New Sigs From A New Ps User.

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  1. Savageplayer

    Savageplayer Well-Known Member

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    hey these are my first sigs and i would like some constructive critiisism and advice for next time and such.

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    please some comments
     
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    Not bad, kind of monotone, and you should work on your text.

    but good try, and keep em' comin. XD
     
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    thx. i used the wrong font on the bottom one.
     
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    comments!
     
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    First thing that I want to point out is that monotone is not always bad!! However, sigs usually look nicer with more than a one-colour scheme. Certain colours compliment each other well. Some people can see complimentions better than others. If you cannot, look here: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/art/label...eel/answers.GIF

    Moving on, layers are the key to computer gfx (graphics). Your render is the focal point of the siggy. This means that your headless horseman and your 'head' (because I don't know what its name is) should not be covered up by layers that pale, block, or add distracting effects over them. Now, blending of the render is important...I am not saying do not add layers over the top of the render...just do not distract too much from the render. (look up tutorials on blending...there are probably many good ones on this site...the smudge tool can be an effective blender). The 'head' sig looks like it has a layer that pales it...and the lightning looking stuff around it is almost sharper then the render itself and takes away from the focal...the text is also lighter and sharper. The headless horseman one is not AS bad, because that layer looks like rain or something. However, the brushing on the left side does not flow well with the render...I will cover flow later.

    Render placement is also important. It can make or break the balance of a sig. For example, your headless horseman render is to the right, but you balanced it out by adding c4d's or brushing to the left...good call. On the second sig the balance is fairly good.

    Lighting is one of the most important factors in making a sig looks 'real'...The only real lightsource that I can find on either sig is the thing that looks a little like a moon buried beneath the brushing or c4d of the headless horseman sig. Look at your render in that one...The horseman is lit on his left side...our right...so the moon should be over there...or just add a different lightsource instead of the moon if you want. I cant see where the lighting should be on the bottom one because it is paled by the top-layer...but judging from contours, peaks, and shadows on his face I would say on the right, low, and near his face. Look up some tutorials (tuts) on lighting as well.

    Text can be worked on...remember that the text is NOT the focal. The render is...do not make the text the main focal. Make it smallish and not as sharp as render. Simple text is good...once you get good at blending a render into the background, then you can start doing the same with your text. Pick text colors that match with the rest of your sig. Text in horseman sig is decent...although placement is questionable. And text in other one is kind of distracting...maybe just because render is not really fully focal.

    All of these things can be worked on and improved fairly easily. Use tutorials!! I cannot stresss this enough. LOTS of people know what they are talking about. So, listen to them. They make the tuts to help :)

    Sorry to hit you with so much at once. Wanted to give you some good CnC seeing as your new at PS. Take the time to learn everything well and then build off of the basic knowledge I've just showed you with other tuts and tricks that you will pick up on your journey to perfection :)

    Best of luck in the future,
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    wow thank you very much. i really appreciate all that. i will work on that in the future
     

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