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Published: 2005-05-31 13:48:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 1680; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 140
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Remember this? [link] Well I recently decided to back to photoshop and experimented a new tecnique with this old pic! Btw, I want to thanks the great for his beautiful tutorial [link] which helped me a lot to make tis pic.Still, I posted this in the scrap section because it isn't finished: I need to set ip the background. Does someone know a way (or have some kind of tutorial) to make the smoke effect look better and more realistic, please? I'd appreciate it really really much!
Thank you guys!
Akar Β© me
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*gaaaasp* gargoyles too?? i luv gargoyles!!! especially brookly, but don't tell no one ^^
the volume of this fella is fantabulous!
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You posted this so long ago that I'm sure you don't need help anymore, but the key I've found to doing smoke is lots of layers and playing with opacity.
As for the rest of it, wow! So dramatic and powerful
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Aww, thank ou sooooo much for your suggestion 
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Aww, yay, glad I could still be of service
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The lighting seems really groovey! I always look through yahoo or google to find things that help me. But that doesn't mean it's the best. Can't wait to see it finish!
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Nice character and really cool dynamic pose !!!
I found some nice stuff here : [link]
It explains how to make smoke from guns but I think it might be helpfull (well... it helped me 
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Hm... so long.. and I remember
Unfortunately, I canΒ΄t help. I donΒ΄t know everything about coloration.
But I like it.
At that time I have still said: "You have to color this!"
and you did it
I like it so much...
But: I think, I have a problem with DA.. I put your pic to my Favourites .. but: I donΒ΄t find it in my Favourites .. something goes wrong here ...
Is not the first time, where I see this Problem
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Direi che Γ¨ scioccante! Bellissimo!!! Ogni volta mi sbalordisci!!!
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che ficata! *ups*
dipende che fumo vuoi: se lo vuoi denso come quello vulcanico, direi di fare delle ompre + scure. Mentre, se vuoi del fumo da roba bruciata - tipo il legno - di solito Γ¨ meno denso e ha l'apparenza come di + "strati" semi trasparenti sovrapposti l'uno sull'altro (che, nei punti in cui si sovrappongono, sono + scuri)
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Did some searches on my fave tutorial sites
Pslover. com:
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good-tutorials.com:
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That might help ya out a bit 
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If the smoke - as it seems - comes from down right, I'd suggest to make the smoke at the right bottom a little more dense ( as it is nearer to the source of the smoke - maybe the fire). Perhaps showing some smoke in front of him (between him and the viewer) could help, too (if it fits into the scene). Sorry, but I don't know any good techiques that could help you -_-
I love the shading of Arkar!!!! He looks great!
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usually when I want to make smoke, I lay down a new layer, put down the darkest color the smoke should be, and the lightest slightly on top. Then I smudge the heck out of it XD
I find a good tip site is [link] . They have some handy info there
I think the muscles on thispic look amazing!
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Oddio, il fumo... non ci lavoravo dai tempi del Traumone SE4... bah, penso che l'idea sia quella di dargli volume, tutto dipende da che tipo di luce lo colpisce e comportarsi circa come se fosse solido e non vaporoso. Poi dipende da che tipo di fumo Γ¨, se si tratta di polvere o di vapori, nel primo caso potresti anche applicargli del rumore leggero, io lavorerei di maschere, farei un layer di rumore grande in modo da poterlo rimpicciolire per renderlo meno definito. A seconda se vuoi aggiungere grana chiara o scura, devi lavorare con un layer nero e blending scherma oppure con un layer bianco e blending moltiplica. Inoltre un effetto molto interessante che mi riprometto di sperimentare Γ¨ la mappa di spiazzamento: si tratta di un layer bianco e nero che usato come mappa di spiazzamento su un altro layer gli conferisce una sorta di rotonditΓ . In secondo piano le aree nere e in primo le bianche, si lavora di sfumature. Da qualche parte l'ho vista usare per ricoprire con una texture un vestito ricco di pieghe. L'effetto Γ¨ notevole.
Ho tante idee da mettere insieme in tutorial ma davvero poco tempo per farlo, sigh...
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These muscles are amazing, you were able to expressed soft muscles without having to use any lines, but simply shadow. Makes me want to go into PS myself and practice all day with dodge/burn tool. I hope one day I could use those tools as well as you do.
But about your problem, I don't know how to make good looking smoke, but I came across a gargoyle artist, who did something with smoke, that I think you're looking for.
Here's the picture: [link]
Here's her site: [link]
Good luck Ritam, if nothing else, I can send you to some PS tutorial sites, they might have what you're looking for ^_^ Good luck!
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hmmmhm ... maybe the technique I use to make perchmant (sp?!) paper helps (I'm afraid ppl are already sick of it ... )
it may need some adjustments, but tutorials imho are only there to help you find your own way to do things anyway
I'll try to type something up for you
might take a while though since I'm in the middle of moving
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Thank you very very much
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no problems, I loved this picture already when it was a scrap and if I can help you with it, I'm happy to do so
here's the tutorial : [link]
hope it is helpful
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