Endemerrin's (terrible) adventures in photoshop

[Merri]

Okay.

 

I'm really bad at photoshop. But, I like to try and manipulate screenshots to make them more interesting. Still in the process of developing my own style, and still learning photoshop in general.

 

I also have a Deviantart thing because I can.

My Deviantart

 

 

Old stupid Hyurdemerrin

 

 

 

 

Coerthas!

 

 

 

Rain~

 

 

 

 

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[Mtoto Wamoto]

Dude, these are awesome. Keep at it!

[Moltove]

vurry nice! What tutorials are you using?

[NKato]

Keep it up. I want to see more.

[Merri]

vurry nice! What tutorials are you using?

 

Not really any, to be honest. Used some random one to an extent for the swirl on the Paladin screenshot. Other than that, it's more or less been just playing with all of the tools until I find something that I like, with the occasional hint or some help from Xenedra, Mtoto, or whatever other photoshop savvy person is in mumble with me at the time.

[Moltove]

well, keep up the good work! Been meaning to dabble, myself...

[Merri]

Updated the main post with two new works in progress.   o7

[Knave]

Have I told you lately that I'm envious and hate you? Cause I do.

 

Keep up the good work, Merri~! Do more pieces with leather armor, those come out lookin' fantastic.

[Merri]

Thank you very much. I appreciate the encouragement~

Updated the main post with a few pieces. Removed the old ones because they were just bad.

 

Only going to update the main post every now and again with certain images. More will be uploaded to my Deviantart, though.

[Abaigeal]

*clicks on Deviantart link...starts stalking....* :angel:

[Merri]

I'll add you to the list, then. Today I had some random guy on the lodestone forums tell me what an attractive Midlander I have, and that they plan on stalking me on Balmung~

 

Please help me.

 

Sooooo I decided to try out some new techniques and tools, and found a new style that clicked pretty well with me. Gave me that sort of soft, smooth feel I was aiming at.

 

Took the Rivenroad piece, because I really liked that one, and prettied it up some by painting~

 

 

[Merri]

Woo. Something new. Abaigeal was so kind as to lend me a tablet she found laying around our townhouse "collecting dust", so I decided to mess around with it earlier tonight and threw this together. I'd planned on spending more time on it, but I got bored so it ended up just being a quicky. Removed some pixelation, smoothed it out, added some minor shading and lastly some highlights to the pauldrons and the rocks. Also blur. That's about it.

 

Using a tablet is weird.

 

Figure I'll start to get back into the swing of things and see if I can't improve some more over the coming months since NDA on screenshots is finally lifted.

 

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[align=center]Before and after picture.[/align]

 

[align=center]Bigger resolution.[/align]

[Abaigeal]

♥it turned out awesome! Tablets are weird at first they take time to get used to.Also what's with the "collecting dust" bit!! I wasn't lying to you. =3=

 

anyhow...yes!!! Turned out super amazing!!

[Kari Illderthane]

Oooo I like them cant wait to see more!

[Kassandra Dawn]

Tablets do take time to get used to. Practice practice!

[Adelpha]

The depth-of-field effect you create via the blurring looks really natural.

[Luka]

That's the best looking Miquote I've ever seen! :blush:

[Kyatai]

Sorry, Loki, you'll have to fight Xenedra for him. (Not that he probably wouldn't enjoy that...   )

[Delilah Scythewood]

Pretty! \o/

[Nylesa]

This is really cool! 8-) Looking forward to seeing more!

[Merri]

Thank you. ; ;

 

I actually decided to start playing around in Photoshop again. Been working on a few pieces off and on. Not sure if they're finished quite yet, but I'm liking these two so far.

 

 

[Tiergan]

Hyurdemerrin! I remember him!

 

Also, hgngng this makes me want to fiddle with screenshots if I could just take one that doesn't look like butt. :V

 

(I think one of your images isn't linked right though!)

[Merri]

Hyurdemerrin! I remember him!

 

Also, hgngng this makes me want to fiddle with screenshots if I could just take one that doesn't look like butt. :V

 

(I think one of your images isn't linked right though!)

 

Mm. I have so many screenshots I'll start to work on and subsequently give up because they don't seem right.

 

I also know next to nothing about photoshop, so I just kind of stumble through with what I do know until I think something looks okay. ....And some times I just stop early because I feel like I'll just make things worse if I continue. Like with this one! \o/

 

 

And thank you! I was clearing out some stuff from my IMGUR, and realized I deleted the older version that I linked here. Fixed it, though.