♡ cokkie_bear

silhouette • graphic review & tips {closed}

Username: cokkie_bear

Experience: almost 11 months

Themes: sad and romance

first impression: [ 7 / 10 ] hm. i'm between like and not like when the first thing i saw the poster. i'm feeling like there's something not fitting well, but i'm still figuring out what is that. the quotes placing and luhan's pic you that used are something that i think you need to improve. will tell you more about this in technique and font section.

themes: [ 14 / 15 ] almost perfect. the angst feelings almost there. almost. the font you used for the title is hm,... way too fancy for sad poster. that's why the feelings not out. the colorings, character's pictures and textures are suits the themes well. as well as for romance themed poster, it's good already♡

coloring: [ 18 / 20 ] the whole colourings is pretty. eventhough you used a sephia color, your poster didn't look boring or monotone. the only thing i don't like is luhan's picture. it's too bright. look at his chin and cheek. it's too pale if you compared with the girl's pic. all you need to do is use exposure tools at photoshop. (at the previous review, i've told you how:D) no need to take the brightness lower, only change the exposure thing. or you can use curves if you're already an expert hehe.

technique: [ 21 / 25 ] your poster is very neat and smooth. your blending skill is more than awesome. you blended everything perfectly. there's only a few things you should note. first, the luhan's picture. it's too stretched out. just simply do this thing: click ctrl+t then move the right pointer to the left a bit. only a bit. tada! the luhan's picture will be more balance. the next thing is luhan pic is too bright, but i won't talking about this anymore cuz i've told you on the coloring section. next, still on luhan's picture. first time i saw luhan's pic, it looks like he didn't have a body -bricked- it's because you've erased like almost whole of his shoulder. nah, this thing makes luhan's pic not balanced. you shouldn't erase someone's shoulder like until whole of it. you should show, at least, a bit of his shoulder. if not, look, he looks like doesn't have a body. other than this, your technique is beautifully professional.

resources: [ 10 / 10 ] full points! the textures you used already applied in the right place. texture placement is good. you're also not using unimportant texture. the sparkling effect at the bottom makes the poster looks more beautiful. goodjob!♡

typography: [ 9 / 15 ] this is what killed out the beautiful aura on your poster, i'm sorry to say this TT_TT but really. first, let's start with the title. the font you've chosen for the title isn't suit for angst theme at all. it's handwritten font, i know right. it should've an angst feel, isn't it? in your case, it doesn't -bricked- i also don't know why it could be until i made a little experiment. i found that it caused because of you used a same font for whole title, meanwhile the title is long. if the title is only 1-2 words, your font choices will be fit on. but if the title is that long, i think you should change the font. not all font. maybe you can keep the 'another' word with that font and use a simplier font for 'one way' and 'or'. it's my suggestion: the 'one' word is place upper than the other words. the 'way' word is a bit underneath the 'one' word. those 'one way' words use same font, maybe you could use 'znikomit' or 'felix titling' font. and for the 'or'' word is place in the center under the 'way' word, any font will look good i think. and the 'another' word is the biggest sized one, under the 'or' word. (hope you got what i meant) about the font color, it would be better if you use light brown until white for the gradient overlay. so it wouldn't be so monotone, because the background is dark brown already. anyways, it would be more awesome if you not tilt the title that much. normal position will be so much better.

next thing is quotes placing and size. for a quotes, the font is too big. you should make it a bit smaller. and the placement, look, it's like patching luhan's neck. you don't need to change the font, just make it smaller and re-arrange the placement. maybe you could place the font beside luhan's neck, a bit under the neck. to a more plain place beside luhan. you shouldn't make the quotes tilting. just make it stay in normal position. other than that, your font blending is awesome, keep it up!

bonus: [ 3 / 5 ] cause i don't like the quotes placingTT_TT sorry. but i do love the overall view♡

total points: 82 / 100 - adorable♡

tips for you: just play with your imagination. the font placement i've told you ont typography section is just an e x a m p l e. you might change it though:) fighting!

-xoxo foxlight-

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Poging_Yongguk #1
Chapter 24: Ah!!! Thank you so much!! Don't worry i will do what you said.I will try to make another one tha looks a bit the same as this poster.

I actually put luhan's pic lower than Yoona so that i will look like He's look at Yoona but at the same time he looks smaller than him XD....

Thank you so much for the Advice!! ^^
Poging_Yongguk #2
Chapter 19: By the way it's me the former Cokkie_bear

username : Poging_Yongguk

experience : almost 1 year

program: photoshop cs6

graphic link : http://i.imgur.com/LyWoSst.png

themes: romance and a bit sad

which part do you want me to more focus on? : Coloring and typography?

anything you wanted me to note: Thanks.... I'm Really not good in Typograpy,The Korean font are mess.(In my graphic)

password:Black
Poging_Yongguk #3
Chapter 19: Wow,Thanks for the Tips,It really help a lot.^^

Can i request for a Review again??....???
yuhsoul
#4
Chapter 20: Hey! Thanks for this tips omg useful! I will try it and show the result to you ;) Once again, thank you bcose u made this! idk u made this tips very faaaaasssttttt .___. thanks ♥♥♥
bottleofdreams
#5
Chapter 20: Omg, thanks for the review so much <33
The papyrus was supposed to show some royal princess-y like haha, but I guess it didn't match lol
For the black weird thing, do you mean the chair?
And for the hair I did notice it, and I've tried to erase, but oddly, it still visible. May you help me? T.T
Anyway, really thanks for the review, I may request again in the future ^^
sandeoki
#6
Chapter 2: username : asdfghjm15

experience : 10 months

program: photoshop cs6

graphic link : http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a505/asdfghjm15/taeminkrystal_zpsef59897e.jpg

themes: mystery, supernatural/action

which part do you want me to more focus on? : blending and technique?

anything you wanted me to note: first of all, thank you! i in typography...

password: transparent (?) loljk. black
yuhsoul
#7
Chapter 18: Hello, thank you for your review! I really like it <3 and yes, sometimes idk where should i put the quote even the title .___. and then, thank you if you wil make tips for something like this, i will read it and practice it! :D
Btw, i used yoona with this : http://snsdpics.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/yoona-innisfree-jeju-poster.jpg
and Luhan : http://i5.minus.com/ij0REWOqY5EUi.jpg
i think, that's why Luhan looks cracked. btw, i always play with adjustment like that, brightness, colow balance, and sometime curves but the result is really unexpected lol it became very dark and very bright. it's really hard hehehe
btw, thank you for the featured <3 feels so grateful here!
thank youuuuuuu! :D
Toilet_Paper
#8
Chapter 17: I don't think it's a must to do blending when doing a dark poster. just my opinion. there's so many blends in aff that most posters look like a copy of each other. i think you should've actually given her credit for trying out something new.