I take it back then, you're a failure
Nah, the text alone is awesome
I take it back then, you're a failure
Nah, the text alone is awesome
I really like your current shinta, even if you say you didn't do much. I'm not really a fan of the different font (or at least, different style) of the "H" though. I think it makes it stick out too much. But maybe that's what you were going for. It's definitely a series I was interested in checking out as well, which is how it is for a lot of the stuff you make, ironically.
I decided to take a break from banners and work on some sigs. This is the first one I finished.
I tried some completely new things, and abandoned most of the other techniques I was familiar with. I'm not too happy with the text/font, as I've never been good with it... So I'm definitely looking for criticism on that. If I can get that fixed though, I'd say this would be one of the best I've ever done, and as such, I'm really proud of the outcome.
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It's definitely a good one. Only thing really "wrong" with the font to me is that it's erring on the subtle side, but that's the overall feel of your sig anyway.Originally Posted by Alhuin
I really like your current shinta, even if you say you didn't do much. I'm not really a fan of the different font (or at least, different style) of the "H" though. I think it makes it stick out too much. But maybe that's what you were going for. It's definitely a series I was interested in checking out as well, which is how it is for a lot of the stuff you make, ironically.
I decided to take a break from banners and work on some sigs. This is the first one I finished.
I tried some completely new things, and abandoned most of the other techniques I was familiar with. I'm not too happy with the text/font, as I've never been good with it... So I'm definitely looking for criticism on that. If I can get that fixed though, I'd say this would be one of the best I've ever done, and as such, I'm really proud of the outcome.
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Yeah, I was definitely going for a more dark and gritty image. I don't think I did too bad doing that. After some playing around, I decided I wasn't too happy with the colour either. So I've been experimenting with some gradient maps, and I came up with two versions that I really like. Still working on the text though, so when I finalize that I'll post my revisions.
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Apologies for the double post, but I wanted the thread to appear updated now that I finished the revisions.
As mentioned above, I decided on two versions. A blue toned version:
And a more neutral tone version:
The text could probably still use some slight tweaking, but I'm more or less satisfied with the results now.
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I like the neutral version.
The blue one to me looks like the sig consists of blue and black only, while the second one has shades of other colours. It reveals more details such as the b ackground and her clothing, as well as puts emphasis on her blue eye, now that the whole sig isn't blue.
The only real drawback is that the words area again not as prominent, but that's alright I think.
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They're both awesome, i'd go with an image rotator and load those 2 in there
I like the blue one better. It gives off the effect that the blue flame from her eye illuminates the sig.
Peace.
I'm glad you all liked them. I made the two versions specifically for the reasons that both shinta and Bill pointed out regarding each one. I'm still not happy with the text, now that I've had a day to clear my mind... but if I make any more changes to it, it will just be reflected in the actual sig, if I decide to use the image rotation idea (I assume you have a site in mind Arch?).
I was trying to make an ava, for a set, but I wasn't sure if I should use the same render/cut out a 100x100 section of the sig, or if I should use a different render and throw something together real quick. What do you all think?
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A different render is better. It shows that you put more effort in instead of simply cutting and pasting. It also provides more balance especially if the render is facing one side. Still, a similar colour theme and style is better. I've tried really contrasting sets before, and while comments said that they worked well alone, very few if any recognized any value in their extreme contrast.
Peace.
Use the one Zell is using
I made a quick set using some modifications of some Guild Wars screenshots to showcase my new necromancer armor that cost me pretty much all of my in-game life savings. I know, the text has issues...grrr text... any suggestions?
What would "KitKat" look like centred between the sun and the right end of the sig instead? I see that it's symetrical at the moment, with Kitkat on one side, the sun in the middle, and the girl on the other.. but it's what came to mind.
I think a large part of that is because the girl is staring off into the distance, and when following that gaze we would expect something further away (not good at explaining here...).
It's an idea, but not sure how it'll turn out. :S
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@Kit: I think it looks amazing. The background is beautiful. I second Bill's idea about the text placement though... seems like it would fit much better, and be easier to read. Congrats on your gear, as well.
@Arch: Use Zell's current what... Ava? The last time I saw it, it was some purple skull-dude thingy.... I'm not sure how that relates to BRS... =P
Also, give me a link to that image rotation site you were talking about.
@shinta: I've messed around with several different ava's over the past few days, but I haven't been able to come up with anything that I like. The closest I've gotten is one I made today, but it was with a stock photo, and the background was too light to match the style of the sigs, so I probably won't use it. Thanks for the recommendations regarding ava's though.
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I have no artistic gift that I know of, or that people could praise.
It is questionable wether I have good taste in anything.
Here's the old sig, I never really liked it, but it was the only one I was able to prepare with the 400*100 format at the time. It only involved some croping and resizing, so the difficult part was to find a picture that would fit the transformation and still mean something.
For the new one, same technique, better result? It's already in the sig, right after this message.
All the things I really like to do are either illegal, immoral, or fattening. And then: Golf.
I meant use the website Zell uses, he's currently rotating something like 10+ sigs
Haha, I fail at life then. I totally didn't realize that's what you were referring to... >_>
Edit: Also, @David: It looks beautiful. Personally, I suggest adding a border, even just a 1px black. It looks fine regardless, I'm just a border person =P
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The new sig definitely looks different David, though the only difference i can put my finger on is that it seems softened compared to the original. Did you do anything else to it that I didn't pick up?
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I know my previous set was pretty new, but I couldn't resist making a new set for the new sig and avatar restrictions. I've always wanted a larger canvass for my sigs and avatars.
My current, Kurisu Makise from Stein's;Gate again.
Peace.
Roughly the same opinion as before shinta, though i think the stylised font you had on the other sig gave it a much more mysterious feel. Not exactly suited to the current one however.
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