Its a strike - created by Chuck

hehehe.. cute idea author.. IMHO.. if you take a soft large brush and use the BURN TOOL, gently shade each side of the pins and ball.. it will give them a bit more depth and enhance the image.. love the fact you used the natural hole in the source to represent the finger holes.. good luck

Very nice idea author but demands a bit more work...Use big soft brush especially on the ball to create more realistic look and some 3D effect...select ball and on a new layer go around of the selection with big soft black brush...also with some white u could create some highlights...IMHO u should do the same on the pins too and create some space between them...sorry for the nagging...

Hey Thanks Drivenslush and erathion I did a redo hows it look now?

Author, the guys ment to paint the shadows & highlights on your objects. Make a new layer o ntop of your object, make it a clipping mask set a lower oppacity, and paint with a soft brush using black & white so that it looks 3d, like this pin and this ball. Make sure the light on all objects comes from the same direction.

http://www.elite-view.com/art/Sports_Athletics/Bowling/564222~Bowling-Pin-Posters.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iDA6dwYSASo/TScwKGvIAeI/AAAAAAAABC8/mjzSWcEk2hs/s1600/2.%2Bsphere.jpg
Also reflection of the right side pin is a bit wrong, but easy to fix.