The Graphics Rating Thread - Read Post #1

'Tis a sig I finished not even 10 minutes ago, not too proud of it. It originally was going to be in color, but it didn't look as good as in b&w, so I'm posting this version. This is basically somewhat based off of a tut that I'd found somehwere on deviantart, followed a few steps here and there but after a while I took off in my own direction. NOTE : I currently don't have Photoshop, so I use GIMP as a substitute. ( Just in case if you are wondering, the sig is in my signature area. )

EDIT | I haven't done graphics in a while so I'm kind of rusty at the moment. :S

Lunoon, I like the banner despite it's simplicity and the huge red bar on the right side. The effects are pretty cool looking, but you could really fix your lighting and depth.

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Rates please!

Comic Tragedy, I find the motion blur on the glowy things, seems like you've put too many in, the only other thing i see is that, to me, the lion seems out of place, it might just be me, i dunno. Just doesn't seem to fit in with the whole spacey theme.



I'm not very good, sowwie. Please try to rate it..

I like the idea of adding some colour while the rest is black and white, but it is missing detail, sometimes space is good, but in this case theres too much. You could fix that with some new positioning, but your better off adding some more things in there. Also, try blurring unimportant bits a little so peoples eyes don't wander too much, then sharpen the most important bit a little. When your adding texture, also try to remove it from the main subject so it doesn't get in the way. Hopefully I helped :) Don't take this as a rant :D.

Man, this is my first graphic ANYTHING in months, I've mainly been doing photography.
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(You don't have to rate icon, I just added it in there)

The white space around the shoe is a bit distracting. I like how the glasses have a little shadow to make it where it's set down, I think the shirt needs something like that so it doesn't seem that it's just floating around. I do like the colours and the text.
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Quite a nice tag, although my first irk is the border. Borders which go around the entire tag are really like old school and to be honest, they destroy the flow by stating, "the tag ends here."
Anyways, I feel the effects aren't very strong and don't match the render that much I must say. That render makes me think of big, bold, strong movements and the effect C4Ds you've used are really light and weak. Either load up a lot more and really build up the effects, or get solid C4Ds. The smudging in the back is alright, but colour is a bit eh.

Anyways, first tag back in a ridiculous amount of time due to school work. However I'm now finished exams and ready to jump straight back in!

Though I do agree that a lot of the image seems rough, I do not agree that moments' tag was "killed" by lack of flow, and text placement. It's a good concept and that alone (in my opinion) makes it good. I mean, sure, it's not executed perfectly and looks a little bit awkward but, as you said, you cant expect much of someone who is warming up his graphical skills.

On that note:


CnC please!

Immediately I am thinking Ezzo and I wish I knew how to do that style... so gonna try it out later
Anyways, first thing is that I reckon the guy could be sharpened. Only because the background and text and everything is sharper than him, but he is the focal, so...
Love the flow and the effects, however the fact that the white box is not centred is irking me a bit, however I can see why you did it, probably my OCD kicking in.
Love the colours though, and love that old school style.

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moments. said:

Immediately I am thinking Ezzo and I wish I knew how to do that style... so gonna try it out later
Anyways, first thing is that I reckon the guy could be sharpened. Only because the background and text and everything is sharper than him, but he is the focal, so...
Love the flow and the effects, however the fact that the white box is not centred is irking me a bit, however I can see why you did it, probably my OCD kicking in.
Love the colours though, and love that old school style.

RATE COMIC TRAGEDY's TAG!

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Good change?

I think so, although, the right side of his neck, where it meets the collar is like ridiculous pixellated... That's just the render I think, but you could blur it a bit, then perfect!

Just a quick avatar I made with brightness/contrast, gradients, that color thingy and lighting/sharpen filters. It has a white border so it might be best to view it on a darker background.



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I like it. \o/

Uh, since I'm not really good at critcs and stuff, I might actually say one or two things that may be off. I'm not really good at this, I guess.. ^o^'

Well, let us see: The first thing that come to my notice is the monotone of the tag. It just doesn't pop up. Colors are kinda dull. Try using the selective color option and/or saturation. Apart from the dull colors, another thing that this tag lacks is effects. Overall, you just need to spice this tag a bit. As it is now, it just doesn't appeal to me. Oh, and I just don't know, there's something wrong with the text...it just doesn't seem right to me..


Here's mine.

Really good, although I should say that the first character - sorry, I'm no Naruto fan so I don't know anything about it- is a bit too smudged, also a bit of the text is vague thanks to the background, but yeah, that's just my taste I guess xd.

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ohgod I haven't made anything in so long and I wasn't very good to start with. But myeah, rate whichever you want or rate them both, oh and, as for the second one, I kept it textless because everything I added ended up messing it up.

My main problem with this tag is that it looks too simple. You should have gone for more effects. Plus, the text should actually have been closer to the main stock/render. Neither the font nor the placement seems proper. Another problem with this tag is that it is pretty monotonous. The scanlines don't help it in any way, imo.

What you could've done while making this tag:
1) Tried to put the text closer to the main stock. Oh, and a better font.
2) Paid a little more attention to lighting. Should've used burn/dodge tool where necessary.
3) Went for more effects.
4) More colors. Lack of colors take a lot away from the tag at times. Unless, of course, you're a master at giving tags a lot of depth.
5) Did something to add more depth to it.
6) No scanlines. Scanlines, at times, ruin some works. Err, many works. (This is sorta me being a little biased so don't take this one into consideration if you don't wanna. :P)

Now, for my turn:



Rate that, pwease.