Image Umbrella: Realistic Images

[Zieon Eslador]

Critique-

Falken, the centered green dot and the radial flares around the sun are too opaque. Also, blur the semicircle that is covering the top middle a bit. The rest of the lens flare could be a bit more transparent, but it looks fine as is. If you're going for complete realism, the moon shouldn't be there. If it's between you and the sun, how does it reflect the sun's light? :wink:

The image is awesome though, and even if you don't change the things I pointed out, it looks great. The background is yours as well?

[Goonfella]

Yes I love that lens flare pic. I would have fewer `spikes' on the flare though.

Here is my latest spacescape. A Galileo Tribute pic. All PDN except for Galileo.

I have to thank Welshy for the wood texture which was the base for Jupiter. :wink:

[0(-.-)0]

Thats a test of my new texture method. I wish I had a starfield to go with it but I fail at starfields. Also, Goonfella, that rules! I like the moon's shadow on Jupiter. Good use of the wood texture.

[Possum Roadkill]

@ Goonfella, Wow ! Amazing image. Jupiter looks just like Jupiter ! The moons are a nice touch. Beautiful image once again.

@ 0(-.-)0, Very nice image. The atmosphere is very well done. The planet is a little too sharp looking. It would look a little softer through an atmosphere. Maybe add some cloud formations as well. Very light, soft and transparent.

[Heat Stroke]

Wow Goonfella! I really like it!

[oma]

Goonfella lovely planet I've left message in your gallery.

0(-.-)0 as Possum said that's a great looking planet. Add the clouds and you've got a winner.

here is my final version of the deer see pg 77 for wip shots and the larger size. also in about 5 mins the revised will be on my DA if you wish to look at it therel.

[Possum Roadkill]

Goonfella lovely planet I've left message in your gallery.

0(-.-)0 as Possum said that's a great looking planet. Add the clouds and you've got a winner.

here is my final version of the deer see pg 77 for wip shots and the larger size. also in about 5 mins the revised will be on my DA if you wish to look at it therel.

Beautiful Oma ! I looked through the screen shots in your gallery and was amazed to see how the image came together. This is one of the things we have all been talking about, I hope the younger artists on here will take the time to learn from this valuable lesson. Simply amazing, and thanks for sharing so much of the details of how you created it.

[barbieq25]

0(-.-)0, very nice! The texture & the colour are awesome!

Goonie, I this one is just awesome! I love the way you do space!

Oma, left comments in your gallery & fans. Beautiful! The steps show how much effort has gone into this image. I love seeing how things progress. Beautiful, Oma!

[Kemaru]

@Goonfella: Wow, that is some real-looking Jupiter!

Nice deer there, oma

I'm still working on some stuff, like the shadow behind frequency switch (?), and the central part of that speaker.

[0(-.-)0]

Thats amazing O.O

[Kemaru]

Thank you, monkey face

[007 Nab]

That looks great Kemaru -- though I think the speaker itself could use some improvements. To me it seems it's circular, even though it ought to be more elliptical because of the perspective. So I would stretch it slightly horizontally.

Also, its ring of light ought to be rotated about 20 degrees clockwise I think -- according to the wood the main lightsource is coming from the top right, not the top middle.

I was also just gonna say you ought to add more things to the radio itself, but it looks like you're already working on that

Other than that it looks awesome man -- very cool concept!

[Bjarni]

Brilliant pieces Goonfella, monkey face, oma and Kemura.

I tried to make something weird lately, idea was fun, the outcome is not so good:

Painting Apples

Any tips/advice to make it better?

[Possum Roadkill]

@ Kemaru, Very nice image. I just have one suggestion, the knob below the arrow on the dial, shouldn't the lighter line on the knob be more aligned with the red arrow in the dial? I also agree with the shape of the speaker due to the perspective. Believe me, I have had my issues with perspective, ask Yellowman. He really helped me a lot. Really nice wood texture, great concept. Very very cool !

@ Bjarni, I don't know, I think it turned out really well. Maybe you could adjust the apple layer with curves more to your liking. Really great idea, loads of imagination !

[Heat Stroke]

@Bjarni: I think it would be cool if you added a brush stroke of color onto the apple. But it's cool the way you have it anyway.

[Chris_84]

[Zieon Eslador]

That smoke is awesome chris84, are we going to be getting a tutorial soon?

[Frontcannon]

It's a brush.

[Zieon Eslador]

It's a brush.

Ohh.

[yellowman]

@Kemaru, nice radio, I like the mesh of the speaker

@Bjarni, very nice, the brush is awesome did you do that on Paint.net? I think it is done you don't need to change or add any thing as I think.

@Chris_84, nice one there, remind me of AC vent

[Bjarni]

@Yellowman

Thanks, no the brush is not made in PDN, I might try that though.

[oma]

Chris that's a nice image, are you planning on using it as a sig? I would if I were you.

here is my play around of another image I've in the works.

thumb here larger version in my gallery pg 80 or I've also placed a copy on my DA.

[Dr. Agon]

Veeery interesting! I don't think I could get mine THAT realistic.

Anyway, here's my Graffiti.

[Bjarni]

Nice one Oma, as I said in your gallery

Here is one I just finished:

It's my first try at jewelry

[oma]

Bjarni those look like very nice pieces of jewelry. one thing you might try now is to take one of them and semi follow Helen's tut viewtopic.php?f=31&t=31064 using a oval shape to see if you can get some shine and depth.

just use the tut as a guideline to how she did the white outline and blurs etc.

well I've done the dragon as far as I can take it. He will be worked into the Myth and Magic image as next step.

see full size on pg 81 of my gallery. Includeds wip shots and a diversion image of this dragon on pg 80.

100% paint.net no renders.

ciao OMA