The Graphics Rating Thread [READ THE FIRST POST. D:<] Page 45

Started by Loki January 3rd, 2008 11:11 AM
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Hazuki! That's an excellent new style! :D Though it does need a tad bit of brushing up in regards to your white edging on the first one.

The edges should be a little more angular, imo, and a whole lot smoother. It should be a bit closer to her on her back, and it probably would be easiest to achieve that effect with the polygonal lasso. The weird roundness of it just kind of looks awkward and... not urban. xD But the dots and textures in the background are super awesome. ;> The splatters match, and while it's kind of monotonous in color, it's definitely well put together. Definitely a major step up from your old stuff with this new style. |D

And the LJ header is pure smex. Ouran is awesome, and the scrapbook look is amazing here. 100% awesome.

And I don't really like how bright that Lelouch banner is. D: It's like, blindingly bright. Maybe it'd look better if my color res was different, or if I was using a mac, since I think mac's have a different color res from PC's, but as it is, it's so bright that I can't look at it from too long; therefore, can't rate it. xD; But from what I can tell in the quick glimpses I'm trying to catch, it looks better without a border, or more like, it needs a different border. Maybe a low opacity 1px blue border to match the scanlines?


My three favorites of the icons I made tonight. If you're not really an icon person and don't really want to rate little graphics, have a banner instead;


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Yeah you see the problem was I used the pen tool and I used a touch pad mouse which was hard. Yeah I know I have problems with the lighting. ._.

The icons are pretty good, they are a different style than what I am used to making/seeing. I can't really find any crit. in your graphics because you are so good at making them. So icons are good, I like them, I like them because they fit the colors well together. Even though on the first one, maybe the person can blend in the colors more?

I like Gummy's banner, it's pretty intresting. Is the background a texture? If so, I want to know where you got it. xD;; Um, I like the different strokes and the brushes you used. The coloring is pretty good too. My only suggestion to improve the banner is improving the coloring on Grimmy even more using selective coloring. I don't know if you used that or not, but overall, it's a really nice looking banner and I wish I had that texture! xD;
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Loki; I <3 the 2nd icon. SO colorful~ I also like the other ones, but on the first one, In my opinion, the texts is a little hard to read. I don't have a commnet on the third one, but I <3 the render and style on the 2nd one (did I say that before) Anyways, all three of them are oure awesomeness. ;D

On to the banner. the text is pretty well done and easy to read, and I love the notepad style <3 The colors are amazing. I literally luff this abnner. it is quite awesome. xD Its just the way everything blends together so well, even when you have green, black and and light red on a notepad background. Its incredible how you make so many colors blend togehter on a three color background :D Im not a great rater or anything, so don't take my rate or anything xD;; But the icons & the banner are a defenite 10/10. Perfecto mi amor~ :DD


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Kai-the low opacity thing isnt working for me
the left and right sides are really boring
and the text could match better
its good but you shoulve done a little more you know?
ok new animation

also a logo for my band
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@Loki:
*DIES*
They are perfect!
I fail at rating >.<

@.Kai:
- Render: It's got choppy parts, especially around the hands. It's quite obvious. You should take your time with rendering.
- Background: Monotonous and bland. Even though the render shows motion, the background is just plain and lifeless. Try smudging around the render a bit so it blends better?
Is that a C4D in the background? Or are those brushes?
- Text: Looks good to me, nothing wrong here.

Anyway, you need to work on the colors some more. I've seen your other work, I know you can do much better ^^

@Pistolz
1st banner:

- Animation is a bit slow, make it just a little faster..
- Background needs a LOT of work
- Text is a sore, especially the color.

Band Logo:
I wouldn't call this a logo, maybe a poster? o.O
Pay attention to the white edges with your renders, you should be clean with your work.
It's a nice one though, even if it's a bit overcrowded.. try making it simpler maybe?

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Twinx:

I prefer the first banner, because the second sought of looks like the person is just slapped on. The only other problem I have is that they are way too bright. Plus the colours dont match, ands thats coming from me. (I luff colourful banners ;D)

My new banner, first in ages, because I lost my inspiration. Considering i've started VisCom (graphics) im getting back into things. I got the idea from a magazine.

Loki

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Cheesepeow: You're getting better. :O While I'm still hesitant on rating your banners after the last incident, ummm... Well, the render seems very angular, which isn't good, since it's a real guy, and lines on real people aren't usually quite so... clean. xD But it's pretty good. Anyway, I don't like how the brushes are all blurry, and the pastel-ish colors don't really seem to go with the bright colors on his scarf thing. The text is good, but you could probably lower it's opacity so that it matches the gray on the sides. Maybe add some light textures or something to make it stand out a little more? In general, it's pretty good thoguh. Probably just needs some sharpening.

*A lot of sharpening.

I adore the bottom-only border. :O /steal

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Augh, I can't decide which one looks better, thus, I can't make an avatar. xD C&C, + Opinion?
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Loki: Pure smex. Nothing else to say o.o; -dies- -looks at it again- -dies again-Thank goodness I never went ahead to make myself a Sho theme with that same image xD Because that would kick my non-existent theme's butt. Eh, I think the first one looks better. The warm colours just seem to suit Sho a bit more. This theme looks very similar to that Beat one Renneh made xD And I don't really have any problems with that, as that style will probably look great with pretty much any character from TWEWY. What I like is the texture/pattern thing in the background. It stops the banner from looking too empty. Spatters are awesome. For spatters are always awesome. Text is awesome. I love the outline-y thing around the word CRUNCH, eheh. The upside down text is a nice addition. The outline-y thing around Sho looks nice as well. Overall, an excellent banner~

-must refrain self from stealing it-

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It's... tall x____o Pen tooled. I haven't decided on a background yet. It's Omnimon! o.o;

The whole thing is a lot bigger than this, though.

And tell me if I screwed up the colour somewhere. I have a feeling I coloured something wrong.
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Shiranui
It seems to be a quite bland, but that's obviously because you're not finished. I like the lineart itself though, it's impeccable~ although... now that a look more carefully, I think the jaw (LOL I TYPOED THAT AS JAE FOR A SECOND) area seems to be lacking... SUMFING. D: Sorry, I suck at critiquing pentooling >_<;


This is quite different from what I normally do, and it uses smudging! :> but not a lot, because I still blow at it. ;;
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@Tinkerbell: I do icons once in a blue moon, so it's hard for me to rate such a small space. x.x Overall, I see no notable flaws, however. It looks good!

Yay for tutorial using. Obviously, these follow different styles from what I usually do...





This one is part Shiranui's tut, part tut from another site. XD

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Holy shoot those animations are awsome my favorite is probably snake and diddy kong. I don't know how you do these but they are really amazing. Maybe you should put in a stage like final destination or something to mae it look a little more interesting. Wait is the ness and fox the final stage? The megaman one is cool to like i said before a background would make it more interesting. The game and watch one is ok but the background isn't really good. I have to say you are very good with animations did you make these from scratch? And did you sprite them yourself?
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Shiranui
It seems to be a quite bland, but that's obviously because you're not finished. I like the lineart itself though, it's impeccable~ although... now that a look more carefully, I think the jaw (LOL I TYPOED THAT AS JAE FOR A SECOND) area seems to be lacking... SUMFING. D: Sorry, I suck at critiquing pentooling >_<;


This is quite different from what I normally do, and it uses smudging! :> but not a lot, because I still blow at it. ;;
Jay! I love it! (So Hee as in... SOHEE, RAGNAROK ONLINE?! ;D Which I haven't been playing much, FTL. But no, I'm just kidding. Just the first thing I thought of when I saw those two words together. :B!) The stock is amazing, placement is awesome, and I really really like those lights. Even though you used smudging, it still screams 'JAY!JAY!' in style, and that's awesome. I think you did okay with the smudging, I think it looks good. You pulled off the Grayscale look really well, and that border is awesome. The red line going through it made me look again. xD I was like, "Woah, wait a second."

So yeah. Awesome work, my lovely guru. |D NOW GET ON MSN MOAR. Shiro-chan and I miss you.

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@munna: Isn't the c4d a little... smooth for the render? It doesn't match the quality of the render, and I'm having troubles determining exactly what is going on. @[email protected]

Anyways, this one is tutorial free~

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.fate: First and foremost, I'm loving the clever blending. Are the leaves and stuff a separate stock? Anyways, whatever it is, it really does the job at setting a focal point. Honestly, I'm loving it. 10/10

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New experimental banner from me. No idea what do with text.


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Gummy: I guess I would say put some text there, Verdana size 14-18. Next I would put a lighting effect somewhere, maybe somewhere his head is? Really to me, needs more light. It's just too dark and I don't where the main point is you know? You need to make not just the background, not just the render, not just the texture, but the whole thing a little bit more brighter. It's just... yeah... waay too dark for me. ><

But overall, nice banner, I really really really like the style you used because I know I will never do something like that and I'll never will. xD
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@gummy - Holy crud that is awsome man! i think colors need a little work. And the border is okish not really good but ok. Like Hazuki said text can make it look way better. But overall the bg is awsome it looks like you got better sonve the last time ive seen your work.

@fate. - cast banner - I don't really like this one for some reason. The lighting is good its the bg that isn't really interesting. Also a light border with a dark banner isn't a good combination either. Love the fairy banner though.

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@ .fate: For me, the things that throws it "off" are those dots. They seem to spread out, and male me want to concentrate on the whole banner rather than a focal point, which makes my eyes skip right over the depth. If that makes nay sense. : /

Is that a lined paper texture I see? Or are those two lines to the right of her head just... random? Either way, they don't look good on this banner. I'd take 'em off.

The lighting is... alright. It seems to concentrated, though. Spread it out a little bit, and make the shadows a little lighter. Also, brighten up the background. I don't know what effect you were going for by having it so dark, but it would look alot better if it were lighter.

This banner seems to me like a different style than your other banners. It's a nice way to do it, but it could use a little work. 6.9/10? (Which isn't that horrible, but I know you're above that level).


@ evilcheese: Ew. Clipping masks FTL. Not saying you did a bad job on the Clip Mask, but I don't like them at all. At least, not when they're used in that style.

I think this banner looks a little bit too plain. Having a plain banner isn't bad, but the way you did the background doesn't really match. The background seems messy and almost grunge-ish, but the rest of the banner is just plain. Even the border is just a simple black line.

It's almost as if you tried to combine two completely different styles, which could work, but didn't on this banner. 5.5/10.

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SOTW entry. I'll probably have alot more versions to be critiqued, but I'll only post two for now;

V.1:


V.2:


Oh yeah, and credit to Lettersnnumbers for helping me with the text. Lawlz, it kinda doesn't make sense, but I like it.


EDIT: Hm : / The GRT isn't as popular as it used to be, I guess.
Might as well add another banner:



I haven't even added a border to this yet. I thought I'd try a different style. Anyway, what do ya think? Worth pursuing or no?
By the way, you don't need to rate the first two... just tell me which one you like better and briefly explain why.

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I wanted that chibi render

I choose V2 because of that dashed border like thing, never seen that before. And... that's really the only difference. XD Oh! And I love the text ;)

About the Iron Man banner... sorry Motsuko, but I really don't like it. I don't know if it's because I love your normal style or because it's unfinished, but it looks amateur-like. But you should probably get the opinion of someone else before choosing to continue the style or not. sorry.

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Twinx

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@Motsuko, I love how your chibi banner is turning out. I'd choose v2 definitely.. Those dotted lines are very neat.. I do love it the way it is, but maybe the background still needs a little work? Texture maybe? At a first glance, it looks like a simple radial gradient.
I love that shade of green by the way.
Great job on the text too. Is that heart a brush? It blends quite well with the text.. I love it..

About the second banner.. is that a photo manipulation?
Anyway, it looks ok, maybe it should be less messy.. I don't know.
About what gummy said..yep your current style is awesome, but that shouldn't stop you from experiencing other styles. I say keep trying..

@Gummy, to be honest..this isn't one of your best..

Background: It's seems like you overused your textures.. It's quite messy and not so easy on the eyes.. I don't really think you should be using so many textures.. at least not this way.. And if that's just one texture, it's way too overcrowded

And there's so many colors, it doesn't really match the render very well..
I can say that I like the effect behind/ on the right of the banner, but the rest..well.. you know

Text:It also doesn't blend very well with the banner.. Sometimes it's best to keep text simple.
Right now, it looks sort of squeezed vertically and it's basicly taking all the attention in your banner..

Overall: The whole banner looks sort of flat, with no flow or depth just like most of my banners but if you're satisfied with it, keep it the way it is.. I personally think you should restart with this one, work on a simpler style, and try to maintain harmonious colors..


Good luck with the SOTW guys :3

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Reply to Twinx: Yeah, it does seem a bit too plain. But there is alot going on in there xD
I have a yellowish radial gradient over a greenish regular gradient, some motion blur, some smudging (which is that yellow-ish outer glow thing you see around her), and more that I don't feel like opening the PSD to see.
But I'll definitely try to fill it in more. Thanks!