Dark Photomanipulation

[KrYpT0]

Hi well this is like one of my 1st posts here lol. i have a question no a request from anybody with any photomanip skills. i would like any tips or tricks or even full tuts on photomanip.

this is what im talking about:

Realistic Photomanip:
http://joypadgaming.com/krypto/pencil.jpg
http://joypadgaming.com/krypto/RoadSign.jpg
i know neither are perfect but they were / are my 1st attempts

ive made some darker things too but i think i can figure that out but tips on that aspect would be nice and greatly appriciated too (i also have a tutorial that i wrote on photomanip that i will post)

[sPECtre]

Welcome, Krypto! I see that you are already writing the tutorial 8/
I'll let you some time to make the corrections, but it a very nice entry at PST!

For Photomanips, there are a lot of kinds, from dark/gothic to "regular" photo masking and combining.
(for the latter, visit http://www.adobeevangelists.com/photoshop/index.html )

[Ammar Midani]

Excellent subject you're intersted in. i think crowBR had the same interst.
http://www.photobast.hpg.com.br

Welcome to pst, Krypto..


Ammar

[venivedi]

Hi,KrYpT0
I also interested in this subject.

This reminds me of Bert Monroy's book about (realistic) illustration.
(Please don't get me wrong, I'm not a salesman ^^;;;)
Though I'm not good at illustration, what I recommend you is...

'Taking some picture of what you like to draw, paint, photomanip...and so on. In this case, try to shoot(or download images on internet) a pencil or bill-board, then you can refer to this when you need more realistic effect. Of course we can miss sort of "observation."
Sorry, I know that's not what you want exactly. 8(
And see you around.

[spididdy]

wow photobast is tight. but some of his ps dosent looks o real when othes do. but in his portfolio at the very bottom the ,monitor looks ill.

[KrYpT0]

thank you for all your help and replies :-D