#1 I like the crop and the idea of this icon, but I would either go more overboard with the painted effect or tone it down. Now it has a very pixilated effect that could just be interpreted as bad quality. Maybe some blurring could also help? (I really have never worked with this effect so I don’t know how to make it look good :) ). To me it looks like he wears lipstick which I don’t think he does - maybe just play with color balance over his lips.
#2 I like the texture use here. I would prefer if it were blended more with the picture. Now the edges over the chest on the right man and below the other are quite abrupt and take away focus from them. Maybe just use a layer mask and the brush set to really low opacity.
#3 This is a really beautiful icon!! There seems to be a slightly painted look to this one too without making it pixilated like in #1. I would just extend the crop 1 mm to the left so that her nose is not just at the edge of the icon.
#4 I think this is my favorite icon - I really like the composition and coloring and texture. It might benefit from a bit more light. I would probably try to add a layer on top with a gradient in a really light yellow color from the direction of light in the picture, set to overlay or soft light. I usually play around with blending mode, opacity, direction and color to see what fits best, and you might need to mask out parts.
#5 is a very dramatic icon and I like how he is duplicated here the blending is really well done. I would like some more light in it. I feel like the texture (?) in the lower left corner draws attention from the picture. I would either blend it more or if it is supposed to look like a sticker peeling off I would try to make it more distinct.
#2 I like the texture use here. I would prefer if it were blended more with the picture. Now the edges over the chest on the right man and below the other are quite abrupt and take away focus from them. Maybe just use a layer mask and the brush set to really low opacity.
#3 This is a really beautiful icon!! There seems to be a slightly painted look to this one too without making it pixilated like in #1. I would just extend the crop 1 mm to the left so that her nose is not just at the edge of the icon.
#4 I think this is my favorite icon - I really like the composition and coloring and texture. It might benefit from a bit more light. I would probably try to add a layer on top with a gradient in a really light yellow color from the direction of light in the picture, set to overlay or soft light. I usually play around with blending mode, opacity, direction and color to see what fits best, and you might need to mask out parts.
#5 is a very dramatic icon and I like how he is duplicated here the blending is really well done. I would like some more light in it. I feel like the texture (?) in the lower left corner draws attention from the picture. I would either blend it more or if it is supposed to look like a sticker peeling off I would try to make it more distinct.
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