08-05-2010, 12:43 PM
ok, let me give you an edit in a second.
![[Image: 1ztr7.jpg]](http://i37.tinypic.com/1ztr7.jpg)
removed entirely the selout, gave it mroe contrast and actually, i'd recomend you that if you want to remark its facial features, toy around with its shading and highlighs. selout isnt a magic spell that turns everything nice and rad just cause you use it -indiscriminately or not. its a very specific 'tool' that works on a very specific stituation/context/background(a really specific one), and even then, most of the time it just doesnt work or the artist can't make it look right. that, or its used for some obscure subpixeling that i won't even bother explaining right now. so for the most part you can just avoid it entirely and work on more stable and/or easier to handle resources such as a your everyday shading and AntiAliasing.
but in any case, sel out doesnt smooth lines or makes them blend better with its surroundings. it just works on a specific case, on a specific background and if taken out of that background it just makes everything look ugly.
also, avoid working using pure colors on your wip's backgrounds, as they distort your perception of colors. use a more neutral gray or any other desaturated color of your choice(and use more than one, for even better contrast of the results).
removed entirely the selout, gave it mroe contrast and actually, i'd recomend you that if you want to remark its facial features, toy around with its shading and highlighs. selout isnt a magic spell that turns everything nice and rad just cause you use it -indiscriminately or not. its a very specific 'tool' that works on a very specific stituation/context/background(a really specific one), and even then, most of the time it just doesnt work or the artist can't make it look right. that, or its used for some obscure subpixeling that i won't even bother explaining right now. so for the most part you can just avoid it entirely and work on more stable and/or easier to handle resources such as a your everyday shading and AntiAliasing.
but in any case, sel out doesnt smooth lines or makes them blend better with its surroundings. it just works on a specific case, on a specific background and if taken out of that background it just makes everything look ugly.
also, avoid working using pure colors on your wip's backgrounds, as they distort your perception of colors. use a more neutral gray or any other desaturated color of your choice(and use more than one, for even better contrast of the results).