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Lucid_Flower
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posted 08-03-2006 03:52 PM     Profile for Lucid_Flower   Email Lucid_Flower     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Hey folks! Thought I'd jump right in with an image and a critiques/comments pretty please! This one is based off of characters from an online NWN game, and a new style and medium for me. Would love to hear what you think! Photoshop CS.



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Jay
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posted 09-03-2006 02:36 PM     Profile for Jay   Author's Homepage   Email Jay     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Wow very nice image.
the only crit. i would say is the guys clothes seem a little lifeless even though they are rendered nicely, so maybe a crease or 2, but perhaps its just the style you was aiming for?

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Lucid_Flower
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posted 09-03-2006 07:52 PM     Profile for Lucid_Flower   Email Lucid_Flower     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Hey there! Thanks for the compliment and the suggestion. I have to admit, I really didn't know what to do with his clothing. This peice is based on two online NWN characters, and the mage boy always wears black robes, which just wouldn't work with the night time back drop... so I kind of gave him.. maybe an undershirt type top?

Any suggestions on how to dress it up a bit, and give it some more flair would be great!


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schoolgirl sassami
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posted 09-03-2006 09:26 PM     Profile for schoolgirl sassami   Author's Homepage   Email schoolgirl sassami     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
TRY making it a moonlit
night

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Lucid_Flower
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posted 10-03-2006 09:26 PM     Profile for Lucid_Flower   Email Lucid_Flower     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
I'm playing with this some more... I added a few purple-ish atmosperic effects, working on giving the pretty mage boy a slightly cuter nose and I'm trying to think how to add some more dimension to their clothing. Thanks so much for the ideas! When I make some progress I'll post the revisions!
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evilone
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posted 10-03-2006 10:33 PM     Profile for evilone   Author's Homepage   Email evilone     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
make the guy's lips less shiny. it looks like he's wearing lip gloss

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Bugsy
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posted 11-03-2006 04:37 AM     Profile for Bugsy   Author's Homepage   Email Bugsy     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
It's a very good picture, tho I have one comment I don't think the "no outlines" look does the picture much justice. That style usualy requires a much more contrasted and detailed colouring, which lacks in this picture. This one has a more cell-shaded look to it. Some smooth shading are mixed but not to the extent that it can go without outlines. Just a small remark, all in all it looks good

[ 11-03-2006: Message edited by: Bugsy ]

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Lucid_Flower
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posted 24-03-2006 07:38 PM     Profile for Lucid_Flower   Email Lucid_Flower     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Did a few edits on this one, I think I still have a ways to go, (especially on balencing the levels of highlight and shadow) but here's a link to the updated version. "These Moments"

Feedback welcomed!


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Nitro
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posted 26-03-2006 07:32 AM     Profile for Nitro   Author's Homepage   Email Nitro     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by evilone:
make the guy's lips less shiny. it looks like he's wearing lip gloss

lol.

the girl's hair is really good but yeah the guy's lips are a bit too shiny. i also like the background.

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Kat
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posted 26-03-2006 12:45 PM     Profile for Kat   Email Kat     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
I don't see what everyones got against the lips, I think it looks fine, certainly better that anything I could ever do
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Anime angel
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posted 27-03-2006 06:17 PM     Profile for Anime angel   Author's Homepage   Email Anime angel     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
aww, i think is beautiful, i also think the lips look fine too

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Dekar
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posted 28-03-2006 01:18 AM     Profile for Dekar   Email Dekar     Send New Private Message   Edit/Delete Post   Reply With Quote
Nose COLLISION imminent!

Hi, welcome to the board. This is pretty cool, it reminds me of another game rather than NWN (Never Winter Nights) characters. It reminds me of a old SNES game like Arthur's Quest or maybe somewhat of Link and Zelda. I think it's style is well-rounded how it's done, although I don't see a resemblance to NWN at all honestly. I think mostly because I just expect more brushing or a more in depth type of thing to be done. Perhaps if you wanted to capture a romantic dream thing you could've had them with a open wideshot view. I think this would just really draw it out if you wanted that, but it's not required.

I don't mind the lips can't a girl have a wet dreamy thing once and then? Looks.. uhh cute I guess the way you shoved them togeather.

The picture has a fuzzy feel to it, I think mostly it's cause there is no real definition to the color bounds. I think you would be best off adding in a real thin lines but not just a full outline like a typical cell-style to suit this better. You would want to fade the lines gently so it wouldn't be so dominate and you would be working with really precise thin lines-width to vary a bit. Also, you would probably want to erase some line areas fully on the outside where the light hits. I'm not sure if you want to actually tackle with this, but I think this will enhance it well if done. Doing this would then still allow you that fuzzy feel, but remove the haze and head daze that you get for glancing at it for a few mins.

I think you need to add a slight small curve to the guys neck as it's joining his chest on the bottom left. Just a small suddel curve will break it as it meets his body and it will make his neck more solid and fluent to his chest. (appear as he is reaching to kiss her more) It has to be very tiny tho cause of his chest perspective due to position. Hair wise I'd probably like too see the full white highlights that you have on the girls hair go away with fully.

Looking good, the atmosphere does do the trick if you go into it more.

[ 28-03-2006: Message edited by: Dekar ]


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