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Do these edits work? - Partial Nudity Ahead

Postby Cre8tivepixels on Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:33 pm

Thanks.........

2nd go at this theme......

This one i am working for a 'rainy' type effect......

Image

This one mystical.......lol

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Cheers
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Postby blacknstormy on Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:37 pm

I really like the second shot - to me it is a much stronger image due to the eye contact - I also prefer the pose and the treatment :)
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Postby Matt. K on Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:00 pm

You are a hard worker Dan. You just keep pumping this stuff out and it gets better with time. With your rain layer, try inverting the layer so that the rain is white rather than black. It will look more authentic.
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Postby DebT on Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:10 pm

Dan,
always like to see how people tackle the photoshop creative side - I like the mystical shadows on #2 very effective but while #1 is interesting it just doesn't say rain to me - try looking for a rain / droplet brush and applying more irregularily with varying pressure - also like the previous comment about inverting the brush colour .
I'll also hunt through my brush collection and see if I can find some 'rain'
But once again admire your manipulative talent
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Postby DebT on Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:16 pm

Hi, just remembered I had this tucked away http://www.photoshoplab.com/rainy-day-rain-effect.html

- may be what you are looking for and can certainly be done on an angle . Remember to work on a separate layer and save as a brush or action for next time
http://www.photoshoplab.com/rainy-day-rain-effect.html
Let me know what you think
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Postby Cre8tivepixels on Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:40 pm

Sorry just to clarify...i didnt want it to look like actual rain, its meant to look like it does............thanks DebT :) i have various rain brushes as well......lol
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Postby devilla101 on Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:11 am

I really dig the second photo. Really gives out an ethereal feel. Don't really like that effect on the 1st photo as it looks like some cheap photoshop filter thats there just for the sake of being there and not really adding to anything.
If you can give the same treatment like the second photo then I think both will be winners.
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Postby Bindii on Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:46 pm

The second one is brilliant.. I do the first still though but the second one just blows it away... :)
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