Cry, The Value of Losing (photo manip) Options

[EriaNight]

Okay so it seemed like everyone was posting their entries for the PhotoManip contest in the digital art thread already just to get some opinions ahead of time and I know I kind of already sent mine in, but I'd still LOVE opinions anyway...it would be weird to get them after the contest I guess...who knows... But they always help me to improve (I Promise. I really do take them into consideration. Especially since my text ability really fluctuates from picture to picture...actually everything about me fluctuates).

Anyway....this is what I entered....

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Yes, I think the text could have used a little work on the bottom...I tried like everything I could think of though at the time. I just want to know though if there's anything you think I could do to improve for the next contest. I don't know...Maybe I just have really really low self-esteem or something...Kind of why I picked the theme of Losing/Shock/Crying because winning means so much to so many people, but improvement is more important to me. I mean I don't know if we even get anything if we win this contest? I have my own server anyway...I don't need space or anything. I just...have to be an artist...somehow. It looked like fun.

Blah I'll be quiet now.

[ChasingLife87]

Would it be cheating or something bad for me to comment?

I really like the blue and green, I think those colors look so cool (!), but the thing that I don't like about the colors is how the girl on the left is blue and the girl on the right is green. The blue girl looks very innocent and pure, like she's bathed in moonlight or something, but the other girl looks like death or something in a scary movie. But otherwise I lovelove this blend and agree with the people above!

[EriaNight]

Would it be cheating or something bad for me to comment?

but the thing that I don't like about the colors is how the girl on the left is blue and the girl on the right is green

Errr can I reply?? Like if I can't then don't like read this haha.

I kind of did it that way for like a paradox (I agree with the people above me though about the text/effects [texture] I need to work on), but I kind of did the blue and then green for a purpose.

The Explanation I feel is necessary now; should have said it before: Whoops-->

Blue to a lot of people means calmness, but sadness at the same time-emphasizing strength, but shock. Then when you lose you look at the right

Green to a lot of people symbolizes growth, reality, rebirth (like plants....the recycle symbol, etc). It's kind of like a change from one thing to the other when you lose-->From sadness and strength, to overcoming and rebirth. I donno...But crying kind of sums it up because it's a form of release and how you feel at the same time.

I write and color correct films for me and my mom so I work/analyze that kind of stuff ALOT. I LOVE to use blue and green. I mean I can see where you're coming from, but I guess I didn't really explain it...That's what's horrible about stills...you can't explain them with audio/motion, you can only explain them with minimal text. Blah.

OH...Hence, The sig. haha.