I'm Somewhat Content With This.

[Deflorate.]

After practicing my smudging, following countless countless online tutorials, and a shit ton of patience, I present you a smudge tag.

 

Dark BG:
imgur: the simple image sharer

[Mokou-Sama]

I might be seeing this from the wrong point of view but there is no blending at all :s
Not that is bad though. the bg is actually nice.

[Mr.Seyeko]

This is really good man, Nice smudging, i would of tried to bring out the colors more with some pentool lines here and there but
this is really good. nice good flow, nice color choices

I still can't smudge but i can't wait to see your next one, i can see alot of potential in this from you.

[Ryan]

I might be seeing this from the wrong point of view but there is no blending at all :s
Not that is bad though. the bg is actually nice.

Nope, you're correct.

Another big part of that is simply using the same colors in a scheme. Your choice of blue for the bg vs. the blue in the render is too dark and just looks like it's there for no reason.

[Mokou-Sama]

Nope, you're correct.

Another big part of that is simply using the same colors in a scheme. Your choice of blue for the bg vs. the blue in the render is too dark and just looks like it's there for no reason.

Yeah, the thing is if the smudge was the main point the render shouldnt be there.
Since there is a render, he could try to blend it there and use like filters, topaz, ilumination, whatever, to make it merge a bit more.

[Ryan]

Yeah, the thing is if the smudge was the main point the render shouldnt be there.
Since there is a render, he could try to blend it there and use like filters, topaz, ilumination, whatever, to make it merge a bit more.

No. No Topaz. Ever.
None of those things will help with blending. The best way to blend this one, from the ground up, is to smudge the render in the with the rest.

[Mokou-Sama]

No. No Topaz. Ever.
None of those things will help with blending. The best way to blend this one, from the ground up, is to smudge the render in the with the rest.

Okay, topaz might not be a solution, and how about feathering the render and blurring bg a bit? dunno...

[Deflorate.]

Nope, you're correct.

Another big part of that is simply using the same colors in a scheme. Your choice of blue for the bg vs. the blue in the render is too dark and just looks like it's there for no reason.

Thanks.

The original blue looked exactly like the blue on the render, because the render is where I got all my colors from.

But I didn't really like it, and burned it a bit.

Next time I'll leave it as it is.

Thanks to everyone else as well for the CnC. Much appreciated.

[Roxter]

Gotta say it would like nicer with some coloration and blending, but good job nonetheless.

[[MPGH]Ethereal]

Smudging doesn't look too bad at all. But yeah, def need to blend that render in, and that blue color of the render contrasts big time with the flatter hue of blues in the bg. Good start though, I would consider this a wip bro.

[Deflorate.]

https://i.imgur.com/EIcqHW9.png

Fucked with it for about an hour.

[IV2B]

https://i.imgur.com/EIcqHW9.png

Fucked with it for about an hour.

Better than before but i don't like that "crystal reflexes" thing you used.

[Deflorate.]

Better than before but i don't like that "crystal reflexes" thing you used.

What are you talking about?

[IV2B]

What are you talking about?

Bottom right,there are cross shape light effects.

[Mr.Seyeko]

Bottom right,there are cross shape light effects.

How the hell does that bug you.. you can barely see it.. i had to look pretty damn close to my screen to see it.