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link to photos i have taken :http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v405/navyplaya/Photos/

 

(click on picture to enlarge it...)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

here they are, c/c, rates, or just any comments are appreciated :) :

 

 

 

original:(google images)

 

flowerorig.jpg

 

 

 

manipulation:

 

petal5.jpg

 

 

 

i really like that style, so i tried a new one:

 

original:(google)

 

rosesorig.jpg

 

 

 

manipulation:

 

i have no clue what i should do about text, help would be great :D

 

roses2.jpg

 

 

 

edited:

 

roses3.jpg

 

 

 

anybody can use the 2 above but YOU have to put your name on it

 

 

 

original:(google images)

 

blueeyso.jpg

 

 

 

manip:

 

blueeyes.jpg

 

still did the thing like on the flower, but i did a bit more to this one, i personally think its the best so far but i dont know

 

 

 

original:(google)

 

waterflowo.jpg

 

 

 

manip:

 

waterflow.jpg

 

i went a whole different route with this one, but i like it

 

 

 

orig:(google)

 

woodso.jpg

 

 

 

manip:

 

woods.jpg

 

same technique as last one, but i changed a few things and it turned out wayyy different

 

 

 

original:(photo taken by me)

 

7-10-2006-19.jpg

 

 

 

manip:

 

iris.jpg

 

 

 

orig:(google)

 

treesilo.jpg

 

 

 

manip:

 

treesil.jpg

 

i felt this one should be full size rather than sig size

 

 

 

orig:(google)

 

flamingtreeo.jpg

 

 

 

manip:

 

flamingtree.jpg

 

kinda the same technique as last one, but i dont like this one near as much :notalk:

 

 

 

 

 

ill post more as i make em[/img]

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It's good, but I think a petal on the north-west part of the flower would be better... Takes the focus away from the centre of the sig...

 

 

 

Maybe a bit more of the flower too... Only having that part seems rather empty and boring.

 

 

 

And the text is rather random and boring... It looks as though it was just slapped on in a random place, jsut because it has to be there.

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lol i cant tell if thats a compliment or not riku :-k, ty tho? :wink:

 

 

 

i did try using a petal more on the left side, but they werent defined enough and when i tried to cut them out, lets just say it wasnt pretty,

 

ya the text does suck, im looking for new fonts right now

 

 

 

thank you for the comments guys :D keep em coming

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Yeh, I think that's a compliment.

 

 

 

No, it's not the font that's the problem - the font is great. It's the placement. It's just plonked there as though it's lost.. Like a new kid in a new school.

 

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Maybe using a different colour for 'avyplaya' would be better... Try a the yellowy part on the petal (colour dibber it).

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k, is the position good? or should i move it somewhere, and when i find a good color for it, should i add blending options to it or just leave it plain?

 

 

 

No... You're totally not listening to what I'm saying.

 

 

 

MOVE THE TEXT - IT DOES NOT LOOK RIGHT WHERE IT IS - THE COLOUR IS FINE - THE FONT IS FINE - THE SIZE IS FINE

 

 

 

Try using the yellow of the petal (Colour dibber it) for the text, but keep the orange on the 'N'.

 

 

 

Ok?

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I love to play with photos like that. I'd probably search/create a font with shaping that resembles the petals of your flower.

 

 

 

I'd bet if you keep playing with the font & placement, you'll find the perfect composition.

 

 

 

Have fun!

 

 

 

BTW - LOVE your wolf Goldwolflord!

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I'd shift it to an edge/corner, maybe in something more like this font:

 

navyplaya4xk.jpg

 

 

 

Hmmm... I dunno... The placement is obviously good. That's what I meant, but the font... It seems too rugged for this picture... It's soft, gentle, and warm, yet the font seems hard to me...

 

 

 

I think arial is fine, but it's your choice. :)

 

 

 

How about a little glow on the petal?

 

Don't use outer glow effect.

 

 

 

Wow. It still says Ard_Choille has the most recent post... :-s

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here it is

 

petal5.jpg

 

i like the font how it is, i agree about the gentleness of it

 

 

 

i tried putting a glow on the petal, but when i cut it out it wasnt done perfectly, so it looked bad

 

 

 

thx for the help tho guys, on to the next one

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Navy, what gold means is, adjust it to match the bg...

 

 

 

For instance, what I noticed is there is a roof in the bg....

 

 

 

You could attempt to skew the text to seem asthough it is imprinted on the roof. Not bad, but the text is the only let down.

 

 

 

About the tag itself, it is extremely dull, and the focus is on that one petal.

 

What you could do is, select a piece of the background, and keep it colored, to keep the focus balanced.

 

 

 

So, to recap, Text needs to be adjusted to fit the bg better, not just slapped on, Take my tag for eg..., and keep the focus on the center of the tag.

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No.. That's not what I meant...

 

Though that is actually a good idea.. Skewing and making it look as though it was imprinted... I'll try that now...

 

 

 

Here's an edit I made... I just brought out the colour of the petal with a few layers, and sharpened the background.

 

 

 

Sorry if you consider it ripping.

 

 

 

squawble5ry.jpg<-After

 

petal5.jpg<- Before

 

EDIT: Text:

 

squawble2yt.jpg

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