Altairis

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Posted October 5th, 2018
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"isn't your drill the one that will pierce the heavens, the earth, and THROUGH TO TOMORROW?"


Hi guys, turns out I kind of know how to make things!! I've always wanted to post my stuff on here but I guess I was too self conscious but anyway here goes. I also can't do CSS so I'll just leave this stuff here. It's ordered from oldest to newest but some of this stuff is really old.

Also, please don't use anything without asking first!

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better stuff:
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wish - 2015


freedom - 2015


starlight - 2015


dewdrop - 2015


kami - 2015


stargazer - 2015


angel smile - 2015


complication - 2015


chikara - 2015


colorful feelings - 2015


dream time - 2015


ominous - 2015


kiseki - 2015


kibou - 2015


neverending - 2015

out of this world - 2015 (lighting is oversaturated but i like some parts of it)


guns & ammo - 2015


2014


2014


blink - 2013 or older


wonder - 2013 or older

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android - 2015


2015


beach - 2015 (lighting here is bad but i like the background)


kuuhaku - 2015


false love? - 2014


seigi no mikata - 2014


2014


2014


2014


2014


2013


2013


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I'm going to admit I have no idea how these happened especially because they are not avatar sized but they were still fun to make.





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Misc sizes
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PC emblems


Misc


Drawings
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I had to follow a prompt in class for this one, so that's why it looks a bit messy in parts (the pen in the background), but I like the ending result a bit.


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My apologies that this is a bit blurry and small. It's my favorite drawing I've done so I wanted to include it. If I had to do it again, I would have the colors at the top be straight lines instead of little brush strokes.


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Anime & Manga Splashes
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Themes
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Sky High!



Thanks for viewing n_n Any comments/feedback are much appreciated!


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Captain Oshawott

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I had my thoughts when I first read the title of the thread that there would be at least ONE Gurren Lagann reference here. So what's the first character I see? Kamina of course!

Your drill is the drill that's going to pierce the heavens and through to tomorrow.

Call me biased, but that one with Kamina was easily one of my favorites from what you posted from the older six. It's composition is simple, yet elegant. The colors flow and match very well with the color pallet of the character the piece is focusing on.

But at the same time, I frowned when you said the rest of them were disliked by you. I thought they were very well designed, and the focus remained on the characters depicted, which can sometimes be lost if the artist goes overboard. Yours, however, do not do this.

Overall, your art is very well focused, and the coloration is pleasant to the eyes. Great work here :D !
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Oh my goodness, I just love that banner. <33 Those effects are very well-placed, and that blurred background really adds to the touch. Also, great job on the color. One thing, though; maybe you could have added a curve or two? That way, those textures would have been a little more blend-in with the whole picture. I'm really liking your icons, too, by the way! Next time, perhaps you could experiment with different sizes?

Altairis

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Seen December 29th, 2022
Posted October 5th, 2018
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I had my thoughts when I first read the title of the thread that there would be at least ONE Gurren Lagann reference here. So what's the first character I see? Kamina of course!

Your drill is the drill that's going to pierce the heavens and through to tomorrow.

Call me biased, but that one with Kamina was easily one of my favorites from what you posted from the older six. It's composition is simple, yet elegant. The colors flow and match very well with the color pallet of the character the piece is focusing on.
But at the same time, I frowned when you said the rest of them were disliked by you. I thought they were very well designed, and the focus remained on the characters depicted, which can sometimes be lost if the artist goes overboard. Yours, however, do not do this.

Overall, your art is very well focused, and the coloration is pleasant to the eyes. Great work here :D !
/sniff so sweet thank you <3 I always tend to be really self conscious when posting stuff I made and I realize I'm always more critical on myself than others with everything which is bad ;~; thank you for your comment!!



Oh my goodness, I just love that banner. <33 Those effects are very well-placed, and that blurred background really adds to the touch. Also, great job on the color. One thing, though; maybe you could have added a curve or two? That way, those textures would have been a little more blend-in with the whole picture. I'm really liking your icons, too, by the way! Next time, perhaps you could experiment with different sizes?
Thank you!! n_n I really really had thought I had a collection of icons I had made but they have been lost in the abyss of the computer, I'll try to find them again! I only had the ones that I posted because they were on the same psd + folder and they were more recent. I also think it's interesting you pointed out the cat one, I believe that is when I first discovered c4ds and textures :3 For some reason that one was in a different folder than the rest of my old ones (I think half of them from that time are gone D:) but I dug up the file and the computer says I made it in 2011?! I didn't think it was that old ;; haha

I like the Fairy Tail sig and they Xerneas one as well. Crafty the way you underlined text Xerneas.
Thank you!! Idk if you were wondering but I created the line with shape tool and used a clipping mask of the sig itself on it idk if you knew or not

1 thing i love ur art is ur avatar is so kawaii <3
ありがとう :3

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Altairis

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Sup I know it's been like 10 years so I should have a bigger update than this but I have a bunch of avatars to share! n_n

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Also this sig is really old but I found it
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Altairis

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Seen December 29th, 2022
Posted October 5th, 2018
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My internet decided it didn't really want to function yesterday so I made some new icons!




Oh, and the one I'm using now!


I tried to do some experimenting with just colors and not using so many textures.

Woo, also first sig in a while:

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Pepperton

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Seen February 1st, 2023
Posted February 3rd, 2021
3,397 posts
9.5 Years
Your work is extremely clean, I love all of them! The colors in each piece are vibrant and fun, nice on the eyes. Wonderful job, keep it up!

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Posted January 6th, 2023
I'm mad at myself for not commenting on this gallery sooner. :(

Some of your work in here is really stellar. I say some but I really mean all. These are so mindfully created and you've really brought out the best in each piece. Like Endless, I am absolutely in love with that cat. Overall, you've definitely shown that you have a deft hand with colors, application, positioning, and most other fundamental elements of graphic design.

Nominated for featured gallery!
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Altairis

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Seen December 29th, 2022
Posted October 5th, 2018
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Your work is extremely clean, I love all of them! The colors in each piece are vibrant and fun, nice on the eyes. Wonderful job, keep it up!
I'm mad at myself for not commenting on this gallery sooner. :(

Some of your work in here is really stellar. I say some but I really mean all. These are so mindfully created and you've really brought out the best in each piece. Like Endless, I am absolutely in love with that cat. Overall, you've definitely shown that you have a deft hand with colors, application, positioning, and most other fundamental elements of graphic design.

Nominated for featured gallery!
(*⌒ヮ⌒*)

Gosh, thank you both for commenting! And don't be mad at yourself haha. Thanks for the nomination too, I'm so honored ;_;

I might update again tomorrow, since it's the last day of summer I want to do some stuff while I still have the time (rip me).

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JustJeff

Striving for Rank #1

Age 27
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Seen December 13th, 2016
Posted September 16th, 2016
167 posts
8.8 Years
Wow~ Really nice Gallery you got here~ A phenomenal job on all images~
I do have 1 question tho~
For the Tags & Avatars, do you use renders then add the background? or perhaps you start from scratch and then make the masterpiece~? Ayyee~~~
And I absolutely would really like to see more~ Definitely a Thumps Up~!

Altairis

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Posted October 5th, 2018
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Wow~ Really nice Gallery you got here~ A phenomenal job on all images~
I do have 1 question tho~
For the Tags & Avatars, do you use renders then add the background? or perhaps you start from scratch and then make the masterpiece~? Ayyee~~~
And I absolutely would really like to see more~ Definitely a Thumps Up~!
It depends on the tag, however, with most of them I started with the render and make the backgrund based off of it. Many backgrounds are just many layers of blurring/textures and I don't think any of them are just copy/pasted. The exception is the cat photo and Madoka. Also, I don't use renders in my avatars.

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JustJeff

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Posted September 16th, 2016
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8.8 Years
It depends on the tag, however, with most of them I started with the render and make the backgrund based off of it. Many backgrounds are just many layers of blurring/textures and I don't think any of them are just copy/pasted. The exception is the cat photo and Madoka. Also, I don't use renders in my avatars.
Ah... I see~ Thank you Thank you for the info~ :)

Altairis

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I REALLY REALLY need to do more things but I want to post here so I don't forget I apologize for such a small update - I might have something bigger soon though :)

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Skip Class

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Age 28
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New Zealand
Seen July 7th, 2021
Posted July 24th, 2020
4,713 posts
14.8 Years
Gosh I really wish I had seen this thread earlier!

I really enjoy all your tags, especially the more later ones at the bottom.
And like the others your cat tag is just gorgeous. Like the cat is cute by itself, but the added bokeh, c4dish and lighting effects make it look that more appealing.
Your icons too are also adorable and really appealing! - especially the PokeSpec ones :3

Hope you keep up the amazing work! Can't wait to see you post more work in the future :D


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Altairis

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Posted October 5th, 2018
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Aw, thanks for your comments zappyspiker! I didn't notice until too late ;A; Now I'll definitely be sure to keep updating, haha. Here's some more:

Kinda boring, but w/e


This was mostly just a test, but I really like the pink and such surrounding the girl and didn't really know where to go with it so let's call this "finished" for now




Really need to fix the lighting here but whatever haha


Really old and cute cat so here ya go


"Finished" piece


Best thing I've done recently imo I got the lighting mostly down AHHH

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Altairis

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WHATS UP

i've been de-stressing from school by stressing out over making sigs?

^oversaturated and the lighting needs work, but still adding it because I like the colors in places individually


^looks a bit flat but I like it


^liquifyyy

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Seen May 1st, 2021
Posted March 16th, 2016
176 posts
7.6 Years

This is amazing. I'd actually say it's your best work, since the placement is great, the color scheme you decided on is tasteful, and it gives off a unique sense of flow. You blended in the render with the background effects exceptionally well, too; the piece as a whole looks very cohesive and it definitely really impresses me.

But even though I singled that tag out in particular, you have a bunch of other gems here too. First off, your smudge work is really notable. You seem to always experiment with it, and the results are incredible. The smudge tool is a difficult one to work with, to say the least, so the fact that you've been able to utilize it so well speaks to your ability.
The only nitpick I have (not smudge-related) is that some of your tags are a bit too bright. For example:

(and the two Madoka tags on top of that one)
Faces of anime characters can get very white very easily, so I'd suggest using a Curves layer or negative brightness in a Brightness/Contrast adjustment to darken things a bit whenever that happens. You preserve some face details that way, and the subjects don't come out looking like ghosts, haha. Or at least paler than they were before.
(Otherwise, I'm a huge fan of that tag. It proves that you have a good sense of text placement, and the effects here are super interesting.)

As for your icons, it's pretty clear that you have a go-to style for them, which is good. The pale, soft look that the majority of your icons have is great. Though if you do want to experiment more, maybe try out a more vibrant, bold coloring effect? Or maybe something dramatic, with enhanced lights and shadows?
Those are just suggestions though. With icons, the look to achieve is definitely completely up to the creator's preferences (moreso when compared to tags), so continuing with the style you have currently doesn't hurt at all.
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Altairis

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Seen December 29th, 2022
Posted October 5th, 2018
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This is amazing. I'd actually say it's your best work, since the placement is great, the color scheme you decided on is tasteful, and it gives off a unique sense of flow. You blended in the render with the background effects exceptionally well, too; the piece as a whole looks very cohesive and it definitely really impresses me.

But even though I singled that tag out in particular, you have a bunch of other gems here too. First off, your smudge work is really notable. You seem to always experiment with it, and the results are incredible. The smudge tool is a difficult one to work with, to say the least, so the fact that you've been able to utilize it so well speaks to your ability.
thank you very much! I'm really proud of the one you quoted here so i'm really happy someone else likes it just as much as I do :D I don't really have a style yet so I guess I'm gonna keep trying to work until I have one haha.

The only nitpick I have (not smudge-related) is that some of your tags are a bit too bright. For example:

Faces of anime characters can get very white very easily, so I'd suggest using a Curves layer or negative brightness in a Brightness/Contrast adjustment to darken things a bit whenever that happens. You preserve some face details that way, and the subjects don't come out looking like ghosts, haha. Or at least paler than they were before.
(Otherwise, I'm a huge fan of that tag. It proves that you have a good sense of text placement, and the effects here are super interesting.)

As for your icons, it's pretty clear that you have a go-to style for them, which is good. The pale, soft look that the majority of your icons have is great. Though if you do want to experiment more, maybe try out a more vibrant, bold coloring effect? Or maybe something dramatic, with enhanced lights and shadows?
Those are just suggestions though. With icons, the look to achieve is definitely completely up to the creator's preferences (moreso when compared to tags), so continuing with the style you have currently doesn't hurt at all.
you found my weakness!! i always brighten everything way too much. i'm working on that for my next couple of tags, and I'll keep in mind your tips for icons, though I don't really make them that often (only really when I want a new avatar haha) I will try and go for something new! thanks!

The Natsu is my favorite :3
thanks :)

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Hikamaru

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Seen January 24th, 2019
Posted September 4th, 2018
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I really love this new one. Last time I looked at this gallery you had a collection of avatars in the first post, but nice to see you're now going to even bigger stuff now. I really love your banners, the lighting and shading is really beautiful.
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