It went through a lot of revisions on the actual scene. The intent was to have her walking on a small planetoid a la Super Mario Galaxy, with alien flora, as if her and the Morolians were out on a school day trip. But I couldn't get a look I liked, hence this being in purgatory for a time.
I like:
- Most everything on this one. Very pleased with how it all came together once I worked out the scene.
- That a friend thought it was a targeted ad when I showed her a sneak preview!
- The outfit - with a specular overlay in Photoshop it really looks like a futuristic shiny mini-dress.
- How easy it was to reuse whole groups of layers in Photoshop when on the layout stage, probably just how a professional would!
I dislike:
- Ulala's blown out face. One brightness contrast layer too far. D'oh.
- Everyone's a bit disconnected from the rainbow ring, as it glows, it's got no shadows cast on it. A necessary evil, but it does make it a bit airy.
- How many iterations it took me with some masks and overlays in Photoshop. I need to tweak my workflow on some of it to help with layer masks updating with the right layers.
Whether another cover of Amazing Tales gets made, I'm unsure, as I really want to move on to making an iPhone game which will take a lot of my creative run-time, and as such I've been trying to finish this project and the 3D print one. I will always gravitate to Ulala though, my space reporter muse.
