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darklite
Joined: 19 Dec 2009
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 Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 8:21 am Post subject: Mi Ibanita |
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Okay, here's the finished copy (I hope). I figured out the simplest way I think. What I did was make a copy of the body, leveled it to 100% black, then filled it with the desired color. Then I scaled it just a bit larger and moved it to the back. I did the same process for the second part of the trim. Afterward I blurred gently. The photo in the background I shot a few years back of an old 30's travel court.
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thehermit
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Good work, looks great. I presume a close up would reveal wood grain better etc. I especially like the pattern work around the soundhole.
ps: It would be cool if you could composite it into the photo in a realistic way.
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darklite
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Here's a close up of the body. The wood grain, and the pick guard were done with textures I created previously in photoshop. The texture on the pick guard works very well for clothing-especially sweaters. You can see some of the edge horrors when blown up, but that's what it's all about. Learning as you go. I only put it on a background to show the outside trim.
The strings were done simply with the line tool (after numerous battles with the presets!!! I hate presets.)
The detailing around the hole was done with a solid circle. Then:
1. find edges
used a hard brush to dabble misc. tones inside
2. glass filter
3. sharpen edges
then added a stroke to the layer for the outlines of the circle.
In reality, the design is abalone shell which is crazy with swirls and detail.
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pixel8or
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Great work, I like it. The only thing I would change is, it looks like it just came straight out of a music shop. I would put some scratches and worn away areas on the surface as it looks too clean.
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thehermit
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I can appreciate the mother of pearl effect now. One small knitpick if I was being ultra critical, perhaps a little shadow effect for the block of wood that the strings are attached to and for the strings themselves.
Love the details though.
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darklite
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Thanks all. Great nitpicking too. I also considered the string shadows across the bridge. And, she is sparkling brand new, just picked her up on Saturday.
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