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

[Conman]

This tag lacks an organized concept, which basically destroys it. You kinda went crazy with all the flames, which is easy to tell. Because of that, it doesn't look good together, but looks like a overall mess. Also it seems very blurry IMO, you should have defiantly sharpened parts of the Prince and leaves parts near the flames as is. Finally, I actually like the Destruction text, but the SOTW font looks very bad. You should have used a similar font like Destruction and done it in all caps to make it look the same. The clipping mask didn't help at all either.

Well first thing I noticed and liked about this tag was the colors. They look very good together and produce a nice warm feel. Also the BG effects are pretty nice as well. The only effects I really don't like is the blue on the right of Grimmjow and the hoop in the corner. Another thing is I don't think Grimmjow should be directly in the middle. He should be moved over a bit ot be in the off-center. But the main let down of this tag is you lack any effects OVER the focal (Grimmjow). Which results in the feel of the tag having no real depth. Text also could be better with a generic font type over the lower area of Grimmjow.
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Someone made me a pretty nice gift on another forum, so I made them this in return of the favor.

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Listening to: Coldplay - Yes
via FoxyTunes​

 

[RYOUKI]

I really like that banner. : D

But then, for the theme I'm using, the colour kinda blend with the forums, but since your gonna give it away, it's perfectly fine.

but for some odd reason, the light source kinda covers up the image and makes it look like low-quality, and the light source distracts us, so I kind noticed the text after I looked at it closely. Most people judge banners by the first impression and at a quick glance. So for a second there I kinda thought that your banner was textless...

Anywho, I'm a no-good banner person so I can't really judge gfx well.

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Crappy banner. Don't criticize it too much. I promise Shira-chan that I'll PM it to her for her to see but this is a good way to look at it's crappy-ness.

 

[Gabri]

@Ryouki: I wouldn't say crappy. I kinda like it.

But I don't know if a blue colour scheme matches that render well. Some parts of the render are a bit too light, and there's that plain blue space at the right of Naruto. You could get more blue tones there, then smudge a bit (with flow, of course), it would give a nice effect and making that space look a lot less plain. The left side's alright, I think.

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Too much red, I guess... O_o

 

[Gummy]

Katalyst: I feel like its a bit too plain. The background looks like smudged colors with a little grudge brushes over them (probably isn't, but that's what it looks like). Also, I advise you to sharpen the render, or at least her face, as she's a little too blurry. And I don't think that particular border is good for that banner.

EDIT: I also think its lacking flow, but that's probably because the render is so vertical.

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I'd like someone to choose the one they think is best and rate that one.

 

[Shika]

I think Neku is the best one.
i actually prefer the naruto one more but may be because of rendering(?), he doesn't look blended in the background. Every other elements like lighting and Text positioning are great.

Neku, however, is blended well and the C4ds are well chose. The colors look a tad bit washed out though.

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after around 4 months, I made another random banner. This one doesn't look that good compared to the current sig, and the mosaic is too obvious IMO.

 

[Ooka]

Nice. I like how you use such a simple concept, but it looks so advanced. Well, I guess I don't really have much more to say about it because, well, I'm not that good of a rater to be honest xD

I was attempting splatter, but I don't think it turned out so well :/

And another with different text.

 

[SwampertTrainer]

@Ooka: This is... interesting. I like the recolour (I'm guessing that's what it is), and the splatter effect is pretty good. The green is nice, but throws the image off-center being only on one side- continue a bit on the other side of your render, just for balance. The boarder is okay, but I've seen you do better.The text is nice, but I'd lower the opacity just a tad, so it's not as distracting from your focal.

kinda simple, but I was going for the commons style that seems to be used a lot here (my first try, so don't berate me too much =)

Waaaaayy too bright:

 

[Wish]

Yeah...first time rating banners.

@SwampertTrainer
What I noticed in your banners is that they lack some depth, or making your banners look not too flat. Try adding a bit of Gradient Maps for making those renders "pop". Flow is also lacking in your banners. Try adding a bit of C4Ds with that flow. Don't worry, I have this problem too. In the first banner, the right side of the banner seems empty and just hanging there without any significance. :\

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Made this banner not too long ago and I want to know what I need to improve on.

 

[Shika]

I like it, overall. The colors match the render,(even though there's some green), The lighting, and rays(lines) aid the banner too. There's depth and the focal is not too obvious with the text. The spelling too, I don't know if you meant to do that.

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Reposting, if you have rate this before, feel free to take this as a free post.

 

[Aizuke]

And another with different text.

First thing I noticed was the yellow, then looking at the background and how dull it was compared to the render. D: Not too fond of the splatter brush you used. :x And the left side is a bit empty.. But I prefer the text in the first one.

Waaaaayy too bright:

Neku Banner; I think you need to work on blending your renders more, it pretty much seems like you've stuck a render on a background and added some lighting. ._.; And.. I don't get the grey lines on the side? o_O Are they suppose to be there or..?

Pokemon Banner; Same with this one too, and yeah, it's a bit bright. Tone it down on the white I suppose? And text is kinda hard to read.. I didn't realised it was there until I looked hard enough. :< And like what Inugami said, both of your banners lack depth and they look flat. And they seem to have too much space in them, maybe a smaller width would help?

Kinda a bit bright too.. ^^;; And the text is.. odd. o_o But I like the effects used on it, 'cept for that little bit on top of her shoulder, which looks a bit weird. D; And I'm not to sure about the green part on the right. But either than that, it looks good. :3

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The simplicity is awesome. :D I really like it, since I've always seen banners that have renders in them. Everything matches well together, but I'm not to sure about the left side with the white streaks. But text is good though.

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My turn.

 

[Sandro™]

Hmmm... for a simple word its good! I like how the background colors matches the person and the fireworks kinda thing gives the banner! awesome work!

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My turn... Its not a banner tho.

 

[Gummy]

Aizuke: Is it unfinished? It doesn't look like something you'd usually do. The render doesn't seem to blend into the background nicely (trust me, I'm an expert at badly blending renders xD). I also think the textures you chose draw too much attention away from the render itself. Sorry, Aizuke, but I'm not liking it.

Sandro: First off, it's a bit too small making it hard for us to critique things like lighting. I like how you used the underwater background for Kyogre, as it ads some sort of depth. If you ever plan on enlarging this, I advise not making the text so noticeable and ditch the pokeballs.

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[Idle.]

@ Sandro - The banner thing is quite good but the text and pokeballs spoil the background with Kyogre as the backgrounds is well done but is spoiled by the things in front of it. 6/10.

@ Gummy - Very well done, I like how the banner and text flow together and the placing of the text is perfect, I do see a little empty space below the text but of course the render makes you not notice the space. 9/10 Awesome work.

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I don't think this banner is any good.

 

[Mr. Epic]

@Kaso: the render/stock i can barley identify and I can see you have only smudged it across the background so my advise is to use a clear good quality render and lean to use some actual effects, try here: https://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=121847

 

[THIRTY-SIX]

Try messing around with the text settings.
Also erase the the repeat rainbow thing on the left.

Render manip:

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[Comic Tragedy]

@ Originality Fails: Brilliant tag. Great compo, and depth. I dunno really what to say on this tag..... I guess there is no real defined light source........ but I suppose you don't really need one.......... keep it up!

 

[Conman]

It's a decent tag, but IMO it's kinda boring. It needs more effects in the top corner. That area just looks barren, and wireframes didn't help it. Also it looks pretty flat to me, no depth as far as I can tell. Text is also pretty boring, should have been as colorful as the left side of the tag.

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Yes! This tag is great. I love the concept and the manipulation done. Until I really focused on it I didn't even notice the render was also the BG. Which, IMO, is very cool. The depth within this tag is also pretty nice, but like CT said, lighting would be nice. This tag already looks great, but think some good lighting and lighting effects would make it even better.

The first thing to catch my eyes with this tag are the great colors. I really like them, they just look so well together. The second is the strong lighting around her face and head. I think it really shouldn't have been as strong as you have it. It seems kinda overpowering to me. The effects are rather nice too, but seem kinda random to me. Like there was no concept in your mine when adding them, which isn't necessarily bad. I turn out doing that a lot on some of my tags. The only effect that really doesn't set right wit the one on her left. It just seems messed up IMO. Whatever filter you ran on it, I think you used to much of it. Text is nice btw.
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Both of these tags were made as gifts for people on another forum. I just thought maybe I could get them rated.

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Listening to: Linkin Park - Leave Out All The Rest
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[SwampertTrainer]

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@Conman: I like this one. The flow and blending here are amazing. Great effects. However, the tan bit next to his head sticks out like a sore thumb (why not a sore index finger I don't know). Maybe lower the opacity of it a bit so it flows a bit better. The arm on the left is a bit bright, and draws the viewer's attention away from the face, where the point of interest should be. The colours here are really superb, but the yellowish spot in the bottom right kinda looks like a sickly gas or oil. Either Ctrl+U for a slight recolour or up the opacity a small bit.

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my turn =)
(you can probably guess I'm a bit obsessed with Air Ride right now =)

 

[ShadowPand3monium]

I like how the kirby one is in the air up in the sky. It also has the Sun ray effect which is very nice.
Also, the sky effects are awesome. Nice lighting and it looks like he's really up im the sky.
Overall... It's pretty decent. NICE!!!



Mine now... I know... it's the one in my sig!
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[SwampertTrainer]

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@Shadow: Very first thing that is noticed- WAY too sharp. cut back with that sharpen brush dude. It's also a bit too complex, which distracts fro the real focal, which is *excuse me* WEREsonic. The lighting source is excellent, though. For some reason, the top right corner is softer than the rest. I love the little flaming effect above the UN- it looks r really good. The text is really nice, good choice of fonts.
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Up for rate, I like this cat (apparently named Tao from Darker than Black). If you're wondering about the text, I was listening to the song Rain King by Counting Crows while making the banner, and it looked good.