Sijun Forums :: View topic - Hair-extensions and new images

ruyter · Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2000 6:49 am

Hi! I�ve just bought a Wacom Graphire pen, and tried out my skills -but one thing came to mind when making a couple of new images: is there an easy way to make hair look more realistic when using ie. Photoshop? A sort of plug-in or something? Anyway, here�s my newest addition of images:

-btw: The Graphire is great! The active area is small, but so is the price! A great introduction to pen-tools.

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SightX · Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2000 7:38 am

Wow....I really like the way you focus on the face and convey emotion(I like

)

HAIR: http://www.sijun.com/dhabih/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000923.html

Go here and prosper my friend

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micke · Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2000 7:53 am

Nice set of poses

-MIKAEL

Frost · Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2000 7:59 am

Ruyter

That girl pic looks a LOT like one of Luis Royo's ( spell check please! =) paints...

Anyway, cool stuff! =]
frost.

dennison · member Member # Joined: 29 Jan 2000 Posts: 247

just wanted to say that i find the sword in the second pic a little bit out of place.. i think it could be better without it, seems like the girl is wearing a nightgown.. now who would wear that and carry a samurai along? :P
btw.. the moon and grass are nice

Ko · Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2000 11:05 am

I really like the picture of the sullen girl!
Really nice figure work/lighting/technique.
How much time did you spend on it?

I guess she's sad because she lost her bra? :P

Oh.. just one comment, her feet seem awfully small!

Ko

[This message has been edited by Ko (edited March 24, 2000).]

ruyter · Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2000 5:40 pm

Hi guys!
thanks for the replies! -Yes, I�ve looked at some of the images of Royo, but that doesn�t mean that these are total rip-offs.
I agree that the katana seems out of place, but I�m into Kendo and Iaido, so.... -Hey, I�ll work about it, ok?
Look at my other images at: http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~ruyter/ewr-pr1.htm[url]

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Dawn_Rising Sun · Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2000 11:16 pm

Sorry I have to admit my ignorance again... what exaclty is a GRAPHFIRE PEN... or however you spell it?

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DuKEZ · Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2000 9:35 am

Rising Sun. just click: http://www.wacom.com/graphire/

i have one myself.. yep its pretty neat

Frost · Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2000 10:23 am

Hey Ruyter,

No, I didn't say such a thing.=) Was just making a statement since I remember seeing your inspiration pic, that's all. =)))

Great work! Keep it up!
frost.

Adamantine · member Member # Joined: 20 Feb 2000 Posts: 94

pentanke.jpg: nice drawing technique,
0 points for originality though, which
is kinda important cause copying off
other peeps work isn't very creative.
check yourselves: http://m02.webjump.com/Images/ripoff.JPG

Adamantine · member Member # Joined: 20 Feb 2000 Posts: 94

oh BTW the shading on the girls' skin is way to strong

ruyter · Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2000 5:57 am

Hi again!
You asked how I did the shading, and the answer is the dodge and burn tool. demonpul.jpg (norwegian for demon f***...) is made with a background that's made by smearing red, orange and yellow airbrush-strokes, and then filtered with splatter-brushstrokes, this makes a fine effect for distant, huge flames with heat-bluring ...I guess. The shading of the girl and the demon was done by using dodge for highlight and burn for shadows, set for midtones. I'm a bit colorblind, so the result was rather interesting. pentanke.jpg was made pretty much the same way, with extensive use of smudging.
I did'nt use that much time with these. Honestly. The use of a pen speeds up the prosess. -Hey, but keep in mind that I'm an amature. I've haven't learned this at any school or something, eventhough I'm a student of architecture. I'm selftought. The fact that I may have been a special post in my primary school's budget because of my huge consumption of drawingbooks and paper, may have something to do with my socalled talent. -But I have a lot to learn.

ruyter · Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2000 6:10 am

I just took the time to check out the link you posted, Adamantine.... -What's the matter with you anyway? You sick, sick person! Spending all that time making that image just to prove a fact that I've already agreed to have done? Keep in mind that all I did was to try out my new pentool. I was experimenting with retouching photos and existing images, and you thought I was trying to exploit the work of a wellknown artist? Get a life!

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predator · Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2000 11:43 am

his post may have been a bit harsh but the fact remains that people on this forum are
ruthless when it comes to credit given to artists, so if an image you've done is that close to another, it's better to say it up front, then people usually won't have a problem with it.

Adamantine · member Member # Joined: 20 Feb 2000 Posts: 94

if you deliberatly copy off someone elses work, then at least state so. like if someone else except me hasnt seen the other artists work they are gonna think your is great, but you didnt do all the effort, thats what im saying. and i spent about 2-3 mins on making ripoff.jpg if your wondering.

Adamantine · member Member # Joined: 20 Feb 2000 Posts: 94

mmh..yeah, ive got the life, i spend some of it on this forum, if that's not wrong with you?