Rate my Photoshop work: Part 3
 

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...oKoivucopy.png

The player in the upper left corner is Mikko's older and more acclaimed brother, Saku. The background is a Finnish flag.

Hopefully this one is better than my first few attempts because I spent more time on it.

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awesome....go wild.!

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The fact that you made it to part 3 of this thread shows some real perseverance.

I have no doubts that one day you will be a celebrity photoshopper.

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OH MY GOD THE STANLEY CUP IS HUGE AND THERE IS SOME SORT OF LEGLESS GHOST IN THE BACK

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looks better than the last 2 parts. you need a better source pic of mikko (he's all blurry) and i don't like the text. it's either the wrong red or the stroke on the text is too thin and causing too much contrast between the green and red.

lastly i think that you should read up on composition. it's hard for my eye to focus on the subject (mikko). you have saku and the stanley cup both bigger than the main focus.

also, i'm not sure i like the texture on the flag/background, it just makes everything look really busy.


just my opinion though and they're definitely getting better. this one doesn't look like it came from 1995 (2001 maybe [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img])

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the scale of the hockey stick and the cup as well as their vertical placement kind of gives the composition a distorted scale that is pissing me off...the perspective gets messed up when you have the stick crossing over the cup but the scales are not conducive to that actually happening in that space...

this one is better than the other ones cuz it doesn't look you were tried to fit every filter in it...

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I never really saw a problem with any of your work if your goal is to make pictures that look exactly like baseball card inserts.

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Is Toops or Upper Deck hiring?

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I'm not sure what I'm missing - why did you put a pic of Saku on a thing for Mikko?

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lastly i think that you should read up on composition. it's hard for my eye to focus on the subject (mikko). you have saku and the stanley cup both bigger than the main focus.

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This is the best advice yet.

You should try to build a solid foundation in design and composition, then you can just look up Photoshop tutorials as needed.

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I think these are becoming my favorite threads. They make me laugh as soon as I see them.
The responses are usually good too.

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http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m...oKoivucopy.png

The player in the upper left corner is Mikko's older and more acclaimed brother, Saku. The background is a Finnish flag.

Hopefully this one is better than my first few attempts because I spent more time on it.

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funny for many reasons

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I think these are becoming my favorite threads. They make me laugh as soon as I see them.
The responses are usually good too.

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Agreed, these threads are awesome. OP needs to make as many photoshop threads as possible.

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Good advice on composition so far. I would add the stick, which should be a prominent feature is totally lost in the flat part of the cup. It would look a ton better down about 1/2 inch where it will stand out more. Also maybe if the stick is over white background when it's not over the cup, it will pop out more.

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basically everyone is giving you the same advice as the other ones

did you even read the responses on your other threads??

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negative eleventy billion

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Don't include the Stanley Cup until one actually wins it.

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Yeah, maybe take the Cup out and replace it with an Olympic silver medal or something.

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Agreed, these threads are awesome. OP needs to make as many photoshop threads as possible.

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Will do

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This is your best yet. Everything is still a little overpowering. The hockey players, the cup and the flag all seem to be fighting for attention with each other.

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0/10

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I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT TO LOOK AT!

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You objects are all too similar in size so there is no focal point. You need a better picture of your subject. I would try and create borders. Here are a couple of things that I have done.

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...ont2007sml.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u305/wdogg40/DEI.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...40/kenseth.jpg


Not the best in the world but may help you with some ideas, even though they are racing themed.

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these are niiice

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Constructive criticism: this crap sucks and you should stop posting it here.

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I feel like the various textures don't marry well together and look piecemealed instead of congruent.

PS, I'm not an artist.

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The typography needs work.

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Neither is OP!

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Search for higher quality pics. You never want to have to scale up you will lose resolution. A great way to remember design layout is CRAP
Color
Repetition
Alignment
Proximity.

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Lose the brother unless you want to include his name.

Fade out the flag so it doesnt stick out. Align the logo and the name so they look like they belong together.

Find a bigger picture of Mikko.

If you leave Lord Stanley in there make it bigger and allow it to bleed of the page.

I looked back at some of your older ones and you are definitely improving. The more you can practice the easier it will get.

Another idea is to look for examples anywhere you can find them. Magazine ads and brochures will help you with alignment and proximity.

Keep posting your work.

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...gg40/mikko.jpg

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Constructive criticism: this crap sucks and you should stop posting it here.

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Yes because the roommate squabbles and "Is this a scam" threads are getting pushed off the front page.