SOTW CnC

BG and render do not match, nor compliment each other.

Generally LQ. Save as .png file.

 

Just put a bit of lighting from the top-right to the right of the chief using a soft brush. Then set it to overlay. Duplicate and adjust opacity if you must.

As for actual manipulation. You did not do very much. Try using a BG from halo.

And as for the reflection in his visor, try using something like an explosion, or a nuke to make it more appealing.

 

Right now, you've got floating head syndrome going on. Try to include a little more of the body next time. Just my .02 on that.

As for lighting, try to make that star to the left of chief the light source, and make the intensity and coloring on the chief match accordingly.


Coloring on the whole sig needs a bit of a tweak. Chief doesn't really look like he's in the picture, since his coloring doesn't match the BG. It's just a minor thing, but it helps a lot.

Hope these comments help you out.

 

to be honest it doesnt look too much like a Manipulation....the background doesnt really look much more than just a regular image or idea for the MC to be on...try again though.

 

Put the lighting directly above his head and lower opacity. That should make it more realistic.

 

I think that the foreground is good, but the background is too busy. I would recommend creating you own stary background by using the Photoshop "Grain" filter with both bars maxed out and a Mode of "Sprikle" and then using the "Glowing Edges" filter to your liking to create some small stars, which would look a bit less busy than the current bg. I think that you should possibly retouch the dunes, and add shadow using the burn tool or by painting over the shadow areas with a black brush on a new layer and setting it to "overlay" or "multiply". That should fix things up a bit. Otherwise, very nice work.