Bethany's Gallery and Image Workshop (56k beware)

My attempt. Really like the effect.

Meh, nothing special, just testing around

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Xposted in the "Post your sexy ritualist"

Here's Asanj, my ritualist. I took this shot rather quick as my team was waiting for someone to join up.

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I think I took the pic too far away from my character but zoomin makes it look worse.

Tell me what you think.

@ Bethany: This is a very good thread. Thank you for sharing your techniques with us. Some really nice pictures here.

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@ jtchans: The composition is good, but like you said the character is too far away. One trick to make the camera "work" for you is to get your character close to a wall or a column, and then when panning around you'll see that you can get good angles as the camera doesn't go through walls. The other thing is that the ground around your character is blurry which makes her look a bit "paste-up". My suggestion; get the camera closer and remove some of the blurr around your character to create the 35mm effect or the "depth of field" (as it is technically reffered to, thanks to the one who reminded me ).

@ Yakumo: Thanks. I'm gald to have contributed to something in this community and it makes me very happy to see day after day that very creative people are keeping this thread active. It's also fun to see that creative shots are making their way into other "Post your... " threads.

Bethany

bethany, after i saw this thread because i was bored, i started to play around with photoshop alot. ill have a pic of my cool assassin up here soon. i already have a lil story board about him that ill post. thanx for the walkthrough and everything. i vouch to sticky this thread ^^. i tried my hardest

@ jonny5v: Glad to have you aboard the creative train!

Also, on a side note, I notice that some images are a bit too large for the thread format. It would be nice if images wouldn't overlap 700 pixels in width.

I figured I'd give it a go.
I used to use Photoshop quite a lot, never thought about editing screens though. If I had known it was possible to make them look ridiculously realistic I'd have started it in beta, woo! haha.
Too bad my graphics are horrid.


Aurik Songbringer (my first homie):



Lord Volkh:



Classic Volkh:



Meditative Volkh:



Lord Volkh crazy4newarmor:



Yumi Kojo [I love this one] (deleted, sadly, I miss her):



New to the family:




I wasn't going for anything dramatic, maybe a little in the first one and the one of Yumi.
Sorry for all the pics too, I got carried away. 'Tis fun, 'tis fun.
I need some better screens of Volkhy in some better environments, not bending down going "ooga booga booga loo".

edit due to double post, apologies.
internet is messed up today.

not as impresive as any of the ones here but i was bored and playing with photoshop

Me (the monk) and my gf (the necro)



Forgot to post the original.. otherwise it wont look like i did a lot (click to open a bigger version of the orginal)

Fweee... lol... i got bored and started to play around with the smudge and blur...

i tired! someone give me some tips T.T

Hey, here is my first attempt at this:


I only have Paintshop Pro and i was wondering if dodging, burning, and lighting effects are in paintshop because i couldnt find them.

Burning and dodging are an option in the "retouch" tool. It looks like a white finger. If you look in the drop down menu for that you should find them. ^_^

For the lighting, it is under 'Effects/Illumination Effects/Lights' I suggest choosing one of the pre-set "soft lights" and customizing it/moving it to your desired location, for the Bethany-esque effect!

Hope that helps! ^_^

Here he is: Hypacia Apaia! :]

- What do you think? :]

Here is my newest vers after playing around with the dodging/burning and lighting effects:


I found the lighting effects really confusing in Paintshop Pro so that is the best i could come up with.

@ Hypacia: I really like it. The pose, the setting and atmosphere really add-up.

@ Aren Darksword: The first thing I might say is; the size. Your image is waaay too large. Try making it smaller. As for the image per se, you've got a good setting and atmosphere. Your character could use a bit of dodging in order to make him stand out a bit more. Also, remove the blurring surrounding the feet of your character to keep the depth of field effect. This image is very good so I think it's really worth working on it.

I also tried something new with my image composition; creating a stronger depth of field effect. Simply put, the further an object, the more blurry it is. To do this I've added a third layer and put a stronger Guaussian Blurr. I've only started messing with this idea but here's a quick work I did.



The nice model here is my mesmer, Victoria who, despites looking a bit impatient, turned out to be quite cooperative . Here, you can see the ground pretty clear in the foreground but getting blurrier as it stretches to the back. The house on the right appears slightly blurred and the gate in the back is strongly blurred. I'm going to mess with this a bit more as I kind of like the effect it produces.

Bethany

Yea, I just got 15k armor for her, so I wanted to see if I could redo my first one, make it a bit bigger, lighter, and also add a bit more blur to the tower in the background. I think it turned out well ^_^

Just messing around with Lord Volkh a bit, actually got one with his helmet on

I played around with the hue and colors a bit in some of these too.

This is addicting by the way ...

(This R my favourite 1..)
"I beg of you, do not forfeit me to these men for the wrong I have done ... I can help. We can win!"



"Rise. Stand tall, my Son. This is the day in which all of Tyria will remember you by ... there will be no execution on this soil today."



"There is a boat, a little ways beyond the Western shore. Find it, and it will take you to across the sea to the industrial sector of Cantha.
You will arrive at Kaineng Docks, Brother Mhenlo will assist you from there.
Be quick, my Son, for time is not in our favour."

"I will do my best, Father, and with no mercy. Farewell."



"Where them darn naggit Afflicted at? I want me some bubbly hides!!"



Yeah don't ask ...

haha..

The third picture's got a quirk at the top, don't mind it.