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Title: Need Opinion!
Post by: WldThing on February 25, 2004, 12:14:20 PM
Ok this is my 1st Car Chop and it was done in Adobe Photoshop,  can you please tell me what you think?

Thanks.

Original:

(http://www.aseclub.net/uploads/2244-viper11.jpg)

Chopped:

(http://www.aseclub.net/uploads/2244-viper6.JPG)
Title: Need Opinion!
Post by: Frogm4n on February 25, 2004, 12:16:25 PM
needs more lens flare
Title: Need Opinion!
Post by: rpm on February 25, 2004, 12:18:46 PM
That rearend is WAY out of alignment.
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Post by: Chairboy on February 25, 2004, 12:23:46 PM
It's gotta have more cowbell.
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Post by: Munkii on February 25, 2004, 12:27:12 PM
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Originally posted by Chairboy
It's gotta have more cowbell.


One of the greatest sketches of all time.  Christopher Walken and Will Farrell in the same sketch always equals hilarity.
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Post by: Swoop on February 25, 2004, 12:33:05 PM
Honestly?


That's awful.


There's echos all over the background, the car has a weird border to it where it doesnt meet the bachground correctly, the back end is completely out of whack, the shadows are wrong, the shading is wrong, the wheel arches look raggedy, the extra bits on the car look drawn on and why do you have two lens flares?

(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-9/48257/20029211530-0-Swoop.gif)
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Post by: Sikboy on February 25, 2004, 12:35:42 PM
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Originally posted by Swoop
 why do you have two lens flares?


One for each sun... duh.

-Sik
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Post by: Swoop on February 25, 2004, 12:36:45 PM
Silly me.

(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-9/48257/20029211530-0-Swoop.gif)
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Post by: gofaster on February 25, 2004, 12:57:58 PM
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Originally posted by Munkii
One of the greatest sketches of all time.  Christopher Walken and Will Farrell in the same sketch always equals hilarity.

"Use the space!"
Title: Need Opinion!
Post by: gofaster on February 25, 2004, 12:58:33 PM
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Originally posted by Sikboy
One for each sun... duh.

-Sik


No, you've got it all wrong.  The flare on the right is the reflection from the Spirit rover.
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Post by: Chairboy on February 25, 2004, 01:04:47 PM
The hand painted rear fenders are really obvious.  Instead of trying to match the color and just paint it, consider using the clone brush/matching tool so it keeps the 'texture' of the paint.  

The windows you added look nice, good use of gradient to simulate glossy window.  Same with the new side mirror.

The two lens flares are really silly.  Even one lense flare it considered cliched now, fyi.

There is no shadow beneath the car.  You can do a shadow using a 'darken' tool.  Don't try to draw the shadow using a paint color, it won't work with the ground you have it on.

For all the speed holes you put on the car (behind the front fender, on the running board, etc), consider using a darken tool instead of a solid color.  The solid color really stands out as painted on.

If you have to have those black speedholes on the front bumper, consider softening them slightly so the edges aren't as sharp.
Title: Need Opinion!
Post by: WldThing on February 25, 2004, 01:39:59 PM
Harsh!  But i love it!  Thanks for the tips Chairboy..  As i said this is my 1st chop,  practice practice practice!
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Post by: Frogm4n on February 25, 2004, 02:47:08 PM
here i made it faster!11!
(http://death.innomi.com/uploads/2244-viper6.jpg)


btw never use lensflare EVAR
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Post by: lazs2 on February 25, 2004, 02:57:31 PM
the original isn't near as bad.

lazs
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Post by: -dead- on February 25, 2004, 03:05:53 PM
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Originally posted by Chairboy
The hand painted rear fenders are really obvious.  Instead of trying to match the color and just paint it, consider using the clone brush/matching tool so it keeps the 'texture' of the paint.  
One thing that helps with the texture mismatch is adding noise after you're done. Set it to "Uniform" and "monochromatic" - mess about with the percentage scale to suit. This would also help match the car to the background more too.

For the car cut and paste onto the background do it large, and add a couple of pixels of feather to it. Avoids a lot of the jaggies without the painstaking eraserwork.

If you're mildly serious about it, splashing out on a Wacom (http://www.wacom.com) Graphire Pad is a smart move for photo retouch work, they retail for about $50-65 US out here - last time I looked.
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Post by: 59bassman on February 25, 2004, 03:11:23 PM
Look at the bright side I'm sure you have a great paying day job:D
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Post by: jamusta on February 25, 2004, 03:25:22 PM
<======Plays supportive grandparent......

"That looks good son..."
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Post by: Nod on February 25, 2004, 03:37:05 PM
LOL frogm4n thats hilarious......type r:D