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Raii
Philippines194 Posts
Click me! + Show Spoiler + I tried achieving a comic-book 3D effect, although I think it isn't evident at all (noob alert lol) Can anyone give me tips to improve, or at least recommend some really cool sites with photoshop/paint.net resources?  Thanks!  | ||
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RedLuck
Canada253 Posts
I suggest looking for a good graphics community where you can share your work and ask for C+C (comments and criticisms). That's how I started and it helped immensely. Unfortunately I haven't been active on a gfx community in ages so I can't suggest any, but I'm sure google can help. :D Dont give up and dont get discouraged! | ||
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Raii
Philippines194 Posts
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lac29
United States1485 Posts
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RedJustice
United States1004 Posts
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CombatWood
United States40 Posts
Um, the edges on the character are a bit off/vary. Some areas is just black, others there's a slight highlight outline(the outline shows on the lower right portions of his left arm, torso, and leg. That is the only real issues I have. The text and background seem a bit off as well, but I'm not really sure since I have no formal art training, so I don't really know the theory behind that sort of thing. Other than that, just keep working at it. Everything takes time if you want to be good at it. Edit: These may be pretty old and not exactly what you need, but apparently I still had the links from when I first started using PS. http://elitebydesign.com/how-to-master-photoshop-in-just-one-week/ | ||
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ChrisXIV
Austria3553 Posts
Also, depending on the effect you want to achieve, you might want to look at color composition, as that really sets the mood of whatever you do. The letters of the text seem...bland. Left upper corner also isn't ideal in most cases - depending on how much you want the viewer to focus on it. And adding even a small shadow gives it more "power". x|x|x x|x|x x|x|x The eye focuses mainly on the two vertical/horizontal lines, if you don't force a focus by other means. | ||
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mizU
United States12125 Posts
I have a collection of tutorials in jpeg format, maybe I'll upload them here. | ||
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guMmiwormz
United States312 Posts
good places to start would be http://www.good-tutorials.com/tutorials/photoshop psdtuts.com (a bit more advanced tuts) | ||
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Asha
United Kingdom38145 Posts
I'd suggest you start working through their great introduction to photoshop as a starting point: http://psd.tutsplus.com/sessions/photoshop-basix/ It's a (free) 14 part video series with downloadable source files/resources, and teaches you the basic tools and skills that make up the core of your photoshop usage. From there you'll have a decent understanding of how to use photoshop to do a variety of image editing and design tasks, and you can comfortably branch out into more advanced tutorials, or simply use that knowledge to start experimenting on your own to produce a few things ^^ Have fun! | ||
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Raii
Philippines194 Posts
Oh and sorry if it looks like a cardboard cut-out. I'm still practicing blending and rendering techniques. Plus, I have no idea what every tool does atm. Most of what I did earlier were purely the results of trial--and-error. | ||
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Coagulation
United States9633 Posts
like others have said you really have to go into "attention to detail mode" when it comes to off color pixels along edges. there are many many many techniques you can use to get rid of them. not all of them will work for every situation. its kind of a pick whats best for each type of area your trying to clean up. the most basic would be a 2 pixel eraser brush and just zoom in and clear them 1 by 1 this is extremely time consuming but effective against straight edges and what not. try using a burn tool to darken the stray pixels. try messing with settings to get a nice blend. Burn tool is an extremely importantf for painting depth and detail in shapes. it also works really well on gradient areas or soft spread areas that cant be touched with a eraser easily. Sometimes i use a trick that helps give edges more depth and a softer flow copy paste the entire character ( make sure hes seperate from background - using layers is important!) and use a Gaussian blur filter set it at about 1.5 on the bottom copy you should erase areas of the blurred bottom layer that are more closer to the viewer and have more of a sharper focus in the picture and tweak it untill eventually the backside and far away edges have a softer look and then merge the layers together. little tiny tricks like these are what make up the bulk of photoshop skills. theres usually always multiple tricks to tackle any problem and employing them correctly often separate a beginners piece from a professionals piece. | ||
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InRaged
1047 Posts
On March 22 2011 06:12 Coagulation wrote: the most basic would be a 2 pixel eraser brush and just zoom in and clear them 1 by 1 this is extremely time consuming but effective against straight edges and what not. While doing so I would highly recommend to work with the layer's mask and not the layer itself. Here is the tutorial: link (I haven't actually read it, but it looks like a fine article on the matter) | ||
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Count9
China10928 Posts
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Raii
Philippines194 Posts
Thanks for all the input. Really I'm browsing 25 tabs at the same time [all tuts] lol | ||
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lac29
United States1485 Posts
On March 22 2011 06:36 InRaged wrote: While doing so I would highly recommend to work with the layer's mask and not the layer itself. Here is the tutorial: link (I haven't actually read it, but it looks like a fine article on the matter) I def agree. A newbie mistake, or more of a work flow mistake, is to alter your original when you should be doing non-permanent alterations. Learn to use masks! | ||
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Coagulation
United States9633 Posts
sometimes thats the best way to learn is trial and error. just pick a tool and doodle around with it and try to get different results and see the dynamics that can be applied to it. some other handy tools to learn generate clouds filter ( to make textures and surface area depth) Pattern filters or clone tool ( to create large areas of texture fast) Masking + area selection ( to edit precise areas of pictures) Blur tool for (creating blurred edges to build depth of field or movement and many other effects.) Layer types (multiply + overlay are 2 most common and very useful) and my favorite is the burn tool. use it for shadows and lighting in a snap. | ||
disciple
9069 Posts
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mel_ee
2447 Posts
-when u stretch images or do any resizing, if u want to keep it uniformly the same, hold SHIFT while u drag to make an image smaller or larger. -the "[" key and the "]" are usefull for zooming in and out. there are other shortcuts also but I think this and "v" are used the most. "v" is the select tool | ||
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wbirdy
Singapore335 Posts
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