so, any new advice on my anti smoking poster the skull pic

[smdubin]

so , does anybody have any other advice for my smoking poster. for those who are confused please see the thread titled my anti smoking poster

[smdubin]

here's the poster i'm anybody doesn't know what i'm talking about

[smdubin]

and here's another version

[Welles]

Only one suggestion. On the first one, if you have the two tendrils of smoke coming out of the nose holes on separate layers, I'd modify one or both slightly using the Liquify filter so they weren't identical.

[ronmatt]

I've been avoiding this because I don't like to be negative. but you keep asking. To begin, that's a pretty joyous looking skull, I would tend to give it more of a grimace, even if it would be un-natural. and the eyes are glowing with the 'spark of life', mixed message there.
No idea how the cigarette is being held between the fingers, neither one seems to be touching it.
The smoke from the tip of the ash should be coming from the burning end of the cigerette not the ash.
That same tendral of smoke, although very well done, seems too small and condensed. It should spread some and maybe swirl around the skull. I can't imagine why the smoke being exhaled, is going in two different directions. it should come out in individual streams then merge. The text is too soft. You're making a visual statement that you want to be strong. An exclaimation!!!! The text should shout.

I'm going to do a quick example and post it. But only if I have your permission. or I could e-mail it to you

[smdubin]

by all means. please post it

[ronmatt]

http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/9...nalcopy7oz.jpg

this is about a 1/2 hr go at it. I kept your theme but did some major visual alterations. I'm not saying that this is better than your's, just a different approach

[smdubin]

thanks, say, were those pics u found on the net or did u take photos of a skeleton hand and skull and use em. u really know how to come up with the ideas . thanks

[ronmatt]

just happened to have a skull and hand in my little box of goodies. so I threw them on the old scanner. Actually, I've been at this stuff for (too) many years. You wouldn't believe my image libraries.

[lasa]

Yeah right Don Ron...First he tells us this stuffs in his mind...Now we have proof positive that it's actually in his basement! Somebody call CSI California, CHIPS. the beach boys .. Adam 12 !! Somebody stop this man...

Lasa