for it at Columbus State because they transfer well and it saves money. A lot of Franklin students take as many courses as they can from CSCC because it is about a third of the cost. I know Bowling Green and Cincinnati both have extensive online programs as well. Stay in state if you can, you'll save a ton of money. It think Ohio Dominican has some programs as well, but they are not cheap.

Possibly, post up some info about it.

I decided I needed another design degree so I started taking web development classes online. Online classes are no joke. All of the work of a regular class with no hands on instructor support. And you have to be disciplined enough to actually do the work without having a set class schedule. Try being a right-brained artist and taking a Java class online. One of the hardest things I have ever done. Good luck with your classes, Fonz. Always nice to take care of of some unfinished business.

I have never purchased anything from them, but I know they are a very involved sponsor. The fact that they show up to events and know that we will see them on a regular basis tells me that they are not willingly going to scam people and then have to see them all the time. A salvage bike is always risky, but I think they would be a safer dealer to buy one from. Anyone ever bought anything from them?