sleep brings the journey

[daveyboy123]

Hi all,
what do you all think of this?I have to thank bluesse for the use of a texture for this....http://bluesse.deviantart.com/
I would appreciate constructive criticism,thanks.

sleep brings the journey
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/painting1.jpg

[daveyboy123]

Comments?If you think its rubbish then say so!

[acchildress]

1. I think it's too bright and I'm look at this on my laptop that makes everything darker, and I think the painting effect is too weak. I had to save the file and look at it in ps magnified to see the effect. It might look right on a "real" monitor or printed though.

I like the pose.

[daveyboy123]

1. I think it's too bright and I'm look at this on my laptop that makes everything darker, and I think the painting effect is too weak. I had to save the file and look at it in ps magnified to see the effect. It might look right on a "real" monitor or printed though.

I like the pose.

Thanks for the input acchildress,does this look better to you?I would be interested in the opinions of others as well if possible.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l5/daveyboys/paintfinal2.jpg

[bbrovold]

For some reason my eye is drawn to the elbow and hand first, then to the overall image. Perhaps another placement of the hand closer to the face.

[acchildress]

I looked on my office monitor (calibrated) and the original looks better than it did on my laptop. it is still just a tad too bright in the original.

I don't think the second edit is better though, it is smoother and does not show the "painting" look as much. I paint in acrylics (slowly) so my colors don't blend as much as oil paint, so that might be why I like the first one more.

[daveyboy123]

Thanks guys,all you input is gratefully recieved.I still cant get a perfect paint effect in photoshop,I will continue to mess with this shot and see if I can improve the look of it.If anyone has any further ideas I would love to hear them.Thanks again!