Sub Zero Signature (Work in Progress)

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  1. xHybr1dx

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    With this signature I decided to try a few different techniques after reading several tutorials. For the past few years it seems as if I've just been doing the same exact boring routine for every signature I made, so I guess you could say that I finally tried to "get out of my comfort zone", haha.

    I tried using C4D's, creating a light source (Think I failed hard, though), and a few other things that I've never tried before.

    I made two versions of this signature by accident, the second one actually had more effects done to it, but I think the first one is a little bit better looking. I still need to add a border and add text, which is why it's still a "work in progress".

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    2nd
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    Any suggestions would be great, thanks.
     
  2. xHybr1dx

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    31 views and no replies? :(
     
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    good
     
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    i like version 1 better :) let me know how finnished product turns out
     
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    Will do, thanks a lot for the replies! :D

    Here is a thread of some of my earlier work, do you think this new Sub Zero signature has shown improvement?

    http://www.gamerenders.com/forum/showthread.php?t=301707
     
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    I know you said you created a light source, but I don't see one. Also, careful with your compo. It looks as if you have to objects opposing each other from opposite sides. It doesn't flow very well because of this because there is no path for the eye to follow.
     
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    Ohh, I think it disappeared with the hue change, haha. I'll have to go back and make it more noticeable if I can.

    About the objects on both sides, won't it balance out better with some text on the right side? I was just going to put "Sub Zero" with my name under it, but am having trouble deciding what the text should look like. Usually I go overboard on text effects and make it too distracting, so I'm looking for something more simple. I was going to put the render in the middle of the signature, but it'd look bad because Sub Zero's arm is cut off in the original picture.

    Thanks for the reply!
     
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    Well it's not really the balance that is the issue, but more so that there is no path for the eye to follow. You want to have things in your pieces that naturally take your eye into the piece, across the focal, around the piece some more, and then back into the focal.

    Right now my eye is locked in the middle of the sig because you have two things on either side vying for attention. Moving either one more towards the middle would help solve this however
     
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    Oh ok, I understand what you're saying now. Unfortunately, the two buildings behind the Sub Zero render are apart of an image together, so I'd need to split them up in order to move one closer to the middle. So I think that I'm just going to leave it how it is now because I'm a little OCD and am afraid I might make it look worse. I'll definitely use your criticism for my future sigs, though, because what you're saying makes perfect sense.

    My only issue right now is choosing some text, because a lot of my older sigs had text that people said stood out too much and/or had too many effects used, so I guess I need to use something that's a little 'calmer', haha.
     
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    Alright, so I think this is going to be the finished version of my Sub Zero signature. I'm not sure if the text fits though, I hope it doesn't distract from the render. Like I mentioned previously, a problem I had with my earlier signatures was that I used these outrageous text effects that distracted the eyes from the main render. So, hopefully this is an improvement.

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    For my next signature, I will definitely take your advice, Whitesock. This signature is just kind of like a completely fresh starting point for me, as I'm doing things completely different than I have before.
     
  11. Za¡n

    Za¡n KEEP IT CLEAN

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    its good, try adding in some different colors though, i know when your starting out monotone is all the rage, and the fact that it's relatively easy to make a good looking tag with, but challenge yourself, and you'll grow as a designer.
     
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    That makes sense, thanks for the reply!
     

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