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Soaring
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I'm starting on another wall since I tackled one a little too hard last time >.< I'll go back to that one later, but for now, here's my WIP: http://www3.telus.net/shingho/soaring.jpg I intend to keep the paintish style or childish dream style, but so far, it doesn't fit. I don't really know how to do this kind of wall and I need A LOT of help from you guys XD basically, help me with everything T_T The sky looks too plain but I dunno what to add >.< Thanks!
Try using the smudge tool to blend the different colors together in the background. Make sure you only smudge in one direction - this will help create the sense of brush strokes. If you have a natural-media graphics program like OpenCanvas or Painter, that would be easier to use than Photoshop since there are much better tools for blending colors that will feel more like paints.
If you're going for the painted style I wouldn't use a grid on the main character - or extend the grid for the entire image, because right now it's merely separating character and background too much to have the grid on just that part of the wallpaper.
For the sky, try adding some fluffy clouds very lightly (low transparency) to keep it from being too flat, but without distracting the focus on the character and the sun.
If you're going for the painted style I wouldn't use a grid on the main character - or extend the grid for the entire image, because right now it's merely separating character and background too much to have the grid on just that part of the wallpaper.
For the sky, try adding some fluffy clouds very lightly (low transparency) to keep it from being too flat, but without distracting the focus on the character and the sun.
Nice concept
but the grid has got to go, you should use paper textures to make it more painting-ish
as for the sky get a a fuzzy brush set the opacity and flow to very low pick a color that you would like your clouds to be..commonly a very light blue right? then try stroking parts of the white clouds to suggest fluffiness of depth
hope that helped :D can't wait to see the finished version
but the grid has got to go, you should use paper textures to make it more painting-ish
as for the sky get a a fuzzy brush set the opacity and flow to very low pick a color that you would like your clouds to be..commonly a very light blue right? then try stroking parts of the white clouds to suggest fluffiness of depth
hope that helped :D can't wait to see the finished version
Bah! Tate beat me to it and I was typing it all out and everything :P Anyway, like she said you got to get rid of the grid xD As far as the clouds go you need some more depth to them I think and more of them lots more lol when your up that high you usually see a big gathering of clouds :) Here are some links to some really great cloud painting tuts they make take some time to practice but the results are worth it! :D
http://www.steeldolphin-forums.com/htmltuts/cloud_tut.html
http://www.epilogue.net/art/tech/socar_clouds/
http://www.steeldolphin-forums.com/htmltuts/cloud_tut.html
http://www.epilogue.net/art/tech/socar_clouds/
#62209 Quote Report Edited by θWhiteBlaze 3 years 5 months ago
My mother has killed me, My father is eating me,
My brothers and sisters sit under the table, Picking up my bones,
And they bury them under the cold marble stones.
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I would say you should stick with that paint brush effect you've got at the mo. I think it's really interesting :). But I think you need to make the clouds have more layers to them. Top left especially feels a little empty - maybe just move the sun up?
And as tate said, loose the mosaic effect - it just doesn't suit the chara image.
And as tate said, loose the mosaic effect - it just doesn't suit the chara image.
MUAHAH!! SMUDGING IS FUN! XD Anyways, thanks for all the tips and tutorials, those REALLY helped =) Here's my WIP so far (same link): http://www3.telus.net/shingho/soaring.jpg I got rid of the grid thing on the char and set the second char layer to a diff layer mode so it contrasts more but still retains the soft feel. The clouds turned out better than I thought, to my surprise. Right now, I need more tips on how to make the background better =d I'm curious to know what I can do with the bird because it looks...awkward... The sun looks messed now, I dunno whether it fits the style anymore =/ Any other comments and criticism are still welcomed! Thanks!
I guess the sun should be a lot whiter, so it doesn't detract attention so much from the character. I dunno what else you could add to the wall D: Maybe try adding more cloud so it looks like they're actually above the cloud layer, rather than just high up somewhere. Then texturise to taste :D
Hokay, here's my WIP so far (same link): http://www3.telus.net/shingho/soaring.jpg I added two more clouds O.o The texture I use is getting repetitive...I'm wondering if there are other textures available for this kind of wall. Anyways, I need more comments and criticism XD HIT ME WITH YOUR HARDEST SHOT! w00t! *ahem* bleh...thanks for all the tips guys!
Why don't you replace the sun with a ray of light? The sun doesn't really work right now. Everything looks so...washed out. Maybe you could add more shadows to your clouds and add just a little bit more color on the sky? I can barely see your clouds. You could also add some birds in the distance (or even text) to fill up the empty space on the left side.
Well highknees...YOUR WALL SUCKS! YOU HAVE NO SKILL WHAT SO EVER!
actually, i am completely and totally joking, but you DID say hard so...
personally i would totally heart the bird if it where black...for some reason when i saw this wall i though of the song blackbird by paul mccartney / doves...but not toally black, but with some interesting textures maybe in shades of brown or somethin.
im not sure what you mean by "other" kinds of texture for this wallpaper style, im not sure what you want...so i can't really help there.
wish the sky had more color.
i totally agree with nuniko about the ray of light.
i'm so -X-cited (too much -X-treme cheer camp, sorry) to see the final of this wall...keep up the great work!
Have a nice day!
actually, i am completely and totally joking, but you DID say hard so...
personally i would totally heart the bird if it where black...for some reason when i saw this wall i though of the song blackbird by paul mccartney / doves...but not toally black, but with some interesting textures maybe in shades of brown or somethin.
im not sure what you mean by "other" kinds of texture for this wallpaper style, im not sure what you want...so i can't really help there.
wish the sky had more color.
i totally agree with nuniko about the ray of light.
i'm so -X-cited (too much -X-treme cheer camp, sorry) to see the final of this wall...keep up the great work!
Have a nice day!
*nudges nuniko* Hey, I think we have another painter on our hands :D I agree with nuniko that the sun should go. It doesn't fit in with the detailed look of the girl. I think you should also lighten the colour of the girls dress, so it fits in with the general feeling of lightness. Maybe a gradation of colour from light brown to pink/orange in the background would also give more colour. Looking forward to see the final result. Go at them, highknees!
Your clouds need more depth to them, they still look a little flat to me. Maybe uping the contrast between the shadows and highlights? Clouds need umph, like a bosom. :) I'd also say throw in a lot more clouds if you're looking for bg filler. But not all on the same level, put them behind the ones you have now and kind of have them fade out. Like a sky after the rain clouds start to break up. I agree about the sun and what Nuni said. Try making it a ray of light or even lightening up that corner of the sky so it gives the feeling there's a sun in that direction. If you do go with that, the sun on that kind of day would be like, uhm, *goes to look outside* a little less saturated than that yellow, and much lighter. I like the texture so far, it fits. If you want more paper textures or others that'll go with it, PM me and I'll send them to you when I get home. I also have some painting brushes for Photoshop if you would like those too.
And I need to stop now, I'm writing this at work. (Shh, don't tell anyone.) Sorry for writing so much, but I love the concept and well, painting skies, so I wanted to say something. ^_^;
And I need to stop now, I'm writing this at work. (Shh, don't tell anyone.) Sorry for writing so much, but I love the concept and well, painting skies, so I wanted to say something. ^_^;
I recognized a flight of scars set in your eye - The Detachment Kit
Lol...thanks Gideon =D Thanks for all the tips guys, it looks better already =D Here's the WIP: http://www3.telus.net/shingho/soaring.jpg I haven't included all of the tips you guys put because I wanted to do it step by step before I make any major mistakes. I added some birds and a colourful sky (it was just a plain gradient XD). I lightened the sun and added a ray of light. I also lightened the char a bit and added a cloud infront of the bird (if you guys can see it >.<). Dunno how it is now, so I need comments and criticism from you guys =D It'll also be extremely helpful if you guys can suggest or add any tips on brushing and how to add clouds so that they don't look all mushed up =P
Wow it has come a long way since I last posted!I really like what you have done so far but I really miss the mountain :( I think it added allot to the picture but maybe that is just me. Anyway I think that the picture over all is to bright not that any individual item is to bright but just the wall in general. I sometimes tone down my pictures by just creating a pure black layer sticking it on top, setting mode to soft light, and then messing with the opacity. The other thing that bothers me are the birds in the background they are flat, as in they are all the same size so the perspective is shot. Also they fit to perfectly right in front of his head try to make it a bit more random.
Example: No Perspective: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/WhiteBlaze/bird.jpg
With Perspective And Blur: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/WhiteBlaze/birds2.jpg
That concludes my advice xD Keep up the good work :D
Example: No Perspective: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/WhiteBlaze/bird.jpg
With Perspective And Blur: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/WhiteBlaze/birds2.jpg
That concludes my advice xD Keep up the good work :D
My mother has killed me, My father is eating me,
My brothers and sisters sit under the table, Picking up my bones,
And they bury them under the cold marble stones.
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