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Published: 2009-02-05 04:59:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 546; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 9
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Another manip
I can't help it, I love ieeet!
I hope to learn how to make the coat look nicer, and do a better job on the mane and tail
*sigh*
trail and error.. practice makes perfect
Thank you stockers
~lakotasdream
~Bladewing-Stock
~N-Q
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For you to be starting out, your very good.
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beautiful!
you are really quite amazing for just having started out. you should see my first manips, they're really icky.
your head/eye/snowflake look gorgeousss. the strongest part of the manip, i think
are you looking for critique? or not so much?
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critiques please! I need to grow!
I dove head first into manips, and anything, good bad ugly, it all will help me progress!
I'm also trying to learn photoshop too LOL.. before this, I only knew how to use the crop/contrast stuff lol
Thanks so much for the nice comment and favorite!
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you're doing very well, believe me!
just a couple things i noticed:
to make his lovely coat look nicer, you could try simply not smudging. or (if you really want to smudge) duplicate the horse layer, smudge the top layer and then lower the opacity of the top layer. That way, you'll have a slightly smudged look, but the horse still retains his realness. also, if you do smudge, try to go with the flow of the hair.
your mane and tail look super nice, after a little more practice they'll be unbelievable! i suggest not using true black or true white though, as they just contrast a little too much. try picking a dark color from the horses coat, and use that as a base. also, maybe try using a smaller pixel brush for adding detail to the mane and tail, i usually use size 2px-4px, depending on the size of the image for my finishing touches
hope that helped!
and really, super awesome job, love
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Thank you!!!
I love the idea of duplicating the horse! I never thought of that, I am going to try that after i finish the manip Im currently working on lol
I felt too that the white and the black were just too much, and Im glad you pointed that out, it will stick to brain better for next time!
Thanks soooooo much for the critique, I really am so thrilled people are helping me out with this. I am just so in love with photomanips now, by chance really. I don't have any colored pencils, and my markers are all dried up, so it really was the only medium left (since Im still too nervous to try digital painting yet) lol.. but oh, I am hooked now
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well you're doing great. glad i could help a bit
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thank you! and thanks for the fav
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Brilliant! I LOVE it - you could try using the opacity level adjustment when you paint in the mane and tail - the higher you go with the opacity then it's easier to blend it in x
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Thank you! 
I'll try that next time
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Oh yes! Layers, I love layers, and being able to fade them, I love photoshop lol, there are so so many more possibilities
Thank you!
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Brilliant - that's how I got into digital painting too - I started with manip and then found I was painting as much as manipulation and so made the transission - I only found layers about 4 months ago and they are fab arent they xx
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the shading looks beautiful and smooth and I especially like the facepart
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Aww awesome, and thank you!
It will be cool, when you ready, we'll do a trade
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You're just getting better each time I look at you. Seriously. I really like this one, although I'm not too hot about (is that really an expression? it might just be my boiled brain and 45*C heat talkin'
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Thanks! I was continplating all day what I wanted to do for a new manip, I got an idea, and just went to town on it lol
I am going to fix the border, I thought it would be cool, but it's annoying me too lol!
Thanks for your support!
I need help with manes and tails though, so more practice for me!
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