The Graphics Rating Thread [READ THE FIRST POST. D:<] Page 41

Started by Loki January 3rd, 2008 11:11 AM
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Togu: Well, personally, i think the text could go back under the border. I'm not sure, but i think you dulled it down a bit. Brighten the Eyes, and maybe a Gradiant Map will look nice.

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The entire part of my journal is black so the text looks fine when its in place on my journal. I redid his eyes because they were pink in the other one - his eyes are supposed to be a kind of light purple.
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Ok Ok! dont get all 5h!tty(exuse my language) with me! i'm only trying to help! Try duplicating the stock layer, dodge/burn up the eyes, then set the opacity lower, or set to soft light.
and I saw the livejournal, and saw the text thingy, and you were right. maybe try some filters.
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Poke'd;; WTH IS THAT???? X~X

Hmmm, it looks a bit plain and the left side is just plain wrong you should never have a complete dark spot then an UBER-Bright spot right next to it...Tut tut..
Needs a bit more Pizazz, try some fractals and decoration brushes.

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Gummy: Definitely better than the last banner I rated from you! The smudging isn't amazing, and it's a bit hard to find the render, the lighting is too soft for the sharp vector-ness of the rest of the banner. The background and brushes are really cool- though the text needs to either go down in opacity, change the font, or just go in general. The border isn't 100% awesome either, and the #1 thing I don't like about the brushes is that there isn't a smooth transition between the thick diagonal bars to the thin vertical ones. It's like two different banners mashed together, y'know? xD

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Wu Zhun, and Arron Yan, respectively. xDD;;;

It's a nice banner for sure though, and though I think Arron is covered up a little too much, the effects are awesome. |D Now, time to discover the REST of Fahrenheit's awesomeness that includes: the real Wu Zhun, Jiro Wang, and Calvin Chen. <3


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Hey, do you guys think this banner is too bright? D:

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Loki;; I stand corrected D8

Yeah that banner is a bit bright, maybe fill in a bit of the white spaces and leave some, and a fractal would be nice maybe on screen or colour dodge.

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EDITED, Thanks to loki for correcting me...theres no real point of posting it here though XD;;

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K: There is a weird glow to the left of the render .o.
The small text is too close together… maybe have it on one text box xD;
Or make the I of loki end right at the top on the n.
Effects and colours still need fine tuning but meh…

Loki:: Custom shapes are a little odd… and the green is too bright. Also the re leaves look out of place.

Also thanks for the stocks xP

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IDK, the light source seems a bit stange. I feel the render/stock doesn't blend with the yellow around, but fits great with the orange. Also the sunshine text could have been placed in a better place.
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@ Haine Togu: Wow, different. I like it. I'd say the bottom one is better. It seems to have more... flow to it? xD
By the way, is that what I think it is? Kind of disturbing >.<

Anyway, there isn't much to rate here. I like the idea, though. Very creative.
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Still thinking of where to put the text... as usual

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Motsuko Live: Togainu no Chi! >:D Spread the love! <3

And even though I loathe Keisuke's GUTS, it's a pretty good banner. The outlines are cool, (Ironically I actually did that with one of my banners, though it's got a different effect.) and while the edges are a little pixelly and make the solid reflections kind of weird, the concept is definitely understood. xD The background is pretty cool too, (I see familiar dots. :O) and the lighting is really good, although, the problem is that it seems to affect the renders more than the background. So I'd say probably give a little more burn on the background to Akira's right, to help the light look more normal. xD

The little boxes on the lower left are pretty good, and while I realize I said I hate Keisuke, they cover him up a little to much, which is a problem. I think rotating the render so that Keisuke is a little more upright would fix that easily. And then the borders around the little boxes stand out a little too much too, so those would probably be better of going down in opacity. xD;

The border rawks, and the best place I'd say text could go is either beside the boxes, or on top of them. But if you put it on top, then you'll have to rotate the render so that you don't cover up Keisuke even more. xD Floating-head-syndrome FTL!

But I personally really like this banner. :D No render-bias included.

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Well, I wasn't planning on putting any banners to be rated, but since I posted already anyway, I thought; Hey, why not?

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Reply to Loki: Yes, you caught me... I did try to mimic you with the dots. I thought they looked pretty cool, and they helped me get out of a slump!

Aha, and by the way, you're the first person to actually offer some advise on text placement when I ask for help. xD

I think, seeing as I have nothing better to do, I shall rate your banner, as you have rated mine.


@ Loki: Wow, talk about irony. When I said "was inspired by Loki..." this was the banner I was talking about. I saw it in your showcase.
Anyway, about it:

When I look at it, I get the feeling that everything is un-organized and messy. But wait! Before you smack me, let me tell you I meant that in a good way xD.
It's so expressive, and that seems to be what everyone strives for these days; originality. For some reason, my favourite part of it is that heart under your name. I love it :P
I also don't see any flow, but in this banner's case, I guess it's a good thing; otherwise it wouldn't be very abstract now, would it?

Unfortunatley, the other thing I haven't noticed is a focal point. Wait, wait, wait... bad choice of words.
What I meant to say, is that the render doesn't stand out... it makes the banner look kind of flat. Maybe that's what you were going for?

But, like I said before, I love that background. Umm, is that a ciggarette on his shoulder? lol

Anyway, amazing banner, Lok's. 9.4/10.

*tries to stretch out rating to be as long as Loki's*

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Motsuko Live: It's supposed to look flat, because it's on lined paper, but having no focal is definitely not what I intended. I'll be combining all the comments I've gotten on this banner soon, so once I get off my lazy butt, I'll fix most of the things you pointed out. xD

And yes, that's a cigarette on his shoulder. xD In the actual image, he's flicking the cigarette towards the screen, so... yeah. xD;

I don't know how I can keep talking for ages. *shot* I just keep blabbering on and on, and I don't even know what I'm blabbering about half the time when I go back to look. xD;;;

Munna!: Damn, and I thought I had a good chance with the SoTW this time. D: I lovvve the stock, and the text is really cool as well. I personally like the top one, it seems a little more balanced to me... somehow. xD; Is that a whole stock, or two stocks put together? It looks like one to me, but I could be wrong. It's well composed, though it's kind of hard to focus on one spot since there are just so many flowers covering up the people that it makes me wonder where I'm supposed to put my eyes. ^^;;


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Well, the Lelouch and Suzaku one is insanely bright, and it bugs me, so I made another one with a Zombie-Loan picture instead.

For better or worse? D:


I think this one's kind of bright too though... The stock was really hard to work with. x_o I mean, it looks awesome when it's big... but... it's a little too big for a banner, and I didn't have the heart to cut Chika out. ;;
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There are two stocks but I don't think you'll notice the second xD

http://www.artistspassion.com/wp-content/uploads/normal_cast20015.jpg
and some daisies xD
I don't think I'll enter it in the Sotw because I wanna see your current win it not mine. o.o;
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munna: ...inspired by WIS? I think this looks good. The main thing I don't like is how the flowers in front of the people cover up too much space. The text also looks a bit blurry. But I like the arrangement of the letters and stuff, nonetheless. V1 for the win. Eh, I don't know what else to say. I like, er, the colours? And it's pretty. I like the flowers. -shot'd-

Loki: I think it's better than the other one. It has some contrast issues, though. The colours are looking a bit pale. Also, I don't like how the text is in the center. It just seems to be a bit too distracting. Otherwise, it's an awesome banner. The circle pattern-like things at the front look great. Glowy soft-brush orbs for the win. And I'm loving the lined paper texture.


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New theme I made, though I havent made a banner in ages ;O!
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Wow, the colours in that second SOTW entry of yours, are amazing. o_o But there's a problem, because the focal point isn't really distinct with all those contrasts, as Shiranui said, and instead of a lock-on-to-one-spot 'Woooow', it's more of a look-at-that 'woa- WAIT, look there! No, there!' kinda thing, so perhaps you should add a bit of flow? I'm not exactly sure of how you'd go about doing that, but... XD; ...sorry. :x

CheesePeow:
I'm not really liking the effects~! ;; It seems a bit too matte in general, and the cross-hatch brushing kind of effect on the right is very distracting, it doesn't seem to fit in too well~ I think you should have a few bright cyans flying around in there? :3 also, that text stands out like... -can't think of a simile-. D: Maybe if you set it to soft light, I think that would make it a lot better~

Heh, my first evar SOTW entry~


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Oh and guys, can you rate this lil' thing for me too? <3 It would best be viewed with the 'Pokélink 2.0' skin~
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Before I begin, I'd just like to say that this rate will be absolutley horrid, seeing as I'm about ready to pass out. Please ignore any spelling mistakes, typos, randomness, jibberish, etc. Thank you ^^;

@ Tinkerbell: OH MAH GAWD, I JUST CREAMED. xD (eww)
jkbutya... excellent job. I love the lighting effects. They seem to match the render prefectly. Though I must say, the render doesn't seem to blend in too well.
... wait. No, sorry. I should have said, it seems like the render... I don't know. "Pops off the page" a little bit. If I had any clue how to fix that, I'd tell you. Unfortunately, I do not.

The text is amazing. The brushes are amazing. WTF, where did you come from!? *spaz'n*

You've got some serious skills, but I've never seen you around before until just recently! But whatever... wrong place to be discussing this.
Anyway, on to the other thinger.

I don't know what it's suppose to represent, but I like it! It looks pretty simple, which is good. Extra brownie points would have been awarded if it weren't for Haine Togu's idea kind of stealing the thunder of this "photo idea".

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Just made this. Rendered it myself. I think it's alright, and I was actually able to think of some text this time! : D Maybe I should work on the blending a little bit?

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I think the blending is okay, but the problem is mainly like... the colors. D: They're really pale, and the transition from the light to the color is somewhat abrupt. The cut is good too, and the main thing I would tell you to work on is the fact that the banner is very... boring. D: There's not much happening around Lelouch, or the upper left hand corner, which looks empty. :< The text is okay, but text is basically impossible in all vertical banners, so I guess I'll cut you some slack and not comment on that at all. xD; Bascially, I'd suggest turning up the contrast, or maybe the saturation.

Then, I'd say sharpen it, because it looks really foggy and blurry as it is. xD; And lastly, turn the scanlines way way down. :3 And I guess that's it.


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I can't decide. I hate the way this banner looks when I've got the sides all dark, but otherwise, the focus is just... gone. D: So, which one is better, darker, or lighter? And I am aware that it's really busy and messy. xD; I seem to like my banners better that way. *shot*

This was mainly the test to make sure that my Badou Tutorial made sense, and I ended up not reading the tutorial after like, the first two steps, because I decided it was too awesome and I needed to make it into my next theme. xDDD!



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Loki: Once again you have made a really great banner. Like you said the dark sides need to be fixed (someway that I am unsure of! haha). I really like the composition of this piece it seems like the sig is a paint canvas or something. Really cool! One thing that looks wierd tho is the render itself. Did you resize it wierd kuz it looks slightilie stretched. I dunno maybe I'm just super tired >_< haha.

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