Hi Rick,
Nice work for a first tank! From someone who hasn't painted flames on a
tank
like that before (so don't value my opinion too much) I think I would add
some lighter areas on the flames instead. I would agree with the other
opinion you got that if you put drop shadows below the flames, you should
add them on the flag too. With the folds in the flag, that could be
tricky.
If you're not sure whether you can pull it off, you may want to practice
it
on a separate piece instead. I do find that the shadows add depth to the
image and would look good.
Just my humble opinion,
Ed
"Rick W" <notreal@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Hello All. This is my first Motorcycle tank that I've ever painted. I'm
> pretty new to this yet. I like how this looks now, but I have been
> thinking about putting a drop shadow on the flames. I would like an
> opinion from the group on if you would put a drop shadow on it or leave
it
> like it is. I haven't done too much with drop shadows yet. Sometimes
they
> turn out and sometimes they don't. I'ld hate to ruin this piece now that
> I've got it looking pretty good. I am also in another group, the advise
I
> got there was if I add drop shadow to the flame, I should add it to the
> flag as well, and that makes since to me. I was originally going to only
> add the drop shadow to the flame licks that went over top of the flag,
but
> that would look funny I think. Thanks in advance.
>
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