The Graphics Rating Thread [READ THE FIRST POST. D:<] Page 70

Started by Loki January 3rd, 2008 11:11 AM
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I like it. There could of been a little more added, preferably on the right side.
The text kinda kills it. Maybe a smaller size or just no text at all.
The splatters go well with it, as well as the C4d.
Is that smudging at the top of the head? Whatever it is, I don't really like it.

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Thanks for the rating =)

For yours:
I would have probably added a different colour to compliment it, it isn't monotonous because of the different shades but a different colour would do good.

For the ball of light, the rays need to be either erased completely or a little.

There is also a dark bar to his left, can you see it? It doesn't fit in there.

Nice banner, I like the idea and what you achieved and the background is nice.



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=) done as a request on another forum apart from this doesn't have the text they wanted in.

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Renneh
Good concept and it was almost pulled off at a great standard although there is one glaring flaw. And that is the opacity of the splatters. They are way to bright and I recommend you either darken the colours or lower the opacity.
Next, that white splodge thing is good, but again lower the opacity or smudge the edges, it just looks tacked on there.
I think the banner looks a bit empty which can be easily fixed by taking a chunk off the height of the banner. This will make it less empty and look a lot better.
Lastly, you need a border. Just stick a chunky 3px or 2px black border on there and it will close off the edges making it feel more complete.

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Very nice banner Kanye.
Nice effects, nice composition. All i can recommend is some text because it looks a little dull without any.

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My first banner in ages without the aid of my usual brushes and stuff.
Tried a new style sort of and used all smudging and effects.
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I really like it, I'd probably get rid of the faded large warrior text. And I might make it a little lighter. And I'd perhaps fiddle about with the contrast a little bit because that bright bit is really contrasted.


Oh and blur in where the purple part ends on the right.
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Done as a request =) It was a little hard getting to this from a grey photo.

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@Kanye - Yaaay for sepia toned tags! But not really. The light source is pretty dead on but the depth is lacking. Blurring some renders would help get your depth. The stock kind of gets lost in the background and my eye doesn't settle on one particular thing. But mostly, work on your colors. ;;

@Renneh - Oh lawd. ;; No offense but artistically, it's lacking in every aspect. There's nothing visually pleasing about it, especially those multicolored splatter. The light source you attempted to put in is obviously fake and really shouldn't be there at all. It's way too dark and the stock is suffering from FHS (floating head syndrome). I like where you're going with the red and blue lines extending off his tongue because it gives the tag some flow. Basic tutorials = (b'-')b

@Kanye again - Everything looks way too washed out in this one. Overall it looks pretty good, though I would go for a more defiant light source (but not overpowering). And I would blur some of the shenans in the back to give it some depth. Crank up the saturation, too. +30 or 40 would do nicely. Nice job on this one.

@noxious - Canvas is much too small to do anything with. ;; I can't even tell what the stock is. There's not much of anything going on here except for some random effects here and there. In my opinion, scrap it.

@Renneh ... again - You can do a lot with a black and white photo. Here's some of mine, for example:




Both original black and white photos. So... again with the splatter. ;; Splatter really only works if you're going to make a layer mask out of it. Otherwise, I'd refrain from using it, or at least a lot of it. There's a lot of effects going on that you probably don't need. As you can see in my tags, minimalism on black and white works pretty well.

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@Renneh - Oh lawd. ;; No offense but artistically, it's lacking in every aspect. There's nothing visually pleasing about it, especially those multicolored splatter. The light source you attempted to put in is obviously fake and really shouldn't be there at all. It's way too dark and the stock is suffering from FHS (floating head syndrome). I like where you're going with the red and blue lines extending off his tongue because it gives the tag some flow. Basic tutorials = (b'-')b
I realized I had FHS but his shoulders were so ugly in the original stock heh =) Artistically lacking in every aspect... not sure what to say about that. =( eek blow to self esteem..must eat chocolate.
The light source is at the bottom coming up towards the face.
The big ball of light is supposed to be an energy sort of ball, that is obviously done badly because I blurred it a bit too much, well very much. =)

For the grey photo, I wish I had gone for your first style, grey smudging/cloud-like background with a brightly coloured effect part, I really like that, might try that some time.

Oh the second grey photo style, I can't decide whether I like the text or not. I can never decide whether I like text as I don't usually like it at all in a signature, I'd make the light source on the right, a tiny bit less bright. But the text is done well, doesn't take my eyes away from him but is eye-catching if you get what I mean.

For your portfolio piece.

I'm loving the tree branches. I don't feel the diagonal text fits in. I would have made the orange part in the middle, errm the brushes you done it with (think it was brushes) a bit bigger so the colour didn't fade so much, and I'd prefer the bottom left red-brown to be less brown. =)
I actually like the green c4d with the tree branches, they contrast well =) I'd love to see you do some big text, and decorate it with the style you've used in this big piece..like with the tree branches and the colours used.

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Side Note:
Just because the a picture is b&w doesn't mean you can't colourise it.

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The c4d style and the tree branches don't suit each other. The orange light effect makes it look low quality.
The diagonal text looks out of place. I would say take it out of the portfolio and choose another piece.
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@Renneh
Way too many things going on (In my opinion). Your image got lost within the multitude of clipping masks. I prefer light banners with high saturation and bright lights, so I dunno what to say about yours. I don't like the border on it. It's a bit too thick. ^^" It's not a bad but it's not my taste.



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(see my other post for what I said about Color Me Evil's piece)



Clipping mask love, much? XP haha
Ahh, I love the colors and c4d of it. Very nice job, and the render seems to fit a rainbow background perfectly. Yet, the words I can't read... But away from that, a very good signature. Love to see more from you!

@Renneh
Way too many things going on (In my opinion). Your image got lost within the multitude of clipping masks. I prefer light banners with high saturation and bright lights, so I dunno what to say about yours. I don't like the border on it. It's a bit too thick. ^^" It's not a bad but it's not my taste.



I would like to get my new banner rated.
When I looked at this firstly, I almost said 'Meh.' Im sorry, but I can't really feel the render blending in. But, actualluy, that's exactly like what my usual banners are, so Im not gonna rate too hard. =]


Yes,I'm just a newbie to Photoshop ;p.
I'm gonna edit later.
@Yusaku very nice colors,I love the textures and the photo,this is an excellent peace of art.
Pretty good for a newbie, my first one looked like a peice of cr*p. Exept I personally do not like banners that have an image cut out like that instead of being blended/smudged in with the backround. Like I said though, pretty good for a newbie. =D


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Yusaku: I really like this banner, compared to your other work, this one rocks. You used Patterns and brushes which makes it look cool, but, don't use Papyrus as a text. Also, text kills that tag.

BrightFer: I really like this banner. You used textures, and such which makes it cool. Although I don't like the text. maybe you should make the text vertical instead of like that. Also, you should ahve the image of Vanessa frontal shot, you know? looking at us. o.o;;

Nytkoi: I like the backgroud, but the image is just plain blurry, and what's more you tried to make it blend and makes it more blurry. Also, since the background is light-blue, I think white belnds well, but the yellow outline belnds in too well, which makes it blurry. :|

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Banner 1 - Too soft, the whole thing looks like theres a piece of plastic over it, it looks a bit too blury.
Make the banner stick out a bit more and grab peoples attention, otherwise, good job.
Banner 2 - Again, it looks a bit too soft. The only other problem I have is the left side with that thing over it, which looks a bit wierd. Except I don't know how you can fix it. I reckon you could add some text.

Heres a banner from me, I'm not very good at smudging so nyah.


This banner was as experiment, and doesn't look too good ;<.

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Punk Rocker: Quite a nice banner here. Ok first issue is the text. The backwards text is a nice effect, although lower the opacity or put it behind the one going the right way. It just makes both hard to read.
Next thing is the light source. It was a good attempt, but I don't think it is big enough. Up the size on that. Finally, the very right side with the mirrored image of him. I think it might look better if it was going the same way as the rest of the banner OR to take a different part of the banner to stick there. It just looks out of place.
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Ok. My last banner was quite a failure, so here is a new one I made featuring Dark Samus. Tried a new method of mainly filters and smudging.
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I really like this banner, actually. The color is nice; maybe a little monotone, but whatever. It's kind of throwing me off a little on the left side, though. That one corner is darker than the others, and it just doesn't flow nicely. I mean, the smudge around the render is nice, but then 'Bam!', it's just shadow. You should definitely think about using some white/black radial gradients; those certainly help me with lighting.

The text is nice, but you should have made it a different color. White, maybe? Oh, and by the way: what on earth is dark 'box like thing' under the text? It almost looks as if it's suppose to be more text, but waaaay to dark. I dunno, it just kinda pisses me off when I look at the text and see that big blob of whatever-it-is. XD;

Anyway, yeah; nice banner overall! Only things that need a little work are lighting and maybe color.

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Haven't made anything for a while (sort of). I wanted to make something that stood out, which was kind of hard, seeing as this stock was really.. y'know, grey. XD

Anyway, how's it look? I'm thinking I need a new border?

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Very nice banner here, I really like the composition. Just a couple of little knacks, I think it very simple and that is what makes it good. But the left side is looking a little empty even though it looks great. I think maybe just chuck a texture on there so it gives it a bit of feel. Other than that, it is a great banner. Also the border is fine, but try experimenting, you might find something nicer.

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Well, overall it's pretty nice. I've never been a fan of red and light blue, so I don't really agree with the color scheme. The text does a nice job of flowing with the symbol in the background and the lightning is pretty well done. I think kinda chopped off the blue haze too abruptly- having it linger into a wider fade would have made it look a littler better...
Your text is positioned well, but it stands out too much. Perhaps lower the opacity

Here's mine. I think this one turned out fairly well:



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Well, you're definitely improving. It's certainly not professional level, but it's a step above what you were working at the last time I saw you. First of all, the checkered background has got to go. It's just... not good. It doesn't go with the flames at all, and I don't know what you were thinking when you decided to put it there.

Second of all, wtf is that dark spot over Bowser's nose? It's just strange, lol. And there's another one not an inch away.

Text is good, lighting is satisfactory. Again, not professional, but decent. Keep it up.

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@Rockets:

I didn't notice it until I saw the spoiler, so I guess that answers your question. :X Otherwise, I like it. The text looks good and goes well with the overall theme, and the lighting looks fine to me.

I'm really sorry, but I'm no art critic. xD;

As for me, can I just ask for the image in my signature to be rated? It's my first proper signature in years, and I was never anywhere near the quality of some of the artists in here, so I've bound to have done a million and one things wrong. ^_^;;

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Erebus: It's a bit plain, and you've mucked up alot as you said no offense. The splatters look a bit too sharp and the person looks too blurry cause of the lighting over her head. And theres no focal point really. Try fixing these things to make it better.

I don't know what to call this so i'll just call it a graphic, but is it actually getting to anyone?