The Dream Meeting - created by Toothpick134


The Dream Meeting
Favs: 5SBS: n/aHi-resRank: 3/12Score: 58.6% (25)16342 views

Hi!
I hope you like my new entry! :D
I always wanted to do something with a sea monster, in this case a sea tortoise but hey, they sure do look like sea monsters..

Well ALLOT of layers, cutting out using the pen tool, lighting and shading, masking sure came in handy :) and at the end some nice tweaks..

Please leave a comment saying what you think :) And I do appreciate critique so keep them coming! :)

Cheers. (5 years and 2932 days ago)

4 Sources:

avatar MossyB
MossyB says:

Very nice entry. Good work.

no avatar
andi says:

nice work .. but the boat is like on water not in it

author says:

Thanks for the comment andi! I tweaked the water and boat a bit, hope it's better now Thanks again for the comment

avatar MnMCarta
MnMCarta says:

omg this is wonderful! I Love the color palet and idea is just superb!

avatar erathion
erathion says:

Very very nice image author...best of luck

avatar nishagandhi

wow! great mood

avatar samanway
samanway says:

wonderful.......1 vote from me........

avatar freejay
freejay says:

Nice imagination and colors....not sure about the light source as its coming from behind them in the background between the clouds.

avatar pixelkid
pixelkid says:

Nice image...agree with MnMCarta and freejay about great use of color over entire image. Perhaps you could bring the front end of reflection of boat to meet the boat edge. In fact, the reflection probably would butt up against the edge of the boat and not have any space of water without reflection. Does that make sense? Also, maybe have the fishing pole cast a shadow on the sea creature's head. I'm not nitpicking here...it's a great image. Just thought these things might help. Great job, author!

I'm not interested in an argument...but I will say if the light source is from the back, then the boy's chest and viewer's side of the turtle's head wouldn't be so bright. What's creating such brightness on those parts? I think what you're going for is to be able to see everything. The way the light source is now...truthfully they would be more like silhouettes.

author says:

Thank yo very much for the advice pixelkid! I'll see what i can do with it One thing you said about the shadow of the rod on the turtles head, since the light source is coming from the back as you can see? I'm not sure about the shadow of the rod being formed on the turtle, but hey give me some argument as to why your statement is true Thanks again

avatar rbsgrl
rbsgrl says:

Amazing to me!! Love the mood.

no avatar
abyglobal says:

GOOD entry yaar...

avatar bcabilan
bcabilan says:

It might be another winning entry from you pal! Best of luck

avatar CorneliaMladenova

Excellent

avatar arca
arca says:

Lovely concept, great mood image!

Lighting is a tricky; I think it is possible to have 2 light sources and one of them can be out of the picture and therefore casting light on the boy, boat and turtle head (in that case there would be a slight shadow on the turtle head from the rod and the lighting could be a bit more consistent for the turtle and the boy). Just a thought as I know it is too late to change anything.

You have done a lovely job on the whole and as I said at the beginning, truly lovely concept and mood!

avatar Geexman
Geexman says:

Congrats man, great image

author says:

Thanks all for the votes favs and comments!

avatar freejay
freejay says:

Congrants....thought it would come first....surprised it came 3rd

avatar hereisanoop

Congrats

avatar spaceranger

Congrats!!

avatar Chuck
Chuck says:

Congrats on you win I 'd like to see you get him in the boat....lol

Howdie stranger!
If you want to rate this picture or participate in this contest, just:

LOGIN HERE or REGISTER FOR FREE


Tortoise Photoshop Contest


Turtle Man
TurtleMan
by
freejay
13372 views
- final score: 60.8%

Analyse Me Gently
AnalyseMeGently
by
Geexman
9960 views
- final score: 59.2%

The Dream Meeting
TheDreamMeeting
by
Toothpick134
16343 views
- final score: 58.6%

The re-match (Cocky A-hole)
TherematchCockyAhole
by
Geexman
9586 views
- final score: 56.4%

Why are you here?!
Whyareyouhere
by
shaiju1974
10022 views
- final score: 54.9%

At last...
Atlast
by
abyglobal
4938 views
- final score: 53.9%

Castaway
Castaway
by
bcabilan
3689 views
- final score: 53.5%

Tiger Turtle
TigerTurtle
by
zainemma
10056 views
- final score: 53.3%

A Full Serving
AFullServing
by
Drivenslush
4580 views
- final score: 51.7%

Stretch
Stretch
by
Drivenslush
4724 views
- final score: 50.6%

turtle life cycle
turtlelifecycle
by
apocalips
9459 views
- final score: 50.2%

Twins
Twins
by
Chuck
4694 views
- final score: 46.9%

Howdie Guest!
You need to be logged in to rate this entry and participate in the contests!

LOGIN HERE or REGISTER FOR FREE