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Lurker here with my work
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So here is one that I did.
ibclare
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Hi pepgirls, welcome to the forum. I'm glad you decided to join us and share your work.
I am starting with the assumption that this is a low res copy of your file. It's a bit blurry and can't be clicked on for enlargement. But I do like the color scheme and the overall composition. Other than the resolution, the only other immediate observation is that the dark circle below her doesn't contain any shadow of her. Or reflection or whatever might be seen there. So she looks a bit disconnected. Otherwise, it has a very "DaVinci" look about it. :mrgreen:
I am starting with the assumption that this is a low res copy of your file. It's a bit blurry and can't be clicked on for enlargement. But I do like the color scheme and the overall composition. Other than the resolution, the only other immediate observation is that the dark circle below her doesn't contain any shadow of her. Or reflection or whatever might be seen there. So she looks a bit disconnected. Otherwise, it has a very "DaVinci" look about it. :mrgreen:
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Here Aunty...
Much better quality.
http://pepgirlz.deviantart.com/art/Confusion-358921741
I like it. And looking through your dA Gallery, I like your style of manipulation. How long have you been doing these for?
Much better quality.
http://pepgirlz.deviantart.com/art/Confusion-358921741
I like it. And looking through your dA Gallery, I like your style of manipulation. How long have you been doing these for?
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Nice work pepgirlz. I also enjoyed your gallery.
In this image, as with Clare and Inkz, my concern is the shadows. Mostly the shadow of the globe itself. It's a bit too large, it's edges are to hard, and it's not congruent to the ground plane. If you observe some globe shadows, they are very faint and have bright spots within them.
In this image, as with Clare and Inkz, my concern is the shadows. Mostly the shadow of the globe itself. It's a bit too large, it's edges are to hard, and it's not congruent to the ground plane. If you observe some globe shadows, they are very faint and have bright spots within them.
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pepgirlz
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Thank you so much for all the wonderful words. I have been doing this about a month. I am self taught. I agree about the shadows and getting the people to look grounded. I keep trying but I cant seem to nail it yet. I am also haveing a hard time with resolution. Any suggestions?
Thank you again for all the imput. Jean
Thank you again for all the imput. Jean
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This is so beautiful! Wonderful work!
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Oh thank you so very much! Very kind of you to say that. I am happy if my work can inspire
ibclare
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Pepgirlz, Cindy is right, your work is lovely. I think you are here like all of us, to learn. Shadows can be vexing, and there are multiple ways to make them.
This image for example. First of all, since it is a surreal image, you can make artistic choices, but they should have some logic to them. I agree and disagree with Sam. First of all, I would agree with him, the shadow of the globe could be softer, if indeed it is a globe as it appears more disc-like to me. The light appears very diffuse so the shadow could reflect that. The intent of the artist is also key. It's worth trying to soften the edges and see what you think.
Here is how I would do it. I would use a separate doc to experiment first.
Choose a foreground grey that is dark enough to represent the shadow as it would look close to its object. Observe the shadows in your environment to get ideas of how dark this might be and imagine the light in the image. Create an ellipse selection and use the gradient tool, choose foreground to transparency.
Start from the darkest area and work out. Feather the selection slightly if you want, but don't overdo it as it will feather around your entire shape. You can try either linear or radial gradient, especially given the placement of the shadow, and don't feel you have to stay within the shape itself with beginning and ending points of the gradient tool (apologies if you already know this).
As for the woman, her shadow could be very slight but angled in the same direction as the one you create for the ellipse. There are a number of ways to do this. You can manually paint it yourself. You can select her shape, create a new layer and fill it with black. Then transform it. Flip vertical, move it, transform it, distort, warp, until it looks like a reasonable representation. Make the selection active again and now you can use the gradient tool in the same fashion as for the ellipse. You are going to have a much smaller area to fill, but you will just have to play with it. You can also manually use the paint brush to create the shadow.
A couple tips on this. If you use the paint brush, start with a fairly hard edged brush and make a darker line closest to the body where the light is most obscured. Then use a soft brush to carry the dark to light out to the edges furthest away. If you use the gradient tool, you can always mask and refine the shadow or use the eraser to soften the edges.
Suggestions anyway. The more you try different techniques, or a combination of techniques, the more comfortable you'll become with what is best for you and the outcome. Just keep up the beautiful work. I'm very glad you came out of the lurking universe to share your work!
This image for example. First of all, since it is a surreal image, you can make artistic choices, but they should have some logic to them. I agree and disagree with Sam. First of all, I would agree with him, the shadow of the globe could be softer, if indeed it is a globe as it appears more disc-like to me. The light appears very diffuse so the shadow could reflect that. The intent of the artist is also key. It's worth trying to soften the edges and see what you think.
Here is how I would do it. I would use a separate doc to experiment first.
Choose a foreground grey that is dark enough to represent the shadow as it would look close to its object. Observe the shadows in your environment to get ideas of how dark this might be and imagine the light in the image. Create an ellipse selection and use the gradient tool, choose foreground to transparency.
Start from the darkest area and work out. Feather the selection slightly if you want, but don't overdo it as it will feather around your entire shape. You can try either linear or radial gradient, especially given the placement of the shadow, and don't feel you have to stay within the shape itself with beginning and ending points of the gradient tool (apologies if you already know this).
As for the woman, her shadow could be very slight but angled in the same direction as the one you create for the ellipse. There are a number of ways to do this. You can manually paint it yourself. You can select her shape, create a new layer and fill it with black. Then transform it. Flip vertical, move it, transform it, distort, warp, until it looks like a reasonable representation. Make the selection active again and now you can use the gradient tool in the same fashion as for the ellipse. You are going to have a much smaller area to fill, but you will just have to play with it. You can also manually use the paint brush to create the shadow.
A couple tips on this. If you use the paint brush, start with a fairly hard edged brush and make a darker line closest to the body where the light is most obscured. Then use a soft brush to carry the dark to light out to the edges furthest away. If you use the gradient tool, you can always mask and refine the shadow or use the eraser to soften the edges.
Suggestions anyway. The more you try different techniques, or a combination of techniques, the more comfortable you'll become with what is best for you and the outcome. Just keep up the beautiful work. I'm very glad you came out of the lurking universe to share your work!
ibclare
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Re: Lurker here with my reworked design
The whole afternoon, frittered away in Photoshop. Oh yeah, I know all about that!
Yes, it looks great, well worth the effort.
The whole afternoon, frittered away in Photoshop. Oh yeah, I know all about that!
Yes, it looks great, well worth the effort.