Judge my Photoshop skills!

[Pivotal]

Hey,

So it's saturday night in Sweden, I'm bored as hell and I'm feeling creative, so I decided to do some Photoshop for fun.

So Basically I have this silly picture of me here:


Then I added this pic as a background:


And putting those two pics together with a couple of effects added, I managed to pull of something like this:



Any Suggestions of what I can do to make it look better?

Maybe add, or remove something? Better lightning/color correction? Or maybe just finish the picture with an epic quote somewhere? :P

Thanks in advance !

[pFreak]

hmm.. i dont think there is much to judge about. seems pretty basic to me.
i would correct the "helmet". it seems, it is a bit bended.

[Pivotal]

hmm.. i dont think there is much to judge about. seems pretty basic to me.
i would correct the "helmet". it seems, it is a bit bended.

lol yeah I know, I just put the mask on quickly ^^

[Nikusu]

I don't have much time for feedback, but one tip for all new PS users: do not use the lens flare. Keep at it though. Graphic design is a field that demands a lot of time for improvement. Not terrible for what you describe as a boredom-killer though.

[N-7]

To be honest, your design is not much of a design. It is just some random filters and colour adjustments.

EDIT:
1. Your design seems to be empty in the right side.
2. You've done a bad job at cutting and the blurring was pretty obvious.
3. You've changed your skin too much, it looks now like mud.
4. No flare it is a bad filter.

The only positive thing about your design is your model (you?) who has a relatively cute body. Also, you could look up some Photoshop tutorials to familiarize yourself with the interface/options.

[Pivotal]

To be honest, your design is not much of a design. It is just some random filters and colour adjustments.

EDIT:
1. Your design seems to be empty in the right side.
2. You've done a bad job at cutting and the blurring was pretty obvious.
3. You've changed your skin too much, it looks now like mud.
4. No flare it is a bad filter.

The only positive thing about your design is your model (you?) who has a relatively cute body. Also, you could look up some Photoshop tutorials to familiarize yourself with the interface/options.

1. Maybe, but then again that's why I'm coming here - to look for things to add and/or remove
2. Alright, I'm no pro at this (obviously) but thanks for the feedback
3. same answer as 2.
4. Ok I'll try to edit/remove the flare, thanks.

About the Only positive thing: Oh stop it you!

[Troodi]

* Decide if your final image is to be used horizontal or vertical. Square shapes are not as dynamic.
* Focal point isn't defined properly. The arm is getting all the attention. (The arm should be cropped or faded significantly)
* Too much dead space. The "negative space" should be the area of context for your defined focal point(s). Everything is just out there somewhere. . .hanging.

Example:
http://imgur.com/GW4w7


Edit: Cool helmet!

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[Pivotal]

* Decide if your final image is to be used horizontal or vertical. Square shapes are not as dynamic.
* Focal point isn't defined properly. The arm is getting all the attention. (The arm should be cropped or faded significantly)
* Too much dead space. The "negative space" should be the area of context for your defined focal point(s). Everything is just out there somewhere. . .hanging.

Example:
http://imgur.com/GW4w7


Edit: Cool helmet!

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*My final image will be used horizontal, I want it to be wide when finished.
*Hm, yeah you got a point, the arm is kinda getting all the attention, I should definitely do something about it.
* Yeah I know, too much dead space has been mentioned, but as I want the image to be wide when it's finished I kinda want more space than the image you linked (btw nice work!). Think of it as a Facebook timeline header, That's how wide I'd like it to be. I'm thinking of putting some sort of background and some objects to the picture, just to fill the dead space up, I dunno.

EDIT: Thanks for the useful feedback =)

[Troodi]

Don't just fill the dead space with stuff, everything in the image should have a reason to be in it, even if the reason is it just looks nice. It'll look right when it fits.

Even dead space should have a reason to be.

If you just have your head/helmet and the flare in the banner, that really is all you need. It will be more dramatic with the one focus.

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[Dendrek]

The image lacks depth. Everything is at the same level (everything being the flare + yourself, obviously). To be fair, it has a small amount of depth, but that's because the flare appears to be above/before you. But that's kind of the reverse of what you want. The flare has way too much attention being given to it: 1) It's very saturated (meaning the color is too intense and pure), 2) it's visually closer in the picture plane*, 3) it has an awkwardly placed and unnecessary bright spot that draws a lot of attention, and 4) the way it approaches at your body is a little odd (it is kind of "tentacle-y").

Points 1 and 2 can both be corrected by doing one or more of the following to the flare:
* Make it darker.
* Add slightly more grey or slightly more yellow to its hue (either will make it appear to fall back into the picture plane). Yellow is the compliment of purple. Combining the two creates a "mute" which is significantly less vibrant than either of the two pure colors.
* Have the rays go behind (rather than in front of) yourself.

[muto]

Way better then I could do.

[Fuzzzie]

I'm gonna move this to fun stuff. It's more appropriate there.

[aztr0]

Skill level... beginner.