Looks good. Just match the white areas between his ears & shoulders to the background.
author says:
Yeah but I have problems with color profiles. Images look different depending if I open them with photoshop, with firefox, or with windows image viewer. It's a total mess..
I love the mood you accomplished, the blue is very nice. Making it Halloween themed is great also, would have never thought about that!
Normally the white edges around the girls would have annoyed the hell out of me but here it, surprisingly, does not. It works!
Only thing: why the grainy moon?
Question: why post your entry before the "stuff that needs work" is done? You have FIVE MORE DAYS to get it right... I'd also suggest making the dragon larger, since it's the purpose of the contest.
author says:
Because in my eyes it's just little retouching and I am not sure I am going to do it. I have to admit 15 days is a little bit short delay for me. And I say "it needs a little more work here and there" to let people know that I am aware it needs more work, so people wont post comments to point to those specific areas. But all comments are welcome anyway.
Having a flash back of the Mothra Egg from my child hood. Yowza.
That little white edge on the the lip of the crater is a slight distraction but the overall feel of chop has a very red feel to it. Sort of like a Sepia Effect only pounded into the orange/red spectrum.
While the egg is technically a baby dragon (in my book anyway) the contest is a DRAGON contest so that might be something to look into.
As time is a factor (and it would be a big change) you might want to think of having a crack in the egg with a claw popping out. Just a suggestion.
Good work overall, enjoyable vision.
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This one I started with the girl, not really knowing where I was going. I have worked on it for too much time and now I think I can't see it clearly. Maybe you can help me with some criticism. (5 years and 1384 days ago)
Lighten the shadows and make them less opaque. I'd remove the pink blob. I know it's supposed to be flowers, but it looks like a pink blob.
Also, the filter makes the castle look like a drawing. The basic concept is good, if a bit too saturated. The eagle/camel is well blended & believable.
Kind of looks like an illustration from an old Fairy Tale Book, after smoking crack. I'M JUST KIDDING.. but seriously, it looks really sharp.
If you have the original images (before the filter effect) place it under this layer and experiment with blending options to see what happens.
This is a mixed media contest, so this image is fine. Though I think the Lioness could be just a tad bit bigger so her ears break the cliff edge. She's looking more cat like instead of lion like. More little mushrooms might help to give them some purpose. They kind of look like the just plopped into the picture. Not a bad thing, but they are curious.
Good luck author.
author says:
Thanks for your criticism.
I removed the mushrooms but not because of placement but because I want to find different looking mushrooms. For the flowers, I wasn't really happy with it either. And yes I want it to be very bright and saturated like a bright sunny day, and sharp like a drawing.
I have some more source to add
- round bush: https://pixabay.com/fr/arbre-jardin-bungalow-couper-893287/
- labyrinth : https://pixabay.com/fr/parc-labyrinthe-vert-748339/
- stone stairs : https://pixabay.com/en/albania-castle-ruin-shkod%C3%ABr-balkan-1036793/
- tree : https://pixabay.com/en/tree-landscape-costa-rica-mountain-692918/
Much improved author,the lioness is much more Panthera leo and less Felis silvestris catus. That little tweak made a world of difference (IMHO). Smart move on the on the flowers as well. The labyrinth was a solid choice and adds a lot of interest to the chop. Once again IMHO. Good luck.
A better technique for sharpening an image is to duplicate the layer then use a high pass filter on the upper layer. Set the blending on that layer to overlay. That can sharpen up an image nicely without adding the black lines. Coincidentally, if you invert the top layer it gives the pic a nice soft effect and can hide sharper imperfections.
Well I've seen lots of frogs, but never a furry one, well done.
Does it like water like frogs do, or does it hate water like cats do?
Nicely done.
I like the blending... looks nice... good luck..
Thanks everyone !
(I added a source that I forgot)
Nice idea well made!
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