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TofuTheGreat
Really late entry. But hopefully someone will see it. This was experimentation with shadow and reflection. Freehand painted the reflection elements.
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TofuTheGreat
Again. COMMENTS ONLY PLEASE!!! CAST NO VOTES FOR THIS ENTRY!!!
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UncleBuck
I've had this done to me before. Seeing as nobody else wants to comment, I'll try to do it as fully as possible. There are a few points for me to make. The first is that not many people would think of using the horn in that way. Very creative
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UncleBuck
Now, on to more stuff. I don't know if you meant it or not, but I can see the flame within the horn being perfectly real. If that little black stripe in it is from another picture and was unintentional, it doesn't matter, because it fits.
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UncleBuck
The reflection around the man's fingers is fantastic, and the placement of the horn into the ear looks correct. Now onto the things you could improve on: first, the horn's color could have been changed to better match the picture. It looks okay,
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UncleBuck
... it could be better. I suggest working with levels, brightness/contrast, or something similar to achieve the affect. And maybe a light red reflection of the woman's shirt. And maybe some soft light coming from the flame. Not sure how to do that.
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UncleBuck
... but it can be done easily (once you know how). That's pretty much all I have to say about it. The source picture fits well, but as a whole, this piece isn't pleasing to look at, mainly because it looks painful! Take that how you will. Overa
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UncleBuck
Overall, this is a great job in the way of realism. However, going a different path might have been better. I'm by no means a Photoshop expert, but I know good work when I see it. And this is good work. Go here: altmed.creighton.edu/ear/experiment.
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yomar
Naybe you missed it, Unclebuck, but the red - and probably the whole head for that matter - does show as a reflection at the horn's top. A nice piece o' detail right there...
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TofuTheGreat
Thanks UncleBuck and yomar! Any constructive feedback is great even the negative stuff. I agree with the color of the horn. I played with it quite a bit before, frankly, giving up to work on the reflection details.
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TofuTheGreat
Also the flame is real and from the original picture (image search google for ear candling and you're sure to find it) I kept the black line as I thought it fit too. Nice to see that yomar caught the red and the head in the reflection!
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