I wish...

**Hessah** · 08-05-2009, 12:02 PM

Hmm yeah.. i just did one.. it doesnt look very clear.. but then the picture quality was prety crap to start off with...

**a.L** · 08-05-2009, 12:04 PM

You can try sharpening the image.

**Hessah** · 08-05-2009, 12:06 PM

that's already sharpened twice...

actually it looks kinda OK... the other screen was blurry so it looks extra bad xD

I should try find a picture with a bigger head..

**a.L** · 08-05-2009, 12:08 PM

On a different note, it looks like her hand is floating in mid air. o_o

**Hessah** · 08-05-2009, 12:14 PM

hahahaha yeah she's actually leaning on a table... and then.. i think i didnt crop it properly or got smudged.. her wrist disappeared @_@

**Enraya** · 08-05-2009, 12:16 PM

WOW I like the Nana sig a lot Hessah! :D

What I do a lot with my manips (especially real people and horses), I smudge the character. If the render/pic is naturally big (2500px or bigger), then I might skip that step, but if it's smaller, then I'll have to smudge it. If you find that the picture you cut out is really bitty,

choose the blur tool, set it to anywhere around 10-20% (try 10% first), lock pixels on the layer, and smudge. It gives off a really amazing smooth effect if done well.

The pic you used seems to be of a really bad quality Hes. ^^; I can see the all the bits LOLOL. xD -counts them-

**Hessah** · 08-05-2009, 12:25 PM

HAHA cool!

I'll have to re-read your post a few times and try that out...

I think the pixels got worst when I sharpened it too... and then all that colouring made it less and less clear... This was the original pic... I know~ I think coz I strinked it too trying to fit her skirt in..

I might try it agian with a different picture tmr... i've got one with a bigger head so many that'll work better.. (just that it has a very messy background and I'm not looking forward to erasing the background...)

Although I'm quite happy with the way it kinda blend into the red (eventhough its a bit too bright)

xD I'm having fun~

So do you have to sharpen it again or anything after you smudged it?

**Enraya** · 08-05-2009, 12:29 PM

Oh WOW! That was the original pic?! Your cutting is VERY good LOL. xDDD You should have seen some of mine when I first started hahaha... -facepalm-

Nope! Smudging at a very low % will get rid of the pixels, and retain the picture (unlike if you smudged at 80% or something, that will go crazy. =_=). Just smudge along with the flow, and it'll turn out well. xD

**Lirange** · 08-05-2009, 08:09 PM

Is www.sigtutorials.com working for you guys?

**Hessah** · 08-05-2009, 11:20 PM

@Blah - Oh yeah I never thought about adding a gradient.. that might work~

BIG TEXT for my old eyes! XD nah.. I might try make it smaller and see wat it looked like... I was originally trying to fill in the blanks coz there's not a lot on both sides LOL

@Lirange - Nuuu it's not loading!! That can't be right!! It better work when I get home 2night!