If some can remember, I uploaded a new Saiyuki Reload wallpaper entitled "shades of purple". It was just a simple school project, but the concept of it somehow amazed a few people from AP and MT. They even gave me a few advice.
PaoPorsche (from AP):
Hmmm...
I saw the process pic. Your extraction is very good. Nice clean one. Your choice of extraction, based on your post, is apt for the theme you want to convey. You've also taken into consideration The Rule Of Thirds. As I can see in your placement of the character and the text, they fall within the lines of interest. No problems in that department.
With regards to the background, I'm not particularly fond of abstract. I understand your message clearly but there's something that I think must be solved. You wanted to convey a solemn, gloomy atmosphere, but the background still looks too bright for that, though the color may seem ok. If you could, putting a much darker tone at the right side of the wall (creating a spotlight on the character) might make it more solemn...
Mysticmom2 (from AP)
I think you did a nice job with the extraction. For me though Im not to fond of the purple hue over Goku. I think it would have worked better if you would have left him like he was. Also I agree with °PaoPorsche with the color of the background. It's a bit too bright of a purple to convey a daker moment. The original color in the scan again would have worked great. Maybe even making it a tad bit darker. Not too much because than I think it will be too much. Instead of the hue over Goku maybe try it out as a nice glow behind him on the darker color purple. Can't wait too see this finished and in the gallery!
isteb-isteb (from AP)
Well, what can I say, Ate Josephine. I think PaoPorsche pretty much took the words right out of my mouth. I agree with his idea, a spotlight focusing on Goku would be nice with a dark purple background, steeply gradiating into orange and yellow as it gets really close to Goku, to add some contrast and to introduce a second and third hue into the composition.
hackzlife (from MT)
Beautiful. This piece is quite simple, yet favorable. The theme is very artistic, I must say. Also, Goku's pose here is quite perfect, and it's like he's holding the flowers at first glance. Which is, to me, fantastic! But in my point of view, It'd be better to not show his hands at the bottom( So that he'd certainly look like he's holding the flowers). But maybe it's not what you are meaning to do. Anyway, it does hit the theme 'spiritual'. Keep it up!
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Thanks everyone for all those comments and advices!
