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

[parallelzero]

@Hazuki: Lelouch ruins the banner. Keep Suzaku though, he's far more awesome. The squares in the corner do feel out of place, and like Akari said, it's probably because of the colour.

Thought I'd try another vector style banner, once again featuring Anya from Code Geass R2. As you should be able to tell by now, I'm quite fond of her character design, and by the sounds of it, her personality as well. Though she hasn't made an appearance in the anime yet.

 

[Unforgettable]

I love this banner animadversion!!! The colors match the render perfectly and looks great. Though I wish the text wasn't black, I don't know what color it could be... 9//10

Hokay, I don't really like this banner. I threw it together. But my mom loved it, and I said I would get some pointers and a rating on it. ^^;

 

[Gummy]

Didn't think I'd ever post here. After hours of reading/watching beginner tutorials, getting some lessons from Michii and viewing the Q&A thread, I've finally decided that my skills are mediocre enough to post something. These are my first two abominations creations in PS.

Promised Kris she'd get the first thing I made. Features Link from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

What I would have submitted to SOTW Black & White. Features Dr. Martin Luther King from real life xD.

 

[Mr.Roserade]

Gummy im no expert but i think for your first time there amazing, no scratch that I just plain think there sweet.
I like the shadows on the dr.king, oh and i like the font ya used. But the text on the upper right is hard ta read =/

Sorry i have nothing to post I just really like his =]

 

[Aizuke]

Gummy; You're suppose to rate the graphics above you. ^^; Anywho, your black and white banner blends well together, but the writing is kinda hard to read. And your Zelda one, the render kinda stands out too much, banners look better if the render blends into the background, but since you're a beginning in due time, you'll learn how to do that the more you make graphics.

Animadversion; I don't know about vector banners, but I like the simplicity of it, and the colours go so well together.

YunaDances; I like the way Zack is positioned, but I think because Cloud's in the background, he should be lower opacity because it takes the focus away from Zack.

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Thought I'd have a go at a vector banner, so this will be my first time. :D

Featuring Kira from Mobile Suit Gundam Seed. <3

 

[Lucy Lu]

@Animadversion: Wow, I really love your banner! I love the render and bushes you used on it. And it looks so clean and very organized. Love the colors too. Perfect match.

@Gummy: I love your banners. You did a good render on them, and I the text as well. You used them well.

@Akari: Your banner is amazing! Love the render you use and the brushes. And you put the text in the right places. Looks really nice and organized.

Okay I guess I will show you guys some of my banners. I got to warn you though, they are very, very plain. I been working on my brushes, and I still got a long way to go. And my extraction isn't up to par, but I am working on that. XD Here we go...

^Introducting: Team 7 from Naruto! Kakashi, Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto. ^_^

^And also Otani and Risa from Lovely Complex. This one of the banners I tried the extraction. ^_^

 

[evilcheese]

@lucy - in general both need better coloring, text, blending and most important depth

havent made a sasuke one in a wihle. (said that cuz this is my eigth sasuke banner.

sasuke <3

 

[Gummy]

evilcheese: Wow, you really did wonders with Sasuke. The image, and character himself just goes perfectly with the background. I hope I get that good one day.

Fifth banner made in PS. From the MMORPG Rappelz.

 

[Pikabloo]

evilcheese: Oh my, Sasuke's skin is... yellow? Didn't this happen in another Sasuke banner a while ago? xD Anyway, it's an interesting banner. The blue C4D seems to fit in quite nicely, though the red one in the background sticks out a bit too much. Blur it in, or lower the opacity. And don't shrink down C4Ds too much, especially those with loads of stuff going on in them. I think a fractal would look good in the background, or a space stock, but that's just me xP Also, the text is very unreadable o___o It's far too dark, and perhaps you should go with a simpler font, and put it closer to the render. Work on the effects a little bit, try not to go over-the-top with them. You need to find that balance, where it doesn't look too sparkly fancy blah-blah, but it doesn't look bland and empty either.

Gummy: If that's your fifth... then I feel bad for taking so long to learn how to make decent banners D: It's quite good. The canvas size is a bit too big for my liking, but whatever. The background image seems to fit with the render. Or is it a whole stock...? I can't really tell xD Oh, and I think that the statement in the banner relates to me xD All I'll say is that I think you should erase some of the brushing on top of the character, or at least her face, so the render doesn't look too blended in. The brushing in the corners looks a bit odd, since I end up looking there instead of looking at the render. I don't really know what to suggest xD Uh... perhaps you could try putting some brushing behind the focal, or around it, just to bring the viewer's attention there. And work on colours~

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Added a 'face'. I couldn't be bothered to do more than that >.>

 

[Motsuko Live]

Akari: Wow, Ive never seen you do that style before. I must say, you're very good at it. The render fits perfectly with the rest of the banner!

Shiranui: So simple, yet so splendid! =] I love the way his face is. Keep it up!

Ok, I found this render at had to do a banner for it. The quote is from Mama by My Chemical Romance...Yeah, maybe it doesn't make all that much sense, but I see, to like it. I do think I could've done a better job on the banner though. This is my fourth or fifth...can't remember! =]
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[Pikachu Trainer~]

Here's a new one I made today, sorry I haven't commented on anyones work i'm in a rush and will comment on them tomorrow:

Thanks
Pikachu Trainer~​

 

[Gummy]

PokemonTrainer1994: I think it looks pretty nice. I like the position of the text and even thought the font is plain, it looks fitting. The brushing is also good, in my eyes.

Megaman Zero. My third creation and I pretty much went wild with it. I was a little skeptical if I should post it or not.

 

[Motsuko Live]

Aw, my banner never got rated :'(

Anyway, this zero banner is...ok. It's an Ok render, but the text is etremely hard to read. Try changing the color, and if you insist on keeping it red, try giving it a stroke and an outer glow maybe?

 

[Live in Color]

Jesus guys, read the rules and rate the banner above you before posting your own banner! And some of you aren't even taking the time to rate well enough... >_>

Gummy: I think it's great for your fifth banner, but on the right side of it, it kind of looks like a brighter circled area. Also, you may want to take an eraser and lower the opacity and slowly go over your render to make it stand out more, but not too much. Adding a border would make it nice as well. Keep at it, you'll be amazing!

Shiranui: I love it so much! I'd really like to see him with a face though. I can't really say much about it, because there's nothing really wrong with it. :P But I think more of a texture should go in it.

Motsuko Live: It really looks great, but the text seems too spaced apart, and I mean like, the letters seem too far apart from each other I guess. The render blends really well, and it gives me a great feeling like he's paranoid. Great work! Good and simple border too.

Pikachu Trainer: I'm not going to rate yours because if you have the time to post a banner you should have the time to rate another person's work, and if you can't then you might as well wait until later.

Gummy: The scanlines are a bit much. Lower the opacity on them. The text is also really hard to read, if you gave it a stroke or outer glow it would make it stand out much better. I think white text instead of red would flow better as well. I really love what you did with it, but I'd like it to be more clear, it would look amazing. Just add a border too!

 

[Loki]

yasrsly. Don't give crappy excuses like you don't have time: We have a great way around that minor set-back. Perhaps it's humanly possible to save your banner and post it when you have time to rate the banner above yours? :O

My god, I never even imagined. <_< It's a pain to have to PM all you crazy people about a stupid rule, so just follow it! D:<

 

[Aizuke]

Motsuko Live; Wow, for your 5th try, you're getting alot better. XD; But you should work on making your rendering blend a bit more, since it sticks alot alot.

PikachuTrainer1994; I like it, it's nice and simple. And the text is good too, it suits the banner.

Gummy; You should try and erase the white lines around your render, because they make your render stick out. And the text is kinda hard to read, you should put it a lighter colour or something different to the render.

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Featuring Suzaku from Code Geass; Hangyaku no Lelouch R2. <333

 

[Gummy]

Thanks for all the advise guys and I'll try to put it top good use (even though I don't understand half the stuff you guys said XD). But there's one problem: I have no idea how to make a border. If anyone can help me with this problem, please PM me the solution.

Akari: =O I thought you told me you were a beginner? That banner is absolutely amazing. Good render, good lighting, good brushing, good everything.

I've come with my most recent banner from PS.

Megaman in Searchman Soul from the Megaman Battle Network Games.

 

[Loki]

Gummy: I actually kind of like that banner Gummy. The text opacity could go down a bit possibly, and the background is very empty, but I actually like the rest. When using splatter, it's always better to erase over your focal, or at least the render's face, that way it doesn't look so weird, so that's a suggestion for you there.

Now I'm going to share with you my #1 favorite border-adding program. It's very complicated. :<

plz ph33r MS Paint. *SHOT'd*

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pump-pump-pump. Want Kyrios. :<

 

[Pikabloo]

Gummy: I like this banner. And I was pretty much going to say what Loki said, so I wont say it again. Just to add to it, though, I think that the red bit pretty much comes out of nowhere. You should either expand on it, as it adds a little bit of variety to that sea of green, or take it off~ Colour is good, most of the time xD Oh, and I like the thing you did with the text. Though I think that it takes up a bit too much space, but I don't know.

lawls, I actually found a way to make a border without using MS Paint. I just learned how to do it late last year, or something xD Anyway, using the marquee tool, go right click > select all (or ctrl+A), then right click again, select stroke. Change the thickness and the colour of the border to whatever you want, set the location to 'inside', with blending mode on normal and 100%. Click OK, and tada~ Though, using Paint might be an easier option xDD

Loki: It's pretty and sparkly~ Though the effects, especially the smudging (is it smudging?) beneath the arms, are a bit distracting. It also looks the slightest bit over-sharpened. But still, it's a pretty banner. Nice light source, and I like it how it seems to flow out of the corner, and around the gun thing o___o You make it look so easy when you smudge with a square brush D: (if it is smudging xD) The colours are pretty cool, too. I don't know what else to say >.>

 

[Gummy]

Loki: That's one of my favorite banners made by you. The render looks really cool and I like the effects (which I will desperately try to imitate but fail miserably).

Thanks for everything guys! I got one last banner for today that I started yesterday but just finished up. I don't really like it at all but I tried out a few new things with this one. I still need to work on filling up the background and making the text stick out more.