Mandy Moore, ermmm Options

[xosteffanator]

Yet another blend. I ran out of idea for what brushes I should use and where I should put the brushes.
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...I know not so good, that's why I need constructive critism

[*Retro_Love*]

I think you did an awesome job with the blending! Just some of the brushes don't really go well. You should try to use some textures with your blends. And you should also try to use pictures that look the same. But Good Job!

[xosteffanator]

^thankyou

[CUTEBUNNY160]

its okey the blendind could use a bit of work and i dont like the brushes you used....

[rockstermonkey]

Here are a couple of blending suggestions:
- Use better pictures. The pictures you used in this are good and high quality, but they don't really fit together. For example, in two out of the three pictures she is a blonde and in the other one she is brunette. It just doesn't...seem right to the viewer.
-Change the opacity of the brushes. They don't necessarily have to be the same..thickness all of the time.
-Make a color scheme. Use two similar colors and have them recurr throughout the piece. Like in this instantce, you solely used black. What about integrating another color?
-Swirly brushes arent the greatest for applying texture. Search the big book of resources at createblog for more texture oriented brushes to create a nice clean look.

Keep on practicing!

[Annie5332]

You overdid it on the brushes, but the blend is wonderful! Maybe use a different color for the brushes and lower the opacity?

[talcumpowder]

She's missing an arm. Don't cut the pictures out, it's choppy anyways, just let them flow. Using photoshoot pictures is a lot easier to work with because they all have the same background.
Your brushes are all one color, boring. You can use brushes on the rest of the blend BESIDES the border. Just don't cover the faces completely. Always use brushes on a new layer though, so you can change the opacity and blending mode later is need be. And choose brushes that go together, the one you used seem haphazard and thrown together.
Oh, and use textures! Textures are love when used correctly. Not the PSP textures, but textures that you paste onto an image and change the blend mode of.

[PrincessAda]

cute

[Jeng]

agreed with them^^.
-overused brushes,lessen the opacity
-you dont need that retro dot brush on the bottom left hand corner
-you dont really need those brushes around the border,just a nice black one would be good.
-use images that go well with each other,the one that shes in brunette doesnt go well with the blonde ones x;
-keep trying,you're getting better ;]

[Annie5332]

^^^ Shes missing an arm! Holy cow! I just noticed that.

and Im just going to comment again.
-The brushes you used dont go well with that picture.
-Try the BBOR here and look for textures and whatnot.

[-lana]

The first thing I noticed was that she was missing an arm. :P i think you over did the brushes, maybe lower the opacity, and try not to put them over her forehead.