Wallpaper background, is it good enough?

page 1 of 1 15 total items

e21krei

Linguistics

e21krei

Yume no Tabibito

i make a little background for my next wall, is it good enough or there something to work on more? i haven't decide who (the chara) will be feature in this wall. basicly i just bored and make this background to fill my free time. i used photoshop to make this.

Torii

and if eventualy i didn't used it is it acceptable to post it in general wallpaper?

feedback plz :nya:

Torii (Edited 1x)

~Searching for a place where dreams come true~
clannad-fans the-planning-board
Indonesia Doujin Support Indonesianese

pandemonium91

Retired Moderator, Tagger

pandemonium91

Hm, I think you should desaturate the colors on the arcade a bit, they look flashy compared to the grass.
Also, maybe you'd like to change the color of some leaves in the trees, they look a bit too fluorescent.
And as a final advice, make the texture on the stairs less visible (around 50% opacity and 60% fill).
Good luck!

If you can't handle me at my best, then you don't deserve me at my worst!

e21krei

Linguistics

e21krei

Yume no Tabibito

i edit a little as you suggested. this is the edit ver:

Torii (edited 1x)

about the stone tile i'm having a little trouble since it seems i already merge it with another layer, i still try to find away to edit it. if i can't find a way it seem i will remade the stone tile again.

~Searching for a place where dreams come true~
clannad-fans the-planning-board
Indonesia Doujin Support Indonesianese

pandemonium91

Retired Moderator, Tagger

pandemonium91

It looks much better now, the elements seem to merge with the background more than before :)
I now suggest that you add some texture to the poles and arcade, it looks too shiny and clear.

If you can't handle me at my best, then you don't deserve me at my worst!

e21krei

Linguistics

e21krei

Yume no Tabibito

Like this?

Torii (Edited 2x)

At first i'm giving to much texture that make it not right, so i reduce it litle by litle, and i think this is the right amount of texture.

oh, thx for the feedback until now ^_^

~Searching for a place where dreams come true~
clannad-fans the-planning-board
Indonesia Doujin Support Indonesianese

pandemonium91

Retired Moderator, Tagger

pandemonium91

Sorry for not replying sooner ^_^' It's a good texture, but I suggest you make it barely visible. After all, it's the character you want to draw attention to, right? ;)

If you can't handle me at my best, then you don't deserve me at my worst!

sailorchiron

sailorchiron

Memories of Eliteness

I agree that the texture needs to be much more subtle. Also, the leaves and grass are too dull in color, you need to change the saturation. The biggest thing is that the edges of the trees are really jagged, that's the biggest thing.

Ripping walls? You're headed to Banned-ville.
Signature Image

Northy

Northy

Guys are human as well.

The whole background also looks really flat, which is especially noticeable considering you've used a series of Torii. I also have a hard time seeing whether the stone bricks make a road or a series of steps, so unless you're planning on putting characters in front of them, I'd do something about that.

Mainly, I'd put some effort into making the background look like more than just the immediate stuff in front and the mountains far into the distance.

e21krei

Linguistics

e21krei

Yume no Tabibito

i reduce the texture on the torii, also repair the jagged on the tree. i also add new color for the grass. for the leaves i want it to look like an autumn leaves so the color must be brown right? maybe because of that it may looks dull. to the stair that look flat i try to change that by adding shadow. i cant change the stair since the layer already merge. unless i remade from scratch. any idea how to make the backgroud don't look flat anymore?

this the result for now:

Torii (Edited 3x)

this many repair make me realize how inexperience i am in making wall background LoL

~Searching for a place where dreams come true~
clannad-fans the-planning-board
Indonesia Doujin Support Indonesianese

pandemonium91

Retired Moderator, Tagger

pandemonium91

Um, I suppose it's better now. I still think you should go for a more grey-ish color for the Torii. After all, it's not that shiny in reality, is it? Also, remove that white glow, it kind of screams "low quality" (I don't mean this in an offensive way).
For the grass, I say you should use the other default grass brush you have too. Here's a very good tutorial which helps a lot: click here.

If you can't handle me at my best, then you don't deserve me at my worst!

e21krei

Linguistics

e21krei

Yume no Tabibito

ok, thx very much for all your feedback. i'm planning to used this background for an ilustration in my novel, but since it still not good i'm going to ask my friend to draw the ilustration and used this image as a basic idea what i want it to be. i'll learn more to make a better background for my own satisfaction ^_^. one last think i want to ask is can photoshop add new default brush for grass, leaves, etc? if can, where i can download it?

once again thank you for your help ^_^

~Searching for a place where dreams come true~
clannad-fans the-planning-board
Indonesia Doujin Support Indonesianese

OMFG! It has problems with shades... And details..To simple...

I am a member of Celestial-Luminesse
I am a member of Colorfull Wallies.
Wings-Lovers

Sakichii

Sakichii

Ash-chan

I think that the image looks too flat -or at least the elements in it.
Some shadows would probably fix that. There are a few methods to do shadows.

"Chi wa Hideki ga suki"
#JapaneseLover#

peniko

peniko

if only everyday sunny

hey :'D i like the darker version more :3 maybe its a little bit too crowded. and maybe it's better if you could blur (gaussian bler might work) som leafs if necessary :'D and i think it work for the grasses too, especially on the back

davidh01

davidh01

No Longer Active...

The image lacks perspective or a vanishing point to give depth. The steps and the torii obviously appear to be cloned with the angles of the steps, and the thickness of the torii poles. This is where you are getting the "flatness" referred to by other comments. Think about it for a minute, if you are looking at an object close up and then looking at the same object in the distance - are they meant to be the same size? That's the issue with the torii and steps, they are all the same size irrespective of the distance from the viewer. This consequently screams, with all respect to the effort you've put in so far, a lack of attention to detail. Even if it is a background (notice I don't say "only"), the viewer's eye will be drawn to the background in a wallpaper as much as, if not more so, than the character/s themselves.

page 1 of 1 15 total items

Back to The Sandbox | Active Threads | Forum Index

Only members can post replies, please register.

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Read more.