don't know if anybody's seen this yet but......................

[smdubin]

this is sorta the new direction i'm takin with my smokin poster. any suggestions or advice?

 

[smdubin]

here's some more pics that i played with

 

[smdubin]

pretty much the same thing. added more smoke. enlarged cigarette

 

[Welles]

Hey hey, smdubin,

I really like the stark contrast in the firs of the 'death's head' series. Very dramatic and gets the message across in no uncertain terms. :}

I was ambivalent about your first go because that Twin Towers image has been see so many times that it struck me as a visual clich? misused for your message, not to mention copyright issues.

 

[lasa]

What if you had the skull with a lite cigarette in its mouth, with an ash the length of the cigarette about to fall...with smoke coming out its "nose" (or lack there of)... and images of a teenagers in the shadows of the eye sockets..don't think it would need words either....all B/W except for the teenagers..in muted colors..

Just an idea.

Lasa

 

[smdubin]

here's some other variations of the same idea.

 

[smdubin]

here's another variation

 

[Welles]

Hey smdubin. I don't know whether you would be interested but there is a set of freeware smoke brushes by Kevin Kleine in the Adobe Studio Exchange. They are called simply Smoke.abr.

 

[smdubin]

thanks for the brush idea. here's some more stuff.

 

[smdubin]

and some more stuff

 

[smdubin]

just some other things that i quickly did

 

[lasa]

This is just a visual on the idea I had..
Sure is gloomy..
Lasa

 

[melissa]

Welles, I would really love that smoke thing! I couldn't find it. Could you send a link or address?
Thanks!!!
Melissa

 

[Welles]

Hi Melissa,

Here's the actual URL of the brushes page...

http://share.studio.adobe.com/axAss...be.com/axQuickSearchSubmit.asp?r=0&rppsel1=50

If that doesn't do it, start at the entry page and navigate there...

http://share.studio.adobe.com/default.asp

Main > Photoshop > Brushes > Other > Smoke

You will have to register to become able to download stuff but its free.