Unicorn

pamelajean (Critique Team)

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27 Apr 2012 - 7:06 PM

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I can see why you were attracted to this lovely lady, Krista, and think the unicorn horn is a magical touch.
I like the fact that you have concentated on her head, and that she is looking at you, but what a shame that those blinkers have obscured her eyes by shadowing them. Eyes are very important in pictures of animals and people alike. They angage the viewer, and the brighter and sharper the better.
The patchy background lets the image down and, athough I have cleaned it to pure white in my first modification, I feel that it needs some sort of tone, but this is a personal preference. I consider that white backgrounds often look like you have a burnt out sky, but appreciate that it does look good on some pictures.
So I selected the horse using freehand selection, because the magic wand didn't take kindly to the white areas on the horse, and inverted the selection. I then filled the background with a simple grey. My third modification, though done quickly, has some texture added. This could be blurred a little. I don't have a "clouds" background in PaintshopPro, but this would be an alternative to consider.
Pamela.