[Radiater]

Here's my first ever digital painting. It is my homework from my first photoshop class at the local technical institute. I've included my reference and a few progress shots all in one pic. The instructor wanted us to try out as many photoshop tools as possible - so yes there's dodging and burning.

Other than that - I would really like suggestions, comments or critiques to help improve on my next pic.

Thanks,

Radiater.

ps. I still have to do a background by Saturday and can therefore do some touchups.

[jHof]

What smells in here? :B

Fishy seems kind of sharp at the edges, no? The lower belly fin(Nice techincal term.) seems like the skin is coming out at the different edge colors. Maybe a little smothing out of the black and orange on that would help.

Only other thing I had a beef with, was the little flipper. On the fish refereance the flipper has quite a long part of it being transparent. You didn't seem to have that in there.

Looks prettys Snazzy though, any back ground or other fishies come'n?

-jHof

[Radiater]

Thanks jHof,

Appreciate your comments. Does anyone else have any comments before my fish drifts into the deep ocean?

Radiater.

ps. I feel like crap because stniel777 gets more responses than I do........

[Luci]

Hiya Radiater

I really think for your first digital picture, this is wonderful Some things though, that I might point out..

The colour scheme that you are using is very simaliar to the referance picture used, but, it looks to me as though it's still a little dull.. You might want to try and get some even stronger colours in there- and it might work a little more

Also, The back tail fin looks to be a tad blotchy to the one in the refernce picture, you might want to try and make the markings a little more smoother.. if you get what I mean

Apart from that, I think it's a really really good first off for your first digital painting, Keep up the good work!!

-Luci

(P.s. - I wouldn't worry about the number of replies that stneil777 got and the amount of replies that you got - Half of them were flaming, More than half.. I wouldn't worry, as long as you get some good crit/comments in your thread and they actually help you, rather than flame you )