frequentlyimprobable In reply to RarelyAnyGood [2020-05-17 23:40:57 +0000 UTC]

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RarelyAnyGood In reply to frequentlyimprobable [2020-05-18 14:27:07 +0000 UTC]

I've got more advice if you want it. Just don't want to overload you.

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frequentlyimprobable In reply to RarelyAnyGood [2020-05-18 15:20:43 +0000 UTC]

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RarelyAnyGood In reply to frequentlyimprobable [2020-05-18 15:37:39 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah, there's also some cheats you could use like a layer of blur and/or noise. Not too much, but a little really glues it all together. Making an image black and white does that too, that's also a good way to tell whether the contrast is the same.

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RarelyAnyGood In reply to frequentlyimprobable [2020-05-18 15:33:21 +0000 UTC]

Well in that case, the planes are also unrealistically close to her. They're also disproportioned with the surroundings; too big. I would say the shadows are a bit harsh, as in sharp. Daisy is also quite clearly not blue-green tinted like the rest of the image. She's also a lower quality image. In that case, you should generally shrink the background image to fit the smaller image rather than make the smaller image bigger since then she will be more pixelated. The bubbling around her foot is a noble effort but I think it should just be white. I also struggle with stuff like that. Look no further than this thing..



Oh also, the shadows aren't consistent. I like the placement of them individually but together they should be more in unison. By that I mean that the shadows on her arms from the planes are telling me that the sun is off to the right but the enormous shadow that she's casting on the city is telling me it's behind the camera. Like, they don't match, at least for the fighter jet one. And again, there's the saturation thing. Like the background is way more colourful than Daisy.

Overall it's great though. Keep in mind that I'm only pointing out negatives here. There's obviously a lot of good too.
Also keep in mind that I'm not a professional by any means or anything, I just trial and error my way through my own stuff.

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frequentlyimprobable In reply to RarelyAnyGood [2020-05-18 16:48:19 +0000 UTC]

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RarelyAnyGood In reply to frequentlyimprobable [2020-05-18 19:24:22 +0000 UTC]

I actually like this one the most. Second being the Daisy one with a cloud between her legs. You don't have an oversaturated background in that one but most of the other things still hold true. Ironically, it's actually Daisy in that one that's more saturated and has more contrast than the background. The scaling of the helicopters is better. Shadow's pretty harsh but the positioning is great. I really like the cloud between her legs.



Another cheat I forgot is adding faint smoke near the ground as if they're causing it. Especially if it's like a step.

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RarelyAnyGood In reply to frequentlyimprobable [2020-05-18 14:26:35 +0000 UTC]

You do develop an eye for it and basically everything else. Generally, you can just tell. Perhaps keep in mind the darkness of the blacks should generally match, perhaps. For instance, in this case it seems clear that the city has a higher contrast than Daisy because she looks more flat. There's also the fact that the background is a lot more saturated colour-wise but that also comes down to contrast sometimes.

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