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Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:29 am
by ionelpaun
The Mechanic Custom Covers

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:31 am
by filmaddict712
Nice Start!

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:33 am
by bpmford
Good start on this ionelpaun, I like the colors and he BG used!

For a reco, I think it would look cool to have some sort of image in the BG through the center area behind him... Maybe even looking like it's cut or blown out of the steel wall, just to add some depth to the BG.

Also, I think it would look cool to take away the TT from behind the center of the glass shatter so it looks like the TT is broken. Also, you could restrict the shatter to just the TT by masking it.

Keep it up, looks great!

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:36 am
by bpmford
Also... I just noticed his shadow on the BG behind him, and it looks a little odd... If it is a wall behind him the shadow would be higher, if it's a floor and a wall, the shadow would be more to the side based off of the light source that is hitting him. Also, it wouldn't be in focus that much, it would progressively get blurrier as it gets further away from him.

Just some food for thought... I know, shadows can be tough sometimes, I still have trouble with them.

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:56 am
by Paris
Maybe add smoke, fire and Ben Foster

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 12:56 pm
by PierreF10
Nice start, i'm with BPM for the shadow the way the light is hitting him it should be further to his left and blurrier, maybe by just lowering the opacity on it, i haven't seen the movie so i do not know if the broken glass over the Tt means something but if i can suggest something i would put bullet holes directly to the Tt !!

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:33 pm
by ionelpaun
i MADE CHANGES

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:45 pm
by bpmford
I still think the shadow is off... It looks like there is a floor and wall in the BG, so the shadow would be blurry and at more of an angle. When it hit's the wall, it would change direction too.

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:21 pm
by PierreF10
Imo the shadow was better on your first post just rotate it a bit and reduce opacity to about 75% and see what it looks like, on your Tt the spaces between the M and the E is too big and also between the N and the I, there is a big black bar behind is head that goes from side to side of the front cover is it possible to get it out or is it part of the pic you're using?? The "The" in the Tt i would make it bigger(about 25% more) and start it straight with the "M" in the upper left corner of the letter and see what it looks like, nice going keep up the good work :) :)

Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2011 9:02 pm
by easylife
pierre has some good ideas, well worth a try. As for the shadow, work with the first one as pierre said, just move it up the wall a touch and lower the opacity, maybe even thin it where it goes across the floor