The other twin :D I quite like this one... though it was supposed to be more simple. Kinda went overboard but I still like it. Tag making is hard when you take such a long break haha. EDIT:Hmm looks a little blurry now that I've posted it. Might sharpen it up later if I decide to use it.
To answer your question I have no idea. It's a random stock image I found a long time ago.
Your stock placement is very good. Most of them don't feel forced. Maybe the namine ones are a little iffy but it's just my opinion. Good stuff.
I was fifteen for my first real kiss(a.k.a tongue being a factor).
This is pretty nice. I suggest slightly(SLIGHTLY) blurring some of the splatters on either side. Also, try and make your stock a bit more visible. You seem to have this problem occur a lot in your tags. Not a big problem though. Good stuff as always man. Everything else in the piece is very solid.
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That may stem from the low skill cap here haha. Not a bad place to go for beginning graphic artists. Just stay away from KHI.
The coloring is all off in v2. Not sure how you could fix it other than b&w everything then erase the eyes to keep the blue or something. The smudging itself isn't half bad. You'll get there. Keep practicing.
^ Those need to be more crisp. Easy way out would be to sharpen it up I suppose.
This has a very 2008 feel to it haha. From what I've seen of your tags, one thing has stuck out: The compo. This is a very hard thing to learn, but there are tricks to make it easier such as being boring and making every tag you have use "flow". Other than identifying the problem, I have to say I cannot help you very much in the department of actually fixing it. Just try and make sure your stock is more of the focal and make sure your effects don't get in the way of this. There's more to it than that but try that and you'll be on the right track.
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Not sure about being the best, but this one makes the most sense out of any other. Forreal.
Yup exactly what I mean. And go ahead and use the curves and such but you may also want to try and add a little creative tuning here and there. You may end up with a product that you like more than what you're currently achieving(Maybe not but that's all the fun of this GFX design Shtuff :D!).
These are very basic. But for the effect you're trying to achieve you're doing it fairly well I suppose. ...The problem is that they're all very samey. Not much variation in terms of effects, typography and even composition. You can't improve if you don't experiment. IF(Keyword) you want to get better you'll have to learn new tools, overall styles and basic design principles. What this all means is that you need to get out of your comfort zone and just go for it. May not have been the C&C you were looking for but it's the best advice I have.
It's not too bad. Some color variation would help it though.
Looks alright to me. Good stuff.
I think the blur's fine. What this needs to me is some super dramatic lighting. Sorry if that's vague I can't explain it any other way.
These are very nice. You're GOING SOMEWHERE I don't know about most people, but I prefer avatars in this style to make my eyes bleed; over the top type coloring. Like, make the colors po-No JUMP out at me like bambi in dem headlights yao ming? These are pretty good though. Good stuff.
My god this could be dope. Seriously just clean it up. That's it. Get rid of all the little messy stuff around the stock as well as smooth out the bubbles and such and it'll be poppin'. Maybe blur some splatters around the stock or something for depth but seriously... just clean it up. Trust me bro. TRUST ME
