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Posted by Crapceeper on Sun Jul 31st at 12:18am 2005

Let's see if I manage this one...

I did this poster in about 30-50 Minutes. After watching Episode III the Star Wars trend just caught me (again).


Aspects of valuation:

  • Choice of the original motif
  • Implementation of the motif
  • combinations of colours
  • Logo
  • Writings
  • anything else you can think of?


I appreciate all kind of comments (even more than the poll's options)


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I try to upload more of my work onto my website.... in a couple of days.



EDIT: I choose Boba Fetts "rising" because he is one of the characters always around but never receiving gratitude for it.


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Posted by Underdog on Sun Jul 31st at 12:27am 2005

I think the word you are searching for is "Motif" not "Motive"

Boba Fett's life is not worthy of a feature film. I like what you attempted however so do not be discouraged because I tend to think wet blanket thoughts.

You need an "Other" option.




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Posted by Crapceeper on Sun Jul 31st at 12:40am 2005

Righty. Thanks alot. It's getting late over here.
I also updated "Why Boba Fett"

I always try to use a not-so-common-character. Like Getting like away from like mainstream-like, I do.
And for that I use motifs ('ve gotta watch out) not very well known - but moslty screen captures.


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Posted by Underdog on Sun Jul 31st at 12:54am 2005

Firstly, I am far from scholarly so use my advice sparingly. Secondly, Fett died in the belly of a thing that keeps eating you for years. THATS noteworthy, not movie worthy, but noteworthy.

Thinking of a story that ends that way is strange at best.




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Posted by Crapceeper on Sun Jul 31st at 1:05am 2005

/Smirks

Yes, he died very strange. Maybe even poor. But in the end: He's one of these who make Star Wars what it is....


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Posted by Underdog on Sun Jul 31st at 1:14am 2005

I noticed an oddity about that ages ago. The star wars universe had some note worthy characters alright, yet for all their fame, they died poorly. Fett gets eaten and Jaba gets choked, The Emperor gets tossed and Vader just dies.

It seems to me that the ending of these people were not thought out to their full extent. I am sure that not all needed to die gloriously, but when you think about how easily they passed, why did it take years?




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Posted by Crapceeper on Sun Jul 31st at 1:36am 2005

If it didn't take years there wouldn't be 6 times 2 hours of cinematic material about it.

These IF-causes give me the creeps. I never can tell wether I did it right or wrong. Apologies in advance.


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Posted by OtZman on Sun Jul 31st at 2:29am 2005

The background picture is kinda grainy, other then that it looks pretty nice.



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Posted by Crono on Sun Jul 31st at 2:40am 2005

I would suggest staying away from glow unless you can use it seemlessly.

Also, it'd be a good idea to try to mimic the font style more so (letters lead into each other without inturruption, etc.)

The source picture is terrible quality.

I also always had something against posters and such that were just screen shots of movies. Nothing personal though.

A little addition of composite work and it'd be something else.


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Posted by DrGlass on Sun Jul 31st at 8:59pm 2005

I agree with crono here.

Picture is horrible quality

Glow doesn't work quite right and looks a bit strange.

The II should look more beind the text.

font could use some work, I dont like the bottom text the color pops out too much on the glow.

Also the glow around the kid is too much, tone it down a bit. The picture is good enough (I really like the choice). The glow dissconnects the subject from the ground too much.




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Posted by Crapceeper on Mon Aug 1st at 12:15pm 2005

Thanks alot, to all of you.

These are very value informations. I Try to use the effects more in a subtile way.

I rember putting the II behind the Star Wars logo but it didn't look too well. So I decied a fade through would be best. I'll revise it anyways.

The logo really is inaccurate. I just wanted to do some kind of basic work to look wether the motif and the picture in general would be a fitting with the logo and stuff - or even not. But as far as I can tell from this thread this work has had a nice start - just needs some reviseing (is this a real word?)

I think I post v.2 soon.

EDIT: Oh Jeah: The source quality is kinda low. But I want you to consider that in addition to the lowquality source I downsampled the jpg file because of upload time and file size. The release version is going to be a higher quality.


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Posted by Leperous on Mon Aug 1st at 4:27pm 2005

? quoting Underdog
I noticed an oddity about that ages ago. The star wars universe had some note worthy characters alright, yet for all their fame, they died poorly. Fett gets eaten and Jaba gets choked, The Emperor gets tossed and Vader just dies.

Well, at least they die, unlike all the stupidly "invincible" good guys! Besides, Obi Wan just vanishes, and a lot of very minor goodguys get blown up in fighters etc. Though I suppose there's some beheadings and the like in the new films...





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Posted by Crapceeper on Mon Aug 1st at 10:02pm 2005

Good afternoon,

I revised this thing a litte. I am proud of how the logo turned out.

And right now the box of cookies is at 50%

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For the ones interested: access my website - for more works. And just for the record: I like to do photo shopping just as a hobby.


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Posted by DrGlass on Tue Aug 2nd at 3:22am 2005

I like what you did with the II and the less glow looks much better. Picture still sucks quality wise, you need to find another one.

The text at the bottome sticks out too much, there is a bit of a black edge to them, try and use soft text and maybe make them about 90% opaque




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Posted by Crono on Tue Aug 2nd at 7:31am 2005

Honestly, you should touch up the picture bringing out the kid more, or make it more of a silhouette.

It'd also be a good idea to find something to help frame the shot.

As for the letters ... they're still bugging me. I messed around for a couple minutes and made this, perhaps it'd help you get some other ideas (ignore the blue):

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Posted by Crapceeper on Tue Aug 2nd at 4:36pm 2005

I don't know... My inspiration left....

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Posted by im.thatoneguy on Tue Aug 2nd at 5:20pm 2005

Better.. Now take off the bevel and we're getting somewhere. As a general rule, except for stroke, it's easier to do more harm than good with layer styles.



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Posted by Crapceeper on Tue Aug 2nd at 8:38pm 2005

im.thatoneguy,

my dictionary says something like bevel = skewness.

I'm afraind I don't really now whaat you mean. I mean I understand the word. But I.. I can't see any bevel objects in that picutre. Shall I turn the picture clockwise or something? I really can't see it.

EDIT: I mean... hold on... You think it's getting better? Thank you.

Oh and Crono: I'm sorry; I was just too lazy changing the font into a none-outline. Actually this doesn't count any longer. I figured a way to convert it.

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Posted by im.thatoneguy on Tue Aug 2nd at 10:39pm 2005

Oh sorry ummm.. bevel....

Bevel is the 3d effect on the letters. So I guess slant is the right translation, but it's refering to the lighting on the letters. The illusion of depth on "Star Wars" isn't helping the rest of the poster.





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Posted by Crapceeper on Wed Aug 3rd at 12:33am 2005

Oh. I see. Almost thought about it.

Kinda tricky though. Crono thinks some 3D effect on the 'Star Wars' would be nice.
Personally I liked it as it was in v. 1 and 2 (With that black cloud around, flatshaded plain red).

Is there a criteria why the bevel doesn't do any good? I could tell I dislike it somehow; but I can't really tell why. Any ideas?



-till later.


I might try this non-outline trick I thought about. But first things first. Sleeping time


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