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Ok, I could go on and on about good points in your image but that isnt what this reply will be about. Sorry. Your masking is totally off base, I think the only thing that looks remotely correct is the horizon.
The grass is blurry when it should be sharp. The focus on the castle walls is all over the place. What is up with the square cut out of the foreground steps/wall. The blend of the water and grass is horrid. Even the storm clouds look odd and out of place.
My suggestion scrap it an start over.
Now yes I probably should have bit my tongue and just immediately exited the thread but I just couldn't. I would apologize but I think you owe us the apology.
BTW any mods feel free to edit this post if you think it is over the top. You won't hear me complain about it.
btw The above comments are meant to build up not rip down. I know you can do better from prior work you have done. It looks like you rushed this image.
Are you trying to steal Adobe's older work? ;)
I agree with Pea though, I've seen better from you man. A little more look at the perspective would have told you that with that wall, you probably wouldn't see the ocean or lake behind it. Just sky.
well I did the work in about 3 hours, during open lab in class being as i dont have a computer at home.
The side wall I had to create and distort from a piece of the original, and as I look at it now, yes, the cloud and grass are both crap, probably because the image that i used was crap.
Anyways, you think I should start over? Well, maybe I should.
Thank you for your comments.
A good way to learn how to do perspectives in Photoshop is to use Vanishing Point. I found that using that, I can set up a proper perspective instead of having things clash.
Don't get your feelings to hurt. Take your time a bit. It will go a long way. When you think you are done close it an come back to it the next day. You have nice concepts but you just don't seem to follow through. If time is short, that is fine work on it multiple days.
i like it
*SMACK you dare go up against my opinions ;) That's the thing about art, to each his own.
oh no, no hurt feelings.....If you have something to say, then say it. I think it could use some more work, but i didnt have THAT much time.
I don't think its necessarily time oriented. Like I mentioned before, try to search for perspective so that you can get an idea of how the image should look. Picture yourself standing on the grass in front of the wall. Would you be able to see the lake? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Extricate
I quite like how you've done the wall from the other wall, and the storm cloud looks kinda cool too!
Ok, here goes...
http://www.flashwizardry.com/Battles...ke shelter.jpg
Used your sea in my image...
hey, how 'bout a title change, and spelling 'pointguard' right, (Ex, you put 'pointgaurd')...
:(
whoops,i apologize...my bad :-/
I like the image, very crisp, and i like the composition. Nice Job.
I shall get to work, and take my time on a quality image for my rebuttal.
I like it point. It looks like a toy scene which is kinda cool. You did the fog over the water nicely. The clouds in the sky just look like a displace filter.
Im digging the pirate hanging. :D
Can't wait to see what you come up with Extricate.
Extricate, I have been called on being overly harsh with you earlier and I feel that I owe you an apology. (Yes I know what I said about the apology status in my original post, and I was wrong) It is awesome that you are in here throwing down with us and your concepts are great. We all started somewhere and it just gets better from here.
Seriously I don't know where that harshness came from. There is no excuse for it and it was uncalled for. I see definite improvement from your first battle here and you would probably beat the pants off me. :)
What I should have said is that I think if you spent a little more time after putting the concept together that you would have some awesome images. 3 hours is nothing on an image like you put together. Landscapes are very hard to work on and I think you gave it a good shot.
You know what they say, "Practice makes perfect."
And to clear something up, I was not told to apologize, after rereading my post I seriously fealt pretty bad about the way I came off. If it were not for some serious support from people in this forum and others I would have given up Photoshop. I am truly sorry for not following the example of those that helped me when it comes to you.
I would say that I hope you understand, but there is nothing to understand other than the fact that I was an ass. And I am pretty sure you know that ;) so all I can do is say please forgive my moment of jackassery.
Hehe. No kidding.Quote:
Are you trying to steal Adobe's older work?
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/2...alrobotzk8.jpg
file size is a bit large, sorry :-(
... Personally, I wouldnt look that calm if a big robot thing was attacking something in a lake that close to me...
Nice pic there Ex!
I like the text placement in your image, and the robot things kinda cool...
...whats bugging me though is what has he blown to pieces in the lake? Is it a car or something, I can't make it out...Good job though dude!
I'll start work on something and have it up soon...
yeah, it was a car...a small, orange car :)
anyways, thanks for the comments, and i look forward to continuing the battle.
* the compression made the image look fuzzy in some places, should i load the higher quality image?
Liking this battle so far! Keep up the good work dudes :)
I like this one. It is a very simple image but the focus is great. I also like the type placement although it bugs my eyes toward the end where it starts to overlap the hand rail. The only thing I may have worked on is the calmness of the water. There should be splashes and such from that sort of activity. Also, I assume it is smoke is doing something odd to the shadows.
Overall, I can tell you put more time into this image. Great job.
And no I am not just being nice due to earlier.
I'm lovin this one, Mark! Maybe with the next one try to 'specialize' the special effects a bit more...like the lasers, try applying a bit more blur to their edges, and maybe duplicate the layer and use some layering effects or level adjustment to make them glow more. When I do stuff like lasers, I always find a reference pic to work from, like a lightsaber or something, and try to mimic the same look.
Although...the idea of a robot monster terrorizing significant places in my childhood is disturbing.
I actually like the laser and robot effect. It has the cut out comic look to it. I have been seeing that sort of imagery being used in the industry lately and this one fits in to that style.
haha, sorry, i didnt mean to disturb you :-p
Thanks for the kind words guys,
Matt: i did try to add an outer glow, and i did duplicate the lasers, to make them more intense, but i guess that is just how i liked them, because before they were dull and lacked intensity
Pea: I can see what you are saying with the text, but had i moved it, woulda had to make it smaller, and thus woulda been unreadable.
sorry for the few days wait...
http://www.flashwizardry.com/Battles...se running.jpg
I like the fact that you took the time to work on that scrap of newspaper with your names on it...Nice attention to details!
As a registered guardian of grammar, however, I am obligated to inform you that the word "whose" refers to possession or property, while "who's" is a contraction for "who is."
i like the image point, but there is one thing that I cant seem to keep my eyes off, which is the newspaper on the bottom with our names. It looks like you just took the eraser and chopped it up, it kinda looks like it is just plopped on there. I think that it needs to be blended a little better, maybe use the eraser and tone down the opacity and flow, and work it to your liking. Anyways, the rest of it looks really well done. I will work on an image and have it up sometime this week! :)
Thanks O!Quote:
Originally Posted by ondraedan
Ex...permit me to alter my mis-spelt text...Damn it...
...*and to think I got an A in English Literature as my final grade at high school level!
Haven't changed anything else in the pic, just the spelling...
Perhaps I could have used the burn tool a little on the top edge of the newspaper scrap. Looking forward to you volley Ex...
edit :: damn double post... :thumbsdow
w'sup Ex...have you finshed with this battle already?
nope, i am just getting started..... :) should have something up by the end of the week, possibly tonight.
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/590...tbattlecy0.jpg
going with the whole "killing fields" thing :)
Oh snap. super job on coloring the water, and on making the sleeping bag/corpse appear to be floating. :thumbsup:
It took me a bit to realize that it was a sleeping bag in the water. Nice job on it now that i see :)
Perhaps if the color of the water on top of the bag was closer to that on the bottom, it would be more obvious.
i love the way you've got the blood mixed with the water down the waterfall and in the lagoon / splash down area...
...I'll start work on something today hopefully.
:)
hellooooooo?????????
:)
We still battling or have you called it quits?
Sorry...
yah, I'm still up for the battle. Sorry, been spending too much time recently getting to grips with 3ds max8.
I'll start working on something real soon. got an idea I'm playing around with on paper. Hopefully have something early next week, as right now I'm at work, doing a blooming double shift, all-nighter 1030pm-315pm sunday afternoon!!!
arghhhhhhhhhhhh...
Hi!
Better late than never I guess...Sorry it's so late!
Was busy playing around with 3ds Max8 for ages, then my internet connection was fried for about a week, ain't had much luck with the computer recently...oh well!
This didn't turn out entirely what I wanted it to look like. I had originally thought of goign for some sort of "pre-image" to the events in your last one, with the sleeping bag being used and the setting of a camp fire at the top of the waterfall, etc, but witha creepy killer lurking in the shadows.
Anyway, this is how it turned out, the killer being swapped for a wolf pack...
Hope you like it.
Jeff
http://www.flashwizardry.com/Battles...te/volley3.jpg
i like the idea...i have a question, what is the thing in the foreground, on the far left? its very dark, and i cant make out what it is exactly...its a little distracting :-/ Also, the wolf looks a little too bright for the area around it....To me at least, i think it should be a bit darker...Anyways, nice job! Very creative, and i shall try to have something up tomorrow, if not, then early next week.