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Love Repeat

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Text belongs to me! :)

STOCK:
Background: [link]
Bokeh Hearts: [link]
Light Shower: [link]
Red Texture: [link]
Fireworks: [link]
Water Ripples: [link]
Music Notes/lines: [link]

please note that I altered the music note circles to be shaped like solid hearts :)

Enjoy!
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:star::star::star::star: Overall
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star: Originality
:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Impact

This is a very solid piece, it is dynamic, vibrant and full of motion and layers of mysteries for the viewer to uncover.
The music note heart-shapes are just adorable and clever--something I would not have thought to do! This piece shows me that you have all the makings of a professional graphic designer.
I feel as though I can say that considering I am one now. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/w/w…" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)"/>
There is just one thing that I would change, and it is the text.
Check out this article about typography: [link] and you'll understand more about what I'm going to say. (unless you already know it<img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/w/w…" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)"/>
The text needs some hierarchy. It has a little bit of it, you made the top line of text larger than the bottom line, but by fading in both of the lines of text, you've pushed them into the background. Playing with visual depth perception is a noble endeavor, but in this case I'd try making the top line of text more opaque and instead, adjust the color of the font instead of the opacity.
However, there are 10000 ways to skin a cat in Photoshop, so don't get discouraged if that suggestion isn't for you!
You can always double click on the layer and view the Layer Style page. ALL of the layer styles should be used so subtlely that they look natural. That is the trick!<img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/w/w…" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)"/> So, that being said, you could also create a natural hierarchy through layer styles on either of the lines of text, and I think this piece would be stronger for it.
I just feel that the text is getting pushed too far back into the background, so unless that is what you're going for, which you may be!! if so, good job!! you achieved a haziness of atmosphere in this piece.
However, if you want one suggestion for this piece it would be to play with Layer Styles in photoshop for the top line. Try adding a tiny drop shadow or even a stroke or make it more opaque. Just having something to make it stand out more will actually increase the legibility of the second line just by default. (it's because your eye already understands the top line and automatically begins searching for teh bottom line)
As an experiment, make the top very opaque (not see-thru) and make the bottom line of text realllllly faint. See how far you can make it dissapear before you can't read it anymore.
It's a fun way of playing with hierarchy.
I hope this helped, sorry if it was too long <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/w/w…" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)"/>
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