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EVERYONE WAS 1000000X MORE BEAUTIFUL IN PERSON, NOT TO MENTION SUPER DELIGHTFUL. Everyone was so charming. Words cannot adequately describe, to be honest. And most of the cast of Rogue One were there as well. I was lucky to get there early enough to find myself a place near the main stage area that they had constructed for interviews. This was a goldmine, because not only was I able to get prime face time and photos, but I was also close to the non-press entrance for those going into the viewing so I able to see/meet other famous people that were fans. The only cast members I didn’t get the chance to greet were Oscar and Lupita, because they breezed past so quickly, but I got really embarrassing around John and Daisy in particular (I’M BREAKING OUT IN HIVES JUST THINKING ABOUT IT), so perhaps that was for the best. I had a great time in general. Nothing can deter the good vibes all around! 

ALSO, DISNEY GAVE EVERYONE FREE LIGHTSABERS THAT LIGHT UP AND MAKE SOUNDS, SO. It was a win-win. I can’t decide what I got more enjoyment out of: walking down a stretch of the red carpet twirling my lightsaber after going through security or the looks I got from people on the tube as I traveled back to my flat with it. If I ever decide to go back to the States (and my plan is to find employment here in London), I have no idea how I’m going to pack it, but for now I’m content with simply having one.

TL;DR GREATEST DAY OF MY LIFE TBH TOP LONDON EXPERIENCE

So this is super overdue and for that apologize. it’s been a rough few weeks, honestly. However, I would feel remiss if I didn’t express my thanks and answered your question! I haven’t really made any Doctor Who-related things in ages (not even at all this year, which is a first for me, I’m sure), but it’s one of those shows that I always enjoy making things for even when my interest wafts and wanes every couple of years or so.

As far as tips go, I have a few general ones. These aren’t so much “Do this to achieve this” type of tips that I usually answer, but more “This could be helpful in the long run if you’re just getting started” type of tips. Your own mileage may vary and what works for one person may not work for another, but I hope that you find some of this useful. 

Apologies for the late response! So, here’s the thing. Since I finished watching the show about a week ago now, I’ve been mulling over a larger post categorizing my closing thoughts into a pros and cons list, because that’s the level of nerd I’m at with this right now (sorry if any of you guys thought I was cool or had some chill or anything). It ended up evolving into a THIS IS WHAT I ENJOYED type of post over at my blog with tiny mentions of the aspects I didn’t care for. IT IS LONG, though, as I had been writing it in increments since last Saturday. 

At this point, I’m not ready to talk about it critically in any type of coherent detail, because I’m still living in the honeymoon phase, though there are valid criticisms now out there. I’ll get there eventually probably maybe. For now, I’m feeling content with loving everyone (really, everyone is my favorite, even though I do have favorites of favorites). Having grown attached to the universe through reading both of Mark Waid’s runs earlier this year (which I cannot recommend enough to anyone who wants to jump into reading the comics), I was already predisposed to enjoying the show. How much I ended up attached took me by surprise, as is evident from that ridiculously long post of mine I linked to above. Marvel got me again :(

It’s not a bother at all! There's not really a specific Photoshop tool or anything that I utilized to achieve the coloring (smoke and mirrors, tbh). All I did was add a black/white gradient layer on top of the image (doing this doesn’t lose the contrast of the image the way desaturating does), followed by the paint brush tool to make the background completely black so I could focus on just the hand, and then used one of floatedheart’s textures set on multiply. I did do some small tinkering like using curves or brightness/contrast because that’s my editing bread and butter (and I think I also altered the colors a little on the textures that I used), but all in all, all I did was slap a black/white gradient on the image and then throw a texture on it :)