hey, it's that ff guy again - WIP

That last installment with the placeholder background was pretty sad, so I wanted to do a proper background. Went post-apocalyptic because, well why not? Hopefully this provides some context for the piece

#1 warm

this treatment works pretty much every time, but it isn't always the best way to go

Carol DM says:

March 17, 2019 at 11:49 pm

Brings out his red hair, a good look

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 18, 2019 at 3:29 am
  
  this one is headed in a promising direction
  
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marija64 says:

March 18, 2019 at 5:08 pm

This version is great. The suggestion, is that it seems to me, that his sword is too big for him.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 19, 2019 at 2:30 am
  
  you’re correct, but this style uses oversized swords. they’re called backbusters…
  
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  - marija64 says:
    
    March 19, 2019 at 10:36 am
    
    Okay, I do not know that.
    
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    - Alex Ledante says:
      
      March 20, 2019 at 4:21 am
      
      https://d310a9hpolx59w.cloudfront.net/product_photos/46202386/5_original.jpg
      that’s from the game that inspired this piece
      
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      - marija64 says:
        
        March 20, 2019 at 9:56 am
        
        Wow,,It’s a great picture.
        
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#2 hdr

I really like this look but I will have to aggressively remove the halo effects

Carol DM says:

March 17, 2019 at 11:49 pm

I guess we can’t have it all

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 18, 2019 at 3:30 am
  
  if I come back to this I might do the perimeter line thing for you
  
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#3 raw

did some dof with the background and now everything has a halo effect

Carol DM says:

March 17, 2019 at 11:47 pm

Love the halo effect, it works well

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 18, 2019 at 3:27 am
  
  I’ve actually done that intentionally in the past, given the figure a perimeter line. this time, it is an artifact
  
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#4 soft filter

uncertain if a soft filter effect works here

Carol DM says:

March 17, 2019 at 11:48 pm

Maybe not, as much I like soft filters, it takes away from his super powers he seems to have going on

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 18, 2019 at 3:29 am
  
  it was worth a shot, but I don’t think it works here
  
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still needs a lot more work

Alex Ledante says:

March 20, 2019 at 10:53 pm

this version is much better than the first iteration

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Everybody’s great, but I decided on a warm variant

Alex Ledante says:

March 18, 2019 at 11:54 pm

glad to hear you like them

hdr is the best, but they all look good. My idea was for the red hair in the middle of his hairdo lol, but red still rules here lol.

Alex Ledante says:

March 18, 2019 at 11:57 pm

yeah, I ended up just giving him red highlights

I like the overall background, the sharper images (3 and 4) feel better to me.

Alex Ledante says:

March 19, 2019 at 12:01 am

I think they’re actually posted in the order of creation

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- DocAndersen says:
  
  March 19, 2019 at 9:43 am
  
  Well, then the evolution is perfect. 🙂

Comment … great, nice, great dear friend

Alex Ledante says:

March 19, 2019 at 12:05 am

thanks for saying so. I can’t type today…
- lado says:
  
  March 19, 2019 at 8:37 am
  
  And why can not you type?
  
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  - Alex Ledante says:
    
    March 20, 2019 at 4:23 am
    
    don’t ask me why, but for some reason I couldn’t type at all yesterday. my right hand kept hitting all the wrong keys…
    - lado says:
      
      March 20, 2019 at 10:44 am
      
      I apologize for being too curious….I want you to be all right with your hand dear friend

I like the halo look best of all.

Alex Ledante says:

March 18, 2019 at 3:31 am

you even like my mistakes? why can’t I meet more art directors like you?

Alex Ledante says:

March 20, 2019 at 12:53 am

still needs a lot more work

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 20, 2019 at 10:53 pm
  
  this version is much better than the first iteration
  
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vidocka says:

March 18, 2019 at 8:14 pm

Everybody’s great, but I decided on a warm variant

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 18, 2019 at 11:54 pm
  
  glad to hear you like them
LaJenna says:

March 18, 2019 at 4:01 pm

hdr is the best, but they all look good. My idea was for the red hair in the middle of his hairdo lol, but red still rules here lol.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 18, 2019 at 11:57 pm
  
  yeah, I ended up just giving him red highlights
DocAndersen says:

March 18, 2019 at 11:01 am

I like the overall background, the sharper images (3 and 4) feel better to me.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 19, 2019 at 12:01 am
  
  I think they’re actually posted in the order of creation
  
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  - DocAndersen says:
    
    March 19, 2019 at 9:43 am
    
    Well, then the evolution is perfect. 🙂
lado says:

March 18, 2019 at 8:49 am

Comment … great, nice, great dear friend

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 19, 2019 at 12:05 am
  
  thanks for saying so. I can’t type today…
  - lado says:
    
    March 19, 2019 at 8:37 am
    
    And why can not you type?
    
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    - Alex Ledante says:
      
      March 20, 2019 at 4:23 am
      
      don’t ask me why, but for some reason I couldn’t type at all yesterday. my right hand kept hitting all the wrong keys…
      - lado says:
        
        March 20, 2019 at 10:44 am
        
        I apologize for being too curious….I want you to be all right with your hand dear friend
Carol DM says:

March 17, 2019 at 11:50 pm

I like the halo look best of all.

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- Alex Ledante says:
  
  March 18, 2019 at 3:31 am
  
  you even like my mistakes? why can’t I meet more art directors like you?

hey, it's that ff guy again – WIP

#1 warm

#2 hdr

#3 raw

#4 soft filter

What do you think?

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