
I tried something alittle diffrent, MyCurse, Or anybody, Is it improving any on my part?. Im trying to think more outside the box about what i can do.
Or did i only take a step back in the wrong direction.
I think its looking alittle better.
Posted 17 March 2012 - 18:28


Posted 17 March 2012 - 19:06
Posted 17 March 2012 - 19:08
The colours match well and the general composition is good, I'm not familiar with any of your other work so I couldn't say if it is better or not. I like how you've used blur to add depth but it's gone a little too far and made your render look detached from the rest of the image. It's worth remembering when blurring backgrounds that there isn't a uniform blur that can be applied to the whole background as things that are nearer the focal will be clearer and those further away will be blurred.
The text is a poor font and let's the piece down a little. I always think of text as the icing on the cake, or the final finishing touch that makes it complete, I never add it as an after thought which is what it looks like has happened in your image. It's worth considering the rule of thirds when placing the render and text onto your canvas.
A useful guideline on the rule of thirds can be found here:
http://www.digital-p... ... -of-thirds
In all it's a good effort and a step in the right direction

Posted 17 March 2012 - 19:33



Posted 17 March 2012 - 20:43
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Posted 17 March 2012 - 21:37

Posted 17 March 2012 - 21:46
Ok, I've knocked up a quick avatar outlining the very basics in making avatars. In my humble opinion one of the most important things about creating art is making sure that the composition is right. For me this means looking at the whole image once it has been created and think about several things outlined in the image below.
The grid represents the "Rule of thirds" and you can see that I've followed it in making sure that the bits I want you to see are near the points of crossover on the grid. It's not a hard-fast rule but I find that it's an easy one to start with and it helps you create a starting point.
With regards to the special effects all I've done is take a stock image and put it behind the render and then duplicated it, put it on top of the render in a new layer and set it to "soft light" then I just erased the bits over the render I didn't want to be there. This is an easy way to help your render blend. You'll note I've also selected a stock with similar colours and one where the flow is going the same way as the flow on the render. If I was to flip the stock so the flow went from bottom right to top left it would look wrong because the render is flowing in the opposite direction. Think of it as cutting with the grain when cutting wood, never against it. Or perhaps thinking that walking downstream creates less turbulence in the water that walking upstream, it's just more pleasing to the eye when everything is going in the right direction.
To hide the bits I don't want you to see I've created a new layer and stuck some clouds on it, I don't know if you can do that in GIMP? If not just go to google images and choose some moody storm clouds and save it to your PC/Laptop. I find it helps conceal bits I want to hide and also helps draw your attention to the bits i do want you to see such as the guys head and body near that massive streak of light going through the middle of the avatar. It also helps fade his legs into the background which adds depth to the image.
All of the effects on this image are achievable in GIMP I've used nothing but the above, a white brush at 20% opacity and some dodge and burn in appropriate areas. It's simply a case of considering all the stuff in the above image and applying it to your art.
I hope this helps you, as a bonus since I made the avi already you get it for free-

Posted 17 March 2012 - 21:54
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Posted 18 March 2012 - 06:25


Posted 18 March 2012 - 19:36
Posted 18 March 2012 - 22:05
The borders are con fuzing on gimp and never do what i want it, And the reason i did it so blue was because i was trying to make it kinda a snow theme and it was hard do anything. And i dont have any good fonts dafont isnt having any special onesMuch better with the placement of the text although you could use a few different fonts in your arsenal since this font doesn't really match the image. I have over a thousand fonts and would have more if it wasn't for the loading time of the text tool. You've got the render in a good place too, it's hard placing renders that appear to be static sometimes as it's easy to make it look like it's floating and cut off in all the wrong places.
looking at the whole image it's a little bit too blue, you may want to try it with a white snow background as well instead of the blue BG that it has currently, try adding some C4d's as well that could give it a bot more sparkle. Other than that without typing all day it looks alright, certainly a step in the right direction.
Edit: Stick a black 1 pixel border around your image as well. also try experimenting with different borders, they can really help make an avatar look better

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