Soap Bubble teaser

and because bubbles are rarely perfectly circular...

Humble suggestion maybe an overhead version of something like this....thresholded for image to peek through the bubbles at different levels....

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Kraellin wrote: and steve, yes, i thought about those types, but decided let's go for the simple round, blow your own type first. those types would require a complete re-write and different approach. so, one thing at a time

Just doing my job LOL....

Could easily have 20 different (and viable) bubble filters.....putting the attention on you as "Bubble Boy".....and less on me as "Metal Junkie" LOL.....

All in all, great idea!!! I haven't seen it done yet.....

You two are hillarious~

Kraellin I thought you might be inspired by these bubbles...

My little one will be home from school soon so I gotta go.

Persidio

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Kraellin wrote: i think what i'll do is submit it as it is and also post it here for others to look at. maybe someone else can improve on it or suggest ideas or snippets for it.

Well here are some reflection bits of sorts..There is two in this snippet. My favorite being the second one that has a curve connected...Might take some playing with to get the look right..Also need to blend it with the bubble so it might take some doing just to get that looking correct..

reflections.ffxml

thanks, persidio

and CF, great snippets. i did plug one of them in and am working with it. it changed the overall to a transparent rather than the bubble ON the life preserver. now the life preserver is part of the bubble, which, i had considered doing to get reflections; just hadnt worked out HOW to do it before. so, that's definitely cool! but it now means i have more work to do. lol. i also changed it back to a simple filter rather than a surface. the speed was dropping and the height part got a little off and wanted to eliminate that quickly. i've only played with one of the snippets so far. did you make those up on the spot or were they something you had already made up? definitely helping me figure this one out.

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Kraellin wrote: did you make those up on the spot or were they something you had already made up? definitely helping me figure this one out.

They were something I had for something else that I was working on but that got put aside for the moment.. You know how that goes...
But Uber had posted this method for mapping onto a sphere back last year...
http://www.filterforge.com/forum/read...0&TID=1222

thanks, CF. and yes, i do know how that goes

i sort of remember that thread, but it was way over my head back then. glad to see it again. that's really quite amazing. see, i just dont think of plugging that checkerboarded sphere into the high of a threshold. never would have even occurred to me. i looked at that just now and am still not sure i quite follow how it separated out the sphere part from the background part

ok, had to look at it again. i see it now. he added the other element in the source. cool!

oh, and thank you, steve, for the file. that one looks like it would be useful for a method making bubbles like in the pic you posted!

Looks like its beginning to look like a bubble..

yup, i'm liking these too. right now it's the consistency and trimming a few things that i'm working on. and may have to go back to the base texture and redo that. i'm getting too many strong parallel lines. i want some more rounded shapes in there that blend well. in other words, i dont want it to look like the AT&T symbol/logo.

thanks, steve

i've also now included the option to have just the bubble show on a transparent background or to have it display on another image.

steve, ummm... no.

ok, i submitted it. it will not work correctly on non-square images. even trying uberzev's proportional gradient i couldnt fix this. i really hate seamless tiling at times. oh well.

i'm not posting it here because it's got a couple typo's in this version. the library one is fixed. had to edit it during the submission.

also, if anyone knows a way to compress the elongated view you get with non-square images, that would be great. because of the way i did this filter, a compression routine would fix this stretching but you'd need one to compress where the horizontal is the long side and one where the vertical is the long side.

sure, love to see it. send away or just post it here. i have no monopoly on bubbles (though, she might say otherwise)

Kraellin,

I downloaded and commented but it doesn't show any downloads on the filter...

Wanted you to know. I refreshed the page and everything, still showing no downloads.

Does it just take awhile to show the filter had a download? Talking about your Bubble Filter.

Jean

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i used to have to do water droplets by hand....ugh!

ARGH! Shiver~

Water Droplets by hand,,, WOW.

mad? nope. i'm completely flattered when someone uses something i made to make something else. borrow, steal, whatever you like. just throw me a credit bone once in a while and i'm happy

Giggle... Hummm... Kraellin... you didn't make this one... none of it. I was just going to share it with you then you didn't need my help anymore so I used it. Otherwise would have no problem giving you credit. This filter happened as a result of another project I'm working on... the bubbles just showed up because of my noise settings- then refined and tweaked to get the Eye Candy water effect. (((Your cute)))

About the bubble filter you made... also Carl posted before I did (I posted a comment on the fitler after Carl did). And I'm sure he must have downloaded a copy; but when I got there it was showing no downloads. Then I downloaded and it still wasn't showing.

Could be on FF's side... maybe it's just slow to show the downloads too. It wouldn't hurt to ask Vlad about it to be on the safe side though (if you wanted to). You might want to ask Carl if he downloaded a copy (I'll bet he didn't forget to download when he was there posting the comment on the filter before I got there--- which means you should be showing at least two downloads. ((And there's no way we could have been the first two; although we did kinda of catch it as it fell into the Gallery. *chuckle*

Jean

(((( You make me smile ))))

No Problem

Tell you what though---- you've been a Godsend to me on the Acid Wash Filter. So don't cha worry,,, I most certainly will mention all the suggestions and great advice for that filter. Now I might not take all the advice... but I listen and incorprate.

And your welcome about the download thing... my Plaster Cast filter is right next to your Bubble Filter. So I'm a bit concerned too that there may have been some downloads that didn't show.

Well I better go work on tweaking my Eye Candy Water type Filter. It's pretty much done- just some last finishes--- presets and a good look-over.

See ya later Gator,

Jean

Could even animate them--- this is similar to the other pic- but a different application of water applied. Very good for animation- forgot to mention that on the 'About' screen. LOL Oh well. It's on it's way to the Gallery.

Jean

looks good, jean. and thanks for the mention

Hi Kraellin~

Ah... no problem. Glad to do it~ Not only will I give credit when it is due but I'll always try and help promote friends filters.

The reason I haven't given credit for any snippets is because I don't use them. Now I looked at the one you had sent over for the diamonds- and prior to that I'd actually been messing with two frames and an alpha (on my own stuff) then thru the process had gotten away from that. So the alpha on your snippet it reminded me to retrace some steps. However I didn't use any part of it... I just never use snippets or anyone else's filter bits. Only my own. I'll take a look,,, but never use. (Personal preference is all---- I like to create--- and have enough ideas not to need them). Verbal advice is what I cherish the most----> and you've given that. I wanted you to know that I appreciate the input.

Now the refraction on the diamond sheet of the one you made was lost slightly; which I already knew that by ripping out the blue gradient that I'd lose diamond quality which is why I didn't put it on an alpha channel. No one else had been able to make the diamonds on FF---- and the blue gradient is the key to that (if taken out the diamond quality is lost slightly- along with the frames component. And although I don't use snippets ... I love good advice from friends. (((Very valued)))

I just wanted to clear up that I hadn't used any of your snippets- also wanted to let you know that I value your advice even when I decide to take another route.

Hi Bongo~

LOL Are you trying to turn my Condensation filter into bubbles? hehe

And yes what you described would do it~ It should hit the Gallery on Monday- uploaded it Friday. Feel free to grab it and make some bubbles. Krallin already has a GREAT bubble filter though.

Oh Kraellin~ I just looked- my Plaster Cast filter and your Bubble filter are side by side------> you've got 13 downloads... I've got 16. It's a horse race Have a feeling the bubble will start to jump ahead. LOL ((I looked because I wanted to make sure the downloads were working--- remember yesterday I download the bubble filter and so did Carl and nothing was showing.

Well I hope everyone is having a fantastic day~ And hope everyone has a GREAT Mother's Day tommorrow.

Jean

TY Kraellin, anytime.

Also if any filters of mine work well in conjunction to yours- I'll include those on the about screen too.

Whew working hard on a filter over here.

Jean