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Matt Elder · Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2000 7:14 pm

G'day Everyone,

When not taking time out for the Olympics down the road, I've been working on this image. I'd be interested to hear people's thoughts and comments.

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Superbug · Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2000 7:27 pm

That's wonderful! I like how the background is monochromatic and the fish is colored. It brings it out nicely, but yet doesn't look distraCting. Dicephiring the backgrounds a bit hard

Tinusch · Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2000 7:35 pm

Wow, that's really nice. That'd look even better if you could tighten it up a bit. But it's looking AWESOME as is.

Sergenth · Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2000 7:41 pm

Is that a clownfish and a sea anenomae? If I'm wrong, that still doesn't change the fact that this image is REAL perty

Shadow-X- · Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2000 8:22 pm

Mmmmmmmmmmmm Q-Tips.......
reminds me of my clean ears.

Rob M · Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2000 8:35 pm

Fish Caption: "Uhh..guys, please...c'mon! Don't EAT me! Don't those Q-Tips look good? Mmm...Q-Tips! EAT THEM!"

Or...not....I'm a spaz.

Sedul · Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2000 8:44 pm

Wonderful picture. Fish placed very nicely
I woudl however just prefer more detail ind a background instead of q-tips .. ehhe
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now Now!!> Why woudl i eat a poor little clown fish rite?>>>

It's a good drawin' thumbs up

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Matt Elder · Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2000 9:46 pm

Thanks to everyone who has posted a reply. Interesting to note everyone who thought of the Q-tips and yeah I know it needs 'tightening'. I'm at a bit of a loss on how exactly to do it. This illustration compared to my previous one was a lot 'tighter' but it still doesn't seem as sharp. Any suggestions on actual techniques to 'tighten' it?!

Thanks.

P.S. hmmm.... the Q tips do look more inviting to eat than the fish.
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[This message has been edited by Matt Elder (edited September 22, 2000).]

Gambit · Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2000 10:21 pm

Great pic, Matt Elder

The fishes colors are great and the fins look perfect. Love how they are transparent. Keep it up!

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Gecko · Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2000 11:03 pm

Like it very much, but it seems the whole fish is a bit out of focus, or blurry. Try getting some needlesharp edges to the details of the eyes, if not for the whole fish.

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Matt Elder · Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2000 1:19 am

Thanks for that suggestion Sa'ge, never really thought that much about it. I knew the image felt a little flat, mainly due to the way I constructed it. I created the fish in one file, then the background in another (so I could place the fish anywhere in the image). This also helped to create the semi-transparent effect on the fins as I just masked them out a little (that is why the fin that is 'in the fish body' doesn't appear transparent. It wasn't until later on I had this great idea of using a mask)

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Rinaldo · Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2000 1:34 am

Hey matt
For tightening it up you might want to try puting a bit more contrast between hardedges and soft ones. all of the rendering looks pretty airbrushed. And while it looks good it lacks the puch that some hard edges would give it. Hard to explain what I mean but try to avoid all the fuzzyness. it's not bad in this reguard but it looks as though you've used soft edged brushes. Use selections if you don't want to use the brush.

It's looking good as is. Keep it up