Japanese girl wallp WIP (need soemthing to add)

[Zeealex]

There's what it is so far, i didn't trust one of the stock sites when i started the sign up process so most of the images used in the tutorial i was meant to be following weren't available to me, so i ditched the tute, grabbed what i could and made my own. but it's missing allot from the image and it needs something, but i can't think what. could you help me by giving ideas of what to add please?

the JPEG is open for editing if you want to give visual examples.
thanks if you can, and if you don't have anything to add, feel free to comment.

 

[Hoogle]

cherry blossom and some vibrance but keep it plain and simple

 

[ibclare]

Oh, I have a cherry tree gif that someone put up for our use month's ago. I thought about trying that. In the meantime, here's one idea.

 

[ibclare]

Or this:

aw shucks, OK...

 

[Hoogle]

Or maybe go grungy vintage looking

 

[ibclare]

Or maybe go grungy vintage looking

Oh yeah, that is a beautiful idea. And grunge! you should like that Zee

 

[Hoogle]

DISCLAIMER** The JApanese text is just a font called Japanese so I have no idea what it says but the letters I typed in are Hoogle and Zeealex lol

 

[aldea]

I really like Hoogleman's vintage grungy look. On your original image looks like there are some small birds or something in the background? At first I thought it might be dust or particles swirling out from her hidden hand. Made me imagine a larger pattern swirling across the middle. Could give that a try, maybe with a traditional japanese pattern, although you already have a few iconic japanese elements now.

Anyways, I think the feeling that something is missing comes from the space in the middle that is kind of trapped. Assuming the elements are all separate, even if you could enlarge the tree and bring down lower so it filled more of the space that might do the trick. I love the soft, airiness of the whole thing and repositioning / playing with proportions rather than adding something would help keep the nice feel you have right now.

 

[Steve]

I like the idea of delicate flowers in the backgound someplace.

 

[Zeealex]

thanks for the suggestions guys, i have to be off to school now, but i'll add the cherry blossom on the image, make it grungy AND play about with the proportions a bit. thanks to you all
and thanks for the image resources too steve and clare

 

[Paul]

Heres my spin on it, the font is mandarin chinese, it is supposed to say 'alex'

 

[ibclare]

Zee, I'm posting the png of the tree in case you want it. I've kept it in my resources.

 

[Zeealex]

Thanking you

 

[Zeealex]

not sure about you but it's a bit better.

 

[ibclare]

:mrgreen:
You're welcome. I like it. Making the tree larger, more central was a good part of the solution and I like the texture you added. The cherry tree is slightly out of context & perspective. But it kinda works. Certainly the placement of a flowery thing there works, balancing the colors on the right side and bringing in an interesting element. When you finish it, I'm going to use it for wallpaper. I like to switch off and I've had enough of NASA pix for now.

Hmm, I just noticed the tree isn't any different than it was before, but now it has more presence.

 

[aldea]

With the new version I like how the tree, the sky and the red lantern have all blurred together a bit more to be come a smoother background. I think maybe in the original the tree and the red lantern are competing for attention with the girl. For me, she is the focal point. I tried two versions removing the red lantern and adding brown japanese rice paper texture. Also added a cherry blossom graphic in one that I overlapped with the girl, so it is part of her illustration. Just some ideas ;D

 

[son_bk08]

well done ! many beautiful flowers... i need them