My Photoshop ARt

[Shardok]

Sooo this is my second artwork I made with Adobe Photoshop CS 5.1 (after Installing it today)



What do you think? Some feedback would be great, and ways to improve

[rosedragon]

Not bad. Source of light are correct, except the most bottom stone. You might want to add more color and maybe play with opacity.

[Shardok]

Er what exactly do you mean by opacity? The opacity slider for layers?

Thanks!

[rosedragon]

brush opacity

[Shardok]

Thanks!

[Shardok]

So I outlined DoubleNum's Kazaguruma Windmill in BridgePort based on this picture

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And this is the outline (Im currently working on coloring it)

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[Shardok]

Alright I am done, hope you like it Feedback would be great!

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[Vashal]

you aren't done...don't lie.

there is white spots by the blades of the windmill

[croozee]

I don't see any white spots...?

I like it

[Shardok]

Yeah i sort of pushed into out of the door a wee bit too fast, didn't see the spots! Going to fix it

Thanks!!!

[rosedragon]

Alright I am done, hope you like it Feedback would be great!

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It's pretty, you picked right colors and you even got light shading. However, your lighting feels more like gradient than lighting. Light doesn't make diagonal \\\ shades at objects but it follow the 3d of the object. Easy example is examine objects around you-- like a ball show a crescent moon lighting shape.

And you should consider wacom + photoshop .

[Shardok]

Thanks, next time ill work to improve my lighting

By Wacom you mean the tablets ? I personally don't want to invest in one till after upgrading my computer. But a friend (who draws nicely by hand but not with the mouse) was interested in one, but they are a bit expensive, what would you recommend for a cheap low - medium end tablet?

[doublenum]

wow, I really like it shardok! thanks for taking the time to draw it :3

[Shardok]

my pleasure!

[rosedragon]

Thanks, next time ill work to improve my lighting

By Wacom you mean the tablets ? I personally don't want to invest in one till after upgrading my computer. But a friend (who draws nicely by hand but not with the mouse) was interested in one, but they are a bit expensive, what would you recommend for a cheap low - medium end tablet?

yes tablet, and I trust only wacom for my tablet. It hasn't fail me for 4 years-ish. You can buy bamboo wacom tablet small which only cost $150. I have one and I still use it more often than my new big one.

[Krazy_XLR8R]

The windmill picture is truly amazing, keep up the good work!

[Shardok]

Thanks I have sort of stopped with drawing till I get myself a tablet (not in the near future) though! For now just trying to get a hang of all the controls and brush types etc...

[REGAL_MACHINE]

alot of photoshop art is just solid colors with filters, instead of drawing... i made this from scratch in about 10 minutes, and most of that time was wondering what to put in the ark of the grass!

[Shardok]

Nice do you get the shading and the light emanating from a point using a gradient tool?