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Sunshine Jumpers said:
So this piece is far from done. Obviously, it doesn't even have a horse yet. But for some unknown reason I decided I wanted to merge backgrounds, and so far this is the result. My question is, how do I get rid of that tree stump? I know the edges and everything else is currently extremely rough, but my main concern is the stump. I use ibisPaint, so I have no clone tool or anything. 
I have no access to cloning tools either, so here's what I would do! ^^ Use your lasso tool and take from the shadowed part next to the stump (either side would do). Copy, and paste over stump. Continue with this, finding areas of the hills that match best with the surroundings of the stump. It will take a lot of blurring, low opactiy painting in certain details, and probably smudging, but it should work to cover up that darn thing! XD Good luck! :D This looks like it'll turn out beautifully! |
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Thanks so much CC! That helped a ton! So now this piece has taken a different turn than I expected,but I'm still mildly pleased. I'd appreciate help on anything, but specifically redrawing and blending the hooves. Edit: Scrolling through other arts, I realized I'm an idiot and it has no shadow yet, hah. |
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Sunshine^^ I see three main problems with this piece. Number one thing here is color matching. The horse doesn't look like it belongs in the scene right now. Eyedrop common colors from the background and use a few clipping layers on different blending modes and opacities to get it looking right. Wish I could say more to help out there but the right settings totally depend on the exact piece. What I CAN say is that I usually use soft light, hard light, and multiply on these color layers. Just fuck around and see what works. Next is hair. Hair can make or break a piece and you're looking a little bland here. I recommend checking out some tutorials from various artists and trying out a blend of those styles until you find what works best for you. Last but not least, you're right. Definitely needs a shadow lol. As for hooves, I've gotten along just fine by doing a careful little smudge on ~45% to 55% strength. If there isn't a hoof already there then "copy/pasting" an existing hoof over to the spot can fit well with a little bit of readjusting and filling in gaps. |
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Any critique? Specifically looking for suggestions on how to make a horse have human expression -> happy, excited, joyful in this image. |
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I feel like something is off but i can't place it |
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@Purp Bpdy prep and hair are very very nice. My main reccomendation would be to take a look at the realism of your lighting. Upon first glance, the horse looks like it blends very well, not too light, not too dark. But when you take a closer look at the lighting of the rocks, you seen a very strong shadow coming towards the viewer, indicating that the light source is behind the horse and rocks. If you want to make this piece realistic, make that your light source as opposed to the right side of the image. Only other thing I'd work on is to look at the horse's right, viewer's left back hoof. It seems to just kind of fade out. If it's in the water, maybe add a little splash or some ripples. Another thing you could do is just extend the rock a smudge more by drawing some black scribbles underneath the hoof. If you decide to keep the lighting the way it is, it's still a very very nice piece and you should definitely be proud. . @Cain A couple suggestions for you. First things first, Onreally love the gradient quality to the hair but the upper quality is translucent. The viewer can actually see through the hair. To me, that's not a positive quality. Duplicating the base layer of the mane a few times would help significantly. One of the things that looks a little off to me is the lighting on the underside of the stomach. This may be what's throwing you off as well. The fire is directly behind the horse so it should be illuminating all edges of the horse, not just the top line. I feel like that would give this piece a huge boost. Gorgeous work overall <3 |
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Thank you very much Gem, I appreciate all the input. I'll mess around with it tonight and try to fix it. :D |
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Very welcome, happy to be of use :) |
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Gem said:
Any critique? Specifically looking for suggestions on how to make a horse have human expression -> happy, excited, joyful in this image.
Adorable piece, not sure on the expression but I think of bright eyes and pricked ears, :) |
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