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LooknGlass
Joined: 05 Jan 2011
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 Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:39 am Post subject: Novice project--Please Critique |
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Hi all. I'm new to the forum and started using Photoshop five months ago; three of which I spent watching and reading tutorials. This is my 1st project in which I made the background and used my own idea instead of copying another piece or using it as a template. Please feel free to tell me if it's crap or at least tell me what I could do to better it. Thanks for any input.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11804028@N02/5325599069/ |
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Patrick
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Joined: 14 Feb 2003
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Location: Harbinger, NC, U.S.A.
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Steve
Joined: 06 Aug 2010
Posts: 146
PS Version: CS3 & CS5
OS: Windows XP
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Did you do this from scratch?
It's really good for only 5 months experience. |
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LooknGlass
Joined: 05 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Steve wrote: | Did you do this from scratch?
It's really good for only 5 months experience. |
Thanks Steve, I was kinda proud of how it turned out, but I wasn't sure if it was any good from someone else's point of view. I didn't know if it looked to amateurish from the more seasoned Photoshopper point of view. But I really like this myself, amateurish or not. I can't wait to learn more.
The only thing I did from scratch was the background with assorted colors. The clock, gears, crack, teardrop, windup key and blue puddle I found at free pic sites. The eye was produced by the Knull Light factory plugin I was experimenting with. The rest was paint and brushes. I used the warp tool to peel back the eye lid.
P.S. Just to let you know, I've been layed off for the last 6 months and have A LOT of time in the day (and night) to fiddle with Photoshop. I have spent 6 to 8 hours a day watching tutorials, reading articles and experimenting, and I am hooked to say the least!!!..When I get back to work I'll probably be tired in the mornings because I was up to late on Photoshop lol.
Last edited by LooknGlass on Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:23 am; edited 1 time in total |
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LooknGlass
Joined: 05 Jan 2011
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| Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:19 am Post subject: |
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| Patrick wrote: | With a piece like this, an artistic piece, it's generally mostly an opinion and taste thing.  I think its an interesting piece and it took me a minute to come up with what I think is the meaning. It's creative.
The one thing I can come up with is the tear drop is a little blurry and I might like it better if it was sharper.
Thanks,
Patrick |
Thanks Patrick. I appreciate you taking the time to post. I kinda blurred the teardrop on purpose because it seemed to stand out more than the rest of the picture, but upon looking closer I believe you are right, it needs to be sharper. Thanks for the input. |
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Patrick
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