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Motsuko Live September 13th, 2008 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Loki (Post 3933701)
You must always rate at least one banner. If the person above you hasn't posted a banner to be rated, and it is not a reply post, then you may choose, but otherwise, the one above rule still applies.

<:O !

I'll just rate two this time, then.


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Originally Posted by Zathura (Post 3934330)

Not bad. Not bad at all. I like the perspective of this tag. You could have made the focal point stand out a little bit more, but it still looks good the way it is.
... *stares*
Ok, so I'm going to go back on my words a little bit. I really do find the perspective interesting, but something isn't right. That wall on the left hand side just seems sort of... out of place or somthing. It might help if you nudged the background a little to the left.
The lighting is perfect, so it would be quite hard to critique even if I wanted to. I will start a lil' su'm su'm with that text, though. It's not that it looks bad, it's just that there's so many more places you could have put it that would look better.

Great job though.


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Originally Posted by Conman (Post 3935569)

Not liking this one all that much. Those twirly brushes smother the render, and make it seem too closed in, nawmsain? There's not really any flow, either. I mean, there's definitely potential for flow, but with all the brushes and what not you've thrown in there, it just seems to make everything seem frantic.
Lighting is alright. A bit too bright, but that's just my opinion. Ask somebody who doesn't fail at lighting, themselves; you might get a better answer. ;>
I do really like the text. I've always been a sucker for multi-colors with text, even though I've never quite figured out how to use it effectively. Dx
My advice would be too use less brushes and effects next time. Brushes are nice, but it's not hard to go overboard with them.

Oh, and it's a little monotone, too. Less gradient maps perhaps? (Or more, depending on how you use them :|) Just putting that out there.


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Kind of had a little "slip up" regarding SoTW. I let El Capitano slide for what I prosecuted munna for. Dx
After discussing this with him, munna and I decided on an appropriate "punishment" for me: enter SoTW #27 with a Pokemon based banner. xD (only munna could think of a punishment like that). For the win, munna... for the win. :D

Which looks better;

Without a border...
http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t334/_freakGFX/SoTW27-Destruction.png

With a border...
http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t334/_freakGFX/SoTW27-Destructionwithborder.png

or even...

WITHOUT A BORDER! >:D
http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t334/_freakGFX/SoTW27-Destruction.png

Refernce to the ringer, there, for all the movie buffs like me (even though it's rather sad if you haven't seen the ringer :x)

Comic Tragedy September 13th, 2008 2:06 PM

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nawmsain?
Oh mee goosh you made my day .freak.

@.freak: Ok lets see hear. I just want to say of the bat beautiful idea, composition, concept, and work. Really I don't see any reason why either you or munna shouldn't snag this weeks SOTW. I just want you to know that I really love this piece, and I don't have much to pick at....... One thing I would like to though is (haha) the text. It is a great idea that the text toppled over with the car, but if it is sitting on top of the car and the light is coming from the other side of the car, the text should look less blurry, and more like a silhouette, no?

Anyway that is all. Keep this up man.


New sig, new style, its all new new new! Rates please!!!
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k284/andytoe/AwesomeCrossem-2.jpg

Gummy September 13th, 2008 6:40 PM

Hey guys, miss me? Heh, stupid question... OF COURSE YOU DID! You all seem to be improving while I've just been getting rusty. Sorry El Capitino, but you have the misfortune of being my first rate since my PC return.

I find it weird that the side where your light source is coming from is also very dark. It may just be me and my graphics noobiness but it just doesn't seem right. Also, I'm not liking whatever is on your render's right shoulder. It just draws too much attention. But hey, still better than anything I can conjure up.

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Go easy, I having made anything in a month...

http://i35.*.com/2qdol6d.jpg

Tensa Zangetsu September 14th, 2008 2:58 AM

-Gummy: I like the style you gave to banner, I also like orange and I think it suits the banner nicely. I love the crop outs, but you might have done too much I dunno it just looks a bit too 'fake' and 'technical' one or two is just fine.

Other than that, It's nice for something you've done in over a month of absence of Photoshop (I take it anyway :P)

Guys, I'm sure you dont know me, that's because I'm not a graphics maker - until today. I recieved my Photoshop CS3 today (Actually It's my dads but I can use it; yay ^^) and I started making a signature with a tutorial I found on Deviantart. This is my first signature banner so please tell mt how to Improve just not on the sig but on my style overall.

Well, here it is:
http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn90/mad-muyiwa/2ndBanner.png

Vkazuic September 14th, 2008 9:40 PM

Yes I am Aizuke, and I'm rating with this account, due to my stupidity of my other account and having 777 posts which I want to keep as long as possible.. XD

Anywho.. Let's get this show on the road.

Aha, that is awesome. I really like the concept of it, but I do prefer the one without the border, not sure why though. XD; Placing of text is good, not more I can crit about it. Woo~

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Originally Posted by El Capitano (Post 3936233)

For some reason, it looks like the head is just.. Floating there. XD Obviously, the right left side is a bit empty but I guess if text were added there, it wouldn't be so empty. I'm not too sure about the lines on top of the render, they add a good effect to it, but they don't really seem to fit with the rest of it for some reason. I suppose it's because they lines aren't as smooth as everything else.

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Originally Posted by Gummy (Post 3937016)

The monotone-ness gives it a nice effect to it, and simple banners are simple. XD; The 3 dots on the side seem out of place though, might look better without them, I'm not too sure. Clipping mask effect is food, it just looks like the middle one is bigger than the one at the bottom, which I'm not to sure if that was intentional for you.. XD;;

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Originally Posted by Tensa Zangetsu (Post 3938006)

Hello graphics newb!

Anywho, leeeets step back for a minute. Not too fond of the monotone colours in this, and the red does kinda make it seem a bit bright and bull. Text is.. Yeah, I don't like the text either. D: Doesn't really go well with the rest of the banner, black text might have suited it more.. Background effects are okay but the black lines on Ichigo, I'm not too fond of either. And.. The quality of the image you've used isn't so grand too either.. If this seems kinda harsh for your first banner, I'm really sorry.. XD;; Just doing my job?

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I know, my criticism sucks, which is why I tend to avoid GRT a lot. :x I guess I'll post something to rate..

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii142/Akari_Productions/GFX/karen_insanity.png

THIRTY-SIX September 14th, 2008 9:58 PM

.freak:
I prefer the bordered one better gives it that 'action' feeling also it makes it more widescreen which makes it more like a movie. xD
Oh yea there has to be one pokémon based sig in a sotw on a pokémon forum… it'd be unnatural if there wasn't. xD

Hisoku:
Fix the contrast and colours. o.o' Destroy the right side.

Postman September 14th, 2008 11:48 PM

Well I'm not the best rater... since I really don't know what I'm doing myself ^^;

I like this but, the right side looks weird.
It is also very bright.

I agree 100% with Hishoku.
Simple, Monotone but nice :)
The 3 dots do look out of place.

The right side, imo, has way too much effects.
And except for that, I like this one.


Sorry for the bad rates ._.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn253/Alocbk/SOTWDestruction.png

I was going to use this for SOTW. :3

Motsuko Live September 15th, 2008 12:44 AM

Had to rate Hishoku, her banner being the best on the page and all. (IN MY OPINION! ... in my opinion, guys.) :O

@ Hishoku: I thought you seemed familiar. ;>

Not bad, not bad at all. not your best, but definitely not your worst. I love it because it reminds me of that old, grungy style you used to over use. xD;
Anyway, in all seriousness, great job. I love the way the render blends in with the rest of the sig, but I don't like that orange bit on the left side. It's not so much the concept, it's just the color... not diggin' it, nawmsain? [/gotta stop using that word ._.] But text is good (a little... black maybe, but it's still fine), lighting is great, and you actually used a one pixel border effectively. Lol, I didn't even notice it was just a plain, one pixel, black border until I actually looked...

If that last sentence just made any sense, I'm a fish or something. >.>
I'm going to stop rating this before I embarrass myself anymore. Great job, though.


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Originally Posted by The Postman (Post 3941039)

Alright, first things first. Lose the border. A little too thick, and wrong style. In my opinion, that type of border only looks good if you've got some kind of depth in your sig. I don't see any depth at all in there.

Second, wtf is that tail thing?! Lol, sorry... but it's kind of tacky. Y'know, that think right above the 'T' in SoTW? It kinda curves around his arm and stuff... yeah, that could go.

And lastly, the flames are a little too much. I mean, it wouldn't be disastrous if you left them in, but it would definitely clean it up a little if you took them out.

Not horrible, though.

Postman September 15th, 2008 2:24 AM

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Thank you for the rate freak.
I'll try to fix it up.
BTW, the "tail thing" is actually part of the render =o
I think it's supposed to be a chain.

Gummy September 15th, 2008 6:49 PM

Well, .freak has covered the top two banners pretty well (as usual), so I'll just take this free post for myself. ^^

http://i38.*.com/11tagjk.png

Conman September 16th, 2008 7:26 PM

This tag lacks an organized concept, which basically destroys it. You kinda went crazy with all the flames, which is easy to tell. Because of that, it doesn't look good together, but looks like a overall mess. Also it seems very blurry IMO, you should have defiantly sharpened parts of the Prince and leaves parts near the flames as is. Finally, I actually like the Destruction text, but the SOTW font looks very bad. You should have used a similar font like Destruction and done it in all caps to make it look the same. The clipping mask didn't help at all either.

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Originally Posted by Gummy

Well first thing I noticed and liked about this tag was the colors. They look very good together and produce a nice warm feel. Also the BG effects are pretty nice as well. The only effects I really don't like is the blue on the right of Grimmjow and the hoop in the corner. Another thing is I don't think Grimmjow should be directly in the middle. He should be moved over a bit ot be in the off-center. But the main let down of this tag is you lack any effects OVER the focal (Grimmjow). Which results in the feel of the tag having no real depth. Text also could be better with a generic font type over the lower area of Grimmjow.
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Someone made me a pretty nice gift on another forum, so I made them this in return of the favor.

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Listening to: Coldplay - Yes
via FoxyTunes

RYOUKI September 19th, 2008 7:02 AM

I really like that banner. : D

But then, for the theme I'm using, the colour kinda blend with the forums, but since your gonna give it away, it's perfectly fine.

but for some odd reason, the light source kinda covers up the image and makes it look like low-quality, and the light source distracts us, so I kind noticed the text after I looked at it closely. Most people judge banners by the first impression and at a quick glance. So for a second there I kinda thought that your banner was textless...

Anywho, I'm a no-good banner person so I can't really judge gfx well.

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Crappy banner. Don't criticize it too much. I promise Shira-chan that I'll PM it to her for her to see but this is a good way to look at it's crappy-ness.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa48/Ryouki-kun/Themes/narutobannercopy.png

Gabri September 19th, 2008 1:50 PM

@Ryouki: I wouldn't say crappy. I kinda like it.

But I don't know if a blue colour scheme matches that render well. Some parts of the render are a bit too light, and there's that plain blue space at the right of Naruto. You could get more blue tones there, then smudge a bit (with flow, of course), it would give a nice effect and making that space look a lot less plain. The left side's alright, I think.

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http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f109/Katalyst_12/AtlanticaBanner.png
Too much red, I guess... O_o

Gummy September 19th, 2008 3:16 PM

Katalyst: I feel like its a bit too plain. The background looks like smudged colors with a little grudge brushes over them (probably isn't, but that's what it looks like). Also, I advise you to sharpen the render, or at least her face, as she's a little too blurry. And I don't think that particular border is good for that banner.

EDIT:
I also think its lacking flow, but that's probably because the render is so vertical.

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I'd like someone to choose the one they think is best and rate that one.

http://i38.*.com/14e6fep.jpg

http://i35.*.com/2uh90k2.png

http://i35.*.com/20f8377.png

Shika September 20th, 2008 9:40 AM

I think Neku is the best one.
i actually prefer the naruto one more but may be because of rendering(?), he doesn't look blended in the background. Every other elements like lighting and Text positioning are great.

Neku, however, is blended well and the C4ds are well chose. The colors look a tad bit washed out though.

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after around 4 months, I made another random banner. This one doesn't look that good compared to the current sig, and the mosaic is too obvious IMO.

http://img32.picoodle.com/data/img32/3/9/20/f_Inspirationm_9910411.png

Ooka September 20th, 2008 12:24 PM

Nice. I like how you use such a simple concept, but it looks so advanced. Well, I guess I don't really have much more to say about it because, well, I'm not that good of a rater to be honest xD

I was attempting splatter, but I don't think it turned out so well :/
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/Ooka_100/Riku.png

And another with different text.
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/Ooka_100/Riku2-2.png

SwampertTrainer September 20th, 2008 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by /*.Ooka.*/ (Post 3955705)

@Ooka: This is... interesting. I like the recolour (I'm guessing that's what it is), and the splatter effect is pretty good. The green is nice, but throws the image off-center being only on one side- continue a bit on the other side of your render, just for balance. The boarder is okay, but I've seen you do better.The text is nice, but I'd lower the opacity just a tad, so it's not as distracting from your focal.

kinda simple, but I was going for the commons style that seems to be used a lot here (my first try, so don't berate me too much =)
http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/UuX6N%2BJ1qWeYAA4X%2BqtfkQ%3D%3D109293

Waaaaayy too bright:
http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/5TEHw8fB1IgA3WveKmOYsA%3D%3D102046

Wish September 20th, 2008 7:11 PM

Yeah...first time rating banners.

@SwampertTrainer

What I noticed in your banners is that they lack some depth, or making your banners look not too flat. Try adding a bit of Gradient Maps for making those renders "pop". Flow is also lacking in your banners. Try adding a bit of C4Ds with that flow. Don't worry, I have this problem too. In the first banner, the right side of the banner seems empty and just hanging there without any significance. :\

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Made this banner not too long ago and I want to know what I need to improve on.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa184/x_Wish_x/kaedebanncopy.png?t=1221966033

Shika September 20th, 2008 8:52 PM

I like it, overall. The colors match the render,(even though there's some green), The lighting, and rays(lines) aid the banner too. There's depth and the focal is not too obvious with the text. The spelling too, I don't know if you meant to do that.

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Reposting, if you have rate this before, feel free to take this as a free post.

http://img32.picoodle.com/data/img32/3/9/20/f_Inspirationm_9910411.png

Aizuke September 20th, 2008 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by /*.Ooka.*/ (Post 3955705)

First thing I noticed was the yellow, then looking at the background and how dull it was compared to the render. D: Not too fond of the splatter brush you used. :x And the left side is a bit empty.. But I prefer the text in the first one.


Neku Banner;
I think you need to work on blending your renders more, it pretty much seems like you've stuck a render on a background and added some lighting. ._.; And.. I don't get the grey lines on the side? o_O Are they suppose to be there or..?

Pokemon Banner;
Same with this one too, and yeah, it's a bit bright. Tone it down on the white I suppose? And text is kinda hard to read.. I didn't realised it was there until I looked hard enough. :< And like what Inugami said, both of your banners lack depth and they look flat. And they seem to have too much space in them, maybe a smaller width would help?

Kinda a bit bright too.. ^^;; And the text is.. odd. o_o But I like the effects used on it, 'cept for that little bit on top of her shoulder, which looks a bit weird. D; And I'm not to sure about the green part on the right. But either than that, it looks good. :3

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Originally Posted by Shika (Post 3957794)

The simplicity is awesome. :D I really like it, since I've always seen banners that have renders in them. Everything matches well together, but I'm not to sure about the left side with the white streaks. But text is good though.

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My turn.

http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii142/Akari_Productions/GFX/anya_banner.png

Sandro™ September 21st, 2008 7:01 PM

Hmmm... for a simple word its good! I like how the background colors matches the person and the fireworks kinda thing gives the banner! awesome work!

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My turn... Its not a banner tho.
http://i348.photobucket.com/albums/q323/Sandro_91/Radmin.png

Gummy September 22nd, 2008 7:08 PM

Aizuke: Is it unfinished? It doesn't look like something you'd usually do. The render doesn't seem to blend into the background nicely (trust me, I'm an expert at badly blending renders xD). I also think the textures you chose draw too much attention away from the render itself. Sorry, Aizuke, but I'm not liking it.

Sandro: First off, it's a bit too small making it hard for us to critique things like lighting. I like how you used the underwater background for Kyogre, as it ads some sort of depth. If you ever plan on enlarging this, I advise not making the text so noticeable and ditch the pokeballs.

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http://i35.*.com/k470h2.jpg

Idle. September 23rd, 2008 7:53 AM

@ Sandro - The banner thing is quite good but the text and pokeballs spoil the background with Kyogre as the backgrounds is well done but is spoiled by the things in front of it. 6/10.

@ Gummy - Very well done, I like how the banner and text flow together and the placing of the text is perfect, I do see a little empty space below the text but of course the render makes you not notice the space. 9/10 Awesome work.

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http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x17/Hubba-Hotel/Kasobanner1.png

I don't think this banner is any good.

Mr. Epic September 23rd, 2008 8:28 AM

@Kaso: the render/stock i can barley identify and I can see you have only smudged it across the background so my advise is to use a clear good quality render and lean to use some actual effects, try here: http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=121847

http://i512.photobucket.com/albums/t328/kyen_gfx/nekuwhite.png

THIRTY-SIX September 23rd, 2008 9:59 AM

Try messing around with the text settings.
Also erase the the repeat rainbow thing on the left.

Render manip:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/munna170488/gallery/okami.png


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