zBernie Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I selected the shark below and pasted it into the ocean layer. Affinity Photo does an exceptional job at selections! My question is, how could I make it more natural looking? Normally I'd use a shadow to make it blend better. But I don't think that would work in this case. -Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S. Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Hi zBernie, to me this composit don't look too unnatural. Maybe the blue spill on the bottom of the shark should be more on the greenish side like the background benath. The blacks and the dark areas of the shark could be more darker to match the dark values of the background. And maybe the edges of the shark could have some blur to glue more to the BG. But all of this is only my opinion/taste and the picture that you've posted is very tiny to see what could be done further. Callum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zBernie Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Ray S. said: Hi zBernie, to me this composit don't look too unnatural. Maybe the blue spill on the bottom of the shark should be more on the greenish side like the background benath. The blacks and the dark areas of the shark could be more darker to match the dark values of the background. And maybe the edges of the shark could have some blur to glue more to the BG. But all of this is only my opinion/taste and the picture that you've posted is very tiny to see what could be done further. Thanks for the suggestions. What I did was to add a shadow below the shark, and some bubbles by the tail to suggest motion. I did use slight shadow effect on the bottom of the shark. I also tweaked the shark and background colors. Overall I'm happy with how it turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Shadow good bubbles not Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zBernie Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 1 minute ago, carl123 said: Shadow good bubbles not Why do you say "bubbles not"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 They do not look realistic. I've never seen a shark leave a trail of bubbles unless it's just farted and they don't do that very often. Joachim_L 1 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zBernie Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, carl123 said: They do not look realistic. I've never seen a shark leave a trail of bubbles unless it's just farted and they don't do that very often. Yes, I just watched several videos of sharks swimming and there were no visible bubbles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim_L Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 5 minutes ago, carl123 said: I've never seen a shark leave a trail of bubbles unless it's just farted and they don't do that very often. Wasn't there this movie with sharks called Fartnado? 🤔 Quote ------ Windows 10 | i5-8500 CPU | Intel UHD 630 Graphics | 32 GB RAM | Latest Retail and Beta versions of complete Affinity range installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, Joachim_L said: Wasn't there this movie with sharks called Fartnado? 🤔 You are thinking of the original name for the Sharknado films but the censors made them change it plus they could not get the sharks to fart on demand whilst filming them Joachim_L 1 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zBernie Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Joachim_L said: Wasn't there this movie with sharks called Fartnado? 🤔 I could never bring myself to watch "Sharknado". I think there were a couple of sequels too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 The Last Sharknado: Its about time: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8031422/ Its Terminator with Teeth. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zBernie Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 2 hours ago, firstdefence said: The Last Sharknado: Its about time: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8031422/ Its Terminator with Teeth. Funny! Just what the world needs, one more Sharknado! And after that last Terminator Dark Fate movie, I hope that series is terminated. Although I really liked the first three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 20 hours ago, zBernie said: Why do you say "bubbles not"? Bubbles behind the tail would only form if the tail created such pressure that the water would decompose and form bubbles - what an atomic submarine creates at a water propeller when it takes up full power. Or if he swam just below the surface, and occasionally took in air with his tail. 20 hours ago, zBernie said: What I did was to add a shadow below the shark The shadow under the shark is too sharp - it retains its outline. But water scatters light far more, including waves on the surface. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 On 23. 1. 2021 at 4:04 AM, zBernie said: I selected the shark below and pasted it into the ocean layer. Coincidence or inspiration? :-) https://affinity.help/photo/en-US.lproj/pages/Layers/aboutLayers.html Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zBernie Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 On 1/24/2021 at 6:29 AM, Pšenda said: Bubbles behind the tail would only form if the tail created such pressure that the water would decompose and form bubbles - what an atomic submarine creates at a water propeller when it takes up full power. Or if he swam just below the surface, and occasionally took in air with his tail. The shadow under the shark is too sharp - it retains its outline. But water scatters light far more, including waves on the surface. Thanks for the tips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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