Photoshop contest - sword

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I used perspective and some vanishing point to create the main scene. Comments welcome. Everything else is up to your own personal preference.

CMYK 46 [lvl 20] [vp 1000] [ 44]:

Not bad...source link doesn't work.
(92 days ago)

author:

ok thanks...i think it should work now
(92 days ago)

CMYK 46 [lvl 20] [vp 1000] [ 44]:

Works fine now. Check your knife shadows...they're opposite the light source on the fence. Nice mood.
(92 days ago)

author:

Thanks CMYK...will do
(92 days ago)

giallo86 [lvl 19] [vp 1000] [ 293]:

That's nice!! what a work...
(91 days ago)

hyperorbit [lvl 35] [vp 1000] [ 696]:

Kewl idea! Love the painted fence effect. Looks great.
(91 days ago)

guitardog [lvl 8] [vp 1000] [ 104]:

I like the comic book style, it looks very cool, more graphic novel actually... how did you do it??
(91 days ago)

author:

Thanks...well actually the hardest part of this piece was getting the knife with the correct perspective. The sword would not let me get it the right way so i had to improvise. which is shown in my step one. the main scene again is really up to personal choice on how you would make it night time. (It's all relative in art) I used the usual adjustment layers of levels, brightness & contrast, & hue/saturation. for the fence the burn and dodge tool came in very handy. the bullseye, the way i removed the extra planks, & chalk outline was don in vanish point
(91 days ago)

author:

btw im a big fan of frank millers art style and maybe it showed here...thanks to everyone for the comments
(91 days ago)

nisha.gandhi [lvl 5] [vp 1000] [ 115]:

great
(89 days ago)

CGdesign [lvl 1] [vp 0] [ 0]:

Very very good! I like the amount of detail that you put into it. The outline of the girl and the buttering up with the "pst" in it (ha ha). Like it a lot, well done.
(89 days ago)

mymyb37 [lvl 31] [vp 2000] [ 499]:

Great!
(88 days ago)

madamemonty [lvl 16] [vp 2000] [ 828]:

congrats
(88 days ago)

author:

Thanks everyone and congrats to all the participants
(88 days ago)

hyperorbit [lvl 35] [vp 1000] [ 696]:

Congrats!
(88 days ago)

kwikske [lvl 10] [vp 1000] [ 65]:

congrats
(88 days ago)

chilldown [lvl 12] [vp 399] [ 13]:

congrats!
(87 days ago)

Lil_Flac_3 [lvl 8] [vp 224] [ 8]:

Congrats.
(86 days ago)

step 1

step 2

step 3

sources used for this entry:

• 1: Fence

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final score: 60.9 %

votes placed: 301

submitted: 92 days ago

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No outside source used,
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Alot of comments on the lighting situation.
Quote from the national geographic website
"Native to the tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, blue marlins are among the most recognizable of all fish. They are cobalt-blue on top and silvery-white below, with a pronounced dorsal fin and a long, lethal spear-shaped upper jaw."
Hence Blue on top silver underneath

sandyapple [lvl 15] [vp 1000] [ 87]:

I think excellent ..
(92 days ago)

CMYK 46 [lvl 20] [vp 1000] [ 44]:

You kind of skipped over how you made the underwater effect...would love to see that in the SBS....and the lighting is reversed...the highlight should be on top of the fish.
(92 days ago)

misoo83 [lvl 11] [vp 158] [ 0]:

very nice
(92 days ago)

smurkur [lvl 4] [vp 0] [ 1]:

nice job. would have been good to see the step by step on the underwater effect. although you made it with help from the photoshop top secret DVD. I also agree with the lightning comment, the fish should be highlighted on the top. nicely done.
(92 days ago)

giallo86 [lvl 19] [vp 1000] [ 293]:

cool
(91 days ago)

AA [lvl 12] [vp 1000] [ 124]:

nice work!
(90 days ago)

nisha.gandhi [lvl 5] [vp 1000] [ 115]:

great
(89 days ago)

mymyb37 [lvl 31] [vp 2000] [ 499]:

Very nicely done
(88 days ago)

hyperorbit [lvl 35] [vp 1000] [ 696]:

Congrats!
(88 days ago)

kwikske [lvl 10] [vp 1000] [ 65]:

congrats !! very nice
(88 days ago)

Maja [lvl 7] [vp 1000] [ 136]:

Congrats!
(87 days ago)

step 1	step 2	step 3	step 4	step 5
step 6	step 7	step 8	step 9	step 10
step 11	step 12

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votes placed: 305

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I've made the centaur with a tutorial from a magazine , but on my own way :-)
Lots of work I should say
Sources in step-by-step guide

Edit : All images I've got from the cd included with the magazine, so I don't know he sources !!!

marmee54 [lvl 13] [vp 1000] [ 73]:

Oh ... very nice..looking forward to SBS...
(97 days ago)

marmee54 [lvl 13] [vp 1000] [ 73]:

Don't know if you needed the blood, imho, overall very nice.. oh..PS do you have Hi Res..???
(97 days ago)

sodoff111 [lvl 2] [vp 436] [ 3]:

The sky image is the same one that came with the magazine
(97 days ago)

CMYK 46 [lvl 20] [vp 1000] [ 44]:

Very well done, but why the red highlight on the shield? Try to lighten up the shadow on the neck, too...maybe blur it a bit. Good work.
(97 days ago)

Maja [lvl 7] [vp 1000] [ 136]:

Great entry, bravo!
(97 days ago)

hilleke [lvl 35] [vp 2000] [ 731]:

From your description:
"All images are my own !!!"

Are you sure?

http://www.sxc.hu/photo/777366
(96 days ago)

author:

I've got the images from a cd-rom that I recieved from a magazine (photoshop creative) , so I don't know the sources from it. I recieved a message with the link for the horse, but the others ones I don't know where they are from ...
(96 days ago)

hilleke [lvl 35] [vp 2000] [ 731]:

You can only state they are yours if you took them yourself...
(96 days ago)

aheman [lvl 11] [vp 172] [ 0]:

suggest make the sword longer, looks like holding a toy-sword for now
(96 days ago)

author:

I edited the text in the description, I think it's ok now ??? Otherwise let me know please , and sorry for the mistake ...
(96 days ago)

rorof [lvl 1] [vp 0] [ 4]:

LOLZ funny
(96 days ago)

unkskitty [lvl 12] [vp 1000] [ 29]:

I agree that the sword should be a little longer/bigger... Also blending at man's waist/horse's neck could use a little work around the right side... Other than that great work!
(93 days ago)

author:

Made the sword a bit longer and blended some more on the horse and body
(93 days ago)

dpm08 [lvl 12] [vp 26] [ 0]:

good one.
(91 days ago)

step 1	step 2	step 3	step 4	step 5
step 6	step 7	step 8	step 9	step 10

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• 1: horse

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women and sword,thankyou to deviantart.com for their brushes

boogeyman [lvl 14] [vp 1000] [ 29]:

nice, i really like the colors but perspective of sword is a little bit wrong, try add/remove shadows from handle and will be better and please, add a hi-res
(93 days ago)

author:

thank you for your help
(93 days ago)

bjaockx [lvl 11] [vp 1000] [ 102]:

i really like the sky! sword looks good now!
(93 days ago)

Dianas Hunting [lvl 20] [vp 1000] [ 92]:

A fantastic use of the source image to create an outstandingly beautiful entry - well done
(93 days ago)

eladine [lvl 20] [vp 2000] [ 241]:

so dreamy like the only thing i want to add is that some of the grass seem to be floating
(93 days ago)

deadaim [lvl 8] [vp 1] [ 2]:

good concept and colors, i would have blurred the grass (not alot though), at the moment it looks a bit sharp
(93 days ago)

Throne [lvl 1] [vp 71] [ 0]:

I am totally mesmerized...
(92 days ago)

dpm08 [lvl 12] [vp 26] [ 0]:

like the dreamy effect, good job.
(91 days ago)

giallo86 [lvl 19] [vp 1000] [ 293]:

Pretty nice picture!! Are you following khingkhing???
(91 days ago)

nisha.gandhi [lvl 5] [vp 1000] [ 115]:

wow........
(91 days ago)

step 1

step 2

step 3

step 4

sources used for this entry:

• 1: source1
• 2: background
• 3: brushes
• 4: brushes

final score: 57.9 %

votes placed: 338

submitted: 93 days ago

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