[daZork]

A friend of my father, who is a great artist in sweden (imo), Jan L��f was recently interested in digital arts, according to my father that will say. Anyway, he showed me a picture and asked me if I could digitalize it. "Err.. how do you define digitalize" I asked. (my father is very n00bish with computers) He said: make it like those pictures you always do with photoshop so I can show "Janne" what you can achieve with computers. And thats the story.


Here's the picture he showed me:


I studied my trumpet much because I do not own a trombone. So it went like... not very good. See for yourself..



I would really approshiat (spelling?) if you gave me some advices if you wish to share knowledge, see I usually don't draw this seriously.
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[afex]

Well first, let me say im not great artist, but the first thing that jumps out at me as needing some help is the thick black outline of the character. Judging by the lines it looks like it was done with a mouse, I think making them thinner and less choppy would add alot more to the picture. Again, because of the same reason you seem to have lost the lines of the original character. The green in the backround needs to go, or it needs to be blurred and opacity dropped. As for the trumbone, watch the shadowing inside the end opening, first don't use black for shadowing. Also use a duller yellow color for the trumbone, this looks more orange as oppose to gold like a trumbone normally would appear. Also given the sharp lines of the inner shadow it looks like there is somthing else inside the opening like another horn.

Oh yeah, and its spelled "Appreciate"

Edit: Hope you don't mind I made a quick line trace of the trumpet guy, thinner lines etc. Could be a good spring to paint from :0 - you know, plus I was bored hehe

http://www.afexstyle.com/loof.psd

[daZork]

Thanks for taking your time to answer.

I will follow your advices from now on.

And about the reflections in the opening... actually it really looks like that. I drew what I saw in my trumpets opening. Of course it's not exactly like it but very similiar.
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