Eh, gonna be brutally honest. It needs some work. • The text is too large, and the font is bland. • It looks like you just put the image of the singer over top a stock image of concrete/sidewalk and lowered the opacity of the singer slightly. If this is a first attempt at this sort of thing, its a decent first try. If you're going for more of a chalk drawn look to this, I suggest you do a light gausian/surface blur on the singer and if using Photoshop, use the cutout filter. I can't really speak for Gimp, since I use Photoshop. After that you should use a thinner, more delicate font for the text. Something that looks handwritten would work best if the chalk drawing look is what you want. Lastly, don't just lower the opacity on a layer to blend to the background, change the layer style (in photoshop)
The only thing that I don't really like is the font of the text. Overall I think it looks pretty good. I really like what you did with the lighting. How long did this take to make.
my first question is, did you smudge the entire background and make that thing you have there? I really like the focal and what you have with the lighting(although it could use a little less blueness), but the rest of the piece is lack luster and doesn't match up.
it was really simple actually i just took a quickly made chalk smudge brush over this http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2011/10/ASAP-Rocky.jpg added some blue and white lights, a space image, and some blurring and sharpening, i wasnt really content with the text when i made it but i didnt know what to do with it haha, and as of the layer style its on overlay but i couldnt find a good median between to light and to dark, and this only took about 45 min- hour to do
The colors are very uneasy on the eyes. I would pick something that's not too conflicting. Try to stay away from transparent text. Creating a large piece, doesn't necessarily mean you need to cover all the space available. Try to create, what some call, "breathing room." White-space is your friend, not your enemy. Try to deliver your message with simplicity. The blur on the knee is great, helped create depth. I don't really mind the chalk smudge on the entire piece, but don't stick with it. Try out new things, and try to improve yourself with what you have to work with. Also you probably already know this, but I want to say it anyways: Having the fewest steps/layers doesn't mean the piece is simple, it's how easy you make it for it to be interpreted and understood that makes it simple.
alright well i took out most of the colors on the sides to focus on the focal, and i tried to fix up the text, but i might just take the text out on second thought, thanks for the feedback guys i appreciate it EDIT: no text edit Spoiler
So far the no text version is best. I still think if you find a good clean font the text will work though. You just need to tune the size of the words down a tad. (and use solid lettering, no transparency)
I would use "Live long and prosper" just to ad more meaning to the picture in the form on cheap lol's and also because I cant help but think of that saying and just think his just ripping it off even if his not that's just what i feel when seeing it.
You could say it's a variant on the saying. Definitely do a solid font, but make the S's dollar signs, for obvious reasons, and keep the text at a 90 degree angle. Also, maybe add a splash of blue on Rocky's mic or something to offset the singular bright spot, but I agree with miraj; I'm not a fan of how harsh of a contrast the smudge of color has. The shoulders need to be less transparent and less blurred, but not the same sharpness as the face. I'm basing my suggestions off of your most recent post, btw. Other than that, looks good.