The Birds// new manipulation

[inkpad.t]

Hi everyone.. here's a new manipulation i did... hope you like it.



All comments to improve welcome..

Here's the stocks used ....






By the way is it right to put the stocks here as images? people might take them and use them or should i water mark them or link to them ?..

 

[inkpad.t]

OH Yeh... Hope I've come a bit way down the road since the first attempt i did...?

 

[Inkz]

I think you have come down the road a bit since your first....

Lighting and shadowing have improved. I think when mixing 3d renders to real objects or places, you may run into trouble. The overall image is great, just work more on blending and colour balancing.

Great improvement inkpad.

 

[inkpad.t]

Thank you Inkz..

 

[ibclare]

Love it inkpad. You probably only need to provide a few of the major stock images. And yeah, if you're concerned about someone downloading them and you paid for them, then watermark them or make them small and low res. Right away, I looked at that lovely model and thought, I'd like to have her! See, you can't trust anyone . . .

A couple things I notice. The only big thing that bothers me is that for some reason you have taken a gorgeous sky and blown out the highlights. I think that is the major change I suggest making. Greying down the distant skyline might help IMO.

Just one thing that occurred to me looking at the stocks. I really like the structures you've used as anchors on the sides. I would have like the whole shape of them to be revealed, part on one side, part on the other. They are a really interesting shape. I guess the top "beak" would be cool because it alludes to the birds.

 

[inkpad.t]

Thank You Ibclare..

I really must take more time doing them.. i just.... "get set - go" with them.. I must work out some sort of pattern of doing things.. I flatten a lot of the images as i went which i do not think i should have done.. i can not go back and do the levels adjustment on the sky.

I think before flattening next time i'll post so i can go back and do things people suggest.. Oh Well.. another lesson learn.. I think i'm on the right track ( i hope ).. will try another one soon..

Thank you.

 

[inkpad.t]

I managed it... did a bit more with sky and colors.. hope this looks better.



Thank you.

 

[ibclare]

You flatten layers? Oh horrors!

I do too, by way of copy merge. Then I put the old layers in a group and label them. There is another way you could add some of the sky back in. Place the sky layer below and add a layer mask to the original above. Then use that to brush back some of te original layer of sky below. Just a thought. But something to keep in mind.

And btw, it's better. The city looks more distant now.

 

[ibclare]

Inkpad, have you checked your PMs?