which looks best?
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- antoine_101
OK so im updating my folio at the moment... im a print designer, im unsure what looks better and need some professional opinions and constructive feedback...
Do you think it looks better to add photographed, printed work (1st image) or flat images where i added page reflection and shadows in .ai?
thanks for your help!
photographed
flat with .ai shadows and reflections
- sikma0
the second one
- lvl_130
flat with ai shadow
- Ruffian0
Dos
- Gucci0
deux
- Gucci0
I might vary the shadows slightly from spread to spread so that it feels like it's been photographed. As it is, you've got the same shadow applied to each one.
It's a small thing, but I think it'll help.
- i thought about doing this too, great tip :) thankyouantoine_101
- pizzafire0
on the white background, the ai shadows look better. you could use photos if there was a background ... i'd say.
- vsplus0
zwei
The shadows are too dark & too big in my opinion.
- vsplus0
There is something weird with your shadows.
The gradients on the pages say the light comes from the top RIGHT corner.
The shadows on the white background say the light comes from the top LEFT corner.
Does that make sense ?
- dyspl0
second one.
I'm currently doing EXACTLY the same thing :)
- akrokdesign0
you must had know which one before as you didn't have the images in the same size. huh! lol.
- sorry, i dont understand what you mean? one photographed them, the other flat jpgs with vector shadows in .ai. these are not final sizes as this is just a test for nowantoine_101
- THE SIZE OF THE IMAGES ARE WAY OFF. YOU NOT GIVING THEM A FAIR GAME.akrokdesign
- mirrorball0
antoine_101 - would yah email me them shadows at all ?
Look great!! Def the second pic for me.
- antoine_1010
mirrorball -
i think im going to take vsplus's advice and rework them a bit (light source is not consistant). when im done if i remember will send them to you:)
- gramme0
#2
I did a mix of photography, livesurface and flat for my stuff. In retrospect I wish I'd done more flat... photographing work is really only useful I think when one wants to show paper and/or print textures, or when the piece really benefits from being seen in 3-D (say, a book where the design of the spine is important).
I suppose it would be relatively easy to replace those images of mine that didn't need to be photographed, but it would be a lot of work. Meh.
- + what vsplus saidgramme
- thanks, and love your work by the wayantoine_101
- duckofrubber0
2 looks better, but if you're going to have a curved, dimensional shadow, then you'll need to distort the page slightly too. this of course would defeat the flat effect, so maybe more linear, lighter shadows are in order.
- akrokdesign0
#2 looks better but the shadows are too big and a bit off.
- doesnotexist0
I always like seeing the actual work. otherwise...what's the point?
- so the second version isnt "actual work"??? it is. and it's presented clearer and better.iCanHazQBN
- janne760
twee
- 5timuli0
FWOSTY DIPPUHS!!!
- mirrorball0
cool antoine look forward to some shadows in my inbox, thanks a mil!