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Gabri May 19th, 2009 6:16 AM

@Statistics: I like it. The render has the right size and position plus the effects give focus to Lelouch's face. A couple more effects here and there and some adjustment layers would be great. 7/10

@Twilight Wolf: The text part and colours are good. But the clipping masks on the side take much attention away from the Ninetales, IMO. And I think the background is a little bit plain.
Well, you can try Photoshop tuts if you want, but I think there are some GIMP tuts here in PC, you might want to take a look at them. But oh well, I don't know what can GIMP do cuz I never used it. You'll get an 5/10.

@nilojan: The effects aroung Goku are great, it makes it like he's irradiating power. But the text stands out too much and the background could use some effects, so it doesn't look much like smudged plain colours (the smudging is good btw). Adjustment layers would be good too, maybe a Soft Lighted or Screen'ed Gradient Map. Or even a Colour Balance layer to highlight a bit the reds and greys. But overall, it's somewhat nice. 6.5/10

Banner for rating is the one in my signature.

Angela May 21st, 2009 4:05 PM

I can say this, the banner is well made tho I do not like the background and the brushes you used are to real-ish to work with the picture of that guy you used, I like how it looks like his sword is coming at me, the boarder is okay I guess, the banner would have worked without the boarder. I love how all the colors you used match the color of the guy in the picture, so nice job with the colouring. And one last thing, maybe it was just the picture you used, but it looks like he was drinking milk, any idea why that is?


Well here is a banner that is in the making, it's made for a fan fic that is in the making, I still need the name of the fan fic so I'm pretty much paused, I know the pendad in the middle looks a bit blured, I blame gimp, I could have done better recolouring myself, but I wasn't thinking about that when I made gimp recolour.

Anyway it's lacking all brushes and special effects, it's basically a render (clay) made by me. :D

So any feedback on how to go from here would be greatly accepted! :D
http://i44.*.com/nges2g.png

D i v i n e X May 21st, 2009 6:40 PM

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/Divinusx_2009/lucariobiatch.png
A litte bit of criticism would be loved for this.

First proper signature since I got my Gimp up and running again.

Angela May 22nd, 2009 7:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D i v i n e X (Post 4662168)
http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/Divinusx_2009/lucariobiatch.png
A litte bit of criticism would be loved for this.

First proper signature since I got my Gimp up and running again.


Ok I'm gonna ignore the fact that you didn't judges mine, and judges yours, next person can you also judges the one I posted above?


The background and boarders look fine, the poke it self would look better if it weren't for the red special effect you used, over all it's okay but the colors need to match more.



Ok and here is mine.

http://i44.*.com/jkuhok.png

EDIT:
Lol I got such negative feedback on this one on other forums that I made a new one......

Rate this one, please. :)

http://i41.*.com/sgq0s5.png

D i v i n e X May 22nd, 2009 5:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angela (Post 4663261)
Ok I'm gonna ignore the fact that you didn't judges mine, and judges yours, next person can you also judges the one I posted above?


The background and boarders look fine, the poke it self would look better if it weren't for the red special effect you used, over all it's okay but the colors need to match more.



Ok and here is mine.

http://i44.*.com/jkuhok.png

EDIT:
Lol I got such negative feedback on this one on other forums that I made a new one......

Rate this one, please. :)

http://i41.*.com/sgq0s5.png

The first one catches my eye more, you only messed it up with the tiles. On the second, its a little too plain. It kinda looks like a blurred gradient as the background, and the text is weird. I personally like the first one, cause its more eye catching, the tiles put me off, but I still like it. Hope I helped.

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/Divinusx_2009/hikaribanner.png
Creative criticism on this one.
[P.s - its not my best work, just practicing.]

Twilight Wolf May 23rd, 2009 4:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angela (Post 4663261)
Ok I'm gonna ignore the fact that you didn't judges mine, and judges yours, next person can you also judges the one I posted above?


The background and boarders look fine, the poke it self would look better if it weren't for the red special effect you used, over all it's okay but the colors need to match more.



Ok and here is mine.

http://i44.*.com/jkuhok.png

EDIT:
Lol I got such negative feedback on this one on other forums that I made a new one......

Rate this one, please. :)

http://i41.*.com/sgq0s5.png

AHAHAHHAHA I SEE A WEEK 18 CONTEST ENTRY! xD

Hi Angela.

D i v i n e X: Wow, certainly different than most I see. Extremely colorful, which I like. You were able to mix the colors with the trainer without making the trainer difficult to see. Nice job, 8/10

I have... -counts on fingers- three banners in need of rating. xD

I made this a few days ago:
http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu95/White-Wolf-of-the-Snow/CrystaltheNinetalesBanner.png

Made this last night for a contest with the theme 'Anime':
http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu95/White-Wolf-of-the-Snow/WolfsRainBanner.png

Made this last night as well for Nitewing's RP (The DC Forums):
http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu95/White-Wolf-of-the-Snow/WingedAllianceBanner.png

D i v i n e X May 23rd, 2009 8:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twilight Wolf (Post 4666331)
AHAHAHHAHA I SEE A WEEK 18 CONTEST ENTRY! xD

Hi Angela.

D i v i n e X: Wow, certainly different than most I see. Extremely colorful, which I like. You were able to mix the colors with the trainer without making the trainer difficult to see. Nice job, 8/10

I have... -counts on fingers- three banners in need of rating. xD

I made this a few days ago:
http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu95/White-Wolf-of-the-Snow/CrystaltheNinetalesBanner.png

Made this last night for a contest with the theme 'Anime':
http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu95/White-Wolf-of-the-Snow/WolfsRainBanner.png

Made this last night as well for Nitewing's RP (The DC Forums):
http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu95/White-Wolf-of-the-Snow/WingedAllianceBanner.png


Number 1: The ninetales banner is okay. The style is quite bland and simple, but, I like the effect in the corner and the text that's over the top. So overall 6.5/10.

Number 2: I love the text, the shadow makes it look good too. the back ground looks like a gradient with a smudge effect, so a 7.5/10.

Number 3:This last one, is pure ownage. I love the render used, and again that thingo in the corner. The brushes/colors you used are cool, they make the render flow. 8.2/10.

Overall, I love your work, great job Twilight. I need some banners rated, etc.

First one, is this, my Sephiroth banner.
Which colour/effect etc works better in it.
http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/Divinusx_2009/sephirothcrisis1.png
http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/Divinusx_2009/sephirothcrisis3.png
http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/Divinusx_2009/sephirothcrisis2.png

Then these ones, a tutorial I worked on was helping me for it, first ones weren't so good, but now, I can do them on my own.

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/Divinusx_2009/cloudsig1.png
http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/Divinusx_2009/manyulaproto.png
http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/Divinusx_2009/climax.png
http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/Divinusx_2009/charizard1.png

Thanks for rating.

Ooka May 24th, 2009 7:26 PM

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/Divinusx_2009/charizard1.png

It looks alright, but it lacks depth (among other things). I'd say take a couple tutorials and see what you learn. ;)


So here's mine:

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/Ooka_100/codsiggy.png

This is mainly focused on clipping masks I suppose. I made an attempt at some smudging and pen tooling in it as well. I might have over sharpened it a bit, and I suppose it could be a bit darker, but I dunno, I like it. xD

Angela May 25th, 2009 6:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ɐʞoo (Post 4673293)
http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/Divinusx_2009/charizard1.png

It looks alright, but it lacks depth (among other things). I'd say take a couple tutorials and see what you learn. ;)


So here's mine:

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/Ooka_100/codsiggy.png

This is mainly focused on clipping masks I suppose. I made an attempt at some smudging and pen tooling in it as well. I might have over sharpened it a bit, and I suppose it could be a bit darker, but I dunno, I like it. xD

Ooka I really like it, nice job with the smudging, I really like the text, it's not plain it fits in, the colors are okay, they all match and my opinion is that it should not be darker. I really like your borders.

http://i43.*.com/29ar6l4.png

Well here's mine, it's my entry in the BOTW on PE2K, the only thing I don't like about it is the text, I just don't have any cool fonts. ;;

I tried to use the brushes to make an flow, but seeing Paula there is actually facing two ways it was kinda hard, so I tried my best to keep the flow she creates...

Comic Tragedy May 25th, 2009 8:25 AM

Okay, now I see it has been slightly changed. Whatever I'll rate the later one.

First thing I realize when I see your tag is the color, and text. The color, is just blegh. Could it be a black-red-white gradient map, amirite?xD
As for the text, not only is the font not fitting, its placed horribly. Try bringing it closer to the focal, not tucked into the corner of the tag like you have it. Also change the border if you really feel you want one. The double border with the red, and black is kind of distracting and almost gag inducing (not seriously XD). The busyness of the tag is a negative in my opinion. Way too many effects, brushes, and fractals were used in conjunction in the tag, making it look a tad tacky. Last but not least are the clippingmasks (in the tag posted in the other thread). They seem pointless, and detract from the focal.

For you I suggest reading tutorials for now, only as a substitute for slapping on excessive amounts of effects. As of now I won't pick on your composition, lighting, and depth, at least not until you start thinking about it yourself.

--------------

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k284/andytoe/ifyouarewhoyousayV2.png
rate please

Twilight Wolf May 25th, 2009 3:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D i v i n e X (Post 4669056)
Number 1: The ninetales banner is okay. The style is quite bland and simple, but, I like the effect in the corner and the text that's over the top. So overall 6.5/10.

Number 2: I love the text, the shadow makes it look good too. the back ground looks like a gradient with a smudge effect, so a 7.5/10.

Number 3:This last one, is pure ownage. I love the render used, and again that thingo in the corner. The brushes/colors you used are cool, they make the render flow. 8.2/10.

Overall, I love your work, great job Twilight. I need some banners rated, etc.

Thank you, and actually I believe I fooled you.

With Number Two the background is the render pasted to cover the rest and Motion Blurred.

And guess what? All of those were made with the same PS tut converted to GIMP. ;D

Comic Tragedy:
The woman reminds me of Alice from the Resident Evil movies.

The effects are very nice and despite what others may think it seems to flow. 8/10



Can someone please rate on of the banners I previously posted? Thanks in advance.

Ayano Hana May 26th, 2009 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twilight Wolf (Post 4677033)
Thank you, and actually I believe I fooled you.

With Number Two the background is the render pasted to cover the rest and Motion Blurred.

And guess what? All of those were made with the same PS tut converted to GIMP. ;D

Comic Tragedy:
The woman reminds me of Alice from the Resident Evil movies.

The effects are very nice and despite what others may think it seems to flow. 8/10



Can someone please rate on of the banners I previously posted? Thanks in advance.

http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu95/White-Wolf-of-the-Snow/WolfsRainBanner.png

I'll rate this one.

To be honest, I like this one. The colors match and the text is very well done. 8/10

So, I've been fooling around in Photoshop even more and came up with this:
http://i42.*.com/15zji4o.png

Crimson Stardust May 27th, 2009 3:12 AM

hey
 


Quote:

So, I've been fooling around in Photoshop even more and came up with this:
http://i42.*.com/15zji4o.png
I will be rating this then...
i like it..the charcter and the backgrounds is a good combination...
8.5/10

This is my first animated banner i make..
rate it..it is a bit too bland..
http://i43.*.com/2echksn.gif

D i v i n e X May 28th, 2009 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ageangel (Post 4682846)



I will be rating this then...
i like it..the charcter and the backgrounds is a good combination...
8.5/10

This is my first animated banner i make..
rate it..it is a bit too bland..
http://i43.*.com/2echksn.gif

Its too basic and bland, theres nothing too it, except for a slow animation. So its not exactly good.

6/10

Can someone rate this,
http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/Divinusx_2009/kidcudi.png
It was just for fun, not really serious.

ReyRey-Pyon May 28th, 2009 2:12 PM

@D i v i n e X

I like the background...but it doesn't really go well, the render is not too good either
5.5/10 maybe?

newest to oldest
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/reyreypyon/smearglecopy.png
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/reyreypyon/silver.png
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/reyreypyon/icecold.png
BTW, how do you make that thin, like outline pulse thing on sigs i see? kind of did that on my silver one...almost >.>

I know the white splotch is blinding...i can't get it out :<
...wow i made alot of pkmn related sigs lately xDD

Vaskituh May 28th, 2009 2:29 PM

What sofware do you guys and gals use to make all those Gifs and Sigs ?

I just use Photoshop but would like to get an insight of what you people use :D

Ayano Hana May 28th, 2009 2:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctor Love (Post 4688673)
@D i v i n e X

I like the background...but it doesn't really go well, the render is not too good either
5.5/10 maybe?

newest to oldest
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/reyreypyon/smearglecopy.png
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/reyreypyon/silver.png
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/reyreypyon/icecold.png
BTW, how do you make that thin, like outline pulse thing on sigs i see? kind of did that on my silver one...almost >.>

I know the white splotch is blinding...i can't get it out :<
...wow i made alot of pkmn related sigs lately xDD

I suppose I'll rate the newest one.

It's very...colorful.
To be honest, I kind of like it. The text is pretty good as well.
7.5/10

I believe this is my best work to date.

http://i42.*.com/mjn2bl.png

Rockéttes May 29th, 2009 1:14 AM

You know what I haven't done in a while?

..

@ Doctor Love:

Spoiler:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctor Love (Post 4688673)

Alrighty .. Uhm, not really liking this so much. I obviously see where the focal point is suppose to be, but it could defintely be made to 'stand out' a little more, y'know? Maybe if you remove whatever that is in the background, or at least apply a little blur to it. That way, the render would be getting even more... er, 'attention'? (for lack of a better term)
The text isn't that great either. It really sticks out, and again, takes away from the focal of the banner. Try maybe not having it overlap the render, and also maybe make it a solid color or something. Y'know, still visible, just not as attention-drawing.
Lacking depth, needs more of a focal, and it's a little too washed out on the left side. I know you need some type of light source, but try spreading it out a little bit if you insist on having it so bright. Make it seem more .. realistic.

I dunno, like .. 3/10?
Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctor Love (Post 4688673)

This is a little better .. actually quite a bit better. There's still a few things I'm going to rub your face in, though. :)
First and foremost, wth are you doing with the text. REMOVE REMOVE REMOVE that solid drop shadow or whatever the hell that is under it. It makes it stand out way to much, which again, isn't really helpful when trying to determine the focal point.
I love the little lines coming from the render. I think you did a good job on those. Maybe a little less opacity, but whatever.
Oh, and not really digging that .. uhm, blotch on the left. It kind of fits in, but after staring at the banner for a while it starts to make me wonder what it is.

.. what is it?

Anyway yeah .. a lot better than your previous, but could still use some touching up.
Lose the border.

6/10.

P.S.
Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctor Love (Post 4688673)
I know the white splotch is blinding...i can't get it out :<

Just read that, so .. yeah.
Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctor Love (Post 4688673)

Mmm .. alrighty. text is a little better. I'm not really liking that 'Ice Cold' font, but that's just my 'taste'.
The whole thing needs some depth, I think, which also means, AGAIN, it needs a better focal point. Flow would be another good thing to see in this tag. I mean, his arms are going like, diagonal across the banner, parallel to the smoke (just about). Then you have those C4D's going like, everywhere. :S
But yeah, that's really all I have to say for this one.

5/10
.


@ Statistics:

Spoiler:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Statistics (Post 4688764)

Depth isn't just your friend, man .. it's like your long lost brother carrying an ice cold glass of Kool-Aid that you just happen to come across while stranded in the middle of the desert on the hottest day of the year. Yeah, it's that fly.
But really, look at a few depth tutorials. And it looks like you just motion blurred/smudged the render a couple times to make the background. I mean, that's fine; there's nothing wrong with that .. but you should try using other resources for your backgrounds. Again, tutorials are amazing for teaching new techniques.
I kind of like the text, but you should maybe think about positioning it a little better. I know what you're trying to do, and I agree; it looks great when executed properly. Unfortunately, that's not exactly the case here. IMO, this isn't exactly the type of tag that looks great with that text .. but. y'know, that's just me.

ANYWAY, depth, text .. possibly a little better lighting? Yeah.

5.5/10.

Tsukiyo May 29th, 2009 6:57 PM

Seeing as how the person above me did not post a graphic to be rated, I'll go ahead and rate the one posted by the person above them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Statistics

Overall, I quite like this. It shows a darker, more mature side of the Naruto we're used to seeing, and the color choice for the background ties it all together quite nicely. I do have a couple of problems with it, however, the most pressing of which is the fact that the background almost overshadows Naruto on the left side; you should have done something to make him stand out more.

I'm also not quite fond of the font you chose, nor the fact that the letters are cut off slightly at the bottom. The color's aren't too bad, however, and the word choice definitely fits in quite well with the overarching theme.

In any case, I applaud your success in evoking an emotional response.

Overall, I give this banner a 7.5 out of 10.
Perhaps I overthought it a bit?

Here are a couple by me; perhaps a bit more simplistic than the norm (and yes, I did make that Pokeball):

http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo57/pkmn_destiny/AeviskBan.pnghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v386/Sakibou2/GlitchedNBan33.gif

D i v i n e X May 30th, 2009 3:18 PM

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/Divinusx_2009/Cod4-1.png

This is a new one, I don't like the bit in the left corner, the light bits, but overall it looks good to me.

Can someone also rate this one:
http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww337/Divinusx_2009/gtdrago.png

Now for the rating:

There to basic in my eyes, If i saw them I wouldn't look at them, cause they don't catch your eye. The pokeball you made is cool, and the animated one is alright, but too plain.

so its a 6.8 out of 10 from me.

RosaSunglasses. May 31st, 2009 2:32 AM

D I V I N E X i love your goku banner it's very good. Good job.hmm... there is nothing wrong to say about it i would rate it 7/10
and someone please rate mine it's in my sig !

Chibi Robo May 31st, 2009 6:42 AM

Id give it a 8.4/10.0
The reason why I gave it that score was because it looks really weird in the far lower right hand corner
I dont really know how to describe the reason why I dont like it, it just looks awkward to me
http://i41.*.com/swg3df.png

Its a tom avatar please rate~

ReyRey-Pyon May 31st, 2009 8:29 AM

@HFI

i love the simplicity, and OMG ITS TOM 8D, i can't see anything wrong, 8.5/10

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/reyreypyon/Dragnit.png
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/reyreypyon/flaren.png

i used tutorials i ran iinto for both
dark outline is dark >.>

Speed June 1st, 2009 4:19 PM

DL:
Spoiler:
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/reyreypyon/Dragnit.png
There's no flow in either of them, you really just put in random C4Ds in your Dragonite tag, they text is very... out there. No depth, no blending, and no flow. You did pretty good with the color though.



Spoiler:
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/reyreypyon/flaren.png
For the this tag, once again, no flow. very weird smudging on the edges of render/stock, and the text fades too much, the random little color blocks below it is also weird. The black to red is VERY weird, color doesn't blend at all.


EDIT:post #1999 yess :3

Chibi Robo June 3rd, 2009 5:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doctor Love (Post 4700540)
@HFI

i love the simplicity, and OMG ITS TOM 8D, i can't see anything wrong, 8.5/10

http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/reyreypyon/Dragnit.png
http://i538.photobucket.com/albums/ff343/reyreypyon/flaren.png

i used tutorials i ran iinto for both
dark outline is dark >.>

Both of them need some king of Depth you cant just rely on c4d's to make the banner better every great graphics has at least some kind of depth

http://www.pokecommunity.com/customavatars/avatar108292_27.gif
Rate my avy please~


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