♫ I like pie.

[Mew~]

i like pie♫

There is no actual pie in this thread.π

Okay, so I've practically only started around graphics a few months ago, I mainly just enjoy making icons for personal use- but yeah, I guess I thought I'd share some of the stuff I've made with you lot, and hear some crit n' what not. It's mostly all just pretty messy stuff. Most artwork and such was found on Tumblr n' such, so I'm not sure of any sources. I'll be sure to add a whole lot of content to this thread as I get better, so yeah - enjoy.​

/ I'm not going to be taking requests for now but I don't mind if any of you want to take something you like from this thread, just be sure to give me credit.​

Icons:

Other stuff:

 

[Mew~]

Added some icons. I have to say, the Metroid gif icon is probably my best. :P

 

[tleit004]

those are pretty cool. did you make any of those from scratch or are they all pictures of stuff like the mew.

 

[Mew~]

those are pretty cool. did you make any of those from scratch or are they all pictures of stuff like the mew.

OMG A REPLY.
Thanks. Oh no, most of it is just from screenshots, gameplay, videos, etc... I just change 'em into icons or whatever with some textures n' what not.

 

[Ho-Oh]

Going to comment on the bottom three tags sorta only, though I'll mention while some of your icons are nice, you should check the brightening of a few of your icons.

As for the master Connosseur ones, they're overly brightened. Look at the right one - you can barely see the champagne. I'm sure the original stock wasn't that bright, was it? If it was, best not to use renders which are overly brightened otherwise it just destroys the tag and/or icon completely. As you'll see when you look at it, your eyes are drawn to the brightest part (aka the focal) which is the champagne glass because it's so white. However what you want is for the main person to stand out rather than just throw them on as an extra. If you wanted to make the champagne more important, but still get the original render to stand out, you should place lighting behind the actual character (but not too much so it doesn't look overdone) and then brighten the champagne a little less, then from that you'll have both stand out, with the extra focus on the champagne. Try playing around with other text designs too, different fonts, and take the positioning as well as effects into mind - what would make your text fit in with the tag the most? As for the background, it seems like a random image found on Google images :x Fiddle around with different effects in your graphics program and see where you go from there, because generally anime renders go best with backgrounds that aren't really established (in that sense I mean like, those look almost like real life stocks, but not quite anime) - plus the background you've chosen doesn't compliment the main colours in either of the characters, nor the text. Create a background yourself from scratch and I'm really sure it'll match your characters a lot more. :)

But good start on the Mew one, though, just make sure you watch your brightening, backgrounds and text.

 

[Mew~]

Thanks for the comments Forever, I'll be sure to take them into account. Though, the space background was already part of the stocks I used. Though I could try changing it. Thanks again. :3

 

[Perriechu]

I think most of these icons are great! :3 However I do have some nitpicks;

There's something about this icon that bothers me; I can't put my finger on it. The edges just 'jagged' if that makes sense. ;-;

Cute; and the only nitpick I have is that the animation is quite fast; compared to the actual episode.

The White background is kinda dull. ;-; Try using contrast and such to get a different color.

Apart from those, these are really good. (The ones I talked about are still good, but not as good)

Gosh,

;o; Stealing! :> -credits-

 

[Mew~]

I think most of these icons are great! :3 However I do have some nitpicks;

There's something about this icon that bothers me; I can't put my finger on it. The edges just 'jagged' if that makes sense. ;-;

Cute and the only nitpick I have is that the animation is quite fast; compared to the actual episode.

The White background is kinda dull. ;-; Try using contrast and such to get a different color.

Apart from those, these are really good. (The ones I talked about are still good, but not as good)

Gosh,

;o; Stealing! :> -credits-

Aw, thanks so much for the comments. I guess I sharpened that Sonic icon too much. xD I'm glad you like that Milotic icon, it's puts such a big smile on my face seeing it being used. ♥

 

[Uecil]

Your icons are pretty, I really like the variation of them. Such as the colors and the lighting.

I find this icon pretty cool too ^^

 

[Mew~]

Thanks for the comments Galukxy. :3

Let's glee this gallery up shall we?

 

[Mew~]

Just a little bored.

< Text credit for this avi goes to ewanism from DeviantART.

 

[Deleted member 143209]

Just gonna comment on a few bits and pieces.

https://i.imgur.com/Bu02M.png
Nice stock positioning but you've really gone overboard on the effects and colour. I assume you used some textures here and they're really heavy, so avoid using them in icons usually. They tend to be a bad idea. Also the red lighting is also really really heavy, so avoid that too. From what I can see in the background the colours are nice but the texture really kill this.

https://i.imgur.com/rarmI.png
Too much text, and avoid having it in corners too. The image looks quite choppy though, like it was rendered badly. The colours are nice overall, but I'm not a fan of the background either. Icons need to be about simplicity, tags are for attempting to get detail into a small space, but icons are all about simplicity. Not to say they need to be empty, but they generally don't need as much effort as tags.

Keep it up though, you've got some decent stuff, you just need to keep at it!

 

[Mew~]

Thanks for the comments Abnegation, I'll be sure to use that criticism.
Anyway, I made this earlier before PC's database crashed, so yeah, hope you guys like it and be sure to give some crit;

 

[Mew~]

Bored so I made this;

 

[Uecil]

Just a little bored.

< Text credit for this avi goes to ewanism from DeviantART.

Gosh, your icons are really pretty~
I like the new Quilava icon, but the text underneath "WATCH OUT!" seems a bit sharp to me. However, it's really nice!

And I like the simpleness of your Best Wishes tag/Banner.

 

[derozio]

Taking into consideration the fact that you've only been doing gfx for a few months now, I'll try not to nitpick. I mean, I've been notorious in the past as a guy who demoralizes people. >_<' But yes, you should definitely look up a tut or two and, if possible, follow them. It'll give you a basic idea of what are the do's and don'ts for an ideal tag. Some good ones are available at signaturestop.

https://i.imgur.com/UROEH.png
https://img685.imageshack.us/img685/421/unled3pnu.png

Text is nice (I suck at text Dx). But bro, both of these works lack any sort of real effects. You should try adding some c4ds or textures in 'em so that these tags become more yummylicious. I mean, the colors are nice and all in both of these works but they'll look much better once you add some foreground and background effects. They'll help to generate both depth and flow. :)

And yeah, just a tip: If I were you, I'd avoid multi-focal tags. They're very difficult to pull off.

 

[Mew~]

Ah, so I decided to take another go at making some tags after seeing signomi's blog. I tried too much and failed, I'm no good with c4d's n' such. But yeah, I decided to stick check out some tutorials, I messed with this render; (idk where she is from, I just thought she looked pretty xD)

Spoiler:

Which in turn ended up with me making this;

I know it's very much quite bright.
N' then made this, which I may just add some css or something for a signature;

Friggen pretty right?

 

[Mew~]

I've been trying out making some 150x150 avatars, and I think they all turned out pretty well.

 

[Mew~]

Thanks for all your comments guys. xDD;

Okay, so I've been meaning to make a new signature so I thought I'd make a new tag to go with it;

I ended up collapsing them like that because of space issues. I kind of like it like that anyway though. :)

 

[tente2]

First of all, the majority of them are absolutely AWESOME.

Thanks for all your comments guys. xDD;

Okay, so I've been meaning to make a new signature so I thought I'd make a new tag to go with it;

I ended up collapsing them like that because of space issues. I kind of like it like that anyway though. :)

Mostly nice except that one transition contrasted too much (dark blue girl to green girl, especially when there heads are back-to-back). It really destroyed how the others were subtly creeping into each other.

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There is no actual pie in this thread.π​

THE CAKE IS A LIE

I'm really not a fan of the font...

The lighting in a few is...awkward...for example, when Samus is about to shoot the Metroid, there's an awkward pink glow in the corner.

Again, not a fan of the font. It disrupts the feeling the image generates...

ZOMG *STEALS AVATAR AND DRAGONOMEGA'S JOKE*