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PixelPusher · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2001 6:05 pm

what else should i do with this????

OH and plez crit whats here......

andskj · Guest Member #

For starters, I think this jelly fish needs "real" water. It is dark plain background, that don't give me the feeling of the fish actually beeing in water. Make it a bit brighter, and maby some bubbles or something. For starters I think that will make the picturer more "real". I think you have a nice start. What prog are u using?

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PixelPusher · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2001 5:28 pm

ok here is a new version

let me know what you think....
andskj: i am using photoshop6

arniemg · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2001 9:52 pm

It may help if you have a picture of a jellyfish in front of you? (assuming you don't)

-i would add more jellyfish.

andskj · Guest Member #

Much better. The background looks realy good. arniemg have a point when he wants to see more jelly fish. I wouldn't care so much about how it looks, but adding some details, would make the pic look better. How did you make the bubbles. I think xfenox or eye candy has a realy good bubbel filter. Would make them look more "photo realistic". Not that it matters. They look realy good.
Summary: Give more details on the jelly, and maby make it shine a bit on the left top of the jelly, using the dodge tool. I would suggest using a blue color when you add details.

Just some suggestions. Keep up the good work!

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PixelPusher · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2001 5:10 am

arnimg-good idea i dont have a pic of one was just pulling that out of my head from memory. so i'll get one and make some adjustments..You are in pensacola,not to far from me(you wouldn't happen to have a girlfriend named Emily??)
andskj-made the bubbles in PS with like 4 layers of shadeing i try not to use my filters but maybe i will. i'll make some adjustments and post a new here tonight.
thanks for your help you two

Dthind · member Member # Joined: 12 Dec 2000 Posts: 436

Go here as a reference:
http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/

They have some amazing jellyfish. If nothing else there are some pictures of them.

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Spooky · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2001 12:14 am

Hey there PixelPusher,

I digitally painted some Jellyfish in Photoshop a few months ago and posted the piece in the Finished forum. I used video footage I shot in Omaha and Maui as reference, as well as some photos.

Here is the small size image.

A link to the 1024 x 768 version:
http://www.digitaldreammachine.com/portfolio/digitalart/Jellyfish_1024x768.jpg
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Wireframe · junior member Member # Joined: 03 Jan 2001 Posts: 28

This is going to sound odd, but my major in college was Enviromental Fine Art. The original jellyfish tentacles in this thread are way too straight & too thick. The one done at the bottom are too thick as well, and a little too wild. The two jellyfish seem like they are in a torrent of water to me. Any way, that's my 2 cents.

Peace,
Wireframe

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MrHiemey · Guest Member #

here (these are not mine, btw, just found them on the net):

Actually, just go here: http://www.photovault.com/Link/Animals/Aquatic_Jellyfish/AAJVolume01.html

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arniemg · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2001 5:49 am

nope, can't say that i know an emily.
i was in tally a few days ago though (for spring break).

Jezebel · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2001 10:05 am

I did this really quick to try and help you out. I know it sucks, and it's small but I really didn't want to spend more than 10 or so minutes on it. Maybe you could add some more bright white ir high saturation colors to give it more of an illuminated effect? I think the light green at the top is a little distracting too. Maybe give the bg an all-over dark blue/green shader with wavy variations in color here and there. The increase in contrast with the darker bg will help make the jellyfish look like it's glowing. I think that also like others have suggested, more of them will look really cool.

Great subject matter. Jellyfish are nifty little things

Beth

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andskj · Guest Member #

Jezebel u are amazing........ I would have needed hours making that one.......

Curi0us_George · junior member Member # Joined: 14 Mar 2001 Posts: 23

Jezebel, darn you and your amazing, l337 skills. :)

Spooky · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2001 11:16 pm

Jezebel, very nice indeed. I like the luminescent feel to your Jellyfish. My piece was more a concentration on the flowing brushstrokes I wanted to practice, so I chose Jellyfish as the subject. I've always wanted to paint them. My wife and I have seen some really neat ones and this was my first go at them. I hope our pieces help PixelPusher. I know yours will for certain. I look forward to painting more myself.

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"I have wrought my simple plan, if I give one hour of joy, to the boy who's half a man, or the man who's half a boy."
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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