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I got into a creative mood one night and decided to try something I've never done before. Let me know how it turned out. This was done entirely in Photoshop. No other software was used. All shading was done by hand.

PS: If this isn't exactly your style, please avoid saying anything negative. I'll accept constructive feedback, but I understand that some people may not like this kind of style and I'd prefer less bias feedback.

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What's not to like? It's exceptionally well drawn and even better shaded. The blood stands out a mile off, which i like - contrast is good for me. Especially liking the shading to the plant leaf

 
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Not sure of the texture on the leaf; I'd be expecting veins on the leaf and for it to have a waxy texture, this looks like it's made of felt.

Blood is very well done.

 
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19th July, 2009 at 22:22:44 -

It's nice, but there are a few things that aren't really appeasing. It's just doesn't feel complete.

One thing I like about it is the concept. Blood running down the stem of the leaf. While simple, it's pretty interesting. I'm also very impressed by the forms of the leaf and blood. I found the mirror effect a nice touch. The lighting seems to be in it's right place too.

That said, there were some things that turned me off. One being the texture of the leaf. While it's a good texture, it didn't fit in being used for the leaf. I think it would be better suited for say, leather. I would add a touch of transparency and a different texture to give it more of a leafy look. On top of that add veins to it for an even better result.

For the blood, it looks a tad hard. Adding a brighter light to it should fix that to give it a liquidy feel. And isn't the color is abit bright? I would tone it down to a darker red for a realistic look.

 
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I must say Brandon, I do like your style. It's kind of like symbolic motifs and text meet high definition.
Let's see some more.

 
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I like it very much, and unlike everyone else, I think the texture of the leaf is fine.

I don't think you should have the words there though, and I would like the stem to be a bit more visible.

 
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20th July, 2009 at 01:38:43 -

The sharp perfection and shininess of the words don't match the painty feel of the leaf.

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The gap between the P and A caught my attention right away. Needs a little more work on the kerning there. Otherwise it's really nice. I like the leaf.

 
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20th July, 2009 at 05:49:49 -

I really appreciate all the comments you guys. The feedback was great. I'll go in and make some changes to it and see what you guys think of it afterwords. Plant texture and text are going to be my editing focal points. Thanks guys, you're great.

 
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20th July, 2009 at 12:29:40 -

Thanks to my macbooks display i can see the background now. I think you should lighten that background because yea, it was too dark on my Dell monitor. I think the leaf needs saturating too, maybe add a ripple where the blood hits the water?

 
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Maybe you can up the Contrast and Brightness on your monitor? Is it an LCD? I use an HP LCD monitor, I wont use Mac.

 
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No this is on my Dell 2007WFP monitor under XP. Can't adjust the contrast and stuff since I'm using a DVI adapter and its calibrated for print.
But yea it's completely visible on my LED macbook under OSX .

Ah well.

 
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Wait, that's water? I thought it was a super-subtle mirror-like thing. Guess my display's too dark as well...

 

  		
  		

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20th July, 2009 at 21:14:02 -


Originally Posted by OldManClayton
Wait, that's water? I thought it was a super-subtle mirror-like thing. Guess my display's too dark as well...



No you're right, there is no water. It is just a subtle glossy mirror-like surface. If you look closely (unless your display is too low), you can see blood running down off the surface.

Anyway yeah, I'm on a 1000:1 Contrast ratio LCD monitor with the contrast at around 70 and the brightness at 100. My blacks are solid black and my whites are solid white and everything else seems fine in between. I'm not sure if brightening it would be the best idea.

 
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