A Gypsy chapter 3 part 2
vickylougrl:
Thanks Astral I hope to update soon as soon as I get done with a contest round I have to do. If I want to stay in that contest I have to step up my pictures which is definately my weak point.
Astral Faery:
Pfaw! I've seen some of your photos. You can do a lot more with the camera and photoshop than I can. I really loved your ghost story entry for the Creature Feature contest. I'm sure you'll do great!
vickylougrl:
Really Astral? The judges hated my entry lol! I entered what was in my opinion something creepy and monstrous and chilling. The judges I think wanted a cute monster or sexy one.
Thats one thing about contest you never really know what is going to appeal to the judges.
The Miss Midnight contest has been a challenge for me. The judges have been kind to me I think because they like my character and story, but they have not liked my pictures which I know have been crappy. For this third round I really changed how I do pictures and I think they are better.
When I look at certain contestants pictures and drool I finally realized what makes them awesome is light ingame not a great amount of photoshopping.
Astral Faery:
Monster=scary. At least in my opinion. I enjoyed your ghost story, especially the part where you had a picture of Trista with her mouth open, and in the next pic was a closer up of the same shot, but a different effect on the picture. That made a powerful impact. But, as you said, you can never tell what the judges will be looking for. My husband has many of the same problems when he enters digital art contests.
As far as the tips you've learned about ingame lighting, would you be willing to share your 'secret'? I really don't like photoshopping, because I'm no good at it (my hubby helped me do the hard shots for my story), and to be honest, I don't have the desire to learn it at this time. I'd rather do as much ingame as possible.
Oh, and I don't know if you ever saw it, but under anecdotes, in your help thread, I left you some links to two hacked paintings that can help get many actions out of your sims. I've found them to be very helpful. Good luck with your contest!
vickylougrl:
Thanks Astral Faery! Well I think I was over photoshopping pics for the contest and that was the problem now I only frame them and adjust contrast and brightness a little bit and well my picture will never be awesome like some I have seen I think they are better.
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