can someone help me with the shadow of the tennis bat? I need it to lighten up to the end so it looks like the one in the picture with excalibur. How do i do it?
>>723243776
mask layer on shadow layer
brush on mask layer
make brush size really big and use a soft edge brush
click till you achieve desired result
also use some content aware tool on the trees and the general area where the sword was, you can clearly see the outline and i don't know what that cum stain is on the right is for.
Don't fuck with the side closest to the light for starters, that's going to be the same. The other side with the shadow needs to be completely redone, and use a lower opacity level. It could be stretched down the side of the rock a little bit more and would taper out to more transparent.
>>723243897
I was going to redo the back side entirely anyways, because it looks shit. Thanks though
>>723243885
oh also i forgot to say, make sure the brush color is black or white, and dont forget to brush on the mask layer, not on the layer with the shadow.
>>723244087
Got it. Thanks!
the shadow should be rotated so it's slimmer. right now it's as if the sun were at a right angle to the paddleboard
>>723244074
You could also just adjust the levels/contrast of the tennis racket layer so that it fits in with the rest more, it seems a lot more vibrant.
>>723244369
I made it like this so it stands out, giving it a "magical" feeling, but it probably looks more unrealistic