Open Battle :: "everybody was kung fu fightin'..."

hoccalugee, a kind critique if you don't mind. You might want to button up on your type/fonts to make more of an impact. spread out, the message may be lost when it's spread so far out.

But the way you've added the sub-textures of the folds, dude, I really liked that addition to your image.

Finally, a bit better contrast - you lost the female's shadows and highlights - and less overlay but more of working the image into each other will allow you a bit more freedom on your transitions instead of just overlaying a lot of layers. Oh, and filter-usage. You're good enough to not use them.

I hope that you don't take this critique as anything but a peer talking and sharing his opinion.

and without further ado... let's get the kung-fu thread restarted

http://gerbick.com/images/cold_restart.jpg

This is my first volley ever so, I welcome any comments and critiques.

Not bad, Ghostgirl705. I think that the eyes could have been better composited in and perhaps a slightly different font - not that it looks bad, it just sorta doesn't compliment your image as well as some other combinations, and it's not as balanced as one would expect. Top line is double the length of the rest. A more "paragraph" look would have worked in your favor.

But the statement is powerful. And the color palette is pretty tight. And no overbearing filter usage - that's usually what people see when they say it's their "first volley"...

All-in-all... done quite well imho :cap:

Not my best.....but here it is....

http://providersweb.biz/images/fallenangels.jpg

hello. i havnt done this before, so if im breaking any rules or anything, just disregard my post. kinda going for the king kong thing. animal chick looking for soldiers... (which i could probably use more of..) planes coming to take her down before she gets to the city..type thingy.. Thanks! CRITIQUES WELCOME!!

http://www.landslideinteractive.com/...elsRevised.jpg

Nope, not breaking any rules whatsoever... glad you decided to join us :cap:

Only thing I'd say, criticism wise, is that you should try to make the a bit more coherent subject-wise, and make better use of masking on the parts you had composited in.

But all in all, a very nice entry. Just needs some small tweaks here and there.

sweet. thanks for the advice! look forward to posting again! -r

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Originally posted by EVPohovich
Not my best.....but here it is....

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Actually, I like it a lot, one of the best I've seen from you

Here's another, comments welcome.

Ghostgirl, you lost a lot of details due to overusage of filters. It basically made the image a bit too murky around the face and the background areas as well.

Good idea, but execution isn't exactly what I'd prefer. Also, the text placement and treatment... again, plugins and layer styles just don't enhance or add to the image. They detract.

I'd pull back on the plugins by a lot. I'd also look at keeping the colors bright, and not so saturated and dull.

The frames around the images also are good, but not sharp. The lost in detail is apparent here.

Again, keen idea. The execution is a bit off though.

look ma, i found the blur tool!
http://abeall.com/battle/release.me.jpg
reeks of imbalance, and undeniably a 'cheap' volley because the previous is pretty much just supressed behind everything, but the whole face thing was somwhow inspired by your(ghostgirl) volley's face, and the cascading thingy, if you know what I mean.

yes - i was dreaming of coffee when i made it ;)

not just because I miss my good coffee. Thanks for the critz Gerbz, true story (ha!), didn't reply sooner cos Chinese New Year had me by the short and curlies.
I only used wind filter and layer effects (which you said you liked - folds?), the texture was a photo of ice on my window.

http://www.nj.njp3.com/releaseyourself.jpg

I'll be done with my volley in a few hours...

I am not sure about this one, I tryed to keep the comments in mind...just let me know what you think
http://slimchancedesign.slimchancepr...es/goahead.jpg

I like the text on the left... the "Go ahead"... that's done nicely and matches the edges.

a better baby image, quality-wise, would have only added to your image, but the text on the right... text with layer styles/styles on it just don't really show skill moreso than ability to click a few buttons.

The rest of your image shows you have skill though. Just a bit off-centered with the other text, imho.

Thanks gerbick, I just want to mention that I appreciate the critiques and I hope that I am improving. LOL, the left half I saw in a dream last night, the right half was a slap on improv. Maybe I should listen harder to my dreams. Or maybe I should stop dreaming about Flashkit.

dreaming about FK is not a good thing.

no way I'll be caught dreaming of the yellow goodness that's FK.

As long as Flashkid stays away from any FK dream, Im cool with it.

And for my first volley ever on these boards!
http://www.elusivedreaming.com/remote/volley1.jpg