Arc: The Summoner by Burpee
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Arc, the herbalist's son, had made his place in the troll clan long ago with the end of the tale of Isa. The lone survivor of an epic journey, he reaped the rewards of the retelling of the legend. He has since grown into a fierce warrior and a mightly summoner. One of the community serfs looks on with fear as Arc pulls forth the power of the light from the campfire.
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Been a long while since my trolls and the Tale of Isa. I was just revisiting them in my gallery and was inspired to do another image. Use Arc here, since he was the lone survivor from the tale.
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Had a problem here and would love some help. I rendered the original image in Vue6I. Saved the image as a .bmp. When I open it in IrfanView or XaraXtreme, it looks fine, but when I open it in my main photo program (PSPXI) it looks pixelated and my effects didn't work or look right.
I ended up making the image look too dark (I think...not sure) because of the effect I was getting inside my PaintShopProXI with all the pixelation. Same image, when I was done reworking, looks fine in the other programs but not in PSPXI.
I need to know what it looks like. I would like to know why it's looking pixelated only in PSP and how I can reset defaults. My favorite brush effects (dodge and burn at 0 percent hardness and 12 percent opacity) did not work correctly. They seemed to be applied at 100 percent hardness and 100 percent opacity. Anyone have an idea what's going on? Help!
Comments (94)
ThomasMacCallum
Fantastic, great clarity in this one I love it. I hear magic trolls are very rare.
alpha102039
nice render.
supermarioART
The lighting and render are really outstanding my friend!About your problem,if i have understood it,i've noticed that you can meet problems in 2D programs with some image format,for example jpg.Well,i resolve problems if make postwork with other formats as PNG,saving in jpg only with the final image.Hope i help you!:-)
julesart
Very cool image! I like those guys.
JaneEden
This is excellent especially the way you have done the fire and the lighting. Superb work!! hugs Jane xx
DennisReed
Awesome render, effect & lighting!
NefariousDrO
Wow! The lighting is awesome! I love the flames you did, the swirling shapes are perfect! This is spectacular.
Pankaj
Fantastic Light work!!! Absolutely not to dark. Can't really help since I use CS 3 only for post work.
faroutsider
Marvelous and welcome return to your fantasy world, Nancy! I do love those trolls, and you breathe such life into them. The fire is pixelated, but the rest of the image looks sharp. I have no idea what might be going on... I use a very old version of PSP and I'm still learning Photoshop - but I try to avoid post-work if I possibly can... :o)
chimera46
Cool story line and great lighting. As for your PSP woes, I haven't come across that problem. Maybe you saved it at a smaller size then blew it up, thereby causing pixelation?
jocko500
only one I know can help on changeing programs is tallpindo. anyway it is a little dark but looks good on the net. if printed it will not look that good.
Deane
Regret can't help you on PSP, as I'm only on Photoshop currently. Despite the problems you've had, the lighting has really turned out well and adds a lot of drama and effect to the scene. Great work!!!
Cosme..D..Churruca
awesome Nancy! a remarkable realization.
Svarg
This is super, Nancy! I don't use PSP either so I sorry but no help there. However, I have found that if an app starts acting really wonky, reinstalling might help. Anyway, Awesome image here!
lemonjim
It looks just fine to me here. I wish I could help! I love a science problem - how about make a bunch of quick renders, save in every format, and see which ones are affected. BMP is not one format but many, I know when I save in PhotoShop there are lots of BMP options and some are more reliable than others. Best of luck, Nance!
MUSEWORX
Wicket effects work Nancy! Love the colors alot!
Darkwish
Nice, very nice.
cmcc
cool.
eportscreations
Great job with the lighting! It is a very well done piece of art.
Forevernyt
You're best bet is to probably save it as a TIFF. I never liked BMPs. They are troublesome and huge. Nicely done on the image.
davidoblad
Excellent image Nancy. I wouldn't want to meet these guys in a dark alley.. nor anywhere else for that matter..lol. Can't help much about the pixelation beyond the obvious fact that all images should be done in .BMP only until the final is ready for posting. Only then convert to a jpeg compressed image. I have, but seldom use, PSPX and it seems to work fine. Do all .bmps look pixelated? (Old ones?) If so, would suggest calling PSP tech support. May have issues with your graphics card or chip set compatibility with the way PSP presents itself. If you save the pixelated image.. does it still look pixelated in another paint program? If yes, then the program is messing up. If not, then the program is displaying improperly. Anyway, sorry I'm running late.. so busy! Bravo and hugs from Dave :^)
soffy
Fantastic fantasy creation dear Nancy,excellent as always**Thank you for your visit & Fav. :)Hugzz *****
evinrude
OUTSTANDING!!!!
louly
Excellent lighting and atmosphere in this scene :) I don't know if this helps but I always save my images in png to bring it to postwork in Photoshop, that way I keep the transparency of the background and I have less problems of pixelating than when I save in jpg.
FS
Fantastic composition and atmosphere!!Outstanding image!!!
Jay-el-Jay
A powerful scene with great characters and a fine job on that fire.It looks alive.
kenmo
Top-notch fantasy scene...!!!!
timtripp
brilliant!
HERBshines
When will we All get the comic, or the news at 11P.M., So much for the Truth. Great Fun Scene....BRAVO!!!!!
Digimon
I love the darkness, the contrast with their faces lit up by the fire is wonderful! Sorry to hear about the problems, I'm afraid I am of no use as I do not have PaintShop Pro.