I think if the eyes were more in focus it would be much creepier, right now they are too shaded--I can see they are there, and when I concentrate on them and squint, well it is a little frightening.
Thank you all for your comments. I can definitely see the Big Brother thing. Liz, I can't really get the eyes more in focus. It's actually a picture of a charcoal self-portrait I did about 20 years ago.
I'm trying to do this creepy "mask"-type thing, so I've been playing around in PS some.
Wow! Awesome SP then! and even more disturbing:D .
I really like this second one--I opt for keeping the tongue otherwise it is the comedy v tragedy thing. The tongue just adds a weird twist, which is good IMO.
Now that you told me the first one is a SP I keep going back to it--very cool.
I'm trying to do this creepy "mask"-type thing, so I've been playing around in PS some.
Any thoughts on this one?
As mentioned, empty eyes are always creepy. I'm with the "keep the tongue" crowd. Might try seeing what turning it dark would look like. More purple/black could be creepy, no?
Thanks for the C&C. Didn't really like the mask idea, so I went a totally different way with it. Below is the original, and below that is the contest entry. Hope I have acheived the desired darkness and emotional power I was going for.
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I think if the eyes were more in focus it would be much creepier, right now they are too shaded--I can see they are there, and when I concentrate on them and squint, well it is a little frightening.
Can you do something to bring out the eyes?
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I'm trying to do this creepy "mask"-type thing, so I've been playing around in PS some.
Any thoughts on this one?
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What about a black void for the mouth? I'm getting the Tragedy Mask vs. Comedy Mask vibe from the overall shape. Maybe a little tilt to the head?
I really like this second one--I opt for keeping the tongue otherwise it is the comedy v tragedy thing. The tongue just adds a weird twist, which is good IMO.
Now that you told me the first one is a SP I keep going back to it--very cool.
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As mentioned, empty eyes are always creepy. I'm with the "keep the tongue" crowd. Might try seeing what turning it dark would look like. More purple/black could be creepy, no?
Good shot.
I really like this image (#1) a lot. I don't get "creepy" from it though.
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