You guys seriously want me to rate both of your banners just because you thought your rates were cruddy? DDD: when they weren't really all that bad?
xD Just kidding.
CT: Hmm, I see what you mean about how it's a little too crowded. And the LQ pieces is just because ugh, whoever vectored it needs to learn how to vector. <_<;;;; But that's just the png, so I guess the rest is just because it's way overcrowded- and I see what you mean. It's starting to bug me too. :I
And no actually, it's not a bubble c4d (I can't use those to save my life) it's actually a light texture. :B Usually the effect is that it turns out all rainbow-y, and you might've seen me use that texture on my other tags, but this tag was just too bright and so when I set it on linear dodge, the colors disappeared. ;; I thought the outer edges were to a little to empty without 'em though, so I just left 'em. :/
As for your tag, I like it, for the most part. I don't... know if I really like the shape. Like, this is definitely one of those tags that would look WAY better as an LP, and it's... not. xD; Everything seems really chaotic and condensed, so even though the effects, colors, and textures and stuff are all like, amazing, it just feels really slapped on. It's definitely not bad though- it kind of reminds me of Sawyer and his style, back when he was still around, but I definitely think that either you need more BRIGHT colors to catch someone's eye, instead of just having red, or you need to find a way to bring in a semblance of a focal point.
22: Don't like the use of Tiny's c4d.
At all. xD;;
Like, that thing was SO colorful, and all the colors are like, gone. ;; To me, it kind of looks like you just shoved a gradient map under Fran and wiped your hands clean of the job. The effects overall, I do like, especially the red underneath Fran, but I just don't like how some people are using that particular c4d. Maybe it's just because I think it's really hard to use and get looking awesome, but seems like whenever I see it, it's just not well incorporated. Like CT said, blend! Or at least get some foreground effects in there.
And lastly, I really think that you over-sharpened this. <_< Like, Fran just looks like a bunch of pixels, and it's not aesthetically pleasing.
Oh, I forgot to ask, does your text say... Fanta? xDDD;;; [/that what I'm reading it as]