A Little Help Please

[Valerie]

I'm pleased with the outer part of the picture, but am not sure what should be done with the centre part. Have tried stroke outline, but not really satisfied with result.:confused: Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1V8E6RdACik9PjDgBcnatQgTwn4bS1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1V8E6RdACik9PjDgBcnatQgTwn4bS1)

[karen donnybrook]

Valerie,

I like it the way it is. Perhaps a coloured stroke around the very outside of the image will give it that "finished" look you want - try it and see :)

[lindajay]

Valerie, I don't think you need to add anything to the center part -- it looks very nice the way it is, and I'm afraid adding to the center might make it cluttered. It's really a nice effect, as well as a wonderful photo to work with.

[kevq]

Valerie,
leave well alone. Great as it is!
Kev:) :)

[GaryK]

Val

Looks great to me.

I'm really not sure what you want to do with the middle :confused::confused:

If it is just the oval that you don't like, you could try a sort of irregular clear spot using either one of the shapes to cut out, or use a big irregular brush to lightly go around the edges and give it a rougher look.

[jo]

Valerie, it's wonderful just the way it is. If you wanted to add something, maybe a bevel around the outside to make a transparent "frame". Play with the size using the little "f" symbol on the layer.

[Wendy]

Hi Valerie ...

Mu first though was leave it just as it is ... but then I downloaded it and started to play around with it.

I decided to see how it would look without the circle ... not too easy to do on an unlayered image :(. I also extended her shoulder a little so that it fit with the background curve ... just a thought :)

Now ... how did you do the background :)

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1mSmg6OYoW9qP8ZtNNN4mIvuGkrTbj_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1mSmg6OYoW9qP8ZtNNN4mIvuGkrTbj)

Wendy

[Valerie]

Thanks everyone for you comments & suggestions and thanks Wendy for redoing. Now I like them both and can't make up my mind. Think I'm going to let the forum decide for me. :D Here's both.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1UFsG9UtaQ4ERGymSnlx0Bi5fnOr7_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1UFsG9UtaQ4ERGymSnlx0Bi5fnOr7)

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1wZ94vGgzcdHNDoNpihlbJUp2TV93_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1wZ94vGgzcdHNDoNpihlbJUp2TV93)

[Wendy]

Valerie ...

I am no help at all ... I like them both as well :)

Wendy

[JRR]

My vote is for the one without the hard edges. Nice work!

[Dorrie H.]

They both work for me.