design advice thread

[Q]

I was wondering if we can have design advice thread sticky, where members and designers can give advice to members who are trying to learn ?

I have started learning recently, and it would be great to get tips and advice from experienced members, and designers.

I know there is several threads with good advice somewhere, having a tough time finding them, so maybe links to those could be included in the thread.

For example,one problem I am having :
trouble with the way the doll is standing, with short sleeves it makes difficult for me to make a waist-like here:

http://www1.christianforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=80392&stc=1&d=1154341983

or-how to make the design softer looking,deeper,more 3D?









http://www1.christianforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=80393&stc=1&d=1154342048

[Ainuhina]

:thumbsup: great idea....

I've started playing around with desinging latley myself....

which programm are you using...

I'm on adobe Photoshop....for making them softer I use a function called "soft-focus effect" (<- that's the direct translation from German so I don't know if it's the same name)

here's what it does:

before:

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g256/Ainuhina/cfchar/Eowyngold1.gif

after:

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g256/Ainuhina/cfchar/char.gif

though I don't know yet which of these two I do like better :D

:wave:

[Q]

Thank you
I am learning Photoshop,and trying to use Paint.Net (i think thats what is called:sorry:),but mostly using windows paint -slowly trying to learn.

I think I like your original dress better,very nice ;):thumbsup:

[Ainuhina]

I thought the original was better too...but I wanted to try out how to make it smoother :)

[Q]

arre you thinking to apply to armory?


i am trying the efffects now,not doing well at all:D

[CFpetRESCUER22]

no...I won't have the time to do it as a "job" since I'm already a petRESCUER and in real life a student plus working in a book store for 12 hours each week....

the only thing I might do is to request that dress :D I'm a LOTR fan...that's Eowyns dress she's wearing at the end :)

do you think of applying...I love that 2nd dress :)

:wave: