First Render..and Need Help!

Well, i've seen alot of nice renders, and i'm thinking.. WOW, so i thought i would go and make one...and it turned out im so horrible at it beacuse im a NOOB at photoshop...so i tried rendering this, i know its already done but i just wanted to compare a bit..and this is what i got.. please give me comments and suggestions even though its horrible.... AND I ONLY USED THE ERASER TOOL CUZ I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO USE!



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Please tell me what tools i could use =)

 

You chopped off part of his hair trying using laso tool, I think that's what it's called.

 

Use the polygonal lasso tool.

 

Open up what you want to render, make a new layer, move it under what you're rendering, then use the paint bucket to paint that area black, select the layer of your render, use the ploygon lasso, zoom.

 

zoom in and use the pen tool, take ur sweet time and dont rush it. and practice with easy renders first

 

Next time take your time with it, dont cut stuff off or resize it either.

 

Also, try something like a car, it'll be much easier.

 

Thanks for the comments, but i have no idea how to use the danm pen lol... and i didn't resize it >_<

 

Then your host did...

 

Yep, thats why i hate photobucket =(