HOME | DD

snagglepuss In reply to rebelicious [2005-08-26 01:53:17 +0000 UTC]

well i figured the shadows one as a money symbol and the other as an AK47, military gun. I feel that youth and innocence is corrupted by both. Also, the children's shadows are two soldiers pointing guns at one another, further showing how innocence and childhood is cut short by war, etc. any more questions just let me know! thanks for your questions and for viewing my work!

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

rebelicious In reply to snagglepuss [2005-08-26 03:12:48 +0000 UTC]

whooaa that sounds so cool! i knew thaat they had way more meaning than i could figure out. now i hafta view it again!! great manipulating, got any secret recipe for such a good job?

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

snagglepuss In reply to rebelicious [2005-08-26 17:40:03 +0000 UTC]

well it takes time to mess with it in Photoshop, but the best way to make shadows is to take a pic and isolate the object (take out the background), then lower the levels to make the entire image black, no detail, then lower the opacity and adjust accordingly to the lighting. You can smudge and mess with it so it has the correct curve and lay on wherever it should be casting. It takes a little playing around, but eventually you get it just right.

👍: 0 ⏩: 1

rebelicious In reply to snagglepuss [2005-08-27 04:56:39 +0000 UTC]

mm sweet! you sound like a pro i did shadows on the one manip i've done, but no direct, just bits around a tree.. i did it by a burning tool in corel painter. your way sounds better though for image shadows like that

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

snagglepuss In reply to IustitiaOmnibus [2005-08-26 01:54:31 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much for your comment, you hit on exactly what I was trying to convey with this piece. I couldn't have said it better myself!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0

snagglepuss In reply to aFter-wednesday [2005-08-22 04:46:32 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much for your comment! I'll work on that, all art is a work in progress (and I'm an amateur)!

👍: 0 ⏩: 0