Samurai..

[MindFreak]

My friend and I took this picture, and I've then manipulated it:

 

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/25796307/

 

I want to know what you think..

 

And I also want ideas of how to improve it (esp. the blood)..

 

*Update*

 

I've made a new picture now!! wow..

 

http://www.deviantart.com/view/25813745/

 

What do you think? If you can, please comment on dA!

[Konfucius]

Nice picture, the blood looks pretty good, I also have my problems creating believeable blood.

I'd use a rubber with 0% hardness and go around the edges of the puddle so that it slowly starts to fade - looking as if it was soaked into the ground and I'd reduce the occupacy of the blood on the blade and the shoes show that it's a cutout, maybe try to sharpen them a bit.

[MoogleViper]

You could use make-up to make his skin look dead.

[dabookerman]

its a good start but theres a lot of inacuraccy about the scene, firstly depending on how u want the picture to look, whether stylised or realistic the blood on the sword needs to be changed a bit. also perhaps add some dripping from the point? the grass is never that red. but otherwise its pretty good

[MindFreak]

Thanks for the replies..

 

MoogleViper: We won't use make-up.. it must look like he just died? ah well.. no make-up..:P

 

Konfucius: I've tried that on the update..

 

dabookerman: well.. I know there is inaccuracy.. I don't want the scene to look realistic.. I want the thing I add to look realistic.. and I just wanted the idea carried out in real life..

About the blood dripping from the blade; we tried that but it didn't really work out that well.. it just looked like it was on my jeans.. so.. well..

 

Thanks for the comments..

[Letty]

Hey, I've stumbled across this picture already on deviant... I'd have made the blood darker, and move the head up a bit, so you can see his expression...

Edit!!: also, nice job!!