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Published: 2007-12-05 09:34:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 2179; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 51
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**Final Edit Feb 2, 2008**... hopefully!
Well it's finished... for the time being. I made the landscaping a little darker in places to be more constant with the Stormtrooper and Tusken Raider shades. I also changed their highlights from red to more of a sun yellow color. I also cropped the main image from it's orignal 16 X 18 demensions to 8 x 10. I hope everyone enjoys... I'll go work on something else now... I was getting tired of looking at this unfinished peice... and I'm still not happy with the final result.
You live, you learn and then you have a beer
*Edit Jan 16, 2008*
I have added shadows on the ground, to the stormtrooper, the Tusken Raider's stray wraps, got rid of the lens flare, added a boarder, and some dust under the Tusken Raider's foot to simulate motion (somewhat -_-; ) Also I kept the image to a size where you can see the little details I added like the fraying cloth on the Tusken and some dust and scratches on the Stormtrooper.
I am still open for Advance Critiques... please help me out and be honest! I'm still trying to make this my best piece and I cannot do it alone!!!!
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-----------------------Original post Dec. 5, 2007
I'm really looking for some suggestions and on everything but the Stormtrooper (which I haven't worked on yet)
This is a Tusken Raider bout to to lay the smack down on the trooper!
I really want to make this one of my best pieces yet! So please help me out with some critiques~!
Thanks to all who view and comment
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i wonder whats going through the mind of the stormie
(oh no im gonna die)
or the tusken
(damn am i thirsty)
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Very cool. This isn't a fight anyone else has imagined, I don't think. The figures look good as far as I can tell.
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Indeed, I wanted an original fight lol... cause most of the good ones are already taken in the comics and such 
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This edit is very nice indeed, I like the larger contrast in the pic, it fits the color scheme very well.
If I had one thing to say, it would be to add a bit more "texture" to the rocky parts, as they seem a bit slick and shiny.
Besides that, very good job
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Ahhhhhh yes! texture indeed...
Thanks for the comment Lord-FSan!
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no worries dear
And yes texture is important for the "feel" of the piece (if that makes any sense.. lol)
Just beware not to make it too much though, as it would contrast a lot with the "slick" feeling of the rest..
Again, I like the color scheme in here
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"YOU FORGOT TO PAY THE BILL!!!! AAAAAAHH!!!!"
"Oh no! I must defeat you!"
"Impossible!"
"Indeed!" *fails at defeating him*
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hi there.
as you wish i'll try to leave some constructive criticism.
i think there might be a discrepancy of detail in between the characters and the background.
but i'm not sure if more detail on the ground would not distract from the couple...
and the almost pink reflection on the trooper seems out of place. there is no such colour in the sky. and if you'd take the red reflection.. be aware that it would not reach all the way down to his feet since he is standing on a steep slope.
i hope that helps
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Hm very well then! Thanks for the critique! This will prove to be useful when I finish with the finalization of the whole piece.
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you're welcome.. 'glad if i was helping
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The shadows in this seem to be a little too prominent in some areas. Considering how bright it is where the sun (or suns, haha) is hitting, the shadows, especially on the storm trooper, should be a little smaller, and not as dark, say, a 90% opacity?
The position that the storm trooper is in, if you were to put this peice into life, the second gravity comes in place, the storm trooper will fall on his side. His center of gravity is waaayyyy off to the left.
My two cents, of course take them with a grain of salt, I'm no expert, mind you.
Very impressive peice indeed, I wish I could draw as well as you.
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Yea I kind fucked up the position of the trooper when I first drew him... nothing I can really fix at this stage of the game. Aside from that I was thinking the same with the opacity, perhaps it's because I also made the white on the stormtrooper a bit off color and more "red". I'm going to take down the opacity of the red highlights as well.
Thank you for your Critique!
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Can't tell if the dude with the spear is jumping or on the ground. Also the black hairy thing behind his foot is really weird oO The spear dudes shadow goes through the white starwars dude. And also it looks like the cliffs do not meet up with the ground.
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Hmmmm good point! thanks for the critique!
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Sorry about my lack of general starwars knowledge lol.
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It's ok. I'm actually looking for artistic critiques rather than "oh the trooper owns" or something like that. So at least you didn't say that!
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I love the red lighting on the fighter in the back, but it would be nice to see some red glow on the white-uniform fighter (the clone?), too. This would create consistent lighting throughout the picture. Also, adding some shadowing beneath the figures would help make it more realistic--right now they're kind of floating off the page.
The rest is pretty good!
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It's very good, but I think It needs more contrast. The picture over all is very warm.
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I like it, everything but the banding in the sky. I like the colors, just not the hard line. Either a smoother gradient or cutout would work, but cutout may make it look even more like a hardline.
Cutout is under Filter/Artistic/Cutout, your image has to be in RGB color mode first.
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yeah, everyone is mentioning the sky... so it must go
Thanks for the comment and tip
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Others have pointed it out, but I'll add on.
Filters are your enemy. Seriously. It's always best to make your own effects with brushes, etc. Overtime, you get to learn how to create effects that look more natural and make more sense then with the filters. For example, you could have worked without the lens flare by using a white brush at low opacity.
The dodge and burn tools could have been replaced again by using standard brushes of low opacity by going back over them more then once, eventually giving you the desired effect which would look more natural.
The sky is too... divided in two pieces. Instead, you could use the gradient tool more widely. It would make the sky colors blend in together more smoothly.
But you've doing good so far. Those are just little tricks here and there, among thousands more. 
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Thank you for your help and comment!
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looks great so far..
the storm trooper's stance is a little weird, I can't put my finger on why tho?
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thank you for the comment! perhaps he will look better when I finish coloring the image!
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bit less red fade in the sky or even try a blue
and when your done iam assuming its layered flatten the background and use some brightness contrast to give it some intensity, that should merge the colors nicely and give a slight glow
then seperate enhancement for your chars
also try the cutout filter on the background colors and cartoonirize it up a bit (the black lines look like a seperate layer)
heh iam assuming your going to be shading the left side of the storm
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haha yea... I am shading him from the left... how did you guess?
thanks for the CnC I was thinking about making the sky with white, orange and blue.... hmmm i'll play with it.
Where is the cutout filter in photoshop?
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