[Spielmeister]

Hi Guys I've been trying to master some of the techniques for sketching and simple layer mask blending of two images... Here is what I came up with....

Basically the sketching effects I used a very standard technique, first a desaturate a duplicate layer then a sboel edge detect and invert the colors of the layer, adjust curve and set layer mode to muktiply...

For the second sketch effect did pretty much the same but using a neon edge detect instead of sobel and also layer mode to multiply...

For the image blending I added a layer mask on the aragorn layer having the map layer underneath, rectangle select half of the canvas, fill the selection with a linear horizontal gradient gardient from black to white, invert the selection and fill the other side of the canvas with the very same gradient


If you have any suggestions / comments for improving the techniques and the overall design will be very appreciated...

Here is the deviation:

[Wolverine]

I like it! The fade of white behind the text doesn't work well IMO, other than that tis cool.

[Pimp my Gimp]

The grey text shadow does not look good.

[Spielmeister]

Thanks I realise now tha the grey shadow does not look good at all... I first thought of replicate the shinny text effect on Lord of the Rings original font, but then I thought golden text with the brownish background wouldn't look good, I picked black font but wanted to give some depth so that's why I choose to add a drop shadow...

What do you suggest for giving more depth to the text without using drop shadow?

Thanks
Pablo

[RafaelClemente]

so, i liked the image, but the shadow is kinda strange.
And for helping like you asked i suggest a shadow right behind the text, just duplicate the text and the down one use blur or something like that ...
Or you can make a total opacity line around the text ...
Keep it up man, your good with filters(better than me xP)