lindsay lohan Options

[xblast196]

hey i need some constructive criticism, so tell me what you think doodz

[Relentless]

It's okay.
Cutting out Lindsay Lohan is pretty good.

I didn't think you need that much of a stroke. The stroke made it weird and it doesn't match. The circles behind her looks kind of funky. Theres too much stroking on the text. It would have been better if the colors matched better. The quality is bad, should've saved it on .jpg or .png. I think to make it look better, you could've used brushes and textures. The background is cool but I don't think it matches at all.

[*SinfullySweet*]

Dont bite my head off later. I mean with all constructive criticizm.

I think the image quality is really bad. The reason being, its a GIF. Try saving your images as jpegs or pngs, and not gifs. Your fonts are EXTREMELY pixelated, and the stroken images doesn't really go. Also, how the lindsay is cut off at the bottom looks bad as well. Try to make is fade, or some other method. But stray FAR away from letting the image become cut-off.

[xblast196]

Dont bite my head off later. I mean with all constructive criticizm.

I think the image quality is really bad. The reason being, its a GIF. Try saving your images as jpegs or pngs, and not gifs. Your fonts are EXTREMELY pixelated, and the stroken images doesn't really go. Also, how the lindsay is cut off at the bottom looks bad as well. Try to make is fade, or some other method. But stray FAR away from letting the image become cut-off.

haha jesus ok..

i didnt think it was THAT bad..

[*IVIike*]

well if you ask for constructive critism be prepared to take it

I actually agree completely with her. I would also stay away from the rough yellow borders

[xblast196]

lol, and i was prepared. more or less.. "overwhelmed".

anyway, i probably should've mentioned this is my first blend

[*IVIike*]

i understand... keep trying

[*themarkster*]

It's okay for a first try. But the first thing I noticed when I saw the image was the roughness of the font and the stroke. You should really try to turn on anti-aliasing when dealing with fonts like the one you used. I also agree with SinfullySweet about the yellow stroke -- it doesn't seem to fit in with the image. The cutting-out of the base images isn't bad. But keep practicing.

[*SinfullySweet*]

i didnt think it was THAT bad..

Believe it or not. Some people crumble to peices over crizticizm.

[xblast196]

haha i'm sure.

i'll uh.. be sure to take all of these nice tips into account next time.

[Kontroll]

Nice try, but I hate the beveled crap, and the backround. Also, I think that the cut out is cheap. It's amateur at best. Next.

[freeflow]

Just a few tips
- When choosing images focus on choosing the ones that have smooth color. For example look at Lindsay in the green jacket/shirt whatever it was. Can you see how hte shades of green don't match and look pixelated stay away from those. Choose images where her skin is clear , and so is the coloring. It may be easier if you go to fansites and choose photoshoots when your first starting. That way you don't have the quality issue to worry about.
- When first starting try not to overdo it. Background doesn't match. So I'd suggest starting with something simple. Keep the photos background etc.
- Text , If you're going to use it it needs to match the entire image. Your text matches the background, yet not the rest so work on that.
- Color schemes. Try choosing colors that match better. Red + White = good. Red + white + yellow + the gazillion other colors = bad. You have to try to choose some things that match better. Not bad its just your color schemes are all over the place.
- Blending. With cutting hair is hard so I know why yours was shaky but either leave some more space or instead of cutting and blending try to use the original photo background etc. That way you don't have to deal with the hair problems. If you use photoshop pen tool is one good way to go. Also you'll have to try different techniques till you find your best method which is good.

So take your time and keep trying different techniques. You'll get better and better.

[LadyXTor]

Well, you cut the pictures out well, but the yellow outline doesn't look good and the red blobs look out of place. I think the red background looks cool and all, but it doesn't match. Keep practicing though!

[xtrancie]

lol, and i was prepared. more or less.. "overwhelmed".

anyway, i probably should've mentioned this is my first blend

not to burst your bubble. i dont even consider this a blend. if it's a blend, i see no blending, missing the purpose here. Things dont pixelate in blends. and also it would look "blended" if it was a blend. The image quality is also very HORRIBLE consider it is saved as GIF. Is it just me or did you forgot to erase the little part at the bottom of the piece, there's a yellow pixelated stroke which im guessing was a left over from the cut out. The border around lindsay is totally random. i mean.. YELLOW? and it's very very choppy, if you want it to look border, try outer glow if your cut out are pixelated like that.

[Blaqheartedstar]

the backgrounds tacky and fits more to a techy look instead of what your trying to pull.
as for the pictures if you have trouble with cutting images they are sites that offer PSDs of your favorite artist and celebs.
i agree with Mike that you should stay away from yellow borders and in my opinion i think borders hurt the cutout instead of helping it.
i also 2nd Mark's tip on the anti-aliasing
heres a screenshot if you have no idea what/where it is

NONE is only good for pixle fonts
Crisp, Sharp, Strong, Smooth are the ones you want to use
Strong is like bold
where Crisp, Sharp, and Smooth vary with fonts.

Maybe if you try blending they help you a lot if you have trouble with backgrounds because you can always use the background the image comes with.

[1angel3]

Just a few tips
- When choosing images focus on choosing the ones that have smooth color. For example look at Lindsay in the green jacket/shirt whatever it was. Can you see how hte shades of green don't match and look pixelated stay away from those. Choose images where her skin is clear , and so is the coloring. It may be easier if you go to fansites and choose photoshoots when your first starting. That way you don't have the quality issue to worry about.
- When first starting try not to overdo it. Background doesn't match. So I'd suggest starting with something simple. Keep the photos background etc.
- Text , If you're going to use it it needs to match the entire image. Your text matches the background, yet not the rest so work on that.
- Color schemes. Try choosing colors that match better. Red + White = good. Red + white + yellow + the gazillion other colors = bad. You have to try to choose some things that match better. Not bad its just your color schemes are all over the place.
- Blending. With cutting hair is hard so I know why yours was shaky but either leave some more space or instead of cutting and blending try to use the original photo background etc. That way you don't have to deal with the hair problems. If you use photoshop pen tool is one good way to go. Also you'll have to try different techniques till you find your best method which is good.

So take your time and keep trying different techniques. You'll get better and better.

Well said. I agree. The background is out of place.

[heyyfrankie]

anyway, i probably should've mentioned this is my first blend

Like xTrancie stated, that's not a blend. When you simply put images over each other without fading them into each other (blending), that's more a collage.

&&&&&&&& the yellow doesn't really match..
but there is a tad bit of yellow at the bottom left and i'm not quite sure why it's there.

OH! and the font needs to be anti-aliased so it's not jagged.
but i would choose a new one cuz i don't really feel like the one you have now matches.