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can i borrow your photoshop skills?
2007-04-11, 6:14 PM #1
this is a character i made called chickenman i made him along time ago and i have pics of him that i drew but i drew him on paint and i was wondering if you guys could spruce him up LOL

hes supposed to be wearing a dark green suit and have little claws and wings but thats the best i can do with paint

[http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n127/xMasterKatarnx/Chickenman.png]
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2007-04-11, 6:19 PM #2
Quote:
chickenman


You for real??

2007-04-11, 6:57 PM #3
OK I'm going to come down hard on you but hang in there, there's some constructive suggestions at the end.
  1. You don't "spuce up" mspaint drawings in photoshop. You redraw them, because they are beyond the point where sprucing up would hide the fact they were made with mspaint.
  2. You DO NOT use primitives (oval, rectangle) when drawing. This is a dead giveaway you don't know how to draw. You will notice artists do not regularly draw works of art using compasses and rulers and protractors to create exact shapes. This is intentional.
  3. Furthermore, artists do not tend to use between 2 to 28 colors, refusing to blend or bleed color and upholding the maximum limit. They also don't let Microsoft tell them what those 28 colors should be.
Here is what I believe you should do (IANAArtist):
  1. Become adept with drawing on paper, if you are not already. You will notice the complete lack of a flood fill tool. Do not try to make one. It might fail and then you'll make a mess.:psyduck:
  2. If you fail at step 1, consider investing time in activities more suited to your talents.
  3. But seriously, if you do turn out to be a decent artist, once you are good with paper, it's simply a matter of transferring your work to the PC. Some artists simply prefer drawing on paper and then scanning it in. Others like to use a tablet and stylus to draw directly onto a photoshop window. Some use a regular mouse, but from what I hear it's harder, and most artists spring for a tablet when they can.
Eventually you may be able to draw stuff like this. Happy drawing. :neckbeard:

2007-04-11, 7:03 PM #4
Added some texture and shading for a more realistic appearance.
Attachment: 15995/Chickenman.jpg (64,584 bytes)
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2007-04-11, 7:04 PM #5
DIDN'T I JUST SAY.... sajldjl;j;aj;;fj :argh:

2007-04-11, 7:05 PM #6
Quote:
Added some texture and shading for a more realistic appearance.
Lol. Add in a lens flare and a motion blur for extra extra realism

I agree with Mega. Some things are hard to do such as make crappy art look good...

Try the good ol' paper and pencil.

2007-04-11, 7:20 PM #7
is this good enough?
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2007-04-11, 7:44 PM #8
Added bloom for ULTRA realism!
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2007-04-11, 7:54 PM #9
Added more brightness to it for realistic effects.
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2007-04-11, 8:00 PM #10
Wow, Anubis. You have no Photoshop skills.
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2007-04-11, 8:37 PM #11
I think we need a new photoshop-the-picture thread game... unless this has become one...

2007-04-11, 8:52 PM #12
This reminded me totally of when SF_Gold asked us to make an image of a goat eating an eagle. Haha!
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2007-04-11, 8:53 PM #13
Wasn't that Brian?
Think while it's still legal.
2007-04-11, 8:56 PM #14
No. It was SF_Gold.

o.0
2007-04-11, 9:27 PM #15
no no no, realism is
brown
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2007-04-11, 10:10 PM #16
His threads were always the best to read. He just got creamed all the time.
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2007-04-11, 10:11 PM #17
No, you can't, but you may.
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2007-04-11, 10:25 PM #18
Homer Simpson the Leprehcaun-Fairy?
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2007-04-11, 11:12 PM #19
Dudes, totally spruced up and without photoshop.
Attachment: 16003/chicken.PNG (97,442 bytes)
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2007-04-11, 11:45 PM #20
Originally posted by genk:
no no no, realism is
brown


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2007-04-13, 4:57 AM #21
Originally posted by TheCarpKing:
Added some texture and shading for a more realistic appearance.


Genius. I may contact you the next time I want a portrait painted.
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2007-04-13, 6:08 AM #22
You can't borrow something I don't have.
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2007-04-13, 3:47 PM #23
Originally posted by TheCarpKing:
Added some texture and shading for a more realistic appearance.


actually this is exactly what i was looking for thanks!! :downs:
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2007-04-13, 6:12 PM #24
The leprechaun hat with the pimp feather really sets it off....

If texture was all you wanted to "spruce it up" it I'd say something came loose in your head...but judging by this...er...character...well, the rest is pretty self explanitory.
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2007-04-14, 4:11 AM #25
Salvy lives :psyduck:
2007-04-14, 4:27 AM #26
this is a trippy picture. haha, i actually kinda like it
2007-04-14, 4:35 AM #27
Also, this is all you're getting from me, because I don't like spending more than 20 minutes on idiots kthx
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2007-04-14, 6:18 AM #28
Wow thats actually pretty funny! :neckbeard:
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