Mun Post: Help Request

[lieu_murphy]

Hey, flisters. Got any suggestions as to what could make this header better?

Comments

[abbytude]

Maybe some text? Song lyrics faded into the background or...geometric pattern brushes? Murphy doesn't strike me as the floral type ;)

[lieu_murphy]

Got any suggestions as to lyrics or text? I've been wracking my brain all day for something good and I've got nothing, lol.

[abbytude]

Haha, lemme poke through iTunes a bit a get back to you.

Is there any particular artist or genre that you associate with Murphy? Otherwise I want to go with something by Bruce Springsteen because I don't know...the whole middle American, blue collar thing.

[lieu_murphy]

With Murphy, music spans a wide range of genres. I usually go for older rock song, like Springsteen and Pat Benatar and for modern stuff more acoustic sounds. But, if the lyrics work for her, it doesn't matter to me.

Thanks so much for the help and suggestions.

[hornrimmed]

Mmm... The right side in particular feels rather empty, so I'd suggest some brushwork, another picture, or some text of some sort. Just some subtle touches to make the eyes move across the graphic a bit better.

[lieu_murphy]

Yeah, the right side is where I would place things. Any suggestions for text? I'm drawing a blank today for some reason.

[hornrimmed]

Eeek. It's been a long time since I've seen the show, and I haven't read the books. I'll see if anything comes to mind.

Also... I think maybe a thin border maybe ten or so pixels in from the edge? That could look good.

[lieu_murphy]

You've actually seen the show? You just became more awesome, lol. Okay, thanks.

Hmm, a border... that could be an idea.

[_call_me_snake_]

Desaturate the background and do something on the right. The computer monitor is distracting.

[lieu_murphy]

lol, You should see how freaking yellow this scene is! Desaturating it to this point was epic, but you may just have given me an idea. I wonder if I have the patience to do it, lol.

[abbytude]

do you have photoshop? You can fix some of that yellow with a photofilter layer in Cyan.

[lieu_murphy]

I have Elements, so I've got Photoshop Lite, lol. I snuck a Cyan layer in there already. That's how yellow this scene is. The windows in the office where this scene take place have yellow blinds and with the light shinning through the whole scene has a bright yellow tint.

[nerdherdchuck]

Do you definitely want text on the right side? I was just thinking, maybe smaller pics could wok there in an alternating pattern as well.

[lieu_murphy]

I'm taking any and all suggestions, really. Text is usually what I go for because it's easy to do, relatively. I'll try smaller pic and see how that works.

[nerdherdchuck]

True, text is easier.

Whatever works best for you. :)

[lieu_murphy]

Not always, but usually. Sometimes text can be evil!

Something will work eventually, lol.