Half empty or half full?

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final rank: 15 out of 22 entries

Simple striking book design - with phrase that sums up how confusing life often is. The image has relevence on various levels.

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sources used for this entry:

1: Glass from SXC

final score: 55.3 %

votes placed: 335

submitted: 29 days ago

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somewhere in between? :P
(29 days ago)

It's both...

(29 days ago)

(28 days ago)

It believe that it depends largely upon whether one is drinking . . . . . or pouring.
(28 days ago)

-is the same- answering yor questions.Wery nice...
(28 days ago)

IMHO, half empty

(27 days ago)

Nice! Reminds me of a song...o/~ Is the glass half full or empty, I ask her as I fill it...o/~
(26 days ago)

in order to be full, first you have to be empty... ponder..ponder...

(25 days ago)

Either full or not. There is no half full or half empty. It's a glass of water.
(24 days ago)

nice
(24 days ago)

nice idea
(23 days ago)

Half Empty ftw! :P

(21 days ago)

7-steps guide for Half empty or half full?:

Entry guide: step 1 of 7

Creation of Half empty or half full?: Step 1

Added glass from stock images, and edited out some of the background colour.

sources used:

1: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/110225

Entry guide: step 2 of 7

Creation of Half empty or half full?: Step 2

Added text

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Creation of Half empty or half full?: Step 3

Add effects to text

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Creation of Half empty or half full?: Step 4

Some grunge brushes to create smudgy effects

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Creation of Half empty or half full?: Step 5

Smaller grunge effects on letters (font didn't have "holes")

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Creation of Half empty or half full?: Step 6

Adjusting the colours and intensities

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Creation of Half empty or half full?: Step 7

Added border

final result

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