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It does show your ability to create images in photoshop, but I feel it does not show your full ability of design. I have a problem with the texture on texture. There is a difficulity reading all of the text because of the background.
Removing the complex background and then making the title more of a focal point would help this piece stand out.
Hope it helps.
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I would only suggest one thing, which should help the whole layout. You can try cleaning it up, by using less effects, transitions, textures and borders. A nice compositon and good proportions on their own should deliver a pleasing look without all the bells and whistles and it will be easier to take in for the reader.
that I don't really care for is the background texture. Is it bark? Anyway, it brings the piece a gloomy kind of atmosphere that I think conflicts with the eagle's positivity. Looks kinda fiery and cave-like ...like an eagle out of hell ;)
I like it otherwise!
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i do like it a lot, but i think that you should make the tranparency that is on the right wing on the left one instead. i like the transparency a lot i just think it looks backwards so to speak. maybe i'm wrong. its worth a shot tho i guess. and i also agree with the above about the texture in the bg.
just my 2 cents...
The reason I put the transpaency on the wing that I did is b/c I wanted it to look as if the eagle was flying out of the painting into the outer world. I'll try to take the texture back a step or 2... thanx for the advise!!
you are right. i figured that was what you were going for. but for some reason i thought it would look good the other way. but that would make sense either. like what i mean is was the eagle transparent on the painting, and now he's not? you know what i'm trying to get at? cuz i cant explain it well obviously.
sorry if i confuse, but it does look really good regardless so i would just leave it.
I love the idea too, but I would have to agree on getting rid of the background. Too much texture on texture on texture... making my eyes just jump and not knowing where. Focus my attention on where you want me to look by taking the focus off where you don't want me to look.
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.. is the only real problem here. You could tone the background down a little, and maybe change the colors of the large blue border to something warmer.
Well, I think the frames at the side are a little too much, maybe you could use another effect?