I made a new manip

I made a new layout recently, and tried a few new techniques, and really like how they turned out. I'm also really in love with some of the stock I found for this. The guy who made them is a really great photographer. Anyhoo, here it is:

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Comments and critique welcome. :) Anything you think I could change, be it an improvement or just a different technique/effect to try?

moved from art gallery to critique - Cab

Last edited on 2016-03-05 at 22:27:07 by Caballine Creations

Dear Lord that is amazing. o-o I LOVE the colour scheme!

Perhaps could try a close up manip? As in the horse is closer. I bet it would look brilliant! You're so talented. ;3;

WOW! This is incredible! I agree with Tree that you should make the horse closer up but other than that it is perfect!!!

Thanks, guys! Glad you like it. And thanks for the feedback. :)

The color tones on the horse are alright, but there is little to no lighting on the horse that would correspond with the background. Even if it was in the shadow of the tree, you'd still see some reflection on the back of the legs, and the back of the horse because the lighting is so intense. No hair painting, in all honestly it looks like you didnt do much other then cut the horse out and plop it on a background.

I'll put together a better explanation later as I am riding home from work currently.

Yeah, I can't do hair painting with the setup I have - it's far too basic. :P I did do a lot of lighting adjustments to the horse though, including to the back of the legs and on the rump, but I'm not very experienced with this so I guess I made them too subtle. Since the horse is in the shadow of the tree I assumed it wouldn't be getting the intense light you see on the edges of the trees and such.

This is amazing! The only thing that looks off is the banner - It looks out of place, maybe you should do the horse head instead? :)