Concrete Ball

[hershy314]

Had a bunch of concrete stock images and decided to use a couple and do something with it. The floor and walls are all the same image just duplicated. The ball is another concrete image, and is in 3D space. Tried to position a shadow under it, but it always seems to be floating.

 

[Paul]

I like it, ok the shadow is all wrong easy fix mate, it's the light beam coming across the wall that gets me, it looks bent about two thirds of the way down the wall?

 

[Paul]

Sorry mate i normally throw a image in for replies, like this.
just looks slightly wonky and not straight to me.

 

[SPWA]

I like the image, the concrete ball looks awesome. I think the issue causing the floating is a brain over visual matter. The ball is too close to the wall, and your mind gives it depth, then tells you it's up the wall rather than on the floor.

If it were moved down the image slightly, I believe you would get better visual results.

 

[IamSam]

Everything's been addressed. This is a great image hershy!

Here is a great tutorial that might help with the cast light on the wall.

http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/t.../using-light-and-shade-to-bring-text-to-life/

 

[iDad]

To me looks like it has two light sources it's going to conflict where they meet just bit, that may be the crooked look Paul is talking about

 

[iDad]

To me looks like it has two light sources it's going to conflict where they meet just bit, that may be the crooked look Paul is talking about


Edit, whoops I didn't see the post with Paul's image in it, my bad

 

[hershy314]

Thanks for the input. I ended up changing a couple things and re-doing the ball. This time I used the 3D's light source to cast the shadow instead of doing it myself. So this time it's not right, it's not my fault :mrgreen:.