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Rocky Mountain Buckskin by *Horsecricket:iconHorsecricket:

Categories Digital Art > Photomanipulation > Animals & Plants

©2009 *Horsecricket
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ok... well this is really just experimentation...

I still don't know why the horse doesn't quite fit...

critique?

credits

horse: [link] by ~LM-photos
mountains: [link] by =resurgere

grass: [link] by ~greenleaf-stock

ok that's it

edit:
Ok... so I took out light streaks, and desaturated the grass, and the horse. I also moved the horse closer in just a little for compositional purposes...

Thanks to =indecision-designs and ~Darn-Im-Frustrated for critique

I do like it much better this way :D

Critiques


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=indecision-designs Jun 20, 2009, 5:19:53 PM
Ok well I'll write an official critique for this. Well I think I know why the horse doesn't fit. It's the yellow streaks that are throwing everything off. You have a blue-ish desaturated background and a nice clear day without a strong light source and then you added the yellow streaks. Get rid of those then see how it looks? Also, you could maybe desaturate the horse a bit more. I think then it will look just peachy :) Overall, the image isn't bad and I'm starting to like the blue-ish tones to things. You may also want to play with the saturation and coloring of the grass as well. Remember that everything in this image depends on this sort of blue (almost more washed out look) and you should try to blend it accordingly. Keep playing with the saturation (and get rid of the yellow streaks!). Good job.
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~tpontow Jun 20, 2009, 5:06:42 PM
Whoaaaa. I seriously love this! And I have absolutely no idea why the horse doesn't quite fit, but I see what you mean. Hmm...

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*Horsecricket Jun 20, 2009, 8:01:25 PM
thanks :D

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Life is like a rubix cube... it pisses you off.

... so who invented the horse anyway... so impractical

~Bobibillius~Darn-Im-Frustrated=Eefera=ForeverWriting*Maeix2*ShadowRaven1
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*Full-Cheese Jun 21, 2009, 1:07:43 AM
I love this ^^
nd i think the horse is a bit too bright compared to the background....
i think....
might b wrong tho
but gd work :D
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*Horsecricket Jun 21, 2009, 5:11:42 AM
thank you :D and yes I considered this, but it looks a whole deal better than it did before

--
Life is like a rubix cube... it pisses you off.

... so who invented the horse anyway... so impractical

~Bobibillius~Darn-Im-Frustrated=Eefera=ForeverWriting*Maeix2*ShadowRaven1
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~snazzybarnbum Jun 21, 2009, 5:48:22 AM
i think the horse looks..cartoonish, compared to the background. though, it could be my computer, it does weird things to images. that's my only guess on that.

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...I heard a neigh. Oh, such a brisk and melodious neigh as that was! My very heart leaped with delight at the sound.

if you're one of those strange americans that uses 'grey' instead of 'gray' copy this <3
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*Horsecricket Jun 21, 2009, 5:51:49 AM
meh... maybe a bit. I did a lot of desaturating, and color changing so it probably lost a little bit of contrast, but it is still better than before.

--
Life is like a rubix cube... it pisses you off.

... so who invented the horse anyway... so impractical

~Bobibillius~Darn-Im-Frustrated=Eefera=ForeverWriting*Maeix2*ShadowRaven1
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~r-epertoire Jun 21, 2009, 7:51:46 AM
Love it! The final editing definitely made a positive change in the pic (not that it wasn't freaking fantastic to begin with though) :D

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Je te vends mon âme,
fais de moi ce que tu veux,
en retour donne moi la chance d'être mieux.
xx. The Shadows of Volitare
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=indecision-designs Jun 21, 2009, 11:03:28 AM
Ahh yes, much better! It looks a lot more realistic without the light source. Good job with the edits and the picture overall :)

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"As if that blind rage has washed me clean, rid me of hope; for the first time, I that night alive with signs and stars, I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world. - Albert Camus
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~xCountingBodiesx Jun 21, 2009, 12:12:11 PM
this is really amazing :D a beautiful horse, and beautiful mountains (the Rockies = :heart:)

the horse's shadow doesn't quite look right (if i may say)

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Somebody please put this freak on a leash.
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