Love this! Just a few constructive pointers on this. First off though, love this composition!
The shading and light is a little weird. It makes him look like a cardboard cutout a bit. The shadows are somewhat directionally correct but weighted awkwardly. If a figure is standing out in the open like this he would not only be getting direct sun light, but reflections from the ground and every object in proximity. The shadows could be less all over (especially the shield), but stronger and darker where objects meet each other (specifically where his feet meet the ground).
I would also commit harder to either it resembling a painting or photorealistic. Right now it’s kind of in a weird in-between place with the background looking like an oil painting and Giannis looking like a filtered photo. I think it could benefit to go full on stylized with some intense filters/coloration or try and make the whole scene realistic without the oil painting effects or intense colors.
This next bit might be overly picky but it’s something that can throw off the illusion of a good edit. Giannis right shoulder is completely blown out from overexposure (which is normal) but the detail in the sky is totally visible and properly exposed or underexposed. The sky could either be brighter with less saturation or Giannis highlights would need to come down a hair.
Hope that’s helpful. Great edit overall!
Drewddit
I love it but the feet look weird. Mid step is a hard perspective and they just look blurry.
timo_xx
That is awesome! Keep up the good work
1BenWolf
Make the shield into a giant basketball instead.
DownFromHere
The shading on the shield doesn’t match the shading on Giannis
Wallyworld77
Isn’t that a Spartan Shield? I’d recommend using either an Athens Shield or Alexander the Greats famous Silver Shield.
RyanJStories
I dont think the shading on giannis matches where the light source would be in the background, or is entirely consistent with giannis. I think the light on giannis looks like its coming from down right, but the shadow on the ground goes a completely different way? Its weird. Also, the hand on giannis not closed around the speak looks off, and his foot kinda melded into a blob it looks like.
It looks amazing thoigh, better than anythign I could do.
_-MjW-_
I suggest going the realistic route. Sparkling new shield and the buildings also new, in colour, as they were at the time.
hiptones
THIS….. IS….. GIANNIS!!!!!!!!
I like it lots.
satpin2
Give his feet wings a la Hermes
SkidPub
Ok, the shield has to be from shoulder to knee, this is quite small. I get that it would most likely hide the BUCKS but it looks kinda punny as well, maybe increase the size and rotate the shield outwards somehow. Spear good. Giannis image good. Cape id opt for green because bucks, i know red spartan but we are a bucks city state. Background very cheesy, love it.
AnyNamesLeftAnymore
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Kevin_Jim
I’m not sure what you mean by “fan art”. This is just a picture of Giannis in Fiserv Forum.
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Love this! Just a few constructive pointers on this. First off though, love this composition!
The shading and light is a little weird. It makes him look like a cardboard cutout a bit. The shadows are somewhat directionally correct but weighted awkwardly. If a figure is standing out in the open like this he would not only be getting direct sun light, but reflections from the ground and every object in proximity. The shadows could be less all over (especially the shield), but stronger and darker where objects meet each other (specifically where his feet meet the ground).
I would also commit harder to either it resembling a painting or photorealistic. Right now it’s kind of in a weird in-between place with the background looking like an oil painting and Giannis looking like a filtered photo. I think it could benefit to go full on stylized with some intense filters/coloration or try and make the whole scene realistic without the oil painting effects or intense colors.
This next bit might be overly picky but it’s something that can throw off the illusion of a good edit. Giannis right shoulder is completely blown out from overexposure (which is normal) but the detail in the sky is totally visible and properly exposed or underexposed. The sky could either be brighter with less saturation or Giannis highlights would need to come down a hair.
Hope that’s helpful. Great edit overall!
I love it but the feet look weird. Mid step is a hard perspective and they just look blurry.
That is awesome! Keep up the good work
Make the shield into a giant basketball instead.
The shading on the shield doesn’t match the shading on Giannis
Isn’t that a Spartan Shield? I’d recommend using either an Athens Shield or Alexander the Greats famous Silver Shield.
I dont think the shading on giannis matches where the light source would be in the background, or is entirely consistent with giannis. I think the light on giannis looks like its coming from down right, but the shadow on the ground goes a completely different way? Its weird. Also, the hand on giannis not closed around the speak looks off, and his foot kinda melded into a blob it looks like.
It looks amazing thoigh, better than anythign I could do.
I suggest going the realistic route. Sparkling new shield and the buildings also new, in colour, as they were at the time.
THIS….. IS….. GIANNIS!!!!!!!!
I like it lots.
Give his feet wings a la Hermes
Ok, the shield has to be from shoulder to knee, this is quite small. I get that it would most likely hide the BUCKS but it looks kinda punny as well, maybe increase the size and rotate the shield outwards somehow.
Spear good.
Giannis image good.
Cape id opt for green because bucks, i know red spartan but we are a bucks city state.
Background very cheesy, love it.
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I’m not sure what you mean by “fan art”. This is just a picture of Giannis in Fiserv Forum.