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

[Rena]

AHHH I MISSED JOO TOOOOO :[.

...I'm busy. Well, the characters are from, well one is from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, and one is from Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. I love flowery backgrounds :]. The red dropshadows were in the fanart :/. Still :]. I missed missed liek everyone :]]]. But I wanna like come back, but I'm busy with school and schtuffs. And YOU'RE STILL AMAZING AT GRAPHICS they are amazing :]. Well, I have two things to rate.

Uhmm...just a Rika avatar that hurts your eyes :]!

Not finished, but I colored it from this image.

 

[Loki]

Rena: I've said it many times before, and I'll say it again: GAWD GIVE ME YOUR MANGA SCAN COLORING SKILLS GURL! D: I love the way you colored her hair, though I think the bucket could be a little more metallic, oui? :O

Omigawsh, so many blue haired characters! :D *LOVES blue haired charries~!* The contrast is pretty high, but I like it that way. xD It's pretty plain though, so I don't know what to say about it. xD;;

Uryu Ishida: OKAY, I be rating your Pit one now. Well, I don't really like how it's blurry and sharp and angular and then blurry again. It's really awkward. xD; Not sure about the colors either, I think there's a bit too much yellow in there. Perhaps lighten it with a photo filter. And if you were going to have the text like that, I think you could've used the perspective tool on it- It would've been really cool. All in all, I don't really like this banner, because the render is too blurry to fit the rest of the background. :/



I don't think I won the last SoTW with the banner I posted, but eh... I'll try my luck again because it's my favorite theme this time; Vector!

Spoiler:

Which version looks better? D:

edit final version:

Spoiler:

Thank you Tinkerbell -JAY WTF IS WITH THAT NAME-, for giving me awesome crits on MSN.

This is probably my final entry. xD;

The dude is rendered and vectored by Color Me Evil, and it's a rendition of the wallpaper I made awhile back. We have to have an avatar with it this time too. <_< FTL.

 

[Nell]

Loki: It looks pretty good. Although, I would say there's a bit too much contrast, both in your colour palette and the levels within your background layer. The juxtaposition of soft air-brushing and harsh acrylic is a bit, just a bit, too much for me. D: And the text is going to be an ass for a vector banner, but I still think you could've chosen a more fitting one in this case. D: The positioning in the avatar seems a bit off as well, but the colours and levels are more balanced. If I was to give it a decile rating: 7.5/10

And here's some recent stuff from me, I've been trying to alter my style as of late~ feel free to tear these apart with your critique. :3

 

[Perfectionist]

Loki: I like number 1 the best. I do agree that it has heaps of colors going all over the place but I like it because I like colorful things. =P Could do with a border using one color from the banner.

Tinkerbell: The first one is the best in my opinion. It all flows together beautifully and nothing clashes.
The second one however I do not like very much. I would like to tell why I don't but there is no reason. I just don't think it looks right... I'll tell you if I figure out what it is...

Sorry I was not very helpful... =(

Ok here's mine, this was edited using the advice from Loki. The old one is on this page up a bit.

Still kinda new to banner making but I'm getting better!
Can I get this one rated again so I know how I can improve on it?

Thanks! =)

 

[Aizuke]

Perfectionist; Well your first banner is an improve from the last one. A white border would suit it quite well, but it does seem to be missing something, I quite can't get my finger on it..

As for your second one, the render doesn't really match the background colours and you've brushed over the border abit. Perhaps you should play around with gradient maps, they help to make your banner's colours match.

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Previous theme~!

Diao Chan from Dynasty Warriors 6. <3 I love that game. 8D

But it seems a bit plain to me, so anything else I could add to it?

 

[Uryū Ishida]

Akari;; Yes it is a bit plain, maybe some more c4ds?? or try some clipping masks, but im not sure for that style of banner.it is good, but the render could be blended a bit more, and try to keep your text Nice and short.


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Entry For SOTW, need Criticism, so i can make it better and hopefully win xD (No chance there)

 

[Live in Color]

Uryu: Looks really nice, I love how the text is placed, but it is kind of plain. I like it. :D Especially all of the effects you put behind him, although on the left of the text I think a little bit more could be added. A nice border would fit too. I think it would look nice with a little color too.

And after 43827432 years of not making banners, I got the full version of CS2, and here is my first try at a smudge signature. I don't mean to add a border or text, because this was basically a test. I really need to know how to get simple text to stand out as well.

 

[/Circa]

I'll add some of my stupid ratings ;].

Loki: I would prefer version two over the final copy, mainly because the blending of the colours is better, and the final version is a bit overdone. It looks like you've added too many effects and maybe sharpened the banner? I like the idea though, everything seems to be flowing from the bottom right corner. Which is where I want to point something out in the final, seems like you've lowered the opacity around that area, so the dots stand out more, I think you should rise it a bit too make it better. 8.5/10

Tinkerbell: I think i'll rate the first one. It's a bit too small though, and it seems some of the effects in the background are covered by the image, I think you should work around the bottom of the image maybe add some smudging around that area? So it's a bit too plain. 7/10

Perfectionist: I'll rate the first one aswell :). I think it's way too plain, the love hearts don't really add anything to the banner, I think you should of worked it a bit more, and maybe added some light affects around a focal point. So there really isn't much to say. 7/10.

Akari: Ooh, I like this banner. I'm guessing the focal point was near the arm, it really adds some effects to the banner, though I think you should of added something a bit on the render giving it a bit more feel, if you get it? Theres really not much else to say, the use of colours is good aswell. 9/10

Uyru: This banner caught my eye, the simplicity makes it stand out, it doesn't have too much, doesn't have too less. Your problem was that the render was a bit too dark for the banner. It doesn't matter though, the use of effects is pretty good. But I think a c4d and some brushes in the background would of made it much better. Good effort though :) 8.5/10

Kouyuu: Well, it' pretty simple. Though it was a test on smudging, so i'll rate that :). What I always try to do when smudging, is get that same render and smudge it alot in the background and set it too overlay. Then add another one and smudge it a bit more, then finally add one more but only a little around the edges. But hey, do what you want ;]. Good job though. 8/10.

I haven't been on my computer lately, so I don't have any banners to post :).

 

[Aizuke]

Another previous theme, but I discontinued using it because I didn't really like it much. ;< Need ideas of improvement.

Oh, the render is of Amaterasu from the game Okami, in human form.

I love that game. <3

 

[Live in Color]

Akari: I really like it, but I think the text could use a bit more. The kind of starry look makes it look really nice, and the render blends really well. I can't really tell what's going on with the render though, XD.

Here's my second attempt at a smudge signature, border and text this time.

 

[parallelzero]

Akari: I really like it, but I think the text could use a bit more. The kind of starry look makes it look really nice, and the render blends really well. I can't really tell what's going on with the render though, XD.

Here's my second attempt at a smudge signature, border and text this time.

@Kouyuu: I like it, although the text becomes harder to read the farther down you go, though that's obviously caused by white text on an increasingly white background.

Anyways, I spent today just practicing ways to include depth into my banners, and here are two examples of what I came up with. They aren't particularly excellent, but it was good practice nonetheless.

 

[Hazuki]

Animadversion: I like the mosaic background in the first one. And the sparkles complement it very nicely too. The render stands out nicely too.

The second one is not bad, the black wings could have standed out a little more. And some how, that render doesn't look too good. ><

I know it's old and I don't care. D:

 

[Aizuke]

Kouyuu; I like the colours of it, but it doesn't really seem to suit Cloud, IMO because I always see him with blue. XD But the text is good, except it's kinda hard to see like Animadversion said how the background is white. You should try it with a black text and see how that works. :3 Either then that, it's good. :D

Animadversion; wow, those are really good. :D

I like the background texture and effects of the first one. But that one might need a bit more work on the blending of the render, even though it does look fine like that.

And your second is really good too. It's nice and simple with not too much effects and it brings out the render of Ichigo and the text suits it quite well.

Well done~! x3

Lulu twin. <3; I like the animation, it suits the banner really well. :3 Maybe you should add some sparkly brushing to it. (Likes sparkly brushing) XD. But yeah, the colours are good. And.. I can't think of anything else to say. XD;

 

[/Circa]

Hazuki: There really isn't much going on there, the rain is what really stands out. There only looks like there is one brush used, and the border doesn't match the banner either. I think you could do better ;). 7/10.

I have something I quickly cooked up, I think it isn't that bad.

 

[Pikabloo]

Akari: Okami is pure love <3 Anyway, I think it's a pretty good. Maybe it needs lighter colours in the background to match with the render and to add contrast to the dark purple. I like the sparkle-y, star effects you used to make it look more, er, celestial-y. The render itself looks sharpened and a bit too over contrasted, though. The text in the corner looks quite isolated, and it needs to blend together with the rest of the banner a bit more. Perhaps bring it closer to the render, and make it go together with everything else somehow.

Kouyuu: Nudge the render up a bit. I don't like how it gets cuts off at the bottom of his chin. That's an interesting choice of colour, though it does work. Nice light source behind his hand/sword. Though sharpen up his face, since it all looks too blurry for me. Also, shift around the text. I don't like the positioning, and how all the words just seem to float there in the banner. And the underlined x's get a no D: Maybe mess around with the colours as well, since there seems to be too much contrast between the darker render compared to the text and the background.

Animadversion: Those are pretty cool~ I like the use of the mosaic effect for the first one. Although it does slightly mess up with the diagonal flow of the banner x___o It still looks nice, since it adds colour to an otherwise black and white background. I like the starry effects in the background, as well, it sort of adds depth to the banner. The render seems to be a bit too bright overall, though, so it looks like she's glowing or something. The box around the text is kind of distracting as well. It makes the text look too... neat, I guess.

I absolutely love the concept of the second one. It's simple, but I really like it. The text fits nicely with the banner, and the simplicity of the effects means it's easy to see where I'm supposed to look at. But maybe bring out the wings a bit by increasing the brightness of the lighting, just to make the banner less empty around the edges.

Hazuki: Eheh, I was never one to like animation in banners. But it does look alright in this one. I don't like how the text is centered, and how the left side seems to be emptier than the right side. The scan lines seem to be too strong, too. Actual effects, like sparkles as Akari has said, would have looked better than scan lines, but, er, yeah o___o

CheesePeow: I don't like how the edges of the render are all blurred. Using mainly white for the background makes it looks sort of empty. It needs more colours, and a lower brightness. You could have gone with a simpler text style as well. Usually, when it's small text, a simpler font is better. Well, in general, a simpler font is better xD And tidy up the effects. It seems to be all over the place, with the scan lines, then those wavy brushes and the smudging.

 

[Shika]

CheesePeow: I was going to rate yours but I just can't get to make your banner show O.o Every other on this page is working correctly.

So I'll just rate Hazuki's

Hazuki: I've rate this one long long ago. xD As I said, the color tone is nice and the render quality didn't lost even if it is a .gif. The idea is really nice too.

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Ok. I got two versions this time. I was following this kick-ass tutorial but then, the fractal render I chose didn't work out with the tutorial. So I skipped a whole bunch of stuffs and replaced with things from other tutorials. I haven't fully finish it. Well, the only thing left is where I should place my username (or) SOTW + a 1px black border. Oh, tell me which version is better too.

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EDIT

CheesePeow: I refreshed your link too many times and I finally saw yours. Is the blurred thing on Lugia smudging? If it is, you should change your smudge settings. The text for the first phrase is nice while the "clouds" aren't. A single effect on text is enough in a banner, yo? Nevertheless, it's still a nice banner.

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Also, did I mentioned that the above banner is for Sotw?

 

[evilcheese]

@shika - wow thats really cool and i mean really cool. the glowing text in the first version is cool cuz it sorta matches the render. maybe the text might be better in green. i really dont know what a 1px black border would do to this because there is so much emptiness. so you should probably work on that. its a really nice concept and i like it.

 

[Loki]

Shika: I prefer it without a border. ;< There's enough black there to act without one. The text is awesome, and the deco's are a really great touch. The abstract is awesome, and you probably have my vote. ;D It is a bit empty to the left, perhaps a few more little sparklies on that side?


SHOOP-DA-WOOP.

notrly a shoop-da-woop, sorry guys. D: Don't do animation, meself. </3 Just pumping this banner back up- out of spoilers. xD This is my final product, final entry for that SoTW.

 

[Perfectionist]

Loki: I like it! I love all the different colors and the way it contrasts but looks great!
LOVE the border! But if it is for SOTW, it needs to say "SOTW" on it. So you might wanna add that in somewhere. =)

Ok heres mine;

I used one of Shiranui's tutorials for this.

 

[evilcheese]

@loki - the render looks really framiliar XD. its a really nice vector looking thing but i dont like the flat shadow thing.colors are really pretty and its a nice concept. maybe some splaters would fit nicely.

@perfectionist - lol the render is cute <3. maybe a higher sturation because the maroon plus orange is a no no. also its empy to the left. so crop or text.