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Matthew Daniels
So, all you crazy good photoshopers out there, how can I make this more realz? How could the lighting, textures, shading, etc. be improved?
about 1 year ago
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Matthew Daniels
@SoftFacade @Cuberto @Kamil Khadeyev
Would love to get your critique on this.
about 1 year ago
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Dan Romanoski
Maybe some more shading. In the crease could help. Right now the paper seems a bit like glossy card stock.
about 1 year ago
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Matthew Daniels
@Daniel Romanoski, you are correct. I was just told that by a coworker of mine :)
about 1 year ago
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Andy Luce
I'd mask in an existing texture (from a piece of paper) onto the two open pages. That will add some authenticity. Also, I think the bottom edge of the book (closest to the viewer) could be a smidge darker!
about 1 year ago
is a bible?
about 1 year ago
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Matthew Daniels
@Andrey S. Rodrigues It started out as one, but it could be used as any book I guess.
about 1 year ago
I fully agree with Andy, texture will add a lot to the realism. I especially like the detail on the binding & in the corners of the hardcovers. What stuck out for me was the cast shadow. Maybe softening up that edge a bit for a little added depth. Great job overall man. What is this for if you don't mind me asking?
about 1 year ago
I think it would be best to put the contents, and then see where to improve the.
maybe you can help
http://dribbble.com/shots/419381-Opened-book/attachments/24460
about 1 year ago
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Meng To
Fabulous details.
about 1 year ago
More coloring on the paper? It looks too grey for me
about 1 year ago
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Gil
looks realy great to me right me!
about 1 year ago
It looks great! The only thing I can think that would improve it is, like the others have mentioned, a real paper texture. Awesome job!
about 1 year ago
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Social Design House
I think a picture of a unicorn spanning both pages would push this to the next level.
about 1 year ago
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Matthew Daniels
@Social Design House, yes. Few things are not made better with a center-fold unicorn. Frankly I'm embarrassed I didn't think of doing that before.
about 1 year ago
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Matthew Daniels
@Stephen Stinebaker It was for a magazine layout. It's original size is about 21 inches at 300dpi.
about 1 year ago
Generally I like how it looks. Nice work, Matthew.
But here's a thing: http://c.kam88.com/FCHc
You know, pages should grow from something :)
about 1 year ago
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Fabio Benedetti
@Matthew Daniels great work fella. I disagree with @Kamil Khadeyev, because I think your perspective is slighly different and that detail can be easily omitted.
about 1 year ago
@Fabio Benedetti it's not about perspective. Pages just need to grow from something, here's another photo reference: http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photo-opened-book-blank-pages-image22573060
Of course you can omit it, but awesome works are all about small details.
about 1 year ago
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Fabio Benedetti
@Kamil Khadeyev I see what you mean now. I misunderstood, I thought you were referring to the page sheets. And yeah, of course small details are important, there's no doubt about it. This one is on the right track :)
about 1 year ago
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Scott Criswell
This looks really nice. Great detail. I think once you get content on the page the paper will look more realistic. Doing that may also inpire you on the shading of the pages as well. I did something similar for fun in Illustrator a while back. http://drbl.in/bsnB It's not done in this shot but it was as fun project that I'd like to complete some day.
about 1 month ago