[Exoudeous]

Well Im trying to learn more about photoshop now so i can start working all teh line drawings I've made. My first atempt at doing it wasnt to bad, but i was told that useing lasso and lighten/darken was a no-no. so I decided to sit down and redo the picture totaly.
http://solsanctum.tripod.com/attempt.htm

This is a drawing of myself, its a simple picture. I didnt draw the rest of the body because i have a good idea for a homepage, and this is for part of the design i was thinkin of. teh picture on the left was the first attempt, and the picture on the right is my latest attempt, but im still workin on it.

any crits or comments are welcome, please tell me how i can improve the picture.

Thanks for your time
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[biggerbob]

ok, the way the shadow of the collar on the left side drapes across the neck does not coincide with the shadow under the jawline above it. it makes it look like the light comes in from behind the guy and off to the left, but the shadow under the jawline wouldnt be there if that was where the light came from. Dont mean to be rude.

[amichaels]

I actually like the way the hair was before. It needs some more detail but in the after image it looks more lifeless. It looks like flat brown with some strands thrown in.

[Exoudeous]

OK Ive been workin alot on thsi picture and i belive im getting alot better, didn't know i was that fast of a learner
(I went from the original image to the new one in about a span of a day. See link)

http://solsanctum.tripod.com/attempt2.htm
I went back an added some life to the hair, and now it looks way better.

Is there any other things i can do to this picture to impove it further?

Thanks for your time people.
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[SWMatt]

I found it easier to explain what I see as wrong in the image by painting over. I hope you don't mind but if you do let me know and I'll remove this post.

Anyway, incorporate anything you like. I've tried to introduce a bit more shadow opposing the light to add more contrast to the face.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rjkidd/keifsunglasses4.jpg
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[Exoudeous]

Thanks SWMatt youve given me some things to think about, im ok with you doing that, after all im a beginer and i need all the suggestions i can get from you guys on teh boards, ill try to make a few more changes and possibly use some of the changes you made, i wont go that dark though as i want to keep a certain look for this picture caus it will be on my hompage.

Thanks for your input man. I think after this picture is done Im going to go work on some life drawing so i undertand the shading better, anyways ill be without a computer for a while so i wont have much choice

ill have my updated version up in a day or so, hope i get it right this time
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[Exoudeous]

well I got impatient so i started working on it tonight. here is how it looks so far.

http://solsanctum.tripod.com/newart.htm

Im going to work on it more tomorrow, but I think its starting to shape up finally.

crits and comments still welcome, and thanks for your time once again.
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[Exoudeous]

I worked on the picture a little more today i changed various things. It looks pretty much done to me now, but i need you guys opinions.

http://solsanctum.tripod.com/newart2.htm


Thanks.
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[Isric]

wow, that's a lot better already, keep it up
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[Capt. Fred]

you could try going totally falt shding, for a cleaner simpler image {shrug}


yeah, you could try allot of things�

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