CRITIQUE 15 -PROPORTIONS: EYES

There are many good things about your sketch! You have a created a good likeness to the original image and I will show you how to make a few tweaks to get it even closer.

I will break down your portrait sketch review into several parts so we can be more thorough. 

Below is part one.

I want to focus on placement of eyes in relation to each other and the space for the nose. I would recommend sketching just the eyes and bridge of nose (utilizing the tips) a few times until you begin to see more and more details. The more you draw something - the more you see its details.

You have the lower edge of the eyes in proper alignment with each other in your sketch, but if it ever becomes an issue, you can see how a line under the eyes on the original would help you clearly visualize how the eyes are placed on the face.

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Watermark, Copyright mark, opaque and transparent words

Watermark, Copyright mark, opaque and transparent words
create one of the below options on an image. OR create a new file with just your watermark and save it to a safe place on your computer.  Then, when you have another artwork to label, just open the image and the watermark file, copy the watermark file then paste it on the image, adjust placement and then on to the next image.

OPAQUE Watermark:
No frills opaque signature/watermark for your images in Photoshop cs2

1. Open image
2. Select type tool
3. Select type color, size, style
4. click mouse on face of image and drag to desired size
5. type copyright symbol [ALT]+ 0169 and artist name
6. move to desired position on image

TRANSPARENT, etc.  Watermark:
Make transparent signature/watermark
1. On open image, select the type tool and black type color.
2. click on image and drag to create type/text box.
3. Type the Copyright symbol using [ALT]+ 0169, then type artist name.
4. Highlight the text and scroll through the fonts and font size to pick desired style.
5. Move the text block to desired position.
6. Across the top of the screen click "layers" then click "layer styles"
7. Change the text "layers" Blending options and click "LIGHTEN" (text will disappear).
8. Click on the layer "style" icon at bottom of palette and select drop shadow. The text will reappear transparent within outline shadows.
9. Experiment by adding other blending style options: emboss, glow, etc. for other effects.

Below are some examples on an image of several of the items described above.

WHY PROTECT YOUR IMAGES?

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Orphaned Images

Did you know your images can become lost on the internet and then be scooped up by some stock photo sites or similar entities?

 Or simply used by anyone because they appear to have no owner... i.e. "Orphaned photos"

 You may think no one would want your art pics, family images or snapshots of your vacation, etc. but that is not always true.

 Search engines pick up everything posted on the internet - photos, blogs, whatever. 
Blog entries usually come with your name attached - but photos may come to search engines as what is called "orphaned photos"

  What is this and why should you care?
Ever do a google search and find random images that appear to no longer have an owner but they are posted on numerous sites?
 Even maybe on pinterest or on FB after they have been shared to the nth degree?

 Photo images especially are being ripped out of context all the time.
You may not care until you wonder if your family vacation photos are being used/sold.
 What about that sweet image of your precious pet, child or grandchild.

 You can protect yourself (a little) by placing a watermark or copyright statement on every image before you post it.

Yes, it seems like a bother - and only you can decide how important it is to keep your photos attributed to YOU!

 This is a huge issue for professional photographers but it also trickles down to occasional users and bloggers who post personal or family photos.

 Here is an article to create a simple copyright or watermark image for your individual jpgs. LINK: Create Watermarks / Copyright

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