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Published: 2006-05-20 08:48:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 1543; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 38
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Second time trying out Photoshop. I welcome anyone with knowledge of photoshop's critique!-Nina
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Nice colour! I'm completely self taught in photo shop, so I tend to botch up what I know. The shading and lighting effect is really nice. The mask tool is complicated - I'm only just getting used to it. I use it for texture mainly, or a bit for shading.
The only thing is how harsh the lighting is. If I were you I would have copied your main layer, done the lighting on that, then adjusted the opacity of the top layer. Just an idea, but I do like how dramatic the lighting looks. 
Did you do this using burn/dodge?
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Oh god, I appreciate you liking the coloring. I myself can't stand it MUCH, but it was an effort and it did take tons of time. I definitely didn't do what you suggested and I probably should try it next time. If there is a next time, I will seek this comment out and give it a whirl!
And I did not use the burn/dodge. I used....lots and lots of contrast/brightness manipulation. Although it was a while ago. Lord knows I still don't know what a burn/dodge tool is. Maybe I did!
Crap.
I can't say.
-Nina
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Lol I know how you feel! There are some great tutorial's online (check out my favs for some of them). Just search around for what you need to know. Am looking forward to seeing more colour in future *hint hint*
Fair enough, Burn/dodge tool = Burn: Darkens, Dodge: Lightens
*hugs* You'll get used to it, but your sketches are awesome enough on their own.
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Which is why I just do them. XD Lolz color.
I appreciate the encouragement, although its unlikely I'll do it soon. If anything it'll be fleeting or a cartoon.... NOT SURE.
And ohhhhh. Thanks, man!
-Nina
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*girl, but you're welcome anyway - btw was it you who I discussed colouring some pics with?
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I think it was....it must've been. Wait, did you want to color some of mine or did you want me to color some of yours? Because I've only discussed with people who wanted to color mine. I can't commit to coloring others right now.
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I think I offered to colour yours. But my life got uber busy recently and I never got time. D: But I may do in future.
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No pressure. Its totally fine. XD Thanks for the offer!
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I may find myself colouring them at a later date, if my muse goes away on hols or something XD
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Thank you! XD I just came from seeing Wicked tonight. Which makes your comment all the sweeter. *fangirl squeel*
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Awwwwwwww!
Bittersweetness galore! 
That part, especially in the book, was so...GRAH. I mean, things are great: Glinda's wonderful and thinking, Elphaba's finally softened (very slightly, admittedly), and then...BAM. Elphaba leaves Glinda and things go to hell in a handbasket.
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I know....what would've happened if she would've stayed in the book? I think she would've been a really grumpy girl the rest of her life, but at least she wouldn't have been crazy. At one point in the book, I just was like, "Oh god, just let Elphaba DIE."
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If she'd stayed... Well, maybe she would've left eventually anyway, but things would've been different, that's for sure. Interesting idea. Hm...
Yeah, towards the end she was getting insufferable. I mean, first she's all emo and like "...I hate the world" which is annoying enough, but then she has to go and obsess over the damn shoes and become crazy... Oy.
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I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE GELPHIE PARINGS! Drawings mainly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if you ever what to read a glehpie story go to [link] click on MISC then Wicked and look for NEEDING YOU by SAMJAM1000...
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Wow, this looks even more amazing than the original! You've really outdone yourself
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Aw!! That's so sweet!
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wow, I love it. I can't critique on your photoshops skills but can you give me some tips? haha. I am horrid at photoshop
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That's really sweet. lol Thanks! I'm really not all that. I also took a Photoshop class for a semester in High School, but you know, if you just play around and get a good tutorial online to help you through the basics, you'll figure it out. Mostly, it's just exploring the damn thing. I never want to do it, but if you draw something and then force yourself to color it, it'll get better.
What are you having issues with?
-Nina
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everything. I try to use the color fill in tool or whatever it's called and sometimes it just goes everywhere. I suck lol and I can't draw with a mouse
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Oh hell, I can't draw with a mouse either. I draw on paper and scan it in, clean it up with an eraser tool, and then go from there. I'd advise starting with that.
You use the polygonal lasso tool to color things in. At least at first. I hear there is also a mask tool, but I still have yet to understand it. Basically, the lasso tool, which is at the very top corner of the tools bar to your left in Photoshop. You'll probably see "lasso tool". Just left click it and the other options will show up. Create a new layer (because you dont' want to color on the background in case you want to discard the colors later), and just start tracing around the area you want to work in. If you wanted to do skin, you trace the skin. Then pick your skin color, get the bucket tool and fill it in.
REMEMBER. If you want a background, make it the very bottom layer, and build the skin tones, hair...everything above it. Then the actual sketch/drawing is at the very top. You'll notice if you left click the sketch in the layer palette to the right, it'll say "blending options". Click that and make it "multiply". That'll allow your drawing to be seen through the color no matter what. Everything else is set to "normal".
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So far, I have traced something but I can't find the bucket tool >_<
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