Hi Misa's friend!
Scan :
Okay, I'm in agreement with Misa, nice clean scan, good work on the extraction ^^ You did the best of your
abilities with the scan, I realise, but it's a bit blurry... Maybe you should try playing around with various
filters... That usually helps a bit... I'm not very knowledgeable on that topic, so maybe you could ask Misa or
something, 'cause she's really smart and knows how to do cool things like that =)
Also, nice choice of villain, it's always nice to work with a character you know and like... And also, I like how
the scan you chose shows his anger, which is a great reflection on his villainous side =)
Choice of Colour :
i like the greens and blues, but I'm also very biased on this point... *guilty grin* But, I think that the green is
a bit too bright, I know it's acting as a light source, but if you look at the lighting on the scan, you'll
realise that the light source is both within the background of the scan, as you've done, as well as from the left
[note the light on his face and strands of hair]. Also, the outer blue glow of the organ is a good way of highlighting
the organ, but maybe you should have faded the white glow into the blue one more, or not have the white glow, because
it's distracting and the white doesn't fit in with the colour scheme of the rest of the image... [Did you do
it that way because of extraction problems? Because an outer glow will usually hide extraction problems...]Otherwise,
the blues for the "space" feel look really good ^^
Background :
Well, I generally like the space theme, and you haven't overdone the stars ad nauseum, so I think that you've
done a great job on that part of the background. There's a slight problem with the balance, all the focus lies on
the right side, that is, the brightness, the organ and most importantly, the character. A good idea for working out
balance is to look at the mini-preview picture... Once you're in full-size, you tend to only see bits of the wall
at a time, rather than see the whole wall. But, I have to give you credit for filling up the left side with interesting
brushes XXD It definitely increases the amount of interest on that side, but you've also done it on the top right
corner, which might be overdoing it a bit, since that side is already so full. It's alright to have blank spaces,
in fact, if you ever study ergonomics in some form of computing studies [my advice is, don't], you'll learn
that white space [or rather, blank space] helps rest the eyes, and therefore, the audience feels a lot more comfortable
with it [or something to that degree, I can't actually remember because it was so boring...] ^^; Too many brushes
makes it full, so go ahead and use brushes, just don't overuse them XD
Text :
Okay, you don't have any text. That doesn't necessarily mean anything... It's nice to put in a bit of
text, makes the audience feel more comfortable with the character, helps with the enhancing of the character and
surroundings... But, it's not a necessity. It probably would have crowded up your wall too much... But maybe you
could have put it on the left to fill up space there... Usually, it's hard to tell with text, whether it looks
better with or without it... I guess since you didn't include it, you've probably got your own reasons why you
did it that way =)
Overall :
i think that overall, it's a good wall, but every good wall is potentially a great wall! You don't have to
take my advice... I'm not saying that I'm an authority on walls, I'm just saying what I think, I mean, I
could just be totally wrong... [XD You don't hear me admitting that every day] But I hope that I've been a bit
of a help... xd
- Tevi