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abarai February 17th, 2008 7:17 AM

@kai
better than your previous sig, still once again you covered the render to much, try to make it more visible.

Conman February 17th, 2008 3:17 PM

Blah, I love GFX :P

@Kai: Love the colors and blending, but the render could be a tab bit more visible. Also it may look better if you create a good flow.

So I guess I'll get my Feraligatr sig rated. It could be better, but it is one of my most recent banners. I mainly did it out of boredom and just because Feraligatr is my favorite Pokemon.
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4835/signatureferaligatr01uz2.png

Pikabloo February 17th, 2008 6:01 PM

Aaah, so many new-ish graphics people coming in~ Yay! xD

Conman;; I like the overall concept, like how it looks like Feraligatr is underwater and such. I also like how its eyes are glowing, which is pretty cool. However, I think that it seems to be a bit too bright, especially just above its head. Making everything look a bit darker would also help in making Feraligatr's eyes look more menacing. The text position is good, it just looks like an odd choice of font. The text is also slightly distracting, so my eyes drift away to the text, instead of staying focused on the, er, focal. It's still a cool banner, though.

Aizuke February 17th, 2008 9:35 PM

Conman; I really like the blue in your banner. ^^ It blends well together and it's a nice calming blue colour. I don't really like the side borders though, IMO.

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http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii142/Akari_Productions/cc_banner.png



Uryū Ishida February 17th, 2008 9:42 PM

Conman;; I like The Whole Concept of it all, the under water look, the border is good, just maybe a thin line of black at the top and bottom?, but it is way TOO BRIGHT!!!, you should tone down the lighting, make your render stand out more WITH THOSE MENACING EYES!!! 9/10

Akari;; Its Quite nice,the render stands out just a bit too much for me. The text is Good, and the brushing is Excellent, only thing is yeah try to blend the render a bit more, like using brushing clipping masks. 8/10

Renyui! February 17th, 2008 11:40 PM

Akari: i think its pretty good. it gives away that sought of shiny effect. But there is something that i just cant put my finger on thats wrong about it.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg238/rowy95/megamanpic.png
megaman banner! rate plz.

Aizuke February 18th, 2008 1:58 AM

Poke'd: I like the pattern at the bottom~ But I guess the background needs a bit more work and the render is kinda blurry, which makes the text and pattern stand out alot. And also the white border around the inside, I think you should have made the border go around. ^^;;

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My previous banner~ Just wanted to see what people thought of it.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii142/Akari_Productions/blue_banner_sword.jpg

Shijuukara February 18th, 2008 2:09 AM

A c e n d o

Quote:

Originally Posted by Conman (Post 3344804)
So I guess I'll get my Feraligatr sig rated. It could be better, but it is one of my most recent banners. I mainly did it out of boredom and just because Feraligatr is my favorite Pokemon.
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/4835/signatureferaligatr01uz2.png

i love the whole concept of the signature. the color, underwater effect, it looks lightningy.

i would rather have top and bottom borders instead of the sides. but i like it overall. :3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akari (Post 3345810)

*squeal* :D!

haha, i love the green effect to it. :3 i really can't find much wrong with it. you could try blending the render and background a bit more. ;D

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poke'd (Post 3345996)


out of 10, i would rate it as 5.5/10.0

the render is too blurry for my taste. um. you could also work on blending the text more to go along with the background and such. as for the extra art on the bottom, it seems a bit random. if you keep it, find a way to blend it. practice more and you'll the hang of it. ;D


evilcheese February 18th, 2008 1:26 PM

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc3/chimchar59/Untitled-4.png

was pretty bored so i made it using the pen tool.

Nytkoi February 18th, 2008 1:32 PM

The transoarency is good, but really, that's your wirst banner :/
rate.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z227/ataylan/lugibanne.png

Idle. February 18th, 2008 2:14 PM

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x17/Hubba-Hotel/VIPER3-1.png

:S I decided to experiment with GIMP's lighting and shadow effects.Can't notice the shadow and added a ripple for a smooth , relaxing effect =]]

Zebra Thunderhead February 18th, 2008 4:24 PM

@Conman - It'd be really nice if half of his upper body wasn't MIA. o_o For text, I recommend using either all caps or all lower case. Rarely does capital letters only look good, and this is not the case. Get rid of that line under Feraligatr, too. It's out of place and it's disrupting the flow.
@Akari - Green is a hard color to pull off in tags, so I'd stay away from it. Plus, there's way too much of it. Add some magenta to even out the green, and then use some colors that aren't so bright.
@Poke'd - It's really plain, and I'm not a fan of the swirls overlapping the stock. Also irked by the fact that the beam thing wasn't cleanly cut. Have the tag flow <--- since that's how your stock flows, so arrange the swirls accordingly. It needs a ton of depth, too, since there currently is zero. Scrap the text, too.
@Akari x2 - It looks just like the stock slapped on a black background with a little drop shadow/bevel added to it and a few scanlines here and there. I understand that your tag wants a night feel, but you can achieve that without using infinitely dark colors. Since you already have text and tiny text, I'd scrap the text with your name.
@Evilcheese - Hmm... it's an interesting concept, although I think it'd be a heck of a lot better with a smaller canvas. It's extremely plain, and it'd be better if you made the lineart curvy.
@Kai - Way too green, and the bluriness of that arrow bothers me. The text sticks out too much and blurred vectors look strange.
@Viper - The glow around Gengar needs to go, and you have two lightsources. One the lens flare, and the other in the bottom left. Also, add more of a foreground since it's all background right now. And add some depth, too.

Phew. <: D

evilcheese February 18th, 2008 4:38 PM

yeah CME's here! were where you?

anyway i know the thing i made wasnt really good i didnt expect it to be eather.

oh yeah a banner:

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc3/chimchar59/naruto5.png

the render was cool so i made a banner.

Zebra Thunderhead February 18th, 2008 4:51 PM

A wonderful little thing called grounded. xD

Anyways, I don't like how much the stuff flows over Naruto. It's too cloudy and all the yellow/tan throws me off. The overlay border is also weird, especially since it's so thick. Add some different colors. Blue and yellow are complementary, so add some blue in there.

evilcheese February 18th, 2008 5:12 PM

ok i edited a little.

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc3/chimchar59/naruto5-1.png

Loki February 18th, 2008 7:25 PM

Whoo, I'm back too! <3 Although I only just got back, so I got no stuff to share. xD Sorry~

evilcheese; Ahh, I like it much much better than it's predecessor. It's nice to have some color, but I would suggest un-de-saturating Naruto a bit. Enough so that his hair is like, still blonde, y'know? D: That way he'll stick out a little more.

The border is incredibly cute, but the rendering on his nose looks a little choppy, which is distracting. The smudging or whatever looks a little too foggy on his right as well.

It's a definite improvement from the last banner I saw from you though, which was... from four days ago, but still. xD I can read the text and see the render. That's a major step forward. xD

/Circa February 19th, 2008 2:15 AM

I haven't posted a banner in a while, so C+C would be appreciated.

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/1651/narutobanner2tq0.png

Pikabloo February 19th, 2008 2:41 AM

CheesePeow;; Oh, Crashink. I would have had no idea on who you were, if it weren't for your user title. Eheh, I had to dig deep in my memory vault (and look at some of your past graphics shops >.>) to remember what your previous banners had looked like.

Anyway, I would have to say that in comparison to your old ones, this one is probably the best ^^ Emphasis on probably o__o So, er, I actually like this one. The background is definitely nice, but make it stand out just a bit more, since it looks a bit empty around the focal. Also I don't like the yellow bit behind his neck. Which looks like hair. The render needs some blending into the background. But it sort of has a nice depth. Overall, the banner needs that little bit more effects, just to make it stand out more.

Nytkoi February 19th, 2008 7:04 AM

I have no banners to rate, so just rate mine.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z227/ataylan/Xweavilebanner.png
(I really hate the style I'm doing, I just can't do smudging, sadly)

Idle. February 19th, 2008 8:24 AM

@Kai. The banner colurs are good and a good choice of bg but the render is very hidden and the text is hard to read.Maybe try darkening the text or colours around it and bring the render up a few layers (if you have a few) and make it look like it is Weavile in the banner.Overall I would say about 8/10 it would be about 9.5/10 if you had done the things I suggested but anyways, good banner!

Idle. February 19th, 2008 10:03 AM

@Raixz Very nice sig.The BG could do with a big moe ZANG! to it but overall its pretty good.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x17/Hubba-Hotel/VIPER4-1.png
:S new brush tryouts.

Zebra Thunderhead February 19th, 2008 10:55 AM

@Viper - I think it's very funny that you comment on how Kai's stock was extremely hidden and then you go and do the same thing. I recommend reading your own advice.

Idle. February 19th, 2008 2:05 PM

I took in what Color Me Evil said and made a new banner with the render less hidden by brushes.
EDIT: Update, added another render and some new text.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x17/Hubba-Hotel/VIPER5NEW.png
=]]

evilcheese February 19th, 2008 3:18 PM

you read it wrong. the thing is to blend the render in but not so much. this isnt blended very good. try some smudge blending and no outer glow.

Pikabloo February 19th, 2008 8:17 PM

Viper;; Outer glow = no D: Also, I don't like the brushes on top of the renders. Work on spacing as well, since there's a massive gap between the two renders. The varying quality of the renders is quite distracting, as in one render is sharper than the other. Oh, and work on colours. Just using blue seems so... boring.

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Pff, another product of my boredom:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b39/Pikabloo/Forum%20Sets/narutorasengan.png

Feel free to laugh at the bad text >.>

Idle. February 19th, 2008 11:44 PM

>< I can't take off the outer glow b/c it makes the outline good quality.I could rub it away though.I'll try again later today.

/Circa February 20th, 2008 12:18 AM

Shiranui
HAHA LOOK AT THE TEXT!

Actually, the text is good, I like it :)
I cant really find much to disagree with, though you could try to make Narutos face stand out as much as the scroll behind him, it's very good though!

Aizuke February 20th, 2008 1:58 AM

Shiranui; I quite like it. ^^ The colours blend really well together. Putting the text is always quite hard, but yours suits the banners' colour and gives it more.. Feel I supppose? XD But it's really good, wish I could do stuff like that. ^^;;

Nytkoi February 20th, 2008 12:38 PM

Ooh. purple xD.
//8/10
the colors are ok,. but coloring the links would be god, since there's not a inch of blue in the banner.

Aizuke February 20th, 2008 12:46 PM

Um.. Why do I need blue on my banner...?

Aren't you suppose to rate the graphics, not the signature as well...?

Nytkoi February 20th, 2008 1:59 PM

o_o oops sorry, Akari! I got mixed up!

Loki February 20th, 2008 2:55 PM

Here's some icon lovin'~
<3

Nytkoi February 20th, 2008 3:35 PM

I personally think the first one ia better, it fits in more xD
rate pwease ><
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z227/ataylan/shinxbanner.png

Uryū Ishida February 20th, 2008 9:37 PM

Kai;;its ok, i see you've used some vector brushes, correct me if im wrong. but i think it would of been better to leave the background white and more simple, the scanlines are alright. but the whole banner overall is a bit bright, then render is overblended (or just badly blended. 7/10

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http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/9444/sbannerkp4.png

Made By request in my shop.

Pikabloo February 20th, 2008 11:33 PM

Xenocrates;; I likey :3 The first one looks nice and simple. It took me forever to realise the musical notes to the left of his head xD The second one looks nice as well: the colours are nice, and the dot brushes make it look more, er, interesting. Although the lighting at the corner looks a bit too bright. I'm totally loving the third one <3 I prefer the first version, since that shade of green is better than the lime-y one on the second version, although the bit that says 'magic' looks a lot cleaner on the second one, rather than the first one. But yar, they're all good. I'm almost inspired to make icons of my own xD

Kai.;; The render blends too much into the background and everything looks far too bright (or at least on my screen, it does). The vector brushes look nice, though. And the blocky font for the text matches with the vector shapes. But everything looks too monotone. Work on the colours and image blending ^^

Ishida;; Nice smudge xP But I really, really don't like the distracting bright patches of yellow/orange/white D: It also doesn't help that most of these patches are located right next to the render, and that the render is low quality, from what I can see. The text is also quite distracting. The scan lines look fine, though. Basically, tone down the bright patches. Those are probably the most distracting things about it.

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I added too much more effects, and got rid of the text:

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b39/Pikabloo/Forum%20Sets/narutorasengan-1.png

There actually is text there, but you'll only see it if you look really closely. And no, it's not supposed to be visible if you only glance at it. It's not supposed to be visible, period.

Renyui! February 21st, 2008 12:07 AM

Shiranui: nice with the text thing, i like how you make it shine atone end, and then fade away at the other, really nice.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg238/rowy95/aniavy.gif
some random animated avatar i made, you dont have to rate it, its pretty simple..
!Edit!
also a banner! i kinda overdid the dodge though..
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg238/rowy95/socute.png

Uryū Ishida February 21st, 2008 12:42 AM

Poke'd;;Nice Banner, but sort of plain..the blurred background isnt good at all, and the text is just horrible...im sorry thats just my opinion. but it is a nice try, especially for a gimp user:P

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http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/9444/sbannerkp4.png

The more ratings i get, the more i realise how sucky i am.

Renyui! February 21st, 2008 12:47 AM

ah, ok man, thanks, that helps.
Uryu Ishida: its good, the size is a bit too big for my taste, and i dont really think the scan lines, needed to be there. good work man!
!Edit!
i just love making banners, i made this for my little bro, Sheimi. it's pretty good for me.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg238/rowy95/badegg.png
and thanks for th ppl of acanthie for the cool renders.

Uryū Ishida February 21st, 2008 1:18 AM

Poke'd;;thats a big improvement :P!!! it would be alot better if you blended the render some more but great job i like the small text you've put across the right hand side. But where it says Bad egg. im surprised i could read that..you should definitely change that. 8/10

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Here. i really thought i rushed your banner in my request shop. so i made another one for you. you dont have to use it though.

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/1131/dbannerredokq0.png

It would be cool to be rated as well.

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/6125/renjiibannersh4.png

Made from shira-chans tut.

/Circa February 21st, 2008 10:29 PM

Uyra:

The first is a bit strange, for me atleast. The red and orange don't mix with the purple. and the focal point seems to be away from the render, so it puts it off, plus the text looks a bit slapped, buy hey, your probably better then me :P.

The second one I like MUCH more, it's effects go together well, so theres not much I can say.

I have a banner here, I don't think it's very good, I tried to make a banner in a completely off style :P. I still haven't made many good banners, so alot of criticism and ideas would help me alot, thanks.

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3003/1psdxs5.png

Renyui! February 21st, 2008 10:40 PM

CheesePeow/Crashink: i like it, but, personally, i think it needs borders on the sides, thats just my opinion. i like the render on the right, he really is "Expressing himself".
newz banner!
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg238/rowy95/watchme.png
raaaaaaaaawr! i mean, raaaaaaaaate!

Pikabloo February 21st, 2008 11:34 PM

Ishida;; The first one looks quite awesome, for me. Just tone down the large explosion-y smudge bit, and move the text around a bit. Also, add something to the background, because it looks too empty without anything in the black areas. Otherwise, it's nice. I like the grungy feel to it and the colours help convey that. It's a bit close to looking monotone, though, so be careful of that. And maybe add emphasis to the green in Samus' visor :3

The second one, ah, the orange text doesn't go :\ The displacement-ing looks okay, but there's this little white thing on Renji's chin o.o And, well, the banner just seems to be lacking stuff. I have no idea what, though.

CheesePeow;; I like the concept... it's just that the composition is off. The text draws all the focus. Sharpen up the faces of the people a bit, and change the font. It's looking very empty in the middle bit, as well, so nudge the girl more towards the center. Overall, it's just lacking effects :\ It's almost like you're going with a surrealism look, so add some things to represent that there (I have absolutely no idea what you could add, though). But I do like the use of clouds for the background :3

Poke'd;; The background is simple, but nice. The text is difficult to read, though, and you could have gone with a simpler border. The render blending, oh the blending. It's quite difficult to see what I'm supposed to be looking at :\ It is difficult to get the blending down right, though. Most of the time, it has to look like it wasn't just pasted on, but it shouldn't look like a part of the background, either.

Uryū Ishida February 21st, 2008 11:57 PM

Hmm..thanks for the advice.

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http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2949/lbannerpx4.png

Made from CME's Tutorial. I suck so much. no where as near as good.

helix February 22nd, 2008 3:55 AM

It's very nicely done. The effects are beautiful and the render seems to fit in well.

New banner I made recently...
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg135/hellisahandbasket/2453701.jpg

evilcheese February 22nd, 2008 4:49 PM

@v.valentine the leaves are a really nice touch. but it looks really empty. i would put a gradient there.

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc3/chimchar59/angel.png

rates please.

Loki February 22nd, 2008 5:03 PM

V.Valentine; Hikaru no Go! I gotta read that series. I would definitely say I prefer the one in your sig. The image doesn't really seem to belong in the banner, with the bright render unblended with the black background. The brushes are cute, but they stand out more than the render, and you left a big empty... space in the middle. Perhaps add some text or maybe lighting there? The render has some pretty high contrast to boot, so you could tone it down a bit, maybe it'd look better against the black background then. Since the render is pretty small too, you should probably resize it.... It looks too wide for the render. :/

Ishida; Well, basically, you're getting really good at graphics. Compared to the first graphic you arrived at PC with, (I still remember.) this L banner is actually pretty good. The splattering at the bottom doesn't look nearly random and varying in size as a splatter should, and I think you could've chosen a different light texture on the right, but I rather like everything else. Even though the render takes up very little space in the banner, I think you've managed to fill it enough so that it doesn't look too empty. Colors are nice, blending is good, the lighting on his hair is a very nice touch... The text doesn't look perfect in that positioning, and I think a more medieval font like Cloister Black would've been better for the 'L'. I'd say this is my favorite banner from you. ^^ Very cute L render by the way~


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Made for Aere~
Gawd, that image was impossible to work with. When he first showed me the render, I was like, "Oh, this looks fun!" But Yuna's super bluish-pale skin bothered me SO much. x_o;; I was just like, "SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S A ZOMBIE. O_O" So yeah. I had issues with this one. xD; But I think it turned out alright. Anything I can do to improve it before I turn over the finished set to Aegis? Tone down lighting? Make text more obvious/less obvious/bigger/smaller? Anything along those lines? xD

Uryū Ishida February 22nd, 2008 5:12 PM

Xenocrates;; Haha :P you still remember my first banner:P, i just took a look at it. a far way i have come it seems xD. and yeah i did try to vary my splatters in size. but it didnt quite work out that well.

On to the rating.

Yeah that looks really hard to work with, i dont think i could of pulled that off that good. its really nice,the lights and the little balls, all add to the feel of the banner, It is just AMAZING. for the text i reckon it is fine as it is, just maybe make a bit more solid, not as faded? 10/10

evilcheese February 22nd, 2008 5:13 PM

how come you didnt rate mine xenocrates? >.<

Uryū Ishida February 22nd, 2008 5:17 PM

I Didn't notice that. well ill rate it.

Evilcheese;; Nice Smudge Banner, The flow is nice, so is the render, and the little stars look cool,I like the text as well, but the lighting could be toned down a bit, and maybe some more gradient maps? im not sure, 9/10

Pikabloo February 22nd, 2008 5:36 PM

evilcheese;; Tone down the lighting, although it is an interesting place to put it in. The starry brushes are a nice little touch, but maybe spread it further across the banner, since when it's just focused on that area, it looks really weird. They do add a nice sense of flow, though. The smudging is nice, but looks to be a bit monotone. And in comparison too the seemingly more colourful render, it doesn't look too good. Oh, and the render looks a bit over saturated, as well. Also, I see one little floating orb thing on her wing: add more of those. Since floaty orb things = good. Most of the time, and if you use it correctly, of course. The font is quite small, and I don't like the soft brush line on overlay underneath it.

Xenocrates;; FLOATY ORBS FOR THE WIN! 8D Er, yeah, the floaty orb things look really nice on this one. Hmm... there's no massively big problems with it. Although, try a clipping mask on the text, since the black just stands out a bit too much. There's also the somewhat empty-ish space in between them. But it doesn't look too bad, since your eyes aren't really drawn to that area. And it's not too much of a big deal, unless you're a picky graphics person like me >: Try upping the brightness a bit. Or maybe the brightness settings on my screen just suck. And I was going to say something about the colour, but I forgot what it was o___o

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Repost, I guess :\

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b39/Pikabloo/Forum%20Sets/narutorasengan-1.png

You don't have to rate if you're tired of seeing it, though xP

evilcheese February 22nd, 2008 5:50 PM

ooh i like the effects and stuff. that glittery thing is really cool and the clone stamp at the bottom as well. although the focalpoint is kinda hard to see maybe the light source could be there. maybe an overlay border? all in all a really good banner.

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc3/chimchar59/turtwig.png

i know i shouldn't have starteed another one but i started to play around with brush settings and it looked cool so i had to finish it. i know it doesnt really match turtwig. any render suggestions?

Loki February 22nd, 2008 6:12 PM

Ack, sorry evilcheese, when I posted it wasn't there and I didn't notice it. xD I'll rate it now~
Angel Banner that I forgot to comment on;

1. Ouch. The lighting is really really bright and blinding. It also gets in the way of the render. :/
2. I don't really like the positioning of the renders. The wings distract from the focal point, which is blinded by the lighting. The contrast is good though.
3. I really like those little star things floating out of it. <3 It looks even better with that background too, so that's a job well done.
4. The text isn't perfect, but it's not bad either. I'd suggest a different font... more swishy?
5. To alleviate the wings issue, maybe you could dodge it, or fade it out with a soft white brush on lowered opacity?

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Turtwig banner

1. Too much sparkly ouch-y blinding-ness. xD;
2. The text doesn't really match. I think a blocky text would've worked better with this banner, because turtwig's lines are really thick.
3. Can't say I'm a fan of that motion blurring, or the main color of the background. I think maybe a pale yellow or green would've been better in this set. Purple and green make my eyes hurt, and then there's that magenta stuff. xD;

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Shiranui; Ohh, I like this Naruto banner. :O I'm thinking that the focal point wasn't supposed to be his face...? Because the lighting brings my eyes to his hand. xD; I like it though, it's different. The blending on the right is really nice, the colors and everything have a great flow to it, but the left side of Naruto's face and hair seem over-sharpened. D: He's starting to look kind of like a pixel drawing. xD;;

Uryū Ishida February 22nd, 2008 7:25 PM

Took your advice Xenocrates, ill post both versions to see which one is better



v1:
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2949/lbannerpx4.png


v2:
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5796/lbannerv2mk7.png

Michii February 22nd, 2008 8:00 PM

Could someone rate this with detail?
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x314/MagusMew/skatebrian.png

Thank you =]

evilcheese February 22nd, 2008 8:49 PM

@demidian - (im used to that name) the light textures should be well light they have to be a little brighter. the clone stamp set it to linear dodge. myabe a little more clouds on the right so it doesnt look so empty. and what does the L stand for?

this is what i got for that:

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc3/chimchar59/spongebob2.jpg

Renyui! February 22nd, 2008 11:17 PM

Michii: Wow, a sk8board banner, Awesome! i like the little blotches and skulls and stuff youve put everywhere, youre so good, michii!
hey guys check this banner out!
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg238/rowy95/AngelBanner.pngdo i really have to say this? ah well, rate!

Shika February 22nd, 2008 11:26 PM

It's quite plain. The render stands out too much from the background ( Didn't use "doesn't blend" because it's quite blended. At least on my screen! ) I suggest you to make background the same color scheme with the render.

To rate: (Beware, don't click it unless you are the one under me)
Spoiler:

http://img02.picoodle.com/img/img02/4/2/23/f_Randomnezm_14caeec.png
You don't have to rate it xD
Just spent my useless time on Paint xD

Uryū Ishida February 23rd, 2008 12:19 AM

Haha Shika-kun:P Nice xP

Reply to evilcheese;; Ahh yeah, i never really realised that my light textures weren't so "LIGHT" like. And the L stands for nothing, it is My renders/characters name, he is off death note.

Shika February 23rd, 2008 8:30 AM

Don't have to rate any!
Lucky me~

Rockman Leo
Quite satisfied of what I can make with the stock. xD Got another version but text needs to change. So later.
http://img31.picoodle.com/img/img31/4/2/23/f_RockmanLeom_ce7e881.png

Chikara February 23rd, 2008 12:29 PM

Shika: You're getting so good x.x
I love the graphics in the background, but in my PERSONAL opinion, I don't know why I think this, but the picture doesn't really go with it o.o Weird, cause it looks awesome, but a little bit awkward. Maybe make the black around the edges come a little closer to the picture?

9.5/10

Anyway, I made this out of boredom and used a few random tiny brushes to make it pretty~
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c369/Teresa113/008.png

Hazuki February 23rd, 2008 1:33 PM

Chika-chan: Hehe, the image is a little disturbing... xD;;;

Anyways, I love the gradient you used in the background. And I can see you did a lighting brush in the background (?). The brushing is good, you could use some more though, and you can play with the image a little more.

Good job! I'll have some stuff for you guys to rate later~

J-Rad February 23rd, 2008 3:07 PM

@Chikara: It's very nice althoug it kinda looks like you just plopped the render on there if you know what I mean.

Havn't posted here in like 2 monthes...Phear my newest creation...

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj45/Dragonzilla25/bannaopowa-1.png

and I also got this one, made it a while ago but it's one of my favs..

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj45/Dragonzilla25/zihark2.png

Perfectionist February 23rd, 2008 5:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flareblade (Post 3364094)
@Chikara: It's very nice althoug it kinda looks like you just plopped the render on there if you know what I mean.

Havn't posted here in like 2 monthes...Phear my newest creation...

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj45/Dragonzilla25/bannaopowa-1.png

and I also got this one, made it a while ago but it's one of my favs..

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj45/Dragonzilla25/zihark2.png

That top one is good, but I think it would look better if it was in one box like the rest.
It just looks a bit scrappy if you know what I mean.
But the second one is great!
It isn't overloaded with images and effects which is good!
Love the background! Really cool! 9.0

Now for mine: http://i30.*.com/2e5ulxh.jpg

This was the first EVER banner I created! And I think I kinda rushed it cause I finished it in like 10 minutes... =P
But that's because I sorta had the idea in my head, I only had to put it on the computer!
Well, hope you enjoy!

Hazuki February 23rd, 2008 5:13 PM

Massimo: I'm assuming this is your first time using Photoshop, aye? Well, all I can say is that you are on the right track! Try to use textures and more brushes instead of the Photoshop default ones. Play around with the image a little more, and the text really doesn't match. ><

Good job, and keep it up!

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9642/hazukibannerib0.png

LOLZ IT HAZUKI. 8D

Perfectionist February 23rd, 2008 5:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hazuki (Post 3364494)
Massimo: I'm assuming this is your first time using Photoshop, aye? Well, all I can say is that you are on the right track! Try to use textures and more brushes instead of the Photoshop default ones. Play around with the image a little more, and the text really doesn't match. ><

Good job, and keep it up!

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/9642/hazukibannerib0.png

LOLZ IT HAZUKI. 8D

Yep my first time using Photoshop and first time making a banner.. =O
How do I make custom brushes and textures?

Sorry I'm kinda new to this but I'll keep trying!

I really like your one! It is nicely set out and has nice effects like the glitter in the left!
Keep it up!

Pikabloo February 23rd, 2008 8:33 PM

Ah, I'm just going to rate my favourite ones for now o.o

Shika;; You really are improving ^^ I love the background on this, with the feeling of it exploding behind the render and everything. Although the render takes up only a little bit of space, the effects on the background, with the smudging using a circle brush, and the clipping mask splatters prevent it from looking too empty. The render, however, isn't blended into the background very nicely, and it looks almost pasted on x__o It also looks a bit too over saturated. The text is actually okay on this one. Well, I like it...

Chikara;; I really need to continue watching Gurren Lagann... anyway, this is actually really nice. Although I'm going to be a prick, and say that I can see where the red and black background ended just above her head x____o But still, this is a really nice banner. I like the little brushes you used and the colours match with the render. It looks simple, but at the same time, really appealing and nice to look at.

Hazuki;; Eheh, floating orbs xP Yeah, they look nice on this one. Everything in general looks nice, but I don't like how the clipping mask of her head to the left looks really awkward, since the colours are really different to the rest of the banner. Everything looks a tad too bright, as well. But still, the colours are interesting and the effects are simple, but appealing.

evilcheese February 23rd, 2008 8:58 PM

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc3/chimchar59/kingdom-hearts.png

yeah used light textures alot of light textures

Perfectionist February 23rd, 2008 9:29 PM

Woah Cheese that looks awesome!
Love the light textures and the font matches beautifully!
Now someone can rate my second attempt at a Banner..

http://i28.*.com/141tcfb.jpg
Tell me what you think!

/Circa February 23rd, 2008 10:36 PM

evilcheese: I think you overused the light texturs, they sought of attract your eyes rather than the render, having one focal point and some extras at the edges of the banner would make it much better. I really cant see anything else in the background x].

Massimo: You should try some easy tutorials, cause they help alot. It's basically a pokemon on a background, you should try adding brushes and effects plus maybe a water background to make it better.

I've tried using Shiranui's tutorial, I like how it turned about, but I didn't know what to add to the side of the main render, so I splatted on some brushes and made them a bit transperant.

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/5738/2psdki9.png

p.s, i'm still learning about all these feature things xD

Idle. February 24th, 2008 3:58 AM

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x17/Hubba-Hotel/VIPERNEWSTYLE.png
I used new brushes to give my sigs a better look.:S I don't really know if it works though.

Shika February 24th, 2008 6:19 AM

Skipped Viper for not rating~

@CheesePeow: It's way too plain. You said you splatted on some brushes and made them a bit transparent but the only visible place of the brush is the text bar. The colors are all washed out too. The text bar decoration is nicely done though. It's the best part of the banner.

------------------------------
Quote:

Originally Posted by Shiranui (Post 3365095)
Shika;; You really are improving ^^ I love the background on this, with the feeling of it exploding behind the render and everything. Although the render takes up only a little bit of space, the effects on the background, with the smudging using a circle brush, and the clipping mask splatters prevent it from looking too empty. The render, however, isn't blended into the background very nicely, and it looks almost pasted on x__o It also looks a bit too over saturated. The text is actually okay on this one. Well, I like it...

XD As I thought, you got all of it. But about the render part, because I used the stock, (or effect render) making me unable to blend. It's official art too. xD

Oh, the stock I used:
http://img03.picoodle.com/img/img03/4/2/24/f_Stockm_e9e6a22.jpg

edit//
Ok, add the text for the second banner. It seems like I rushed on the text but I didn't ;--;

Version 1 ~Rockman Leo
http://img31.picoodle.com/img/img31/4/2/23/f_RockmanLeom_ce7e881.png

Version 2 ~At World's End (A bit more "Game Over" feel than the first one)
http://img31.picoodle.com/img/img31/4/2/24/f_AtWorldsendm_c20ffdd.png

Which one should I use?

Nytkoi February 24th, 2008 9:06 AM

Shika-- I can't see Version 2 ><;;;; Anyways, the
version 1 is.. wow. You are improving! It looks perfect.
I say version 1, tho. The render in 2 is too light and the
text is too big.

A little banner/logo thing for my freind's thing.
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z227/ataylan/pikapro.png

Michii February 24th, 2008 9:14 AM

Shika: Version one definitely. Version two looks odd and like you set it on something like linear burn or some other layer style. Version one, however, is great. I don't love the text, but frankly, there's basically no other way to add text in that style banner.


Kai: To be honest with you, it's not my favorite of yours. Of course, it's good with tying everything together. The colors in the background match with Pikachu, and the text looks like it's the Second darkest color of its tail. It looks like a comic's kind of style, but just not my style. So for me it would need more "fsshhh graphicss" xP

In other words its just too plain. D:

evilcheese February 24th, 2008 9:18 AM

@Shika - the whole concept is cool and very well done. But version 1 ftw. because version 2 is a little too light and anyone's eyes will hurt when they try to look at the focal point. oh and if you could try to make the render a little more straight because it looks a little too pixely.

@Kai. - well it's ok i guess but a little too plain. well ill give advice that CME gave me. put some blue in there since yellow and blue go hand in hand.

@CheesePeow - This one looks good. but i think you shoould've blended the render a bit more and did the displace filter.

/Circa February 24th, 2008 10:50 PM

I made another banner, though it looks a bit plain :S.

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6320/3psdhl3.png

Uryū Ishida February 24th, 2008 11:58 PM

cheesepeow;; Hmm..it is a bit plain, but nice, i really like this banner, theres like nothing i can say bad about what you have done, except two things, the border isnt too good IMO, and the text as well, try doing it all lower case or all caps.

evilcheese February 25th, 2008 8:54 PM

i wanna get this rated:

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc3/chimchar59/absol2.png

for some reason i hate it can someone give me advice.

/Circa February 27th, 2008 12:47 AM

It looks good, the effects blend well together, but the colour doesn't really suit Absol, I reckon it should of been a Dark blue.

I made a new banner with a tut I found, I like it, I think it's a major improvement.

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/1449/5psdzw8.png

Uryū Ishida February 27th, 2008 1:38 AM

cheesepeow;; MAJOR IMPROVEMENT INDEED! i love this banner >.<, everything about it fits in perfect, only thing i don't like is hitsugaya, he needs to be more solid raise the opacity


---

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5610/epicbannernc3.png

Was bored...

MasterDookie February 27th, 2008 9:10 PM

@Uryū Ishida: It has nice bold colors, which I like. Im not sure about the C4D going down their face, but meh, it's not that big of a deal. It's a bit fat for my tastes though.

Here's my latest monstrosity. I know how much you guys hate sprite banners, lol. I made it for PalkiaAndBlisseyrock's birthday on Pe2k.
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x33/TheDookieIsComing/PalkiaBanner.png

Uryū Ishida February 27th, 2008 9:27 PM

Masterdookie;; Yup your right, "I" hate sprite banners, but that's just me, but this is a really nice banner, the effects the clouds are all really nice, except the sprite is very oddly placed in my opinion, try moving it a bit more to the center of the banner. 9/10

Pikabloo February 29th, 2008 2:15 AM

MasterDookie;; eheh, it's not that I hate sprites, it's just that I think it's difficult to create something good using Pokémon sprites. But I think this one is pretty good. I like the soft cloud effects, which makes it look like Palkia is floating in the heavens, or whatever. The text is pretty cool, too. The lack of a light source is a shame, though, and I don't really like those gray-ish wireframes, although it does add to the flow of the banner. But, er, yes, it looks cool ^^

Uryū Ishida February 29th, 2008 5:38 PM

Hey guys ^^~ New banner from request to get rated.

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/8606/dbanneragain2yp8.png

Brandon-kun February 29th, 2008 6:42 PM

@Uryū Ishida: oooh~! o: I really like the banner. it's a little bright in some places, but it's not too heavy. the text that says 'a shadow of my former self' is a little too hard to read, but that's just me. over all, it's pretty good. :)

anyway, I really want my icons rated. :) I don't think they are that good, but I just want your opinion on them. thanks. :)

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/Wartortle_sppf/pokemon3-1.png http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/Wartortle_sppf/pokemon2-1.png http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/Wartortle_sppf/pokemon1-1.png

Loki February 29th, 2008 6:55 PM

Man, I've been swamped lately. D: No time to make any new graphics at all. I can't believe how crappy these comments are. xDD *shot'd*

Brandon-kun; They really look like all you've done is added some color layers to me. xD The color layers are a very nice touch though. There's lot's of room for improvement, but they'd certainly make excellent bases. ^^

Ishida; That's really good. :O I like the text as it is, and I actually think you could crank the opacity down a little more. The colors and brushing, light textures and everything is really cool. ^^ The border could use a little bit of work with originality, but it's not too terrible as it is. Though you couldn't have avoided this due to the fact that it was a request but the "poke'd" test in't too great. xD Just a note.

evilcheese February 29th, 2008 7:27 PM

@demidian :) - omg that looks really cool. the effects are really nice. youve become better than me >.< anyway like xenocrates or loki said the border isnt that good. try an overlay one. oh and cap the a so it looks better. (i have to catch up D:)

EDIT:

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc3/chimchar59/final-fantasy.png

Renyui! February 29th, 2008 10:47 PM

evilcheese:hmm, its a bit dull for my taste,but i like the effects you put on it to make it look... fingerprinty?
that weird kid named poke'd who is surprisingly alright at graphics:
I made a new banner! although i dont really like it, it was mainly just for testing fonts cause i just figured out how to get them.
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg238/rowy95/poked.png

MasterDookie February 29th, 2008 10:51 PM

@ Poke'd: Nice plain background, I hate Arkeis pics though though... I just don't like their cartoonish-ness, and their over-used. You should probably find a nice simple font that doesn't stand out.

New stuff, probably my worst.
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x33/TheDookieIsComing/SnoopDogg.png

Renyui! March 1st, 2008 12:49 AM

MasterDookie:hmm.. could be better, i like the render and the shine effect( i think), overall, pretty good.
myself(again): well, this new banner, i think, is my best so far. compare this to all my others and
~!RATE!~
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg238/rowy95/Lucariobanner.png

evilcheese March 1st, 2008 8:49 AM

@poke'd - you mean i tauht you how to download fonts xD anyway yours is a little too plain try blending.

@master dookie - its pretty dark. i would put maybe a radial gradient instead of black. and maybe add a little more color.

@Poke'd (again) - its nice that you used blending and c4ds but too much is bad. also the text is hard to see (like mine xD).

Brandon-kun March 1st, 2008 9:12 AM

@Loki: yeah.. that's what I've been told. I've been trying to make it so it doesn't look like that, but I really do like my coloring. :)

Here are a few more icons that I made for people at SPPf.

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/Wartortle_sppf/Requests/chelc2.png http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/Wartortle_sppf/Requests/chelctext.png http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/Wartortle_sppf/Requests/chelcnotext.png
all of these are for Chelc @ SPPf. Do not take any!

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/Wartortle_sppf/Requests/avegailleicon.png
for Avegaille @ SPPf. Do not take!

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r310/Wartortle_sppf/Requests/alexicon.png
for Alex @ SPPf. Do not take!

I tried different styles and what not, but that's what I came up with. please rate them. :)

Nytkoi March 1st, 2008 9:46 AM

@ Brandon-kun: I like color layers, so you're in luck. lawl.
I like the one for Avegaille. I forgot the charcter in it's name.
The rest are pretty plain. They're open for improvment, good luck!

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z227/ataylan/torchicavatarforchris.png
For Chris-kun @ PPF

Please rate. Its not my best, I know everyone hates pokemon banners/avatars, but meh,
I liked the way it turned out and I want it rated, thanks.

THIRTY-SIX March 1st, 2008 9:55 AM

Looking at some of the sigs in this section kinda got me going. I messed around a little, mostly type.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/munna170488/gallery/ERGO.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/munna170488/gallery/ERGO2.png
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/munna170488/gallery/ERGO3.png

Brandon-kun March 1st, 2008 9:56 AM

@Kai.: thanks for the crit. :) it means a lot. :D and I think the characters name is Zoey from Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Anime. as for the crit; it looks good, though I haven't seen any of your other work, so I really wouldn't know if it's your best/worst, or whatever you think, but these are the only things I can tell you. the sparkles are a nice touch, but it looks like they are over-used.. and the 'X' is a little strange. other than that, it's really good. :)

Nytkoi March 1st, 2008 10:31 AM

@ Brandon-kun: Thank you too! You're welcome for the comments!
I love color layers, I think your icons are pretty good!

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z227/ataylan/sparkzbanner.png
Made for Sparkz. @ PC

I liked this one. This is sort of an example to Brandon-kun. This is not my best, I guess I can PM you my fav banner that I have made later.

evilcheese March 1st, 2008 1:47 PM

@kai. - what did you do to the render? erasing it that much is a no. and the text clashes.

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc3/chimchar59/sasuke6.png

i finally found a tutorial i like and worked with depth.

Brandon-kun March 1st, 2008 2:27 PM

@evilcheese: wow. I really like the colors on your banner. :O but, I think it's a texture that Kai. used.. hmm, not so sure.

Pikachu Trainer~ March 2nd, 2008 7:30 AM

Brandon Kun: I really like the way you do your avatars, they have an originality feel to them. The one I love the most has got to be the Ash one, it's awesome!

Kai: I love the style you use to do your graphics but i'm not sure about the (vector brushes?) underneath the render of Flygon I don't think they work well. But I really like the Torchic avatar you made.

Evil Cheese: I'm not sure about the Sasuke banner as I don't really like the flow of the render, although I like how you've created the effect that Sasuke is behind some of the background to make it look like he's actually in the picture. Also I think you should try making some of your banners smaller I don't know if it's just me but I'm not keen on large banners.

Lucario Signature
http://www.pokemonvalley.eeveeshq.com/Graphics/Lucario.png
Date Made: 2nd March 2008
Notes: I like this one I'm not sure about the text though, I'd like to see others views on it.

Keep Up The Great Work Everyone.
~Pikachu Trainer

Shijuukara March 2nd, 2008 1:41 PM

A c e n d o

to me it looks O.K.

the colors are nice, i also like the focus point.

you can also work on the text a bit.

but the right side seems too blurry for me.

overall, it's nice. :<


Aizuke March 2nd, 2008 10:30 PM

PikachuTrainer1994; Yeah, the text lacks something, I guess it's a bit plain. But overall, the banner itself is good. ^^ But the blurriness of the background kinda hurts my eyes, but that's just me. :x

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii142/Akari_Productions/euphie_masscare.jpg
Something I made when I was bored and decided to test out new brushes~


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