As the title suggests, I did my own mini-worm. o: Originally it was supposed to start off as just one piece (Yukiko), but I thought "hey i should do my favorite part of the Persona 4 intro and use those lyrics as text!" Spoiler: Woooorm Warning: Will probably stretch the page orz. EDIT: FIXED because separate files stacked on top of each other yes Anyway, I am pretty happy with it overall. Some parts (Naoto, Yosuke and Rise) need improvement, and the text was really forced on Naoto/Rise. I think my favorites have to be Protag, Teddie and especially Yukiko's <333 (But Chie is ma waifu 8eva). Anyway, here's the opening with the song: [video=youtube;-pMTYjk9O2s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pMTYjk9O2s&feature=related[/video] *Bold = Part I used for text. CnC appreciated, and Plums OUT.
Plums darling <3 I do love your work ;-; I want your smudging skills. Anyway, I may not know much about Persona 4 but I like the HQ renders and the text is well done- it stands out enough to be read but also is blended in, however for someone who doesn't play P4 some of the words were hard to make out because they were behind the stocks however I don't think this is a major problem because it works. The fact that it's behind the render as well helps that. The font, although simple, works well. I think your colouring is really good, I persume you picked colours specifically from your stock which helps xD Anyway, you have really mastered the smudging technigue as the backgrounds show depth and are beautiful. This one is my favourite, mostly just because I love the lighting: It also adds a nice flow to the signature and blends the stock into the background. The major thing is trying to get the render blended into the background because at the moment they feel like they were just stuck on there. This can be done many ways, you could always make a new layer and then ctrl+alt+E to flatten all the layers onto this one layer (the original layers still stay where they are) Spoiler I obviously don't have your layers but I made sure the splatter was on a completely different layer and then you can use certain filters like "splatter" or "sprayed strokes", like so: Spoiler You can choose the settings of the splatter or whatever other filter you want to use. I tend to stick to Splatter and sprayed brush strokes because I'm just odl school. Then you take a soft brush eraser and choose the settings you want for it- I just use a fitting sized soft brush. You then erase most of it but leave bits in the background and around the signature like parts that seem fit to blend in. For example, sticky out bits that are more in the background than the foreground like arms and elbows Spoiler I ended up with a layer that looked like this (however, when erasing I would have the lower layers visible so you can see what looks good, I'm just showing you) You can then do more filters, like I did 2 for you (splatter and sprayed brushes :lolface:) just to get a mix: Spoiler However, this technique doesn't always look good, I tend to erase parts of the render just so they blend into thabackground using a soft brush. I can;t do this with your because the render and background must be separate. But just erase parts that are in the background like arms: Spoiler A small tutorial for you there xD try it out, some things work, some thnigs don't. Also, avoid the edges of renders taht are cut off, if you can get them off the picture then that's even better, otherwise erase them a bit to blend in with the background. Spoiler Apart from that, the gradient maps used and photo filters are utilised to a great standard- the colours match and they produce a good effect. Wow, long post xD I hope some of this is useful, also- I have been looknig for ages but can you tell me where you got the bubble render from in the "sea of unconsious" signature? I want one. But yes, keep up the good work, you really have improved.
This is AWESEOM PLUMS. No really. It's a amazing work! I mean, look at the images and the lyrics of the great opening of the game! I really liked it! /Personafan.
