Void

I've been working on this for a while now, it's pretty close to done, I've got a few things I still need to work out; just wondering if anyone has any suggestions before I finish it.
The original scan is from an artbook called Void, I found it on Aethereality.net.

- Puddl3

You might get mad at me but I think this wall is very ugly. You have to much random stuff with no real purpose like music notes, multiple bar codes, and those dark lines in the middle I dont know what they are. You should take the time a develop a real design, not just random stuff to throw on it. The original scan is quite good too, if u ask me u should just start back from the beginning. I also noticed ur using a brush made for night time stars i forget the name but it doesnt work well on this wall.

Sorry if this sounds mean but I rather u hear the truth about it then someone giving u false hope about it. Try again thats all dont give up yet

Not so nice.. u put too much random brush on it.. i couldnt see the background.. T-T

Void V2

ok... so I went back got rid of everything except for the background, text, and two of the barcodes that I thought fit, and started from that point.

Again, I want to know what's wrong with it, what might make it better, any sort of advice on it.

Thanks,
Puddl3

Id say that big barcode at the top needs to go. Its just ruining the image for me. If u want to use it lessen the space between the bars, its just so big and and its clashes with her hair on the top right. Id also suggest u use more colors like u did with her eye, right now its kinda dull. Also with the style ur going for try to use some grunge brushes, that might work.

I agree on more colors and with grungy brushes. I like the barcode concept but not across the top. It looks too much like a border and takes away from her pretty face. It's a good concept and I love the picture.

Void V3

Ok, I know you both said to get rid of the top Barcode, but when I did I still felt like the top was too empty, so I put it behind her head and cellphone, tell me what you think. I did some more grunge brushing, and added text on the right, it's just a crappy poem I wrote a while back, but all I really wanted was some form of literature to put over there. I also brought up the backgrounds color, made it not so white, I kind of liked the almost white at first but the more I looked at it the more I realized it didn't fit.

Thank you guys so much for all the help so far,
Puddl3

Been a while since i checked this thread, I still feel like ur just throwing stuff in to take up space, sometimes less is more, id still say take the barcode at the top out, and u dont need all that text to the right either, u can keep the barcode at the bottom and add just a bit more color too it and see how that looks. Like i said before, if u want that big barcode at the top use one with less spacing, it look better that.

Keep it up ur making progress

I don't know about the text down the side. It might be better with a different font? I gotta say the barcodes are too big. They're cool, but make them smaller. This continues to be cool, it's getting better!

Void V4

ok... so, I tried to clean up the brushes, again. Trying to make it look less like I was just trying to fill space with them. I also tried changing the barcodes into something different. Tell me what you think. I still feel like I need something over on the right side, but I know what both of you meant, that text didn't really fit.

Thanks,
Puddl3

Thats a lot better, I like that way better then the barcodes. At the bottom left of that new thing u put, it looks like a part of a brush was accidently put there, i messing up that part a little and decide whether ur going to put that new thing in front or behind because i noticed its in front of wall at the bottom but behind it on the top, id prefer behind. Id still say u need more color, im going to pm u a example of ur wall with more color that i did that i think would look good for ur wall.

But this is getting better. Im looking forward to the finished version

MUCH better! Now, some discrete grunge brushwork over the top would be perfect, and maybe some grungy flowers? I like this much more and I have a feeling your final version will be fav-worthy.

Dag... um... I haven't worked on this wall in forever... hrm... I don't even remember why I stopped working on it...

Let's see... ok... I read your suggestions and I liked the idea of some grungy flowers so I tried that... and CloudD I can't seem to find your PM you sent me... but I worked on it more so here... check it out...

VoidV5

Thanks for all your help Sailorchiron and CloudD

(note: I fixed the broken links in my prev posts)