Crop Cirlcles !!!!?

Print · 29th August 2002, 17:23

I know that most of you don't really care about this, but I thought it was cool, and no i'm not talking about crop circles that those people made in the fields, I am talking about the "crop cicle" I made in Photoshop. Check it out, it's pretty cool.

- http://forums.winamp.com/attachment....&postid=674368

I learned how to do it off of a program on Tech t.v. I was watching..

Print · 29th August 2002, 17:25

This is the before picture..

jyvasaa · 29th August 2002, 17:29

photoshop is so powerful... if only i could afford it

pixiefied · 29th August 2002, 17:31

did you know that back in the 1800's there where small crop circles sited in fields.i was reading about indians and such in an old book i found.i guess back then heards of buffalo would lie in the fields for safety and they would make perfect circles in the grass.the people who owned the fields thought they were indians camping in thier fields(because of the round teepees)and would hunt down the indians.

Jon Deaux · 29th August 2002, 17:32

KEWL!!!
Hey, I used to make pavement circles doing donuts in my T-Bird....wonder if crop circles are caused by aliens doin donuts in their flyin saucers???

pixiefied · 29th August 2002, 17:34

lol!

Print · 29th August 2002, 17:35

I don't think aliens make these crop circles, it's just people that create cool designs than go f--k up someone's field lol

(Oh, but they are smart, after all, those real crop circles are well made)

Print · 29th August 2002, 18:08

If you have Photoshop (or don't {kaz ahem cough}) and want to try to make a pic like this, go to this site - Tech Tv - or just follow this..

Instructions

The crop circle can be any shape you imagine. To demonstrate this point on the show I used text as my shape.

The layer of text was rasterized (click on the Layer menu, point to Rasterize, then select Type) to turn it into pixels that can be distorted.

Using the Distort tool, the layer to be the crop circle is distorted to match the perspective of the scene.

The contents of the layer are made into a selection (Command-click on Mac or Control-click on a PC over the layer in the layer's palette).

The selection is saved to an alpha channel (Select > Save Selection). It will name it Alpha 1. You can name it, but for the sake of this tutorial, let it be.

Duplicate the alpha channel in the channel's palette. It becomes Alpha 1 copy.

Turn the eye icon on for both alpha channels.

Make the channel Alpha 1 copy the active one and with the Move tool, lower it slightly to create an overlap between the two channels.

In the Calculations function (Image > Calculations), choose Alpha 1 copy for the Channel in Source 2.

Choose Subtract for the Blending and click OK.

Go back to the RGB composite channel.

Create a new layer above the layer with the crop circle.

Make the alpha channel a selection (Select > Load Selection). Choose Alpha 2.

Fill the selection with any color you wish.

Create another layer.

Select a square that encompasses the entire shape of the crop circle with a little extra on the sides.

Fill the selection with a color picked from the surface of the area where the crop circle appears.

Apply the Add Noise filter (Filter > Noise > Add Noise) with a high amount of at least 100.

Apply the Motion Blur filter (Filter > Blur > Motion Blur) in a vertical direction with a distance of about 30.

Make a Clipping Group between the layer with the motion blurred noise and the layer with the edge shape by Option (Alt on a PC) clicking between thee two layers in the Layer's palette.

Make the background layer that contains the wheat field active.

Select a square that encompasses the entire shape of the crop circle with a little extra on the sides.

Choose New Layer Via Copy from the Layer menu.

Move the layer in the palette so it is on top of the layer with the crop circle.

Make the layer a selection by Command (Control on a PC) clicking on it in the layer's palette.

Apply the Radial Blur filter (Filter > Blur > Radial Blur) in Spin mode with an amount of about 10.

You might want to increase the detail a bit with the Levels command (Image > Adjustments > Levels).

Like you did with the original crop circle shape, distort it so it matches the angle of the crop circle.

Make a clipping group between the layer with the radial blurred image and the layer with the layer of the crop circle shape by Option (Alt on a PC) clicking between thee two layers in the Layer's palette.

If you have trouble, go to the link and watch the clip, it will help you

Curi0us_George · 29th August 2002, 18:31

The one that comes with Winamp3 is cooler.

(Not bad, though.

)

Print · 29th August 2002, 23:58

The one that comes with Winamp 3?

Bilbo Baggins · 30th August 2002, 00:01

Real crop circles are the work of faeries.

Oni-Dracula · 30th August 2002, 00:04

Quote:

Originally posted by ¡Æ!
photoshop is so powerful... if only i could afford it

www.gimp.org?

The Gimp...GNU Photoshop.

jyvasaa · 30th August 2002, 00:20

Quote:

Originally posted by JustSomeOni

www.gimp.org?

The Gimp...GNU Photoshop.

thanks, but i don't have msvc nor do i want it. maybe someday i'll actually get my linux install to work completely by buying a new mouse. can photoshop elements do crop circles? i certainly can afford that.

Bilbo Baggins · 30th August 2002, 00:21

Gimp is on PC now.

Aquila Blue · 30th August 2002, 00:40

Quote:

Originally posted by ¡Æ!
photoshop is so powerful... if only i could afford it

hmmm, yeah, I "paid" for my copy of photoshop

MetallichicA · 30th August 2002, 00:47

Quote:

Originally posted by Aquila Blue

hmmm, yeah, I "paid" for my copy of photoshop

You too? Great minds think alike

Oni-Dracula · 30th August 2002, 04:13

http://CRACKS_ARE_A_NO.no

Turn your popupstoppers on. Deny ActiveX controls (IE). Don't download anything if you didn't click a download button. Turn down your sound in case theres a flash porno ad.

Don't tell anyone I told you this.

laz · 30th August 2002, 04:31

Quote:

Originally posted by MetallichicA
You too? Great minds think alike

same here *hehe*

The screen savers, a great show, but the way you make it, the wat it turns out... looks like crap...
i want to learn how to do stuff like that one guy was shwoing off.... but all i know is i load up a pic and aply a filter or effect onto it, thats about it.

the gimp kicks ass!

jyvasaa · 30th August 2002, 04:34

Quote:

Originally posted by Sawg

GIMP Win32 Binaries

all i got was runtime and developer stuff. but i'm happy without it. thanks justsomeoni for recommending gimp. capitalism blows major time.

Curi0us_George · 30th August 2002, 05:30

Quote:

Originally posted by ¡Æ!
capitalism blows major time.

Yeah. After all, it was capitalism that put a computer in virtually every house if every technologically advanced country.

jyvasaa · 30th August 2002, 05:45

i'm assuming you're being sarcastic. capitalism also turned microsoft ito a monopoly and bill gates richer than those oil guys in saudi arabia and the walton brothers and sisters.

Trigear · 30th August 2002, 06:00

so your beef is with monopoly then... your lifestyle would entirely be impossible without capitalism. you wouldn't be posting to right now without it.

jyvasaa · 30th August 2002, 06:04

yes, i'm going too far... but at times it can be harsh.

Trigear · 30th August 2002, 06:10

trust me bread lines and government-issue toilet paper are much harsher.

jyvasaa · 30th August 2002, 06:57

communism has its problems, but imho there are some good things about it. i think a supermonopoly government corp. is just stupid and the worst thing about communism.

capitalism is not without its problems, too. as i said before, a company could become a monopoly and put a communist-like... uh, thing... over the market. and i think the concept of superpowers is a bit communist too.

Xerxes · 30th August 2002, 07:25

Quote:

Originally posted by ¡Æ!
and i think the concept of superpowers is a bit communist too.

This sentence clearly indicates you have no idea what communism actually is. I'm sure the most appealing part for you is the chic olive green jumpsuit and matching cap.

Communism in todays society is nothing more than a stupid fashion statement- anyone who says the people of China, North Korea, and Cuba live in better conditions than the US and Europe ought to be shipped there.

It's your turn to experience the legendary animosity reserved for bilbo and other forum comrades...

Curi0us_George · 30th August 2002, 07:48

Quote:

Originally posted by ¡Æ!
i'm assuming you're being sarcastic. capitalism also turned microsoft ito a monopoly and bill gates richer than those oil guys in saudi arabia and the walton brothers and sisters.

It's capitolism that made those others rich as well. It's capitalism that can take a poor man and turn him into a millionare.

You don't find many communists in the groups of people that actually experienced it.

Xerxes · 30th August 2002, 07:50

Quote:

Originally posted by Curi0us_George

You don't find many communists in the groups of people that actually experienced it.

(ahem... with the exception of the leadership)

jyvasaa · 30th August 2002, 07:52

i admit it. i'm wrong.

Curi0us_George · 30th August 2002, 07:52

Quote:

Originally posted by Xerxes
(ahem... with the exception of the leadership)

Ah, but those are the only ones that don't ever truly experience the communism.

I'm betting that Stalin never stood in very many bread lines.

Trigear · 30th August 2002, 07:54

Quote:

Originally posted by Xerxes
(ahem... with the exception of the leadership)

all animals are created equal. some are more equal than others.

jyvasaa · 30th August 2002, 07:57

right...

Xerxes · 30th August 2002, 07:59

jyvasaa · 30th August 2002, 08:12

boy, this thread has gone off-topic.

Bilbo Baggins · 30th August 2002, 08:31

Whats more it was your fault

jyvasaa · 30th August 2002, 08:42

i have a great number of pointless threads. someday i'll collect them.

Niffle · 30th August 2002, 17:36

the circle on the website is alot better than both wot he did on the tv or mine

heh, i had a crack at it, not to bad but im no digital artist

myattempt.gif

29th August 2002, 17:29	#3
jyvasaa Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: suomi Posts: 967	photoshop is so powerful... if only i could afford it jyvasaa

29th August 2002, 17:31	#4
pixiefied Mother Trucker Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: in the forest Posts: 3,520	did you know that back in the 1800's there where small crop circles sited in fields.i was reading about indians and such in an old book i found.i guess back then heards of buffalo would lie in the fields for safety and they would make perfect circles in the grass.the people who owned the fields thought they were indians camping in thier fields(because of the round teepees)and would hunt down the indians. "Well, got to love you and leave you, need to go get into the shower and rub my hard naked body all over with soapy bubbles, I'll be back later to carry on playing.... It'll take you some time to get over the image of me naked in the shower......mind you don't masturbate to hard thinking about it...." - Mr.Jones

29th August 2002, 17:32	#5
Jon Deaux Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ozark Mountains Posts: 850	KEWL!!! Hey, I used to make pavement circles doing donuts in my T-Bird....wonder if crop circles are caused by aliens doin donuts in their flyin saucers??? "Nothing really matters much to me"-Freddie Mercury

29th August 2002, 17:34	#6
pixiefied Mother Trucker Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: in the forest Posts: 3,520	lol! "Well, got to love you and leave you, need to go get into the shower and rub my hard naked body all over with soapy bubbles, I'll be back later to carry on playing.... It'll take you some time to get over the image of me naked in the shower......mind you don't masturbate to hard thinking about it...." - Mr.Jones

29th August 2002, 18:31	#9
Curi0us_George Forum King Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Oxford, MS Posts: -1 Posts: 5,179	The one that comes with Winamp3 is cooler. (Not bad, though. ) For the freedom to express myself in my own way without fear of being censored or banned. 47 65 6C 61 65 64 2E 63 6F 6D 00

29th August 2002, 17:35	#7
Print Forum King Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,215	I don't think aliens make these crop circles, it's just people that create cool designs than go f--k up someone's field lol (Oh, but they are smart, after all, those real crop circles are well made)

29th August 2002, 18:08	#8
Print Forum King Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,215	If you have Photoshop (or don't {kaz ahem cough}) and want to try to make a pic like this, go to this site - Tech Tv - or just follow this.. Instructions The crop circle can be any shape you imagine. To demonstrate this point on the show I used text as my shape. The layer of text was rasterized (click on the Layer menu, point to Rasterize, then select Type) to turn it into pixels that can be distorted. Using the Distort tool, the layer to be the crop circle is distorted to match the perspective of the scene. The contents of the layer are made into a selection (Command-click on Mac or Control-click on a PC over the layer in the layer's palette). The selection is saved to an alpha channel (Select > Save Selection). It will name it Alpha 1. You can name it, but for the sake of this tutorial, let it be. Duplicate the alpha channel in the channel's palette. It becomes Alpha 1 copy. Turn the eye icon on for both alpha channels. Make the channel Alpha 1 copy the active one and with the Move tool, lower it slightly to create an overlap between the two channels. In the Calculations function (Image > Calculations), choose Alpha 1 copy for the Channel in Source 2. Choose Subtract for the Blending and click OK. Go back to the RGB composite channel. Create a new layer above the layer with the crop circle. Make the alpha channel a selection (Select > Load Selection). Choose Alpha 2. Fill the selection with any color you wish. Create another layer. Select a square that encompasses the entire shape of the crop circle with a little extra on the sides. Fill the selection with a color picked from the surface of the area where the crop circle appears. Apply the Add Noise filter (Filter > Noise > Add Noise) with a high amount of at least 100. Apply the Motion Blur filter (Filter > Blur > Motion Blur) in a vertical direction with a distance of about 30. Make a Clipping Group between the layer with the motion blurred noise and the layer with the edge shape by Option (Alt on a PC) clicking between thee two layers in the Layer's palette. Make the background layer that contains the wheat field active. Select a square that encompasses the entire shape of the crop circle with a little extra on the sides. Choose New Layer Via Copy from the Layer menu. Move the layer in the palette so it is on top of the layer with the crop circle. Make the layer a selection by Command (Control on a PC) clicking on it in the layer's palette. Apply the Radial Blur filter (Filter > Blur > Radial Blur) in Spin mode with an amount of about 10. You might want to increase the detail a bit with the Levels command (Image > Adjustments > Levels). Like you did with the original crop circle shape, distort it so it matches the angle of the crop circle. Make a clipping group between the layer with the radial blurred image and the layer with the layer of the crop circle shape by Option (Alt on a PC) clicking between thee two layers in the Layer's palette. If you have trouble, go to the link and watch the clip, it will help you

29th August 2002, 23:58	#10
Print Forum King Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,215	The one that comes with Winamp 3?

30th August 2002, 00:01	#11
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,228	Real crop circles are the work of faeries.

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Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,228	Gimp is on PC now.

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Oni-Dracula Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 1,590	http://CRACKS_ARE_A_NO.no Turn your popupstoppers on. Deny ActiveX controls (IE). Don't download anything if you didn't click a download button. Turn down your sound in case theres a flash porno ad. Don't tell anyone I told you this.

30th August 2002, 05:45	#21
jyvasaa Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: suomi Posts: 967	i'm assuming you're being sarcastic. capitalism also turned microsoft ito a monopoly and bill gates richer than those oil guys in saudi arabia and the walton brothers and sisters. jyvasaa

30th August 2002, 06:00	#22
Trigear bear! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,426	so your beef is with monopoly then... your lifestyle would entirely be impossible without capitalism. you wouldn't be posting to right now without it.

30th August 2002, 06:04	#23
jyvasaa Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: suomi Posts: 967	yes, i'm going too far... but at times it can be harsh. jyvasaa

30th August 2002, 06:10	#24
Trigear bear! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,426	trust me bread lines and government-issue toilet paper are much harsher.

30th August 2002, 06:57	#25
jyvasaa Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: suomi Posts: 967	communism has its problems, but imho there are some good things about it. i think a supermonopoly government corp. is just stupid and the worst thing about communism. capitalism is not without its problems, too. as i said before, a company could become a monopoly and put a communist-like... uh, thing... over the market. and i think the concept of superpowers is a bit communist too. jyvasaa

30th August 2002, 07:52	#29
jyvasaa Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: suomi Posts: 967	i admit it. i'm wrong. jyvasaa

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jyvasaa Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: suomi Posts: 967	right... jyvasaa

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jyvasaa Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: suomi Posts: 967	boy, this thread has gone off-topic. jyvasaa

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Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,228	Whats more it was your fault

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jyvasaa Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: suomi Posts: 967	i have a great number of pointless threads. someday i'll collect them. jyvasaa

30th August 2002, 17:36	#37
Niffle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cymru Posts: 131	the circle on the website is alot better than both wot he did on the tv or mine heh, i had a crack at it, not to bad but im no digital artist myattempt.gif

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