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Postby Cre8tivepixels on Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:30 pm

Thanks for looking.

I wanted to work with tones (again) and try to get an 'end of the world' feeling to these.

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Postby Ghetto Panda on Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:55 pm

The girl looks very cartoonish but maybe thats what you where trying to achieve, but definately very interesting.
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Postby Reschsmooth on Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:01 pm

Hi Dan,

Whilst your exposures look pretty spot on, to me, the PP treatment looks way over the top. Now, perhaps this is a difference of opinion regarding aesthetics, but the drama in the first one looks too fake, particularly the work on the model. And, the slight halo around the model in the second is a bit distracting.

Seeing your previous work with the models, I find your more subtle pp work to be much better.

But, like I said, that's my opinion.

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Postby Cre8tivepixels on Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:08 pm

Cheers guys....well yeah i did go for the OVER the top look...i must say the full res versions do NOT look cartoonish.....it seams to be a resize thing.

NOT everyones cup of tea hey, but thats me.....lol :D

Thanks again for the comments.

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Postby Kyle on Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:38 pm

I actually like the treatment of the 2nd :D
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Postby Heath Bennett on Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:04 pm

I'm seeing the movie 300 tonight. This reminds me of the look they went out to achieve, but a little more colourful. You know - the real but not look!
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Postby !~DeViNe~DaRkNeSs~! on Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:26 pm

i really like that style :D sure not all will but i find it an excellent change to a normal style :D
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Postby Yi-P on Tue Apr 24, 2007 8:41 pm

They look like those artwork in games, really cool :D
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Postby Matt. K on Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:24 pm

Some very interesting processing involved with those images. I think you have everyones attention! :D
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Postby Slider on Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:21 am

Very clever processing Dan. Love 'em. :D
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Postby sirhc55 on Wed Apr 25, 2007 11:30 am

Striking - :)
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Postby Cre8tivepixels on Wed Apr 25, 2007 12:08 pm

Thanks all for the comments.... :D
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