|
|
| Author |
Message |
Teknik
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Posts: 6
|
 Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 7:47 pm Post subject: My first actual attempt at a photoshop |
 |
|
Can anyone tell me what else i can do to this picture to make it look more realistic? Or if i am even close or should just scrap it and start over.
Layer 1: boxing ring
layer 2: son sitting in ring
I kind of think he looks too blurry.
EDIT: Ok i just used 2 clicks of "sharpen" on his face at 100% and it helped that a bit.
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
83.13 KB |
| Viewed: |
2132 Time(s) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Gallo_Pinto
Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Posts: 785
Location: BC, Canada
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:03 am Post subject: |
|
|
It's really hard to get the lighting right on an image with really flat lighting, but you should still probably try to give hi,m a bit of shadow. AMybe even just use the burn tool really lightly under him.
I've just run levels on the image and I think that helped it out a lot.
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
105.97 KB |
| Viewed: |
2117 Time(s) |
|
_________________
brush your hair and comb your teeth |
|
|
|
|
|
helcyon
Joined: 02 Oct 2005
Posts: 191
PS Version: CS3
OS: OSX 10
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:29 am Post subject: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
swanseamale47
Joined: 23 Nov 2004
Posts: 1478
Location: Swansea UK
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:23 am Post subject: |
|
|
Yes I'd make him a little bigger (when your on your sons layer click edit/transform hold down shift and drag a corner untill it's the right size, then double click anywhere on the image) I'd sharpen him a little more as well and just tweek the levels or brightness on him as well, don't go mad on this though. Wayne
|
|
|
|
|
|
Teknik
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Posts: 6
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:44 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I re-did the picture today. Same pictures, but i made him a bit bigger, learned how to not blur the edges, and added shadows, and tweaked with the levels. What do you think?
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
33.6 KB |
| Viewed: |
2084 Time(s) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gallo_Pinto
Joined: 15 Jul 2005
Posts: 785
Location: BC, Canada
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:15 pm Post subject: |
|
|
definately better, but in an ideal world the rope wouldn't divide his face in half. Levels adjustment looks to have helped muchly.
be careful with the shadow. Don't add it only around the butt, maybe a bit under his legs too.
_________________
brush your hair and comb your teeth |
|
|
|
|
|
Teknik
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Posts: 6
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:22 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Gallo_Pinto wrote: | definately better, but in an ideal world the rope wouldn't divide his face in half. Levels adjustment looks to have helped muchly.
be careful with the shadow. Don't add it only around the butt, maybe a bit under his legs too. |
I'd like to not divide his face as well, but i don't think i can do that until i find a different ring picture. If i make him any bigger, he will be too tall for how he is sitting.
I'll work on the shadows some more. Thanks.
|
|
|
|
|
|
helcyon
Joined: 02 Oct 2005
Posts: 191
PS Version: CS3
OS: OSX 10
|
| Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 2:18 am Post subject: |
|
|
ok so here is my quick attempt at it. This is just to give you an idea of what to go towards... At first it looked like the light was coming from the top right, but thats just a reflection of the metal, so my shadows are off... its coming in from the upper left.
what i did was make new layers and paint with a black brush. then made a layer mask so it wouldnt go on the guy. then i did a guassian blur and dropped the opacity. then i put everything onto one layer and adjusted levels. then i used the dodge and burn tool to adjust some of the shadows on the guy himself. then i just added a quick blur in the upper corner, then put all one one layer and adjustes the levels one last time.
ps. when i say i put them all onto one layer, this is how i do that: create a new blank layer on top. then hold down ctrl+alt+shift+e. this will merge all visable to the new layer you created. (this is much more effective than flattening the image)
edit: i also added to the pole so it was touching his back. and i still think hes too small. doesnt look right.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Teknik
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Posts: 6
|
| Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 7:10 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I fixed the back on the corner pad, and played with the shadows a bit. I'd be lying if i said that i wasn't having problems with the shadows, but this is my effort to date.
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
33.53 KB |
| Viewed: |
1973 Time(s) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Teknik
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Posts: 6
|
| Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:57 pm Post subject: |
|
|
played with the shadows a bit more
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
33.61 KB |
| Viewed: |
1966 Time(s) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
