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RYOUKI November 19th, 2007 8:54 PM

Rating time~

AgustaNekochan: The Banner is great, I think it certainly beats mine. <3

The Blending blends in the backround and that brush...? It certainly adds to the design, you know the two brushes...?

The Light Focus behind the Skitty, I dunno. It really blends the Skitty, I didn't know that Yellow and Pink Suits, xD

The Text is a bit off...? The text I think doesn't blend, I think you can get the font much lighter than that, though your banner certainly beats mine <3

アガースタ・ネコチャン November 19th, 2007 10:06 PM

Ryouki, I like your banners quite a bit. They're better than some of the things I first created. You can look a few posts up, I have my first banner posted there. I really like the green one, but the text is a little hard to see. The one you say you <3 the most, is the one I <3 the most too!

Anyways, I was playing around with some new brushes that I downloaded, and this is something I came up with.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee133/augustanekochan/playbanner.png

I'm not so sure the skitty fit the banner...
And I have no idea what font I would use, or even what to put on the banner...

Feedback/opinions?

Shika November 20th, 2007 6:24 AM

Shika got the latest work of him! [/third person]

I used the same tutorial I used for my Mario one(Last page) but I find the outcome nice in halfway so I stopped and did some final touches to it.

Result:
http://img33.picoodle.com/img/img33/5/11/20/f_Shanam_f1c0929.png

RYOUKI November 20th, 2007 6:11 PM

@AgustaNekochan: Thanks for the compliment, but the banner you just posted...I don't like for some reason. :(

The Image isn't blended well, It seems that the backround is more focues than the two Skitty. :/

Also, I didn't notice the text 'AN2007'? I think you should put a tect in kinda ligh-pink-ish colour.

Lastly, I think you should shorten the width of that banner to fit the image.

Other than that, You should make a light focus on the Skitties, especially in the second one and the banner will be more greater than mine, xD

アガースタ・ネコチャン November 20th, 2007 7:35 PM

Yeah, the background is WAY more focused than the skitties. The quality of the picture of the skitties was pretty bad, so I decided the blur tool might help, cause I was going for a nice, smooth look. I guess not.

that text is just there in case anyone actually wanted to take it (but I suppose it would be pretty easy to edit out...) and claim it belonged to them. That definitely isn't the text that I wanted for banner. In fact, I need some tips on that.

Coolz beanz. Thankz for the tips!

Zet November 21st, 2007 6:09 AM

I can't think of a good way to put a font on this and this is my first attempt at making a sig in about 8 months
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c41/Zet_Netroc123/test-sig.png

Chikara November 21st, 2007 6:17 AM

Ok, I've been practicing. A lot. I made a couple banners for practice(like 40 maybe), and decided on one that I really really kinda liked. I'm not the BEST at rendering yet, so her pig tail is kinda ew, but I'm working non-stop on that to get better. Well, here it is. The color quality sucks, but I didn't wanna change it too much.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c369/Teresa113/Chikara1.png

It's Yukari Hirai from Shakugan no Shana. She's so pretty x.x

アガースタ・ネコチャン November 21st, 2007 8:31 AM

@ Chikara:

I really like it! It's simple, and that's a good thing, at least to me. I'm sure from my sigs you can tell I like simplicity.

And as far as the colors go, I really like them. And the font definitely seems to go with the sig. Overall, I really like it! ^_^

Zet November 21st, 2007 6:15 PM

I like it Chikara, nice and simple

heres another one i made but i think the font kinda killed it
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c41/Zet_Netroc123/test-sig2.png

Comic Tragedy November 23rd, 2007 2:48 AM

Okey smokey. Could someone please rate these two sigs that I made. Also it would be cool if you told me wich one you favored version 1 or 2.

v1.http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k284/andytoe/NarutoSig2.jpg

v2.http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k284/andytoe/NarutoSig.jpg

Zet November 23rd, 2007 3:27 AM

V2 looks better but its harder to read the font, if you could clear it up a bit that would be good

Comic Tragedy November 23rd, 2007 5:27 PM

Hokay, I have a new sig to be rated....

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k284/andytoe/DJSIG.jpg

I would greatly apreciate feedback.

Gerri Shin November 23rd, 2007 7:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Capitano (Post 3110668)
Hokay, I have a new sig to be rated....

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k284/andytoe/DJSIG.jpg

I would greatly apreciate feedback.

Its good in a simplistic way. I like it, it has a certain calmness about it that sets it apart from a majority of the sig pics around this site. I liked the clipping mask on the left that was a nice touch, perhaps a little more opacity could be okay. liking the butterflys in the other color mode (hard mix or color burn i think)I also really think the font is just right for this picture,not to fancy not too plain, and the yellow color just adds to the warmth and calmess. I'll give it a 9.5/10 great job!

Pikabloo November 24th, 2007 6:34 AM

Banner rating mode, activate!

-shot'd-

Actually, it should be called 'banner commenting mode', but whatever.

I'll start off with Shika's Shakugan no Shana banner from the previous page (cause I said I'd rate it).


Shika --

[Shakugan] Hehe, I still can't believe that you used the Mario tutorial to make that. Anyway, I like how the C4D to the left looks like fire, so it matches the render. Although, it looks a bit strange when you compare it to the actual fire on the render, and maybe it need to be toned down just a tiiiny bit, since it looks a bit too strong right now. Regardless, I think it's a very nice effect. The background looks a bit odd, though. Maybe purple simply doesn't look good or something, but it definitely looks off for me. Also, the render doesn't really blend together with the background, and it slightly looks like it's just been pasted on (maybe that's why I think the background looks strange?). The text also looks like it's been put there for the sake of having text. Remember, sometimes textless banners are good, too ^^ Oh, and I think that the border does not really match the rest of the banner; a simple, 2-3 pixel black border would suffice. And, er, the colours are nice and firey (ignoring the background for now), although a more definite/obvious light source would have looked good.


Zet Netroc --

[Prince of Persia] It doesn't look too bad... The grungy sort of look definitely suits the render. So does the background, with the brown colour and the white-ish stripe things, which look like blades coming out of the bottom of the banner. However, the render itself looks really rough around the edges, especially around the hair. And those white dots don't look too appealing, but I guess it stops the render from looking like it's a part of the background. The fog effects look cool, too, and add to the whole 'mysterious' feeling of the banner.

[Cloud Strife] Somewhat better than your previous banner, eheh. But, as you have said, the text sort of killed it; you put a bit too much effects on it. The font itself is okay. The fractal on top of everything seems to be a bit too strong, and it makes it harder to appreciate the render, the silver-gray background and harder to read the text. And, erm, a border would be nice, as well. I think you should put more focus on the render (Cloud), and lower down the opacity of the orange-y fractal.


Chikara --

[Yukari Hirai] A very simple banner. But it is nice to look at. The background blends nicely with the render, and the colours are good. Although focusing all the brushing on the right side made the left side slightly empty-looking. The font used for the text is nice, and matches the theme. Also, I think a simple border would look nice. Other than that, it's a nice, simple banner ^^ Oh, and I think the rendering looks fine. There's no obvious hiccups that I can see.


El Capitano --

[Naruto] The colours of the second one matches Naruto more, but for some reason, I think that the first one looks more appealing. Anyway, they're both cool banners, but as Zet Netroc said, the font needs to be fixed for the second one. The lighting looks a bit too bright, and looks like a giant floating orb in front of Naruto's face O_o And there's something on his chin which makes it look like he has a beard... Anyway, the clipping mask spatters are okay, but the ones to the left of the banner stands out too much. The spatters to the right look fine, though. They're spaced out just enough so that the right side of the banner doesn't look too empty from the black.

[That other one O____o;;] Hooray for simplicity~ But, yeah, this is a nice banner as well. The light source looks much more natural, and the little butterfly clipping masks look really nice , but maybe tone down the opacity just a bit, so they don't stand out as much, or maybe blur them. The line clipping masks to the right is okay, I guess, but it makes that area look a bit too cluttered. The text takes away focus from the person's glasses (which is where the focus is, I think), so maybe that should be blurred as well. The warm, yellow colours are nice, not too bright, and not too dull so I don't have complaints about that. And, erm, yeah. It's a very lovely, yet simple banner.

==========

So, erm, I recently got into Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, and I decided to make this:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b39/Pikabloo/Banners/itoshikinozomu-1.png
Comments, please~

I think I'm addicted to the space-y look D:

lul, Shira is randomly making banners for herself when she should be making one for someone else...

EDIT: Smudging is just too much fun.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b39/Pikabloo/Banners/abstract2-1.png
I don't know whether it classifies as abstract or not, but I don't know what else to call it...

Soo... What do you guys think? :D

Snivi November 26th, 2007 1:16 AM

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d3/TenshiAlchemist/sig/banner.jpg

Ways to improve this would be appreciated thanks!

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d3/TenshiAlchemist/banner.png

Utami November 26th, 2007 3:43 PM

@Shiranui
Wow, that looks great. I would have made the contrast a little bit higher so the light can be intensified. Love the colors used. I agree, smudging is fun!

@Baka Tenshi
Get rid of the dots in the second graphic because it looks sort of distracting. I like the harsher colors of the second one better than the soft ones from the first because I think it transfers the text much better.

Comic Tragedy November 27th, 2007 1:28 AM

@ Shirauni: Thanks for the feedback on my sigs. Well anyways, your two sigs are great. The first one I feel like the thing (is that a c4d) on the left side of the lady is out of place..... but that tis just my noobish opinion.

@ Baka Tenshi: Unless you want it to just be a picture with text, I think you should do a little bit more then patterns to modify the pic. For example you could smudge a little or something like that. Well anyways, I like the second sig
more because of the stronger colors, and orange tint. I also think that the dots fit the pic more. However I do like the text in the first on slightly more. I dont know why but the amount of text changes in your second is slightly annoying.

Great work keep it up.

Shika November 27th, 2007 8:31 AM

@ Shira-chan: Thankies~ Even though it's negative... xD

And yeah... I got the newest theme.. Totally forgot to post it here xD

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

http://img32.picoodle.com/img/img32/5/11/27/f_Narutom_ef3bee5.png


Edit: Someone skipped me so I think that's because he thinks that only you can rate it D:

Chikara November 27th, 2007 2:25 PM

Well I started on this yesterday, and finished it earlier today. Honestly, it's my favorite out of anything I've done. Ok, here we go :'D

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c369/Teresa113/pv2.png

So many confusing layers went into that x.x
It's a little more uhhhh... gothic than I wanted it to be, but it looked good in my opinion so I kept it like that :'D

Gerri Shin November 27th, 2007 3:06 PM

I like It Chikara³. It has simplicity to it. I also like the use of layers (though I'm not sure what your using {elements or CS+} so i can't tell if you just used the layers and cut out with Marquee.) either way it looks good. all i could say is maybe make the colors a little more bold on the character. since you used bold colors in the back ground. also on the left side of the character there seems to be light source for just the render and not for the back ground, you might try a Poly-Lasso triangle and a gradient to imitate that effect to make it look more like the light source is actually against the whole pic and not just the render.

I just wanted to see what ppl think of my iPod touch graphic (not photograph)

Loki November 28th, 2007 8:00 PM

Gahhh, I hate falling behind in rating. D|

I'll only be doing the ones I can see on this page, unfortunately. Don't want to spend my entire night typing out comments. xD

El Capitano; Ohhh, I do like this banner of yours. 8O The clipping masks are excellent, though I'm not too sure about the butterfly on the sunglasses. It just looks like part of the sunglasses are missing or something. The lighting is cool, text placement is nice, and the color scheme is fabulous~ ;D

Shiranui; You always make banners that force me to be biased simply because of what's in it. xD But, huzzah! Another Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei fan! We can celebrate with Ausadriel~

Anyway... WOW THAT'S A PIXELLATED RENDER. |D It's a tad empty on the left, and since the render is kind of pixelly, it's sort of strange that the background is all smooth and stuff. xD;; The text is awesome, placement is hawt, and calligraphy rocks. So yeah.

Ohh, the second banner is awesome though. Even though it's empty on the right, you can't really tell since the focal point totally takes you eyes away from it. And the lighting is totally believable, the text is amazing, (I'm the one who be wanting the text skills xD) especially the fade effect from the lighting. The cloudy yet sharp look is great as well. Dimensions fit nicely, and it looks better without a border, interestingly enough.

Baka Tenshi;Well I like the text better on the second one. The contrast is a tad overboard on the second one as well, but it's much nicer then the grayish look of the first. The broken heart I'm not sure of. <_<;; While the dots all over it just hurt. Lowering the opacity of the dots entirely, or changing it to a color and screening the layer the dots are on would probably be better... But in the end I really don't like either. xD; If elements from each were combined, then it'd definitely look 100x better. ^^

Shika-kun; I like everything about this. The blending. The lines. The render. The colors. The burn look in the middle of the right.

The text and glow however... The font just doesn't seem to match, and the glow is actually pretty unesseccary. The c4d lookin' thing also takes a bit of the focus off of the render. Maybe if you'd put the render in the middle or something...?

Chikara; YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I CALL A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT!!

Or maybe I'm just biased because of the splatter. |D I love it. I love the black, the render, the streak of black and red spatter on white, and the other end in red. It's a great combination, and I think it's absolutely awesome.

The lighting is unbelievable though. xD;; And the render doesn't seem to blend into the banner very well. That's the next step! >:D Adding a border somehow would probably be good as well.

Gerri Shin; Before I comment, I have a question:

Is everything in that picture from scratch? Or is it just the fire in the middle?

Gerri Shin November 28th, 2007 8:13 PM

Ok I admit the fire in the middle I got from a stock photography site, but everything else was made from scratch. I'f you want me to Replace the Fire with a creation of my own to make it completely from scratch I can do that easily. (hehe Smart Objects are Awesome)

Snivi November 28th, 2007 9:55 PM

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d3/TenshiAlchemist/shion.jpg

New banner. I like the way it turned out.

RYOUKI November 28th, 2007 10:19 PM

This banner bothers me the most.

Shira-chan can't stop staring at it, so that's a good thing. But I don't know.

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

Shika November 29th, 2007 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by мizuκi (Post 3125540)
Shika-kun; I like everything about this. The blending. The lines. The render. The colors. The burn look in the middle of the right.

The text and glow however... The font just doesn't seem to match, and the glow is actually pretty unesseccary. The c4d lookin' thing also takes a bit of the focus off of the render. Maybe if you'd put the render in the middle or something...?

Gah.. Luckily I found this. You forgot to bold it ;--;

But it's not supposed to be the burn D: I made it to look like the flash that kunai made...

As I thought, people don't like the text. I first wished to use the bold fat font type, but I can't find the font I like so I made a thin one like this. Yes-zor! The rating is over so I can say that my mother forced me to finish the work and do homework at the text part. xD For C4D part, the right side of the banner is too plain so... and naruto's hand and head is cut off so I can only put the render on the left D:

Thanks for comments~


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