Forget Fabio!! - Book Cover Challenge

**Hunter** · Subject: Re: Forget Fabio!! - Book Cover Challenge Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:33 am

I LOVE IT Ari!!!!!

The little intro.........the title!!!! GENIOUS!!!!

Bravo!

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**SimEm** · Subject: Re: Forget Fabio!! - Book Cover Challenge Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:37 am

Great job, Ari! The picture looks great and the caption is hilarious! LOL

**Sugah Sim** · Subject: Re: Forget Fabio!! - Book Cover Challenge Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:27 pm

OMG, that's great! He sings ... she's tone deaf ... an Inconvenient Elf! How freakin' original is THAT! I love it. Roll Floor

Great job on the image, too, Ariana Fae. Beautiful! Clap 2

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**Astral Faery** · Subject: Re: Forget Fabio!! - Book Cover Challenge Tue Sep 01, 2009 7:36 am

Thanks, guys!! Send Flowers

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**EKozski** · Location: Las Vegas Number of posts: 675 Registration date: 2008-12-21

I thought that was so funny, Ari!! LOL

I'm still messing with the one picture. I made a tad bit more progress than the first attempt but a bigger mess. UGH!

What's killing me is, their reflection. I just don't know what to do with it. Eventually, I'll figure something out.

I made the brilliant mistake of working on the wrong layer. Can you imagine how fun that was?!!? I had to put Vittorine's hair back and part of her arm. I was sitting here with a nice long string of naughty words going through my head. Didn't want to click Undo and undo all the work I already did, so I clicked on the Clone tool and used the original picture.

Then, I added a touch of Sharpen and Contrast. That's why the bottom of her dress and hair stand out a bit.

Back to work I go, and then think of an Intro.

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**SimEm** · Subject: Re: Forget Fabio!! - Book Cover Challenge Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:33 am

That's such a pretty picture, Ed. I use a different type of paint program than you do, I think, so I'm not sure about how you did the reflection. I don't really use layers with mine. Looking at the picture I probably would have put in the reflection by copy and pasting the couple, flipping the object and resizing it. Would that work for your problem with the reflection or not?

**Sugah Sim** · Subject: Re: Forget Fabio!! - Book Cover Challenge Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:21 pm

Hey, that's a good idea, Em. Which paint program do you use?
I am so completely unskilled when it comes to doing some of the things so many of you can with your paint programs.
I bought a book "PSP 7 for Dummies" ... just need to start looking at the dang thing.

I look forward to the finished product, Ed. I know it'll be terrific. Send Flowers

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**Hunter** · Subject: Re: Forget Fabio!! - Book Cover Challenge Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:06 pm

You guys are WAY too high tech for me!

The only things I deal with are crop, flip, sharpen, brighten........that's about it. I've tried to do the real cool things like some of you do - like putting Hunter in front of the Eiffel Tower. When I'm done though it looks like those fake pictures people take in front of cardboard cut-outs of things. I don't even bother - I don't have the patience. LOL

Ed - to me the picture looks great. It's a really beautiful and romantic setting too.

I admire those of you with the talent and patience to work so hard on your pictures. Yup

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**Sugah Sim** · Subject: Re: Forget Fabio!! - Book Cover Challenge Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:04 pm

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When I'm done though it looks like those fake pictures people take in front of cardboard cut-outs of things.

Honey, you are singin' to the choir! Mine NEVER look like the Sim actually belongs in the screenshot.
I can SO relate! Giggle

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**EKozski** · Location: Las Vegas Number of posts: 675 Registration date: 2008-12-21

Thank you!

I still think I'm going to do a tad bit more work on it. I think I know where my mistake is.

The minute I saw that picture, I knew I found it.......

Now, to use that unused portion of my brain, the creative part.......Wish me luck!

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**Astral Faery** · Subject: Re: Forget Fabio!! - Book Cover Challenge Sat Sep 05, 2009 8:22 am

It's a beautiful picture, Ed. Really nicely done. One little thing I noticed, though, is that the reflection is a little too sharp and smooth. The water is rippled, but your reflection isn't. I have never done anything with reflections before - my hubby has always helped me. I had him look at it - and he says the reflection is too small - that it should be the same size as your couple - even it it's cut off at the bottom. You almost got it, Ed! Good luck!

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**EKozski** · Location: Las Vegas Number of posts: 675 Registration date: 2008-12-21

I tried to make them almost invisble so the ripples would show through. But they started turning grey.

Maybe if I reversed the layers. Put the water on top of them then turned the water invisible.....That might work.

I agree they are too small. But, I don't want to make them too big either.

I'll monkey around with it a bit more.

Than you, Ari and Ari's husband!

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**SimEm** · Subject: Re: Forget Fabio!! - Book Cover Challenge Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:20 pm

I just looked at the submission date and I'm past the deadline, but I want to share this with you all anyway. Last night on a whim I decided to make two households of 8 sims with some old fanfic characters I used to watch/ read about/ write about. And this pair was naturally drawn to each other. With 16 people hanging out in the yard they decided to slip of to the corner of the house behind the bushes and do a little flirting and smooching. It was adorable. LOL

**Hunter** · Subject: Re: Forget Fabio!! - Book Cover Challenge Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:49 pm

I've extended the date for the final time today. It's now November 15 because we are all obviously busy - and I'm busy with the anniversary. LOL

So - I guess from now till the 15th - if you've submitted the one/s you want - formally post them in the new thread I'll start next week for Final Submissions.

Jeez - I DO NEED an assistant.

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**Astral Faery** · Subject: Re: Forget Fabio!! - Book Cover Challenge Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:27 am

Oooh - very nice Em! I love it. How cute that they slipped away to spend a few private moments together!!

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