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Re: Another vintage car from Cuba
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You have really thrown me now. I NEVER look at a picture that closely. Perhaps I should.
What I REALLY, REALLY, NEED, is me to watch you doing all you are telling me to do!
Yes, it is the PS sky. Sometimes I do put the healing brush over it and it looks a bit different.
I am not very good with layers. I do it in layers and then when I want to put my name on it, it talks about rasterizing it - I say "Yes" and all the layers appear to vanish!
Thanks so much for your input. I am going to print it and one day I may have another go. (Unless you want to, on the original
)
As for more contrast here and there, I haven't a clue how I did it.
Originally posted by Jim
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Hi Audrey.
Well! What can I say? For someone who had to watch a tutorial, I think you've done a stunning job!
Don't you think that the pic looks more balanced now with the blue in the sky echoing the blue in the number plate and in the Chevrolet badge?
My thoughts that follow are only my own thoughts, and what I would do to try to perfect the image. If you are happy with the pic, then I think it's good enough to print and hang on your wall. I don't think you're the type to get frightened by a silly little piece of computer software, but what I suggest will take some time and perhaps practice.
Warning, Audrey! Make copies! Do not practice on your original image!
The wheel of the car is perfect, it's just enough to stop the car looking as though it's floating. In fact, although it's difficult to see at these resolutions, I might copy, flip and paste the wheel over onto the other side. You would need to try that and then see what it looked like at full res. You aren't trying to make the car symmetrical, that would be unnatural, but just see what it looks like. I've just looked at the original and there is a wheel on the other side that was perfect. Did you darken that in this image?
You've done a good job in cloning out the modern car, but in the pic that you've posted there's a little sharply defined rectangle. think you can get rid of that? There is also a blur just to the side of the headlamp where the back of the modern was that you need to heal out. Actually, the heal tool might be too difficult just there, you might need to use the clone stamp. There is also a funny little curly thing just above the wing of the car on that same side. What is that? maybe get rid of that while you're there.
Now; The sky. What you've done has transformed the picture. (but there's always a but in life, isn't there? )
Where did you get that sky? It looks a bit like one of the Photoshop patterns.
It's OK, but for some reason just doesn't look natural.
I think what might be confusing me is that this image is altogether darker than the original. Have you tried to increase the contrast, or something? I think I preferred the original, as you have no lost the little detail in the driver's face and the metallic sheen to his shirt. I would leave the little details in as they give much more to look at. (Unless you want to make an abstract, which is a subject for another day!)
Back to the sky. Look through your other pics and try to find a nice blue sky. Are the clouds quite as soft and fuzzy as the clouds in this sky? If they look the same, then leave the sky. It's my monitor that is off. If you prefer another sky, copy and paste it into your picture.
Can you see a little lip to the side of the roof of the car? I can see that you've built up the roof, and you've made a good job of it, but you've made it just a little high. Go in at a very close zoom and use a vary small brush to delete the top of the roof, get rid of the little lip on either side and the hard line that runs along the top.
Looking at it again, I think try to get the brightness and contrast back to the original. The buildings on the right had a bit more "snap", his shirt and face I've mentioned, the bumper was shinier, and so on.
All the above can be seen as hypercritical, but is what I think I would do. Break it down into little jobs and stop after each one, look at what you've done and see if you're happy with it. Don't try to do it all in one go, 'cos when you've finished and you don't like it, you may not know which bit you don't like!
And remember what the art teacher told us. The hard part of *any* work is knowing when to stop!
Jim
Well! What can I say? For someone who had to watch a tutorial, I think you've done a stunning job!
Don't you think that the pic looks more balanced now with the blue in the sky echoing the blue in the number plate and in the Chevrolet badge?
My thoughts that follow are only my own thoughts, and what I would do to try to perfect the image. If you are happy with the pic, then I think it's good enough to print and hang on your wall. I don't think you're the type to get frightened by a silly little piece of computer software, but what I suggest will take some time and perhaps practice.
Warning, Audrey! Make copies! Do not practice on your original image!
The wheel of the car is perfect, it's just enough to stop the car looking as though it's floating. In fact, although it's difficult to see at these resolutions, I might copy, flip and paste the wheel over onto the other side. You would need to try that and then see what it looked like at full res. You aren't trying to make the car symmetrical, that would be unnatural, but just see what it looks like. I've just looked at the original and there is a wheel on the other side that was perfect. Did you darken that in this image?
You've done a good job in cloning out the modern car, but in the pic that you've posted there's a little sharply defined rectangle. think you can get rid of that? There is also a blur just to the side of the headlamp where the back of the modern was that you need to heal out. Actually, the heal tool might be too difficult just there, you might need to use the clone stamp. There is also a funny little curly thing just above the wing of the car on that same side. What is that? maybe get rid of that while you're there.
Now; The sky. What you've done has transformed the picture. (but there's always a but in life, isn't there?
)Where did you get that sky? It looks a bit like one of the Photoshop patterns.
It's OK, but for some reason just doesn't look natural.
I think what might be confusing me is that this image is altogether darker than the original. Have you tried to increase the contrast, or something? I think I preferred the original, as you have no lost the little detail in the driver's face and the metallic sheen to his shirt. I would leave the little details in as they give much more to look at. (Unless you want to make an abstract, which is a subject for another day!)
Back to the sky. Look through your other pics and try to find a nice blue sky. Are the clouds quite as soft and fuzzy as the clouds in this sky? If they look the same, then leave the sky. It's my monitor that is off. If you prefer another sky, copy and paste it into your picture.
Can you see a little lip to the side of the roof of the car? I can see that you've built up the roof, and you've made a good job of it, but you've made it just a little high. Go in at a very close zoom and use a vary small brush to delete the top of the roof, get rid of the little lip on either side and the hard line that runs along the top.
Looking at it again, I think try to get the brightness and contrast back to the original. The buildings on the right had a bit more "snap", his shirt and face I've mentioned, the bumper was shinier, and so on.
All the above can be seen as hypercritical, but is what I think I would do. Break it down into little jobs and stop after each one, look at what you've done and see if you're happy with it. Don't try to do it all in one go, 'cos when you've finished and you don't like it, you may not know which bit you don't like!
And remember what the art teacher told us. The hard part of *any* work is knowing when to stop!
Jim
LOL
You have really thrown me now. I NEVER look at a picture that closely. Perhaps I should.
What I REALLY, REALLY, NEED, is me to watch you doing all you are telling me to do!
Yes, it is the PS sky. Sometimes I do put the healing brush over it and it looks a bit different.
I am not very good with layers. I do it in layers and then when I want to put my name on it, it talks about rasterizing it - I say "Yes" and all the layers appear to vanish!
Thanks so much for your input. I am going to print it and one day I may have another go. (Unless you want to, on the original
)As for more contrast here and there, I haven't a clue how I did it.
BTW still waiting for yours.
If I saved it in psd, I could then add the frame and the title and my name afterwards and then save again with a different title.
My advice to everyone, don't retire, it's harder work than full employment.
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