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

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

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

[off-the-post18.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the suggestions, I will take those in mind as I work through more pieces! :) I don't mind criticism as long as it is constructive, it is helpful to the learning process.

I knew zilch about PS when I started...and I still have a ton to learn.

Finding a pic of Evan/Kavan that would work for me was the hardest thing.