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Karas
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Made this relatively recently after seeing the first three episodes. Still in the process of adding/removing in order to make this a little more presentable .. comments on improving it will be greatly appreciated...
[Karas]
[Karas]
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Well, I'm not very good at analyzing this kind of wall but I think the word "karas" would be better much higher up. There's a lot of emptyish space on the upper left & that way the word wouldn't be so crunched at the bottom. Otherwise it looks pretty good to me. Is this from a scan?
Yeap. I got it from a scan here.
I've just updated it quite a bit...
I've just updated it quite a bit...
I checked out the scan. Looks pretty good to me but like I said, I'm not very good at analyzing grungy/guy-type walls.
Looks pretty nice, though i'm no expert on this category of walls either, not that i'm an expert for any type of walls. ^^; eh, but i must ask: is the yellow patch on the right purposely sharper than those blurred ones on the left? and I find that "karas" the text doesn't feel completely incorporated into the wall. but i have NO idea how to tweaked that though =/
In my opinion this wall should be either sharp or blurred, not both. The motion blur (if that is what it is) around the character should go as well. Maybe you wanted to make it look like his hand is moving, but it just doesn't look good. But still...I like the style of this wall a lot. The lighting is very well done and although I havn't seen anything on Karas, this wall almost makes me want to look it up.
Thank you all for the suggestions, I've taken them into account and altered it a bit.
It was intentional.. I was actually planning on conveying a feeling of distance...
asa01looks pretty nice, though i'm no expert on this category of walls either, not that i'm an expert for any type of walls. ^^; eh, but i must ask: is the yellow patch on the right purposely sharper than those blurred ones on the left? and I find that "karas" the text doesn't feel completely incorporated into the wall. but i have NO idea how to tweaked that though =/
It was intentional.. I was actually planning on conveying a feeling of distance...
![[Karas]](http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8904/burningkarasby8.jpg){kind=link}
Pretty cool, but you'd get a better feeling of distance with layered effects of varying sharpness that each span the entire width of the wall. Try making your fire effects reach across the entire wall - expand your canvas and work right up to the edges, then crop down again. It'll look more naturally composed that way. With the way you've set things up, things higher up in the wall should be less sharp - so starting from the bottom the fire is really crisp in the texture and becomes softer towards the middle of the wall. Add a blur to the buildings silhouettes as well, even more so than the fire to complete the effect.
Another point is that I can hardly make out his eyes. Highlighting his eyes with a glow will add a lot of intensity to the piece. Also, try not to use a lens flare on the sword as it looks tacky, especially since everything else looks like you hand painted it with textures and brushwork.
If you decide to keep the word KARAS in the wall, it'd do nicely to be placed right in the centre, around hip level in front of the guy. Keep it pure crimson OR fill it in with the same fire effect you've already used and make it larger. About 80% width of the the character at whatever height you place the text would be a good rough size.
It's a cool wall, just needs some polishing off :P
Another point is that I can hardly make out his eyes. Highlighting his eyes with a glow will add a lot of intensity to the piece. Also, try not to use a lens flare on the sword as it looks tacky, especially since everything else looks like you hand painted it with textures and brushwork.
If you decide to keep the word KARAS in the wall, it'd do nicely to be placed right in the centre, around hip level in front of the guy. Keep it pure crimson OR fill it in with the same fire effect you've already used and make it larger. About 80% width of the the character at whatever height you place the text would be a good rough size.
It's a cool wall, just needs some polishing off :P
FurikuuPretty cool, but you'd get a better feeling of distance with layered effects of varying sharpness that each span the entire width of the wall. Try making your fire effects reach across the entire wall - expand your canvas and work right up to the edges, then crop down again. It'll look more naturally composed that way. With the way you've set things up, things higher up in the wall should be less sharp - so starting from the bottom the fire is really crisp in the texture and becomes softer towards the middle of the wall. Add a blur to the buildings silhouettes as well, even more so than the fire to complete the effect.
Another point is that I can hardly make out his eyes. Highlighting his eyes with a glow will add a lot of intensity to the piece. Also, try not to use a lens flare on the sword as it looks tacky, especially since everything else looks like you hand painted it with textures and brushwork.
If you decide to keep the word KARAS in the wall, it'd do nicely to be placed right in the centre, around hip level in front of the guy. Keep it pure crimson OR fill it in with the same fire effect you've already used and make it larger. About 80% width of the the character at whatever height you place the text would be a good rough size.
It's a cool wall, just needs some polishing off :P
Finishing touches are just what I was looking for. Hopefully, I was able to improve it enough. Your suggestions were very helpful...
/updated
[Karas]
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