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Post by killerzzz on Aug 18, 2009 5:34:14 GMT
Hey everyone, back with my latest shooped picture. ;D This time, what happened was I was trying to make a picture of my character in an interactive story I'm part of. Nocmin the Mage. Problem was, I can't draw worth crap.  So I thought, "Hell, I'll just manip a photo!" I went and found the person to play Nocmin, *clicked* the pic, edited and edited, and then it was done! Voila!  And here's it before the effects but after the removing of the background, so you can see all the work I did.   So that done, people still told me that it needed to look more cartoony. So I tried some layer effects, and these two looked nice.   Whadda ya think? I know I had fun. ;D Killerzzz |
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Post by The Sonar Chicken on Aug 18, 2009 9:23:08 GMT
Nice... looks kinda cool but photorealistic too.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Aug 18, 2009 12:29:56 GMT
Looks great to me, Kaz! The opinion of another non-artist, should that matter to you! ;D
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Post by LaFille on Aug 19, 2009 3:03:30 GMT
Fun. Second one looks best to me. Is the cropping intended for the aesthetics or privacy? ;D
Another thing you could to make a character without drawing do is stick the head on another photo's body (or mix and match several body parts and elements; I did that for a pic for Gal a while ago and it turned out well). There are a ton of stock photos and picture tubes out there, and mages are a popular theme. And then after getting a good mage repeating the cartoon treatment. ;D
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Post by twoheadedragon on Aug 19, 2009 6:47:38 GMT
Not bad Kaz, not bad! I like your art! That birthday pic was great!  |
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Post by killerzzz on Aug 20, 2009 4:49:33 GMT
Thanks guys! ;D I just realized that I forgot to put in the "before the effects" picture!  It's there after the sentence announcing it now. Fun. Second one looks best to me. Is the cropping intended for the aesthetics or privacy? ;D Another thing you could to make a character without drawing do is stick the head on another photo's body (or mix and match several body parts and elements; I did that for a pic for Gal a while ago and it turned out well). There are a ton of stock photos and picture tubes out there, and mages are a popular theme. And then after getting a good mage repeating the cartoon treatment. ;D The cropping? For both. ;D I prefer to make my own pictures. This way makes it feel more like mine. Oh, not sure if I was unclear but I set up and took that photo myself. None of it is stock. Not bad Kaz, not bad! I like your art! That birthday pic was great! Thanks. And glad you liked it. ;D Killerzzz |
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Post by LaFille on Aug 20, 2009 18:39:33 GMT
I see; good job on the t-shirt, it doesn't look very much like one in the altered pics.  I prefer it on the 1st pic, and I think it wouldn't look out of place in the 2nd altered one if left like that. Also, how about trying to make the flame a fireball or a magic ball that has more punch? |
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Post by killerzzz on Aug 24, 2009 6:49:46 GMT
Also, how about trying to make the flame a fireball or a magic ball that has more punch? I wanted to originally, but opted not to for a few reasons. ;D - Wasn't sure if I'd be able to colour one. (laziness) - A portable flame that you could place in somebody's hand is the first spell Mage Nocmin shows to the other main character (since his magic is limited in the world he has been transported to :0 ). I may do that one day, and maybe have a more wicked grin to go along with it. Think of this one as "Nice Nocmin" and the possible future one as "Ferocious Nocmin". Killerzzz |
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Post by twoheadedragon on Aug 25, 2009 3:27:40 GMT
Also, how about trying to make the flame a fireball or a magic ball that has more punch? I wanted to originally, but opted not to for a few reasons. ;D - Wasn't sure if I'd be able to colour one. (laziness) - A portable flame that you could place in somebody's hand is the first spell Mage Nocmin shows to the other main character (since his magic is limited in the world he has been transported to :0 ). I may do that one day, and maybe have a more wicked grin to go along with it. Think of this one as "Nice Nocmin" and the possible future one as "Ferocious Nocmin". Killerzzz What a great idea! Good luck working on Ferocious Nocmin! ;D |
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