nexx's plastic wrap tut - outcome

[macc_attack]

heres what i came up with combining nexxs latest tutorial and trying some new interesting lighting things...




its hard to tell whether i like this one, cause im always biased on the sigs i make based on the players i choose (which i always obviouslly like) lol

heres a V2

[Raider5000]

Not too bad..., Actually....its pretty good!

[macc_attack]

Originally Posted by Raider5000

Not too bad..., Actually....its pretty good!

See what I mean lol, i find it hard to evaluate this one...But it definately is different so i guess thats good for something.

[The Lefty]

I love the BG... it's just the player seems to "fade" into it too much.. but maybe its just me. Like on Nexx's Fargas looks pretty clear, maybe its just the pic.

Good work though!

[raiderfos34]

Originally Posted by macc_attack

See what I mean lol, i find it hard to evaluate this one...But it definately is different so i guess thats good for something.

Man i just tired one of these with nexx tutorial and this is one of the hardest things to make look good and nexx makes it look so easy so i would say urs looks pretty good!

[macc_attack]

Originally Posted by raiderfos34

Man i just tired one of these with nexx tutorial and this is one of the hardest things to make look good and nexx makes it look so easy so i would say urs looks pretty good!

lol, ya I had a really hard time, im gonna try to edit it and post a V2

edit: I added a second version

[airaider 2005]

Looks good bro!

[RC]

Looks Nice

[Raidernexx]

Yeah, it's definitely something that should be 'tinkered with'.
Most of my tutorials don't include some of the visual stuff I do to improve the effect.

I use the eraser tool a lot on the subsequent layers so they don't obscure the player image, or the background.
By using the eraser tool, you can get a custom result and allow yourself to include the "Plastic effect" only on the player himself without overlapping the edges.

The eraser tool helps you get a nice blend of effect and original pic.
This step is what I usually omit because there are so many directions you can take it from there.

One tip I would have for you on this particular attempt:
Keeping your original player layer separate, once you've applied the plastic layer above it, invert and use the selection from the original player cutout and delete the excess edges of plastic.
Then you could use the eraser tool to eliminate some of the more obstructive portions of plastic effect. (face and numbers)

Hope this helps in future endeavors.
Nexx

[blackhole john]

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[blackhole john]

I put my own twist on this and I came up with this. Cat walked across my key board in the first post.

[billwilliams70]

Originally Posted by blackhole john

I put my own twist on this and I came up with this. Cat walked across my key board in the first post.

I like that John.

Later.

[Raidernexx]

Very cool John!
I like the plastic effect because it adds kind of a "cartoony-type" feel to the image/object.
I almost always do a "Smart Blur" on the original image when possible in order to cut down on highlights.
(Yet another fact I omit from tutorials. Stuff like this I just do and have already setup "quick-key Custom Actions" so I can do it without thinking.)
Nexx