Sunday, February 21, 2010

Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble


Yes, this tutorial is about bubbles but they’re no trouble, really. Well, maybe a little. Some of my trouble was that I had “Boston Legal” on the television and for some reason, I just couldn’t stay focused. It was a show with both Wiliam Shatner and Betty White and they are both crazy as betsy bugs. I tried turning the volume down and finally had to turn it off and got back to my bubbles. 
It is exciting to see bubbles come to life and appear to float. Not as cool, of course, as blowing bubbles when I was a child but this grown-up version is the next best thing. As with planets and other designs, there must be a thousand ways to create them and I tried several. My first one worked out fine. The second and third came out very poorly. Lack of skill? Lack of clarity in the instructions? Misunderstood instructions? Something I missed? Don’t know. 
The first one, with the ducky, is by Photoshopstar. The fourth one, with the semi-circles, is by Tutorial Zee. The fifth is by Andy Halls at CG Arena.
As you can see, my design muse took some liberties with each of these. Try to let your muse loose, too, when you’re designing. That’s where the good stuff comes from, after all.

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