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Those are stunning Amanda.

Just one thing though, and I don't know if Becca will care or not, but CC's not blonde. She's got cinnamon coloured hair, like in some of the other pics of Pantera. :)

Verity wrote:The different qualities between the individual model pictures in each banner set is a bit jarring for my taste. Ami and Pru together aren't as bad, for me, anyway. But, when you look at CC and DD against Pru, it doesn't meld as well. And, you can see it more when you look at the banner with all of them together.

Well, it seems to be very difficult to find good quality/usable pictures of strippers.

Blending is exactly why I don't normally do images with more than one subject. My talents only extend so far for the time being ;)

But yeah, the Ami/Pru one is probably my favorite and, I think, the best of the bunch.

Pru & Ami's banner are my fav' by far, and the BIIIG banner is amazing.
You know I love your work, bby. <3

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Verity wrote:The different qualities between the individual model pictures in each banner set is a bit jarring for my taste. Ami and Pru together aren't as bad, for me, anyway. But, when you look at CC and DD against Pru, it doesn't meld as well. And, you can see it more when you look at the banner with all of them together.

Otherwise, though, I like how you changed the background a bit each time, and I like how the font is overlayed on the forum sets. And your newest business banner looks wonderfully blended.

I agree with all of this!

Ariadne wrote:Well, it seems to be very difficult to find good quality/usable pictures of strippers.

Blending is exactly why I don't normally do images with more than one subject. My talents only extend so far for the time being ;)

But yeah, the Ami/Pru one is probably my favorite and, I think, the best of the bunch.

I don't know anything about GIMP as I use CS6, so I'm not really sure about how far and how much you can really blend with images. BUT, in all honesty, that's why a lot of my banners tend to go black and white if there's more than one subject, at least, initially that's why. I've slowly started to move into color now that I feel I have B&W mastered, so that could be something to try!

As far as the quality of available images, I totally understand that. Not even limited to a certain group of people, but even some fairly well known actors have slim pickings when it comes to banners. My suggestion would be to give it a try in B&W and see how that goes!

With that said, I still really think you did a fantastic job on the Pru/Ami banner. The blending in that is MUCH better and seamless, honestly. :)

I only use gimp, and to blend you really need high quality pictures and time/patience, I've looked at some of those for CC's model and DD's, and wouldn't attempt. That being said, those look great, Amanda. I usually end up translating blending tutorials from CS6 and going, "HELP" to Lyssa, Mae, Adan or Shaye when I get near the end to see if they see anything that could be fixed.

Blending for me takes at least 2-3 hours on a good day, can take anywhere up to three days if I'm persistent in gimp.

Every wrote:Blending for me takes at least 2-3 hours on a good day, can take anywhere up to three days if I'm persistent in gimp.

And this is why I don't do images anymore >.>

I can't really tell the difference between qualities, at a glance. I think they all look wonderful, like all of your work Ari.
<3

Wow, I think that's the most feedback I've ever gotten. Thanks, guys!

And thanks extra for the compliments ;)

I'm in awe.
I love them a lot.

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