maybe you should see it as a comment hardly anyone posts wink
great job, first off, really like it, only constructive criticism i can give;

the scratches look too generic, dont know really what's up with the,, they just look wrong at some places (either too big... i dunno) might wanna change that.
also, when scratches are applied, most of the time "weathering" is visible as well, the edges should be a bit torn as well...

anyway, getting back to my first statement, a LOT of great projects on these boards dont get the attention they need to, while beginners end up with a topic that reaches on and on with hatefull spam messages (ask error014, he'll confirm :P). anyway, that kinda ended up as a rent.. not my intention, sorry for the OT.

I have the luke adhearns tutorial book as well, must be said, really like it, can recommend it to a lot of other people out there as well!

again, good job, keep it up!

regards,

Formerly known as dennis_fantasy
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