Artwork from a Newbie to the Comm!

[off-the-post18.livejournal.com]

Hello Everyone!  I have been following this Comm for a while, but this is my first post here.  :)  *waves*

For Xmas, I gifted myself with Photoshop and over the last couple of days have been playing around with it like crazy.  I have always been so jealous of those people with the PS skillz and hate asking them all of the time to make me stuff....thought I'd try and learn for myself.  LOL.

For my first project I decided to work on a story "banner" for my new Stargate fic that has the pairing of Cameron Mitchell/Evan Lorne.  The story is AU and is of the angst, hurt/comfort variety.  It is slash (obviously) and is tentatively titled "My Yesterday's In Front Of Me."  No, it is not finished yet and I am not going to post it until it is complete.  This is the first long piece of fiction I have written in a long time and I am enjoying writing again.

Anyways...below the cut is my effort.

 


I have mostly been learning how to use the program through tutorial vids on YouTube and ones found on LJ.  I know I have a ton yet to discover, but I am pretty darn happy with my initial attempt.  :)

If you have any suggestions, comments, critiques, etc...feel free to let me know...but please do not beg, borrow or thief my little piece of artwork.  Thanks!!  :D

Comments

[somehowunbroken]

I'm quite impressed with your Photoshop skills so far - lovely!

What cap of Cam is that? Sweet mercy his eyes are gorgeous :) (Also the rest of him!)

[sublimatedangel]

Amazing work for someone new to Photoshop! And I love the pictures you chose... the expressions on both are so complicated, and from your description, match the story very well.

One -tiny- critique? I think it should be "yesterdays" with no apostrophe. I'm also not sure about the comma in that line but I'm not as good with commas... maybe check with a beta?

[fififolle]

Wow! You've done a fantastic job - that is really gorgeous!
I only play at graphics, but it looks like you know more than me already, so all I can say is - YAY!
So very pretty.

[lorientad.livejournal.com]

it's amazing. i really love it

[rubygirl29.livejournal.com]

Welcome! You've chosen my favorite Lorne pairing :-D Don't they look good together? Your graphic is lovely, and I do love that song by Garth Brooks.

Happiness!

sorry if this sounds a little mean/crule/horrible...

[sparkyqueen.livejournal.com]

very good for someone who is just beginning to play with PS.

even though i don't play with it that much can i make the suggestion of laying off the blur tool. it was a good idea, and i'm saying don't use, because it really dose help, but you've been a little heavy handed esp. around their chins.

also when combing pics like this it helps to use pics with the light source in the same sort of position...

other than those nit bits it's a lovely piece, fantastic background

[camshaft22.livejournal.com]

Very NICE!!!

[denyce.livejournal.com]

Welcome!

Very pretty, thank you for sharing.

Doubly so since its your first, and yay for being so tenacious teaching yourself - mega kudos. Hope to see more of your work in the near future, and psst pimping Lorne/Cam is slated for Oct- not that you have to wait that long ;)