New sig or wallpaper? show it off here!

[Zachiru-Hirosaki]

Alright then thnx i will give more attention in it:)

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/datpiff.png

i was told the render isn't visible enough.... I like it the way it is however, probably cause its a little different.

[Carnage]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/datpiff.png

i was told the render isn't visible enough.... I like it the way it is however, probably cause its a little different.


.......oooh I see it. :p

That's pretty nice.

[KrayZ33]

i was told the render isn't visible enough....


well I think so too actually

i bet if you place the darker side to the left, and the bright side to the right, it would be much better (with the commando still at the left side like it is now)

but the effects really do look awesome! its just that the render doesn't come out enough imho

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

well I think so too actually

i bet if you place the darker side to the left, and the bright side to the right, it would be much better (with the commando still at the left side like it is now)

but the effects really do look awesome! its just that the render doesn't come out enough imho

sounds like a smart idea, however the render has the big white spot on its head originally, so i think the lighting wouldn't work if it was flipped.

[Zinobi]

HI!

I see everyone is greatly improving its good to see :)
Missing the sig scene but if anyone is wondering I have been put into the screenprinting business.... just at school lol im still poor :/

Will post some pics tomorrow :D
If anyone wants to see them that is...

[KrayZ33]

sounds like a smart idea, however the render has the big white spot on its head originally, so i think the lighting wouldn't work if it was flipped.

then make it look like the light is shining directly from behind... so that the "light" is actually the shape of the helmet and he is entering a dark room

imagine yourself to sit in a dark room, and this guy is comming in from outside where the light is burning..

make the upper left a bit darker, but leave the space directly behind him "white" (like it is now)
Its just that the helmet doesn't come out enough on the left side, it has the same colour and brightness

hmm I'll try to show what I mean, could take a while because I see how difficult it is
edit: can't do it xD

basically the same colour/patterns you use @ the right side, for the left side but you leave a small gap of "white" behind the helmet..... ahhh I don't know, it might look stupid after doing that :P so you could try to make the layer with the render have a bit more contrast, this way the render will come in front automatically

[PSJ]

You shouldn't do the render more visible Kage, looks great like it is. Once you find the render, which takes like 1.5 seconds it just jumps at you. Great work as alwys from you.

EDIT: Great touch with your name hidden like that, It's awesome to be able to discover things while watching an image for a while.

[Zinobi]

uhh pics of some of the work i've done

Vicious Gru Gru (friends' band) (http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/Zinobi/DSC_0477.jpg)
Watch (http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/Zinobi/DSC_0466.jpg)
I have never been to NY (http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/Zinobi/DSC_0016.jpg)

[Buffalobiian]

I thought that last one was really cleverly done. The others were good too, but that in in particular.

[Archangel]

I have never been to NY (http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/Zinobi/DSC_0016.jpg)

Yay Boobies XD

But seriously, very nice work

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

two new ones

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/Lawliet.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/Sora-1.png

[Buffalobiian]

I like the first one over the second. The pic's less detailed, but convey's an atmosphere rather than simply a picture like the second.

Just a layman's opinion though.

[KrayZ33]

I like the first one over the second. The pic's less detailed, but convey's an atmosphere rather than simply a picture like the second.

Just a layman's opinion though.

yes its true but its a bit "foggy". it looks a bit like what happens to a picture if you resize is too often.

[master_me]

Oh man, I haven't been here in like three months. Guys, totally awesome work.

Kage, 1st is looking wayyyy legit. Work on the lighting in the upper right a bit, make it a bit darker to match the area between the far upperleft and the render.
The second is decent; font is bugging me. Something less formal like Futura or Verdana with spacing and a small size would obviously be a prime choice. Colors are nice though.

I've only got one new work. NSFW;
[link] (http://mcfabulous27.deviantart.com/art/to-deaf-ears-for-which-I-sing-87627501)
Made it the other night in honor of a line my brother started out on; "to deaf ears for which I sing."

[IFHTT]

got bored a few minutes ago... figured I'd make a sig with a bit of a throwback to the origins of teh IFHTT...

http://kdhnet.info/iFHTTsig.png

[Spiegel]

Bravo, bravo my friend... I might just have to throw my sig back to one of the original ones I used. Call it an origins movement if you will.

[shinta|hikari]

New sig is my current. Simple, but that has always been my style. Comments are welcome.

[KrayZ33]

your sig reminds me of vegetables ^^ (I'm not kidding)

[shinta|hikari]

Is that a good thing or a bad thing? I personally hope you are a vegetarian or something.

[Archangel]

I like it but a different color around the eyes fr example might make it look better

[Carnage]

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8808/benderpp7.png

First piece of work in a while.....


Edit: Here is another.

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/6762/ttgl2kj3.png

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

nice composition on the 2nd one.

now just replace those ugly ass vector brushes with a sic pro background + effects = win.!!

[Lucifus]

Disregard....I made a signature.....and am totally ashamed of it. I lost my touch....need to brush up on my photoshop.

Edit: Well....slightly better than the last. Be gentle.


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[KrayZ33]

@ shinta

don't know myself.. it's "different" because really the first thing that came into my mind was an advertisment for paprika or something like that

but that aside, the sig is pretty good.. no unnecessary effects and not overfilled with the render itsself.

It's simple, as you said yourself... well I start to like the signature right now, but I do dislike your avatar now haha xD.

Maybe it's just too much C.C. for me, but that would be weird because I like her..hmmm dunno maybe it's just her expression she makes on it ^^

Lucifus... perfect... I *LOVE* her look on that render, is it out of the intro scene?
never saw that picture before... she looks awesome with this "smile" (well it's a smile isn't it?) looking down at me ^^ (this would be a perfect avatar btw :P)

[Buffalobiian]

It's simple, as you said yourself... well I start to like the signature right now, but I do dislike your avatar now haha xD

That's because the avatar looks like it's out of proportion.

[shinta|hikari]

@Krayz - Just changed my avatar. I hope this is more to your liking.

Wait, is that paprika the anime movie or paprika the spice???

[Carnage]

nice composition on the 2nd one.

now just replace those ugly ass vector brushes with a sic pro background + effects = win.!!


Lol, I'll get out of my vector phase on the next one :p

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

new sig... who likes my chaos emerald i made from scratch? funny it came out lookin a little like a c4d render ;p

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/silverBW-1.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/silverr.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/silverBW.png

those reverse gradient maps just look way too sick, had to post em.

[Archangel]

That black one looks awesome. It's like an evil Super Sonic, but can't u add red eyes to make it perfect?

[KrayZ33]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/silverBW.png


this one looks so awesome I copied and edited it a bit myself... you get such nice result with very little effort! you get some really nice stuff just by adding a little colour into it.

(don't worry I wont "steal" it I just did it because it was fun ^^)

you should really try to improve it a bit more, its worth it

I made like 2 clicks and it became something like this (http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/3456/silve22rbw22222rv1.png) (you need to fix the name but hey that shouldn't be a problem)
I don't know but I prefer darker signatures

I'd love to see you working on the last one a bit more and add some nice colours/effects because at the moment your third one is really *too* dark and you can't see much detail ^^

btw archi, when are you going to fullfill my sig/ava request 8[?

[Archangel]

Holy crap i totally forgot kray!!!!

I'm really sorry i'll get on it ASAP.

[Lucifus]

First one in forever.

I got you on that request after I get back from seeing Wanted RZ.


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[shinta|hikari]

New wallpaper from CGR2

Hell's Irony (http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/shinta617/HellsIrony-1.jpg)

[Archangel]

Sorry dude but i'm just not digging that one :(

The flames look too fake, the image doesn't look very clean and even the clouds look weird. That's just my opinion ofc.

[shinta|hikari]

New C.C. wall.

Fetish (http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/shinta617/fetish.jpg)

Comments and criticisms are welcome.

[Archangel]

Much better :)

I like that Blurry/old effect you gave it it looks great and it matches both the pic and the bg. 8/10

[Junior]

8.5/10

CC is pretty sexy~ <3 I should get around to watching that anime...

[shinta|hikari]

Thanks for the comments!

[Lucifus]

CC Fetish.....I love you Shinta. :D

[Lucifus]

A coupe trails. After this, I reckon i'm done with this style; time to move on.


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[Koyuki]

Really nice mate. Both good and bad you're moving on, you're really good at it. But it will be nice to see something fresh too.

Nice claymore images. Haven't seen those two before. Gotta download the manga :S

[Lucifus]

Heh, the first ones not a real claymore; created by someone who loves Claymore just a tidbit too much. LoLz.

Thanks for the comments.

[RyougaZell]

Love the Elfen Lied one. Its great.

[KitKat]

Isn't it about time you made us a new tutorial for our languishing tutorial thread, Luci? Gorgeous work as always, although you might want to mix up your render placement a bit. The centre isn't always the best place to put a render. Make use of a little assymetry, and you can get some nice visual effects.

[staffcc]

I really agree with what Kitkat said. You should share that talent more Lucifus!

I know I didn't make it, but I'm here to brag about my new signature and avatar! Credit goes to you-know-who... Thanks again! :o :)

[NM]

Had a little inspiration to do a simple wallpaper after watching Soul Eater episode 18:

http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=souleaterve9.jpg

Nothing fancy, just found a nice colored manga scan of the team and added them in and took out the Japanese text (in the bottom) so I can place the Soul Eater logo in the middle.

[Archangel]

Wow its simple and yet it looks awesome. Looks like an official wallpaper and everything :D Great job dude

[Buffalobiian]

That took so long to load on 64kbps, but was so worth the wait. Very nice indeed, and I shall steal that for my desktop as soon as I'm tired of my current. :D

[NM]

Hehe, thanks guys. Though I can't really take all the credit for it.

This was the original (found another one that was 1024 X 768, this is 800 X 600). (http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/4305/wallpaper800dt1.jpg)

All I did was add in Maka and everyone else on the left hand side (and edited the Japanese text). The original seemed so plain so I thought I could do some more with it. Tried to align the images as best as I could so there was still room for adding icons.

I guess you guys don't see too many people making wallpapers in this thread eh? I used to make a bunch of them when I whored out on photoshop. :p

@Buff: Don't forget to show it off in the Desktop thread when you do. :D

[Archangel]

Just 1 thing i noticed, maybe u could also get some room to post the cat witch in human form on the left so it looks perfect :D

[NM]

Those pictures were from the manga actually. I went looking for them after the last episode (see the ending of the last episode). Only Blair was missing.

But actually, I kind of wanted to take out Neko-Blair from there; was kind of just going for the technicians and weapons. But if I do that then part of Patty's feet gets cut off with it. So I just went with what was there already.

Maybe if I'm inclined to do another Soul Eater wallpaper (completely from scratch), I'll see if I can fit in Blair's witch form. SE is like my newest favorite anime right now so it might happen. :D

EDIT: Image of the team that I found from the manga (http://static2.animepaper.net/upload/thumbs/wallpapers/Soul-Eater/%5Blarge%5D%5BAnimePaper%5Dwallpapers_Soul-Eater_swordofhiei(1.33)__THISRES__77428.jpg)

[staffcc]

I just saw it right now... and wow! Excellent job on the wallpaper, NM! I really like how it looks so clean and neat, without the extra stuff that usually makes other wallpapers all cluttered up. :)

[Board of Command]

It's been a LONG LONG TIME since I posted in this thread. Anyway, here's my new wallpaper:

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/4566/jokergothamiu2.th.jpg (http://img241.imageshack.us/my.php?image=jokergothamiu2.jpg)

As usual, my wallpaper consists mostly of black and other dark colors. I tried adding shadows but that didn't turn out too well.

[Lucifus]

I bloody approve! Well done, now make that 2048 * 1536 so I can use er and good night.

Anarchy!

[Board of Command]

The source was only 1600x1200, so stretching it would make it fuzzy.

[Alhuin]

It's been a few years since I've been here, but I recently started getting back into Photoshop and figured I could post a sig. It needs some work, like with the text, but I think it's pretty good for a first (in a long time).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Alhuin/Sigs/Claymoresig.jpg

[shinta|hikari]

Just made a new sig and ava with the new characters this season. I went for the really simple but cute approach.

EDIT: Forgot to mention that they are the ones I am currently using.

[Alhuin]

I really like the Tear sig. Simple yet elegant. The hearts are what drew my attention first. Did you use a screen cap or render and make your own background? In any case, it is definitely kawaii. Not really feeling the Kannagi ava though. Just seems too... plain...

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

not so much anime as it is... rapper. but i haven't made anything in months so heres something from the Kage collection:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/LilWayne-2.png

You like!?!?

[Lucifus]

Nicely done Kage, nice to see another member branching out of just anime signatures.

I like. :cool:

Havn't touched a anime picture in some months.

In tribute to one of the koolest heroine characters ever.

My current set.

[Alhuin]

I've only watched the first episode of Casshern SINS, but somehow I immediately knew that's what your set was from. The art style is what gives it away. Not really liking the bg on the sides... the right side of it just seems to stop at a horizontal line... the left side flows much better. Love the render though, and your ava is great.

Kage, long time no see... great sig, the effects are amazing. I don't really care much for rap, so I can't really comment on the render. But keep it up.

I need to get back to Photoshop myself... I had to get a new hard drive since my old one crashed, and I haven't found a valid torrent of CS3 yet. I might just have to break down and reinstall CS2. Are there any major differences between them?

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

im thinkin the sig would be better if you made the blur more subtle. Dont lessen it, just regular or guassian blur the motion blur. Woah lots of blur.

bg looks fine, then again anything blurred in the bg usually does... the colors are bleh IMO i'd change em up.

and thanks Al ;D hope you get your photoshop up and running soon so I can see some more of your work. As to your question, idk, im still using CS myself.

[KitKat]

Luci, I agree with Kage on the colours. Nice sig overall, but I have an aversion to pastels.

Kage, excellent work. I especially like how well your text fits.

Alhuin, I haven't tried CS3, but I'm guessing that unless you're dissatisfied with CS2, there isn't a pressing need to switch. CS2 is pretty good for being able to do everything that it needs to do for making a sig. The important thing is getting one of them installed and doing some gfx work again :cool:

[Alhuin]

Yeah... I'll probably just go back to CS2 for now. The one copy of CS3 that looked valid that I downloaded ended up being a virus. That was a bad day.

Anyways, when I get it up and running I'll be sure to post some products. Before I had my HDD crash I had a nice Gaara sig in the making, and a v2 of my Claymore sig that I posted on the previous page, plus some other various pieces.

[KrayZ33]

Nicely done Kage, nice to see another member branching out of just anime signatures.

I like. :cool:

Havn't touched a anime picture in some months.

In tribute to one of the koolest heroine characters ever.

My current set.


what render/scans/pictures did you use.. or where did you get them from? I'm looking for some Casshern pictures for a while (for example when he went berserk with this nice "red" comic-style background) but could only find 2 pictures yet (which weren't really usefull).

Or did you make the pictures yourself with screenshots etc?

[Alhuin]

Well, I finally found a version of CS3 that worked... I think. At least, it hasn't given me any problems yet. Anyways, here's one from me... a v2 of my Claymore sig (that I mentioned earlier).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Alhuin/Sigs/Claymoresig-1.jpg

I feel it's much better than the first, but I'm still iffy about some things. Namely, the text. I never was really good with text.

[Buffalobiian]

Well, I finally found a version of CS3 that worked... I think. At least, it hasn't given me any problems yet. Anyways, here's one from me... a v2 of my Claymore sig (that I mentioned earlier).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Alhuin/Sigs/Claymoresig-1.jpg

I feel it's much better than the first, but I'm still iffy about some things. Namely, the text. I never was really good with text.

Looking good !!

The text is the main problem. You can barely read it. Lighten the tone so all the letters are the same shade as the C, if not more, and play around from there.

I see you've used an edgy/rugged font for the words. It's nice, and I like it. Enhance that rugged feel by firstly lightening it to give it more contrast against the darker black, then make the edges a darker border again to make it feel as if the words are etched/carved/sunken into the background like rock. I can see the back's not meant to be a cliff or any sort of "rock", but I feel the effect would look good.

Anyway, there's some suggestion from a noob ;)

Looking forward to your next version!

[Alhuin]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Alhuin/Sigs/Claymoresigver2.jpg

How's this? I lightened the text and made it more defining. If it's still too dark, I apologize... on my screen it's clearly visible (as was the last one), but everyone's screen brightness is different, so I can't really judge.

In any case, this will probably be my last revision for awhile. I want to work on some different pieces.

[shinta|hikari]

New sig from Kannagi. I tried making it look more serious than my previous sig, but still keep it simple. Comments and criticisms are welcome!

[Nadouku]

Nicely done, loving the celestial feel to it.

[Lyzuu]

Great work, nice touch.

[Zinobi]

Granted im horrible at keeping track of time and im too lazy to check the last post i remember seeing.
I havent checked the forums in a long time and there has been maybe ten posts since then in this thread.
Umm... please become active again?
i promise to post a picture of something. Maybe I'll even post a new sig.

[Alhuin]

I, too, remember when this thread used to be actively active. Kage, PSJ, Foomanchew, a50, and several others.... Hell, I remember when Lucifus first started posting sigs. This thread was the only reason I posted on the forums back then, to be honest.

Anyways, here's a new one from me. I used a lot of different techniques from a lot of different tuts. No idea who the render is of, or what it's from... but I thought it was cool so I decided to use it. I tried to give it a "sunset" feel. Don't know if I succeeded. Like all my other sigs, I'll probably make some revisions before it's final, and I upload it to my deviantART.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Alhuin/Sigs/Red-EyeGirl.jpg

Comments appreciated.

[shinta|hikari]

I like it. I've always had a preference for sunset themes, and the whole image is smooth but clear.

[Lucifus]

@ Alhuin: Very nice Alhuin, single 1 px border look superb on that one.

My only suggestion would be to bring out some of the color in the center of the render, still desaturated mind you, but it would look magnificent with the sunset lighting and you'd also be able to read your name.:D Good job.



@ Zinobi: "Umm... please become active again?"

Done from one of the best DevArt thingies I've ever seen.


http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/2417/autumnxd4.png

And of course......


http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/7916/c2nationgb6.png

I'll see if I can get some more in later tonight. In fact, think Ryouga's been waiting on a couple requests....

[Zinobi]

ill think about it ;p

[Alhuin]

@ Lucifus: I revamped my "sunset" sig and made my name more visible and tried to darken the center of the render some more, like you suggested. I won't post it here, since it's such a small change, but I should have it up on my DA page within the next couple of days if anyone wants to see it.

Anyways, this is my latest.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Alhuin/Sigs/WakingUp.jpg

I tried to go with a different style of border here, since the single, black, 1px border didn't look good enough on it. It's my first time trying a different style border, so it probably still needs some work. I may also need to replace the background (I can see how it would feel bland to some people). But, wanted to get some criticism from others before I made finishing touches.

PS... Great sigs Luc, I especially like the CC one.
PSS... If it's hard to read my name on this one too, I apologize. My screen's brightness is pretty high.

[Buffalobiian]

I don't mind your border at all. It's a very light (as oppose to heavy) that suits your atmosphere IMO. The simplicity of the sig is also very refreshing.

Your name is hard to make out on my display, but as long as it looks fine on yours, that's all that matter, right?

[Lucifus]

Hey man, I'll tell it to you straight. I've always tried to pack much new techiniques as I can learn into signatures to refresh the style, the the outcomes always the same.

Nothing beats simplicity. I mean look at Shinta's lastest. Effing beautiful!
Keep it up Alhuin, I like your lastest.

I demand anyone who has some inkling of photoshop, hell even download it if you have to, contribute to this thread! It needs revival!

[Alhuin]

I might still mess around with the border some, but if you all like if for it's simplicity, then I guess it's done. Gonna post it on another forum and see what they say. I have a few more that I'm working on... but I can't finish them yet because I'm running out of ideas to keep them "fresh". Gonna look around at some more tuts probably tonight or tomorrow.

I'd like to make a new one to use here, but it's so hard to work with a 100px height restriction (I've tried at least 4 different sigs, but nothing is coming out right).

And I second the motion for anyone/everyone with Photoshop skills (novice or professional) to crank out a few pages worth of sig revival.

[Lucifus]

Well, heres another contribution.

Tribute to Shinta (Love your lastest, heres my attempt at a remake), Fallout 3, Ah My Goddess, and Gotwoot.


http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9162/lucifusshintaremakejw0.png

[Lucifus]

Heres another:
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/4340/riderlucifusde7.png

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/3536/lucifusnerinelm8.png

Edit: Whoopsie...double post, my bad. I thought in my mind Shinta had made a post but it was a rep. -_-

[Zinobi]

I'm somewhat active luci :P
http://forums.gotwoot.net/gallery/files/8/3/6/4/new.jpg

[shinta|hikari]

Superb Nerine sig Luc. The colour contrast is just astounding. I also like the other one, though I would have preferred an image with her square pupils visible.

[Lucifus]

Done at school on a Mac.....Why dont they right click...I swear to god.

I'll edit her at home, this isn't a final copy. =P


http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/817/c2fq9.png

[Archangel]

Done at school on a Mac.....Why dont they right click...I swear to god.

I'll edit her at home, this isn't a final copy. =P


http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/817/c2fq9.png

Did i mention i've recently become a pathetic CC fanboy?

U THE MAN LUCIFUS!!

[shinta|hikari]

I like it, but if you bring the render closer it might look even better. She looks a bit too small for the sig, IMHO.

[Lucifus]

Bah....this is ridiculous. How did this thread die? We now barely have 3 people frequenting it, and if their are others, there are no posts. =(

Frigging lurkers! Burn in hell! We need new meat in the Photoshop junction.

Edit: BTW, Zinobi, you certainly have a interesting style. =P I like though. =)

Edit2: Chirst, I can go back a hundred pages and more and remember near every signature. So awesome.

Shinta, your lastest reminded me of this ancient one by IFHTT.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/habighk/amgsig1.png

[Zinobi]

I get one comment.
And a good rep too i suppose.
but still i cant expect much more from such an inactive thread...

GET IN GEAR YOU LAZY BUMS! DO YOUR JOB!

[Alhuin]

@ Lucifus... I really really like the Rider sig... a great render, and an amazing background. Might I ask what effects you used on it? Or was it originally like that? Text looks good as always. As for the Nerine sig, I don't really like it, mostly because of the background. I just don't feel it fits the render. I think it would look a lot better on a smaller canvas with maybe like.. a snowy background, or a "cool" background (cool as in temperature)... or something. The render and text are nice though. As for your Belldandy sig... wonderful, I just don't like the black brush strokes at the bottom. Doesn't feel right in the sig. It draws my interest away from the focal point. Of course, upon closer inspection, it looks as though that may be a part of the actual background stock, and if so, I guess there's not much you can do. And lastly, your CC sig... I like it, but like Shinta said, would probably look better with the render closer. The background looks amazing, and I respect you for being able to pull off a wonderful sig on a Mac (I haven't used a Mac, but I imagine if you can't right click, it's difficult enough to Photoshop). I don't really like the text on it though... or at least the "thy will be done" part. And I think you should try to blend the render in a bit more, especially around her hair. I can see a lot of choppiness.

@ Zinobi: I'm liking your style, but I have a few issues with the sig. First of all, I suggest making your name a little less visible. Try lowering the opacity on it, or set it to soft light... try to make it blend it a little bit more so it doesn't draw interest away from your focal point. I like your idea of the brushing on his hand/gun to kinda make it "stick out", but the brushing you used kinda looks like someone took a 1px pencil on white and scribbled to try and make it look like brushing. I recommend going to deviantart and downloading some brushes... there are plenty out there with a brush in them that would look amazing for the effect you were going for. The background seems a little weird for the render, but it looks cool. As well as the border, though I'm just not used to using that style of border. The sig has great potential. Keep up the good work, and take a look at some tutorials. They're a great way to learn new techniques and keep your sigs looking fresh, as well as improving a lot faster than by just you're own experimentation. :)

EDIT: As for some new sigs for me... I've been busy the past couple of days, so haven't really finished any. But I have a few in the making. Still looking for ways to improve though, so it may be awhile before I finish another one. And, I'm still on a quest to find a reputable sig to replace my current on the forums. Haha...

[Zinobi]

Umm.. thanks.
But next time just dont think im oblivious to where things are and how to acquire other skills.
I'm not new to this. Remember that please.

[Alhuin]

I never said you were new man... I was just trying to provide resources for improvement. Just part of my criticism.

[Nadouku]

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[Alhuin]

The first one is great, Nad. I like the texture of it, and the simplicity/calmness. The text feels a bit out of place (at that spot), but it's not bad. Everything seems to flow nicely. I just recommend putting your name in there somewhere (don't want anyone bogarting your style... haha). The second one I'm not feeling so much. The render needs to be more of the main focal point, so I recommend making it more centralized and a bit bigger. Everything after that, though, I'm at a loss for.

Keep up the good work and look forward to seeing more. Don't forget to look online for some tuts if you want to try out some new techniques. :)

Edit: Oh, and by the way... I don't know if you are a beginner or not.. but you're doing a great job (I got in trouble before for "assuming" such nonsense!)...:p

[Nadouku]

Keep up the good work and look forward to seeing more. Don't forget to look online for some tuts if you want to try out some new techniques. :)

I'll look for some tutorials and whatnot, but I'm more into Wallpapers. See the signature? It's low quality because I didn't spend time to redesign it. Thanks for the advices. :D

[Lucifus]

Heh, I like the first and love your current. The render is adorable.

You should totally post another, or a wallpaper even. If ya do I'll see what I can churn out.
Lets breed some life into this thread.

For now, I'ma go own CSS.

[Nadouku]

These pictures have been removed.

[Alhuin]

If you can guess what Wallpaper 3 is, I'll give you a cookie. :)

Oh snap... it's an XP (or maybe Vista) Dango family! I win, right?

Great wallpapers by the way.

[Lucifus]

Straight up Windows Dango family. xD

Alrighty, lets see what I can churn out eh.

Its thanksgiving, past midnight and im in photoshop. I feel so sad....

[Nadouku]

Oh snap... it's an XP (or maybe Vista) Dango family! I win, right?


Straight up Windows Dango family. xD

Both you and Lucifus get a free cookie! Happy Thanksgiving! ;)

[Nadouku]

These pictures have been removed.

[shinta|hikari]

I like the style, especially on the first one. I think you can use better BGs with your second and third one and apply the same sig style to produce even better sigs.

New sig

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/shinta617/LeapofFaith.jpg

I tried a different approach compared to the last Nagi sig, which was more soft and tranquil, while this one is dynamic. As always, I try to keep it as simple as possible. Comments please!

[Nadouku]

I like it! I'll post some more signatures and/or wallpapers, maybe. :D

[Alhuin]

@shinta: I'm gonna have to take the bad rep for this, but I'm not really liking your latest sig. The style/simplicity is great, but I don't think it compares to your previous. It may just be because I dislike the colour brown, and the majority of the focal in the sig is the brown of her boots. But, in terms of flow, using your words, your last was more "soft and tranquil". That's the kinda style I like. I do like the kanji though (which I'm guessing either means "Kannagi" or "Nagi-sama", or just, your name). Keep up the good work! :)

@ Nad: Your sigs are looking better. I like the background on the first one, but seeing as how I have the wallpaper that your second sig comes from, I'm wondering... do you just crop out a piece of wallpaper for your sigs? You're doing fine making them look simplistic yet elegant for what you have shown, but I just want to say don't be afraid to use some cut out renders and make your own backgrounds. :) Your drop shadow + grey stroke on the border is similar to a past technique from me (well, the drop shadow part at least)... so I'm liking it. Haha... You keep up the good work as well!

[Nadouku]

@ Nad: Your sigs are looking better. I like the background on the first one, but seeing as how I have the wallpaper that your second sig comes from, I'm wondering... do you just crop out a piece of wallpaper for your sigs? You're doing fine making them look simplistic yet elegant for what you have shown, but I just want to say don't be afraid to use some cut out renders and make your own backgrounds. :) Your drop shadow + grey stroke on the border is similar to a past technique from me (well, the drop shadow part at least)... so I'm liking it. Haha... You keep up the good work as well!

I try to keep the original source as tactful as I can, so I don't add my name or anything to it. If I modify it, it would be like adding a criss-cross or some minor blur effect. They don't make a big difference when I view them, but I guess I can try to use some techniques to an extent. :D

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

damn where my peeps?

check the new sig, new style im tryin.... nah its just simple cause I havent used photoshop in forever.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/NARUTO-3.png

[KitKat]

I'm not so much a fan of that kind of syle in general, but man, you totally nailed the text on that one. It blends with the sig really well.

[Lucifus]

Been awhile since i truly tried to make a decent signature. I've been immersing myself in other photoshop endeavors and have been having trouble making a decent signature lately.

I hopefully fixed that with this release. I'm ashamed of some of the stuff I turned out before hand; didnt even bother to post em.

I certainly got rusty. Thanks for taking care o those requests Kage, I seriously kept turning out crap with each attempt. Can't let my skills slip again.

Three of em.


http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/2981/otonashisayalucifusoc7.png

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2977/saberlilylucifusol6.png

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/244/amgbelldandylucifussg4.png

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

the lighting seems off on the first 2, the second one is still nice though. the stock photos in the bg need some more messin with IMO.

[Archangel]

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/2977/saberlilylucifusol6.png

Saber ... i miss her.

[Lucifus]

Whats off about the lighting Kage?

The Blood + one has a radial light source behind the render. I meant for that.

ArchAngel


http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/6598/archangelavaak3.png

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/740/archangelze9.png

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

thats one badass sig

[Archangel]

thats one GAR sig

Corrected :D

[Ryllharu]

I like the Lily Saber one Lucifus. I don't think the lighting is off at all, but I will say the foreground image overpowers the bg a little bit. She'd need to be a little bit more translucent to match more appropriately. Nothing more than 10%.

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

isnt that another way of saying the lighting is off?

thats what i meant at least

[Ryllharu]

I don't consider "lighting" and the "transparency of a layer" to the same thing personally. They are two totally different facets of techinical principles of photography/image manipulation.

You can't really achieve an effect like transparency with lighting, it is part of the exposure or development process (done with a short/partial double exposure to the negative, or projecting an image onto the print from the negative in a similar way).

[Lucifus]

Argh; upon my return to photoshop, I forgot an iron clad rule the members of GotWoot had one beaten into me...

Save PSDs...

Think I'll just recreate another signature with this render.

Thanks for the clarification Ryllharu. By the way, If i'm not mistaken, this is your first venture into this section? xD

Or perhaps before I joined.

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

well I dont wanna really get too technical but..

I don't consider "lighting" and the "transparency of a layer" to the same thing personally. They are two totally different facets of techinical principles of photography/image manipulation.

You can't really achieve an effect like transparency with lighting, it is part of the exposure or development process (done with a short/partial double exposure to the negative, or projecting an image onto the print from the negative in a similar way).

there now its cleeean

if the render doesn't look like it belongs to the point where it needs to be lower in opacity, or "translucent". Then the relevant lighting between bg and render is off... no? And that would just be a way to maybe solve the problem...

[Ryllharu]

if the render doesn't look like it belongs to the point where it needs to be lower in opacity, or "translucent". Then the relevant lighting between bg and render is off... no? And that would just be a way to maybe solve the problem...
....Not really. Perhaps if you had said "lighting of the foreground respective to the bg" (as the affect can be done in post-processing) but that wasn't really the issue, as the term "lighting" still inaccurately describes opacity. Opacity is entirely dependent on what in traditional film is called exposure time.

Take this terrible MS Paint illustration I produced.
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/2822/photoeffectsax3.jpg
Lighting really has almost nothing to do with the appearance of the image, but rather the content WITHIN the image. There are plenty of post-processing "lighting" effects in PS, but those still don't affect the opacity of the actual image.

A difference in terminology I suppose. Blame my background in traditional photography dating back to elementary school Tech Ed courses.


By the way, If i'm not mistaken, this is your first venture into this section? xD

Or perhaps before I joined.This quite probably would be the first. Since I'm one of the holdouts who never uses signatures (in this or any other forums), I can't say I spend a great deal of time in this section.

EDIT: By the way, I am going to stop driving this thread off-topic with this post. This content belongs in another thread.

But anyone can use my terrible image for a sig if they really want to. :)

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

this thread is usually dead so i think youre good to talk pretty much anything...


but geeeez guY. thanks for the diagrams, glad to see you had art class too :D


all i read was "you didnt say respective lighting instead of relative." and a little bit of blood shot out my ear.

"Lighting really has almost nothing to do with the appearance of the image, but rather the content WITHIN the image." Whaaaaaa?

idk bra maybe you shouldnt try to apply your photography lessons from elementary school to sigs?


I was wrong when i first used the 'lighting' term, true..... what i meant was the brightness-contrast. But if you REALLY wanna get technical with me, lighting is also used to refer to how much reflective light shines onto the image. And with signatures its especially hard to actually fuck up the lighting you were so kind to draw us a picture of. Since its such a small workspace you can basically ignore that detail and worry about more important things such as contours and value. But yeaaaah looking at the sig I still say the lightings screwy, in every sense of the word. So screwed that you couldnt fix it with a quick opacity change.

Sorry lucifus, didnt wanna crush your hopes and dreams but he made me do it.

[Lucifus]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/NARUTO-3.png

Get your monitor checked. ~_~

[LaZie]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b273/LaZieKiD/Zack3.jpg

Yeah I need lots of work :p

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/NARUTO-3.png

Get your monitor checked. ~_~

i guess you didnt read my last post?

and if you didnt like something about my sig why not tell me? thought that was the point of posting em to get some advice and different points of view... not to jerk each other off

[Archangel]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b273/LaZieKiD/Zack3.jpg

Yeah I need lots of work :p

Dont you dare change anything about it, it looks awesome.

Zack owns :D


i guess you didnt read my last post?

and if you didnt like something about my sig why not tell me? thought that was the point of posting em to get some advice and different points of view... not to jerk each other off

I dont think he was dissing your sig kage, the fact is that if anyones sig has weird lighting it's yours, and it may very well be because if your pc monitor.

Im not saying it's a bad sig, personally i like it ( the colors, not naruto ), but its too bright.

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

well the truth is that sig doesnt have any actual lighting. it wasnt meant to be a mock photo with a couple effects splashed around.

this is getting old but uhh <3333

[KitKat]

Inspired by LaZie's Zack sig, I made a Yuffie one for myself. Also, did a Bebop request for Mugen. Suggestions or comments?

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d125/engphysgirl/sigs/Mugen.jpg

[Nadouku]

Nice! Lovin' your artworks! I'm gonna make a new avatar and signature tomorrow. :D

[LaZie]

Glad I could inspire you guys :p. And Zack is indeed awesome!

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/sasuke.png

worthy of being my sig?

[Ryllharu]

It's got the the same problem that Archie had with the last one. This time it is only on the right side, but it is way too bright. It ruins the contrast of the rest of the image, washing out any details.

It's a really nice render though.

[Archangel]

It's got the the same problem that Archie had with the last one. This time it is only on the right side, but it is way too bright. It ruins the contrast of the rest of the image, washing out any details.

It's a really nice render though.

I agree with every single thing you said Ryu ( this is your nickname now )

I would also move the text a bit to the left

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

thanks for your help. here's what i came up with...

before
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/sasuke.png

after
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/sasukee.png


ahhh now its too dark. or overcontrasted actually

[Archangel]

Actually i think its pretty good Kage

I would move the text a lil bit more to the left and just a tad up but thats just my personal opinion, its great as it is.

[RyougaZell]

Inspired by LaZie's Zack sig, I made a Yuffie one for myself. Also, did a Bebop request for Mugen. Suggestions or comments?



Looking great!! Both sigs, but I like your Yuffie one more. And love the new Kairi avatar.

[KitKat]

And love the new Kairi avatar.
Hey thanks! I shamelessly cropped it right out of a fanart I found, hehe. I need to fix it though, because colour-wise it doesn't match my sig at all. If I was less lazy I'd actually cut out Kairi and do something interesting with it, but realistically, I'll probably just apply some colour balancing.

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

liking the new sig kitkat, the colors are warm and it all works together real well. only crit would be the text but thats not worth editing it so yeaah...




new WP.. all default brushes.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/HallelujahUncopy.png


not quite where i want it yet.... lookin at it now again, it needs some more colours around the top. but other than that i feel like i conveyed the idea pretty well. not bad for someone whos only good with sigs?

and no i didnt give this to anyone nor is it for anyone. supposed to read 'thank god for my love.'

[Junior]

^That's really cute. ^^ oh...Hallelujah means 'Thank God'? *didn't know*

I got my avatar from Livejournal *credited in my profile*

it's Drag Kanji from P4. I've decided to change my avatar every now and again for fun and keep lovely Rise in my signature. (Made by Kagemane_no_Jutsu )

[shinta|hikari]

@Oyabin - Even before the official request

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/shinta617/fatinavatar2.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/shinta617/fatinasig2.jpg

I hope you like it.

EDIT: Here is a shorter version of the sig. I think it looks better without the extra space, but choose whichever.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/shinta617/fatinasig3.jpg

[Lucifus]

Nice job Shinta, I second the shorter version myself.

Finally got my and rig and photoshop back up and running.

Heres two:


http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/9571/ayanamity0.png

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/2886/jaggerjacksk0.png

[Nadouku]

Very nice, though Grimmjow looks a little too happy. :p

[Alhuin]

Ehh... been away for a while. Kinda got burnt out in PS making sigs. I do that from time to time when I overuse a new technique and cant come up with anything new. But... I did recently do a photo manipulation for a friend.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Alhuin/Agehanotext-dark.jpg

I'd like to add some text to it... and I did a version with text on it, but I didnt like the way it came out. Too dark. Not to mention I've never really been good with text. Oh, and I'm aware that part of her skin appears really white... I kinda like the effect...
Anyways, here (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Alhuin/n68101788_31734048_5852.jpg) is a link to the original picture, so you can see what all I did. Any comments would be appreciated.

PS... great sigs as usual Luci.... and great sigs from everyone else as well.

[Buffalobiian]

Damn man, another "Make a GW member gay" picture? :p

Guess that means the PS did the job? It looks good.

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

whats this guy talkin about?


nice simple manip Al, i agree the text would be hard to pull off with this.
maybe do somethin else to the hand/bottom of the pic instead of blurring-smudging it like the rest of the bg. maybeee some trippy color overlays? it has good colors the way it is i just think that would make it a lot more eye catching.

[Buffalobiian]

whats this guy talkin about?

I meant at first glance he looked like a chick.

[Alhuin]

It is a chick.
That's not me.
Her hair is short in that picture.
I'm sorry I'm not another Nado... :p

@Kage: Can you give me an example of "trippy overlays" and how exactly to pull this off? I'm not advanced enough to only be able to colour-change a small part of a pic.

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

idk im not pro but what i find to work is using some brushing of the base color you want, then smudging it around with some textured brushes, any default brush will do, then set the layer blending options to something that works like overlay or lighten. the hard part is keeping your brushing interesting and eye pleasing at the same time.

your manip inspired me to start one of my own, started off as one of those 'hey look at me' facebook editions... but having a terence mckenna lecture on in the background sent me into a slightly different direction :P


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/2012wtfcopy.png


you might think its pretty ironic i'm smiling in a scene filled with serious matters... but in reality its not ironic at all, fuck this world... we failed our ancestors and now we should pay the ultimate price. good riddance.
yes my glasses were bent, got em fixed today ;D
and i decided not to upload it to my facebook, i figure for anyones whos actually gonna read any of it would rather me just talk to them about it in person.

[Archangel]

whats this guy talkin about?

You haven't read the post your pic thread in a while, have you?

[Ryllharu]

Since I feel like it, and having constructively criticized others' work here in the past, here is a sig I made some time ago for another forum (hence the improper dimensions).

Warning: Potential Fate/Stay Night spoiler (most would know anyway).
The signature Ryll once made (http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/8121/darksakurasigaf9.png)
In what way could I improve this?

I have no intention of using this sig here, so if you want it, by all means use it.

EDIT:

Here's another one just for fun (also improper dimensions).
"Dare to Dream"
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/9371/daretodreamsiggystarsvn2.png
This one is a bit oversaturated on the image side (I didn't bother to level it when I should have).

[shinta|hikari]

The Sakura one has an interesting theme, but the focus is scattered. It is usually best to keep only one side or the center of the sig as a focal point.

I definitely like your "Dare to Dream" sig. There is just a little gap in continuity (like a definite break or division) at the top middle part where the two images meet.

[Deadfire]

http://www.deadfiredesigns.com/wp-content/gallery/signatures/dfsig.png

http://www.deadfiredesigns.com/wp-content/gallery/signatures/flpd.png

New signatures.

[Archangel]

Cool, another saber fanboy

I'm a rin fanboy myself, but i love all of fsn so great sigs dude :D

[Deadfire]

Cool, another saber fanboy

I'm a rin fanboy myself, but i love all of fsn so great sigs dude :D

As I do agree Rin is much better as a model, she doesn't rank when it comes to number of renders. One of the primary reasons I use Saber.

BTW I am the gotwoot fanboy, who the fuck are you?

[Nadouku]

Hey, nice set of signatures Deadfire. Keep up the good work. :D

[KitKat]

Welcome back DF! Beautiful sigs. I'd love to see a tut on the style you used for the Fight/Dream/Protect/Love ones.

[RyougaZell]

And the Deadfire is BACK!

I specially liked the last one, the one with the 'love' title.

[Deadfire]

Hey, nice set of signatures Deadfire. Keep up the good work. :D

Thanks....


Welcome back DF! Beautiful sigs. I'd love to see a tut on the style you used for the Fight/Dream/Protect/Love ones.

Kitty!,

Indeed I've been asked more then once for the tut, however being that it would be the first time making a tut on my work. I'm sitting on my hands at the moment

On the statement of being back,

I'm thinking about it :)


And the Deadfire is BACK!

I specially liked the last one, the one with the 'love' title.

Again I'm thinking about it :)

in any case my favorite is either Dream or Fight, Dreams because of the flow, and clean simple image portrayed (more or less inner calm). And Fight because it kicks ass :p

[Lucifus]

Deadfire! Your back and in full effect! Welcome back man, I see your adventures havn't dulled your edge abit.

Really liking the first ya got out and the fight one mate. :cool:

Hows it been?

[Deadfire]

Deadfire! Your back and in full effect! Welcome back man, I see your adventures havn't dulled your edge abit.

Really liking the first ya got out and the fight one mate. :cool:

Hows it been?

It's been, I guess the only sort of detail that I can give before getting off topic.

Thanks, your work is still a bit sharper, but I'm working on it.

[Lucifus]

Two quickies. Tired o this style. Time to learn something new.

FSN Dedication.


http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1866/saberlucifusjs6.png


http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/4610/rinlucifusix8.png

[Archangel]

Not bad, but not some of your best work either Lucifus

There is too much attention being drawn into the background and not enough into lovely Saber and lovelier Rin.

Also, in the second one, it looks like you just threw the text in there without much consideration for its location.

FYI, it pisses me off that your "quickies" are better than any sig i'll ever hope to make -_-

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

new LP... left side is what i spent the most time on. its a culmination of c4d filters and smudging.

what could be better?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/IDK.png

[Ryllharu]

The transition of the smudge and blur effects into the center of the image is kind of abrupt. It works well coming in from the upper right of her (where the image is a little more textured and complex), but it looks a little awkward on smoother surfaces like her skin.

[KrayZ33]

I've never done a signature before, so this is probably not very good.. nonetheless, I'm proud of it

I somehow managed that the background looks like a broken wall... I wasn't satisfied with the background I made at first, because the right site looked like the left (which is now the wall).. it was so "empty"

If I only could remove the spiral-lines now :/

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/2114/test2mt9.png (http://imageshack.us)

(a bit more contrast)

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1188/test4wm9.png (http://imageshack.us)

what do you think?

it was a lot of fun to make it, I don't have Photoshop but "Gimp" is really good too. I think I'll try to do more at some time.

[Archangel]

Awesome for a first try dude, you seem to have a knack for render placement.

But you should really get photoshop, it's just a more fun piece of software to use.

[Deadfire]

Not much new from me

http://www.deadfiredesigns.com/wp-content/gallery/signatures/energy.png

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

idk if its from looking at sigs everyday for a while and posting my thoughts on them but a couple things come to mind I think might be of some use to you my friend....

things I dont like; the text... too much contrast... colors are blehhh, seems liek you used too much yellow and red saturation... needs a "focal point" or something to focus the attention to, doesn't necessarily have to be a render or something like that. Could create it by utilizing negative space, which you dont have much of. As for the bg, could be worse, but its kinda cluttered and doesnt have any 'flow' to it, or its all moving around in different directions making it seem chaotic and not too appealing on the eyes.

things I do like; the border. lol :P

Hope I could help :D

[IFHTT]

Haven't made a sig in a while... Been playing this VN recently...

Thus, I give you:

http://kdhnet.info/sayanoutasig.png

Nothing special.

[Archangel]

I still prefer your current sig

[Lucifus]

I personally think thats a pretty sick job you've done there iTT. The text is superb, and the bar not too intrusive. Your vocal point is as clear as can be and the lighting combined with the scanlines make for a picture perfect effect.

SAYA NO UTA is also right where it needs to be. Damn nice job mate.

[RyougaZell]

Nothing special... just the first signature I've done myself.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/RyougaZell/MisakaMikoto.png

[Buffalobiian]

I love the pose dude. If anything, you could change the background colour to increase the contrast of the text, since -Koto (the kanji) loses a bit there. Otherwise, nice! :D

[shinta|hikari]

The text in that sig seems really choppy, with the pixels showing. I would also suggest making the font smaller, so as not to make the sig look all cluttered.

Here are two new Kara no Kyoukai sigs.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/shinta617/toukosig.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/shinta617/shikisigcopy.jpg

[Lucifus]

I...want that render Shinta. I think you know the one.

In your first, though I know its what you were heading for, I'd darken the text abit and the border as well.

Mr. Zell, love the pose, but I agree with Bill. The text is holding it back just a little. I would also add a more substantial border if one already exists, because I cant see it at the moment.

[RyougaZell]

Understood. I'll see what I can do with the text. I kinda stole it from the official site, so yeah... it needs cleaning. I'll work on it tomorrow.

Thanks everyone.

[shinta|hikari]

Edited the Touko one. Added a bit more contrast, as suggested.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/shinta617/toukosig2copy.jpg

[Archangel]

Nothing special... just the first signature I've done myself.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/RyougaZell/MisakaMikoto.png

Wtf?? O_o

I kept looking for Misaka renders and i couldn't find anything, so where the hell did u get that?

[Nadouku]

Toaru Majutsu no Index-tan episodes (http://forums.gotwoot.net/showthread.php?p=419090&postcount=5). Should check it out since it's hilarious.

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

Edited the Touko one. Added a bit more contrast, as suggested.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/shinta617/toukosig2copy.jpg

really like this one.

few ideas..... different text for your name, and some more orange/red in the foreground around the girl.

[RyougaZell]

Despite Archangel doing a better one... I wanted to fix mine. Here is the result after the suggestions. Not the greatest thing... but since its my first Im kinda happy how it ended.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/RyougaZell/MisakaMikotov2.png

[Archangel]

Lol

So i copied from you and now you copied my copy? :p

It's pretty good for a first sig, keep working and you'll be a Lucifus wannabe like me in no time

[RyougaZell]

A bit you could say. I was messing with the styles since yesterday and saw that one looked good. But didn't really try it until after I saw yours.

[RyougaZell]

Suggestions are welcome

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/RyougaZell/yuzu.png

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/RyougaZell/MisakaMikotov2.png

[Nadouku]

I would lower that RyougaZell on the first one down just a little bit for even spacing, even though it's suppose to match the upper text in style. Second signature is a good improvement, and and it's fine as it is. Great work as usual, RyougaZell.

[shinta|hikari]

The Devil Survivor text does not match the RyougaZell and Yuzu ones. It would look much better with the same or similar font, but making the two names smaller and blurring them a bit to remove the tacked-on look they currently have should suffice.

[Archangel]

Lol seeing Zell's work is kinda nostalgic, it's just like my first sigs looked like

His next step will probably be render extraction

[RyougaZell]

The Devil Survivor text does not match the RyougaZell and Yuzu ones. It would look much better with the same or similar font, but making the two names smaller and blurring them a bit to remove the tacked-on look they currently have should suffice.

Any font you can recommend Shinta? Or should I just reduce the font and blur it?

Will make this until I get home at night of course.


Archie:

Render extraction?

EDIT:

Haven't really changed font size nor added blurs as recommended. I just had time after lunch (before returning to the office) to change the font to a more similar one.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v241/RyougaZell/yuzuv2.png

[KitKat]

New sig and ava. I should really branch out into some new styles one of these days...but anyways, here we are.

[shinta|hikari]

Great job! I love both of them, and that is not even because I am also a fan of the character you used.

The only thing I would ask to change would be the text for the name. Seems a little too plain compared to the rest of the sig.

[KitKat]

Yeah, well that's probably because I forgot to back up my fonts a couple months ago when I reformatted my computer, and I haven't gotten around to downloading any new fonts so I was working with default fonts. I was just so annoyed when I realized I'd forgotten that because I had a nice little collection of my favourite fonts and the task of tracking them all down again is not one I'm looking forward to.

[shinta|hikari]

New avatar and sig set (my current). I've been playing unlimited codes as of late, so I got the urge to use Saber (particularly saber lili) in my sig and ava.

Comments please!

[Nadouku]

Nice, as always. The focus and theme around Saber is natural, so her attention caught my eyes pretty quickly. Keep it up. :p

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

new sig.. _____ sage mode


ahh i should add some whiskers

[Lucifus]

Sick coloring and blending Kage. Love it.

Ya should make an ava to go with it.

[Archangel]

new sig... kyuubi sage mode


ahh i should add some whiskers

Are you sure thats allowed?

[Buffalobiian]

Are you sure thats allowed?

You know, I had a feeling, but my suspicions wouldn't have been confirmed if not for that comment. :rolleyes: Just say'n.

And nice sig Kage. Can't comment on the details, but it's pleasing.

[Kraco]

Are you sure thats allowed?

Yes, I'm afraid I've to take a dim view of it, at the present time. Later, when the anime catches up, things would change. At least if I'm interpreting correctly what's going on, not being a manga reader, myself.

So, please postpone using this sig, Kage. Quite a cool piece of art otherwise, I've to say, though.

[Nadouku]

Sickening signature, Kagemane_no_Jutsu! Some whiskers would indeed be badass, too.

[shinta|hikari]

New avatar and signature from K-ON.

Comments are welcome.

I hope people start posting here again. A new season means new material for sigs and the like.

[Nadouku]

The avatar looks quite fine, but the signature has a striking red about it. It's very... velvet.

[shinta|hikari]

but the signature has a striking red about it. It's very... velvet.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing? What do you suggest?

[Nadouku]

It's a good thing! The red shows her passion and that's pretty neat. I don't see anything else that needs adding, or in my opinion, at least.

[Marik]

I think they look awesome. Nice sig and avatar.

[Buffalobiian]

Comments are welcome.

In that case, I'll throw my thoughts out there.

Would it be better to create some contrast and separate Mio from the background in your sig there?Her flesh is distinct alright, while her hair sort of blends in to her surroundings. Not sure if that was the effect you're looking for.

[shinta|hikari]

I was actually going for that. I kind of like it when the render fades into the BG. I am now at my work PC and I am actually surprised that it still has that much definition (her hair I mean). Must be display issues I guess. Thanks for the comments.

EDIT:

New sig. Mio once again.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/shinta617/mioblacksigcopy.jpg

Really simple this time.

Also, I made a new avatar. The last one didn't match the sig.

EDIT2:

I made another version of my current. The lightness of the skin kind of bugged me, so I made one with a different tone, and a bit darker with more contrast. Which do you guys think is better?

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/shinta617/k-onsig3.jpg

[Konohamaru!]

I like the new one better. *thumbs up*

[Buffalobiian]

MioSig 1v2 is better, and looks more natural. It still maintains the contrast with the darker colours, but isn't as jarring and more pleasing to the eye.

MioSig 2 is good too. It's different to 1v2, so I really can't choose which one I like better.

And the new avatar is sick :) I'd say stick with 1v2, since it's better than 1, and matches the avatar more than the black/white sig, since they've both got a brown and messy background.

[shinta|hikari]

Thanks for the comments! Makes going through the trouble of making a sig worth it :)

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

liking the sigs hikari, keep em coming.

heres a new one from me

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v219/RockLee89/rorshachsig.jpg









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[shinta|hikari]

You seem to be going on a flame theme lately. Looks cool, even if I don't know the character in the sig.

New sig and avatar set (my current).

As always, comments please.

[Nadouku]

I like that signature, Kagemane_no_Jutsu. It gives a weird vibe of mystery and vast destruction about it. Your name seems hard to read, but other than that, it's very cool.

As for shinta|hikari's new set, it's a pleasure to look at your works. Your new avatar reminds me of how an embarassed Mio looks cute in her own way, and your new signature is good, but I liked your old one better because it had more striking contrast about it. This new one only shows so much of different colors and I think it's a little bland, in my opinion. Otherwise, it's good.

[shinta|hikari]

New sig.

Ein from Phantom.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/shinta617/einsig.jpg

Comments please!

[Buffalobiian]

@Kage: looks pretty nice, though I don't know that character neither. Looks like a dude I saw from the Watchmen trailer I think. Still, I like your Naruto one better :)



Your new signature is good, but I liked your old one better because it had more striking contrast about it. This new one only shows so much of different colors and I think it's a little bland, in my opinion. Otherwise, it's good.

@shinta: In terms of contrast, this one is much more contrasting than the other, in both colour shades, and the differentiation between the background. As for being "bland", in my opinion, it's because this one's more simpler in design, in both colour and "foreground slapped on background" feel, due to the 2D background. The previous one (Mio1v2) had more depth, due to its richer colour choice, as well as the more complex and layered background (well, it looks like it has multiple layers anyway). This new one (Mio 3v1) looks good too, much better than Mio 2v1. I think having some colour brings life into the sig, yet keeping the simple black&white feel.

The avatar is more "generic", for lack of a better term, but that doesn't mean it's bad. As Nado said, this one really captures the embarrassed Mio, as well as her cuteness. The white background lighting makes this much more suited to your current sig than MioAvatar 1v1.

This new set, in short, feels more "light".


Ein feels a bit off. I think I'd prefer if her face lacked a bit more expression, especially by toning down the sheen in her eyes, and perhaps the mouth expression? Her body taking up the majority of the sig doesn't quite feel right neither. Maybe she's just overshadowed by the Mio sigs :p

(Now I want photoshop :o)

[shinta|hikari]

New sig (my current). I was going for the line-up look in this one, simply because it fit the render so well.

Comments please!

[Archangel]

Haha i like it, it's both original and funny

All i'd change would be the background. I'd add some more length to the height lines so you could see just a bit more of the final render

[Buffalobiian]

You've got a good sense of humour shinta ;)

[Ryllharu]

Forgive my ignorance, who is the last character (from left to right)?

It looks like Mana from White Album, but I'm sure it is not.

[Nadouku]

Hmm... like Ryllharu, I've never seen that character before. Perhaps, a character that has yet been introduced? Nonetheless, it's a funny signature.

[shinta|hikari]

I actually don't know either. It was part of the render, and instead of zooming in more to remove her from the sig (which would consequently remove boobage), I opted to leave her in.

Thanks for the comments!

[Kagemane_no_Jutsu]

thanks for all the good vibes :D

your new sigs pretty serious nadoku but i think the contrast is turned up too much


shintaaa thats some funny shit... nicely done too.

[Nadouku]

Thanks. I will probably keep this set for a long time. I'm starting to like Nel even more than before as a character and hope she gets another chance at action. :p

[shinta|hikari]

New set (my current).

This thread has been dead for so long, I thought I'd try to revitalize it a bit.

Comments and criticisms are welcome.

[Nadouku]

I recognize Alice, but who's your avatar? That aside, I really like the red used here since it stands out so much. Very nice set.

[shinta|hikari]

Avatar is Alice too, just tinted red.

[Nadouku]

Hoho, she looks very different with that red tint. Surprising, indeed.

[Archangel]

Who's Alice?

[Nadouku]

She's from Pandora Hearts.

[Lucifus]

Very nice sig ya got there Shinta, I had to check out the series after seeing it and im not disappointed. ^^

Well, wiped my machine last week and lost every and all things photoshop. This is my first attempt in awhile without my usual 'equipment'. They all seem to have turned out very poorly to me. The text is just about the only redeeming quality in these. I got alot of practice to do.



http://i40.tinypic.com/2rm135h.png

http://i43.tinypic.com/wv1gnl.png

http://i41.tinypic.com/o0xsux.png


Edit: After the looking at em, I found the reason I dont like em. Too much empty space, no wonder I never used to utilize the full 500 width limit I got.

[Buffalobiian]

The emptiness goes rather well with Yin I found. It gives it a desolate feel.

[shinta|hikari]

I agree. The Yin one looks fine as it is, although I would zoom into her face a bit more. There really isn't much to see on her shoulders. Overall, great work as usual.

[Archangel]

Make a K-ON! sig, Lucifus

[Nadouku]

Nice... Yin one looks quite splendid. Keep up the good work!

[Lucifus]

Thanks for the vote of confidence guys.

Heres a few more, I definitely still need some work.

Thus far, angel would have to be my favorite.


http://i39.tinypic.com/kapzf7.png

http://i43.tinypic.com/e7ez46.png

http://i43.tinypic.com/im0w3q.png

[shinta|hikari]

I love the first and third ones. If I had to change anything, I would very slightly lessen the top space for the first one, and make the text for the third one a bit translucent. I was never a fan of DB so I will refrain from commenting on the 2nd one.

[Buffalobiian]

This will be rude. Vegeta looks retarded there, and I 100% blame the source for that.

I'd think you can use more vivid/harsh lighting on that one too. A soft glow doesn't make him very menacing.

[Carnage]

It's "prince" of all saiyans.

[Archangel]

It's "prince" of all saiyans.

Lol i noticed that one too but chose to ignore it :D

Besides by that point he's like 50 or something, so prince sounds too jovial

[Lucifus]

By request -



http://i39.tinypic.com/5cxhf7.png

http://i42.tinypic.com/2iixif.png





And Vegeta is King. -__-

But yea, that signature is horrendus. I think I'm the one who killed it. I've been tring to relearn filters etc.

[shinta|hikari]

Absolutely awesome.

[Archangel]

I think everyone knew i was gonna nab that one the moment Lucifus posted it :p

[shinta|hikari]

New sig. It is my current. Didn't add much, Just tweaked the image a bit to make it look better, and added the name. Finding the right way to place her in the sig was a pain though.

[Buffalobiian]

At first I couldn't think what was wrong.

It's the shadow on her leg. It makes it look wonky/wobbly/crooked.

Other than that, nice simple job of our recent favourite swordswoman.

[Archangel]

She's cute

From what anime did she come from?

[Marik]

Tears to Tiara

[Archangel]

I've been meaning to watch that one but the 400 Mega per episode kinda turned me off

[Marik]

You could grab the .avi versions from Solstice, they're only 177mb.

[Archangel]

I might

Can u send me a Pm with your opinion on the show pls?

[Nadouku]

Hmm, good signature, but like Bill said, that leg seems a bit wobbly.

[Buffalobiian]

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g310/shinta617/octaviasig2copy.jpg
Looks like Octavia's cleavage caused so many nosebleeds photobucket had no choice but to take it down.

[Archangel]

Hahaha xD

Man poor shinta. Use imageshack dude