Shadows under the sitting doll and the rooster next to her are too dark. Maybe keep them darker closer to the subjects and fade them out a bit as you go out further. Good job cutting out some of the subjects. A couple of them looked tough like the wizard's beard and sitting girl's hat.
author says:
Thanks BW, you're right. I've made the shadows a bit clearer.
I really enjoyed this Photoshop. It's an awesome concept and made my eyes wander. The faults I see are the overall tone should have been much warmer due to the light source being a setting sun (things are much more orangy at sunset right?). The power plant for example fits in as far as temperature is concerned but right next to it the skyline is really "cool" (bluer) in temperature so they conflict. Also when you have a back lit scene like that, you would see some of the sun's light reflecting off the left side of some of the individual buildings that are getting hit by the sun's light, as well as the right side of the mountains, and perhaps some of top of the arm/hand. This can be achieved via a Brushing Layer, or multiple ones that are "clipped" to the buildings, hand/arm, and even the mountain. Generally you would use an Overlay, Soft or Hard Light, or Screen Layers, but there are a few more you can use. Then just brush some gold/yellow/orange color for your light, varying the brightness and opacity of the brush as needed. The green part on the arm has too much light on the top "half" which does not concur with the back-lit light source (the "back side" of the arm should be more shadowy and less lit up). As for the power plant, it's backwards. The shadowy side should be on the right due to the sun being on its left. If you need some help with this, feel free to PM me.
The back ground and the lines are rectangular selections filled a gradient... the sun is just a brush click with white color... (5 years and 770 days ago)
hehehe.. Boing Boing Boing would be a good title too... LOL..super fun!!!
OMG this is goooooood.
Congrats Zizounai!! Another win for you!!
Thanks BW
Congrats Sylvie 1 & 2, nice work
Thanks Megan
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