[-Ben_Wolfe-]

Oh no, another recurring character...

I wanted to do a little more in regards to Jack the Raptor. Pushing my limits of photoshop hacking. Then, upon recently, I decided that the picture was in desperate need of shadows. So, I tried my take at that. Discovered numerous ways of doing it...

Comments, criticism, further ideas, anything and everything [to an extent] is welcome.



It actually looks better on a white background than it does on my desktop's black one.

[JPsRcE]

The shadow for the raptor on the left, his shadow has no hand, but apart from that I love it, looks like someone just walked in on them like some kid who's caught jerking off by his mum.

[Gmod_Fan77]

Makes no sense, but it looks good artistically I suppose.

[Zeraxify]

This is great, Ben. Great idea, wonderful posing and masterful editing. Love the shadows. Good job!

[antianan]

I was expecting zombies,but that's also awesome

[-Ben_Wolfe-]

Gmod_Fan77 posted:

Makes no sense, but it looks good artistically I suppose.

What part doesn't make sense? The raptor people? Or the lighting and what not?

[Gmod_Fan77]

-Ben_Wolfe- posted:

What part doesn't make sense? The raptor people? Or the lighting and what not?

Raptors in suits staring at some light.

[-Ben_Wolfe-]

Gmod_Fan77 posted:

Raptors in suits staring at some light.

I agree, but there's nothing wrong with a little abstract imagination.

[JPsRcE]

Gmod_Fan77 posted:

Makes no sense, but it looks good artistically I suppose.

Neither did your Lamarr The Wheelman pic, just saying

[Santz]

I'm excited to see shadows in this picture. Posing is nice and the photoshoped heads look really nice, I thought at first that was inflator work.

[-Ben_Wolfe-]

Santz posted:

I'm excited to see shadows in this picture. Posing is nice and the photoshoped heads look really nice, I thought at first that was inflator work.

In a way it is. But that is mere technicality.

Thanks

[ChestyMcGee]

This is awesome.

And the lighting is good.

And my eyes are still intact and not frazzled like usual from the highlights. Nice work, sir!

[Zeraxify]

ChestyMcGee posted:

This is awesome.

And the lighting is good.

And my eyes are still intact and not frazzled like usual from the highlights. Nice work, sir!

Even Chesty is satisfied.

[-Ben_Wolfe-]

Zeraxify posted:

Even Chesty is satisfied.

A great early christmas present. Meeting Chesty's expectations.

:love:

[Fire Kracker]

i like the shadows

and everything

in this picture

[Henry Townshend]

Ben will you be my friend

[rossmum]

This owns, you own

[-Ben_Wolfe-]

Thankyou, all.

[kevlar jens]

I like

[69105]

get rid of the noise and the color could use serious tweaking

Edited:

lighting-wise it's OK but it's seriously got way too much noise -- that and it looks like you wanted to, like, add blue shadows to increase the amount of gritiness but instead forgot to add green/orange tints for the highlights and so the entire picture looks cool and uninteresting

[-Ben_Wolfe-]

And yet still it is yours I have yet to meet.

win some, lose some.

[madmanmad]

I did a model hack of that same raptor model in a suit earlier in the year.

Spooky.

[-Ben_Wolfe-]

madmanmad posted:

I did a model hack of that same raptor model in a suit earlier in the year.

Spooky.

Really? Shit, that would have made my job easier for sure.

[madmanmad]

-Ben_Wolfe- posted:

Really? Shit, that would have made my job easier for sure.

I don't think i ever released it though, can't remeber.

Image thumb'd the picture as to not distract away from your work.


But i think you did better making them in photoshop than i did model hacking, and that shows some real skill.

[-Ben_Wolfe-]

:love:

[zpiscool]

Reminds me of a book I read about a zoologist who's called in to help the cops capture a creature killing people in a city.

Pretty good stuff.