Anakin Image Thread

[JGouse0498]

Here are a few of my Photoshop Elements pics of Anakin.

Some earlier ones are available in my online review here:

https://www.kid4life.com/yoda2/figurereviews06_9.htm

 

[DarkArtist81]

Nice pics Sith Lord!! I love the top two especially. Great work. You are really getting good at this....

 

[JGouse0498]

Nice pics Sith Lord!! I love the top two especially. Great work. You are really getting good at this....

Thanks, DA. The bottom one I'm probably going to revisit at some point. It came out too blurry when I was trying to simulate a motion blur. Stupid me didn't save the PSD project with the individual layers though...only the final JPG. It's a bad habit I've got to break.

The middle shot is probably the most lifelike one yet though.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

I know what you mean about layers. I really like the drop shadow you made on that last pics. Very photo realistic.

 

[King Darkness]

The middle pic looks awesome...I was scrolling down the page and I though it was an actual screen shot...very well done!

 

[Michael Crawford]

I went back and added that link to RS - thought I had!

 

[JGouse0498]

I know what you mean about layers. I really like the drop shadow you made on that last pics. Very photo realistic.

Oh good. I honestly had no idea how real it really looked. I'm a poor judge for that because I know it's artificial. I did try using the original pic's shadow but it just didn't work out right...so I used the clone stamp on a droid's shadow and kept repeating.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Wow that's a cool technique. I usually create a duplicate layer, fill it in black, lower the fill and transparency and skew that layer to flatten it on the ground, then finally blur that layer slightly. Whew!

 

[JGouse0498]

Wow that's a cool technique. I usually create a duplicate layer, fill it in black, lower the fill and transparency and skew that layer to flatten it on the ground, then finally blur that layer slightly. Whew!

Yeah my first thought was the transparency layer. I didn't think of skewing though. But for some reason, it wasn't working right. I must've done something wrong, but I figure I'll work it out the next time I have to do shadows.

I also find that using shadowy areas that occur "naturally" in the background image can help conceal some shortcomings. Also, getting a piece of an object IN FRONT OF the added element really helps (notice the battle droid leg overlapping Anakin's leg?). Blurring the edges of the figure helps as well because there's no crisp line smacking you in the face.

 

[Deak Starkiller]

Hmm, I'll try the burning on the edges idea. Sounds cool.

 

[Super Poseable]

I thought I'd contribute my own image.

 

[BDboystoys]

wow! seriously awesome!

 

[JGouse0498]

Very, very cool! That's the SDCC Vader right?

 

[hairlesswookiee]

I thought I'd contribute my own image.

that is so awesome!!!

 

[pixletwin]

Huzzah! I just got word that my Anakin finally arrived at home... Will have pics up later... Now should I go home early?

 

[King Darkness]

I thought I'd contribute my own image.

That freakin kicks ass!!!!!!!!VERY VERY well done!!!!

 

[pjam]

Superb imagery Super Poseable, just fantastic shot! Thanks, man.

 

[pixletwin]

Finally got my Anakin and here are the pics!

After I took my final shot next to Elvis his arm finally plopped off. :emperor

 

[Super Poseable]

Very, very cool! That's the SDCC Vader right?

Sorry, it's not (is that version released yet?). This is my own non-exclusive figure that I photographed. I didn't intend to add Sith eyes, but then I found a Mustafar background. It was fun to see if I could pull the effect off in Photoshop!

 

[JGouse0498]

Sorry, it's not (is that version released yet?). This is my own non-exclusive figure that I photographed. I didn't intend to add Sith eyes, but then I found a Mustafar background. It was fun to see if I could pull the effect off in Photoshop!

No it hasn't been released yet. But that pose looked similar to one I'd seen of Vader, so I thought you used that pic.

I hear you on the Photoshop Sith Eyes. I had the same curiosity and did it myself. It's still an evolving technique for me.