Help with detail

[AppleCorey]

I'm pretty much almost terrible at anything creative, but I've tried to make a somewhat cartoon image.
It lacks a lot of things one of them being detail and I was hoping someone could help me out with it.


Anything feedback would be appreciated.

 

[IamSam]

Hi AppleCorey, and welcome!

This is a nice drawing. It would really help if you posted a much larger version of your image. It's not impossible, but really frustrating trying to work with such a small file.

Also, explain the technique you used to create your image.

 

[AppleCorey]

Thank you :3
Some of it was just freehand and other bits are just various images I've tried to combine.
What size would be ideal?

 

[ibclare]

Large. LMAO.

As large as you have the original is fine, as long as it loads, 3500 X 3500 being the limit I believe. PSD is best.

Some of us like to work with the img in PS and demo our suggestions, so it helps to have a workable file.

One quick comment. Your apple has shading and highlights. The rest does not. You can make a layer over the face, select the face so your painting or whatever you do doesn't go over the lines. Then you can play with shading, highlights, and blend modes/opacities. At least that's what I would do. Working on separate layers is non-destructive, as I imagine you know.

Just to give you an idea of what I mean, though I can't know exactly what effect you mean to achieve:

 

[AppleCorey]

My knowledge of Photoshop is very limited and hence why I'm here to learn, but I'll take into account what you've said and give it a blast.

I don't have my Original file on this computer, and the best I can do is give you this one and the quality is pretty bad, but it's easy stuff to fix, but I don't know if this is any better.

 

[ibclare]

Hi AppleCorey. I was editing my post about the same time you posted. Did you see the additions of shadow and highlight I made to it? BTW, I like your drawing. I assume you did the face, hair, and blindfold?

 

[AppleCorey]

That is awesome mate! It's pretty much how I pictured it in my head.
I love it, thanks again.

 

[ibclare]

You're welcome. Once you get going on it, let me know if you need any hints!

 

[IamSam]

Hey AC, sorry so late in getting back to you, had to work.

Without the original file, I had to separate the different areas like, hair, face, bandanna, etc;.
I then made selections of these areas and painted in shadows and highlights as Clare did.

 

[AppleCorey]

I'm really sorry I couldn't get the original file, but you've worked some magic here. It's perfect. I can't thank you enough for the help.

 

[Paul]

That was fun...
:mrgreen: I also added in the missing bit of blindfold

 

[AppleCorey]

That's great, that part had been bugging me. Now I can centre the pic better now. Thank you very much it's awesome. I owe you guys :3

 

[Paul]

What part of Brum you living at mate, i used to live there many years ago.

 

[AppleCorey]

What part of Brum you living at mate, i used to live there many years ago.

I live in Northfield, fairly nice place at times.

 

[Paul]

Northfield yeah i remember that place, i used to live in Clent/Romsley cool place.