Today, I decided to try and get back into using Photoshop; I really want to get so much better at it with practice, so I created this:

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Comments and criticisms much appreciated! It took me a while to complete but I'm quite happy with it. Original stock is here: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v185/M.../Alien.jpg

(Who is going to see this film by the way? Because I almost pissed myself when I saw the trailer on TV)

Looks good to me! I love the background. You used brushes for it, right?

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great picture

terrible title for a movie

great picture

terrible title for a movie

You are an carp;

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Other than the font, this could well be official promotional art for the movie.

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Looks good to me! I love the background. You used brushes for it, right?

Thanks Kei! Yeah, I used a fractal brush, a couple of 'nebula' brushes and any smudging was done with Photoshop defaults - the balls of black and white light were also just photoshop soft default brushes. I want to create my own brushes in time so I can feel like the work is fully my own but for now, I'm just practicing technique.

Other than the font, this could well be official promotional art for the movie.

Wow, thanks Nic!

Thanks Kei! Yeah, I used a fractal brush, a couple of 'nebula' brushes and any smudging was done with Photoshop defaults - the balls of black and white light were also just photoshop soft default brushes. I want to create my own brushes in time so I can feel like the work is fully my own but for now, I'm just practicing technique.

Just go ahead and make your own brushes now. I never downloaded any brushes, I've a prejudice against using other people's work xP just create them as and when you need a particular effect.

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