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Discussion in 'Signatures' started by JohanVanSteen, Apr 2, 2008.

  1. JohanVanSteen

    JohanVanSteen Active Member

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    Please be honest, it helps me make better signatures.
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  2. Strykor

    Strykor Well-Known Member

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    Well, it has no depth, no good lighting, it is too big and it has no good effects.
    To be honest, read tutorials. :D
     
  3. JohanVanSteen

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    No depth? hmmm. I used like 20 diffrent layers. I could try and use more opacity.
    I don't really know what you mean with the lightning.
    And yes I could see it is to big. Got any ideas for a good signature size?
     
  4. Hoplite_A2

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    Yeah, to be honest, they're not very good. You gotta start somewhere. ;)

    The best thing to do when you're getting starting in GFX or aren't very experianced is read tutorials. ;)
    Even though they are other people's techniques they will teach you and get you comfortable with ps. Then
    you will spark your own ideas and make your own techniques. ;)

    eat up some tuts and let's see whatcha got! :D

    Edit: Feel out a signature size.
    I would say start off with something somewhat small (275x120) or something and when you get better and
    can rip some serious smex go to a larger canvas for more workspace (400x150 or so). ;)

    Edit, edit: lol
    Depth isn't created by using more layers. I can throw a hundred layers on a sig and all I'll get is a busy, probably
    bad looking tag. :\
    Depth is created when images in the signature look further apart from each other. Like this for instance -

    This is a tag I made that has BAD depth.
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    Everything looks flat, see?

    Here's a good example now:
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    See how the building looks like it's behind spiderman? And by syncronizing the stock's perspective with the perspective
    of the render you can facilitate good depth as well. ;)

    A quick way to learn depth is to burn parts that need to be shadowed. Don't overburn though. ;)
    Look up some tuts on it. ^_^ A lot of them teach about it as it is something that can make or break a tag. ;)


    *takes a deep breath*
    Whew!
    Time to go to bed. ^_^
    Hope that helped.
     
  5. JohanVanSteen

    JohanVanSteen Active Member

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    Ah! Now I see. gonna try it right away! thx all! :P
     
  6. DarthSomething

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    I agree with the above. Needs more depth. :) It's also a bit large, hun. Also, try to not use two renders in two totally different areas of a tag, because that creates 2 separate focals, and if the text is also in a different place, that makes 3 focals. Try to create more depth and flow by using different techniques like smudging and C4Ds (check out the free tutorials section ;) ). Try using a different font too. Sans fonts like Tahoma, Arial, Calibri, Impact, Verdana, etc. Those normally work best for tags if you don't have a good font to match the theme.

    Not bad for a beginner. Keep workin, hun.
     
  7. JohanVanSteen

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    My newest signature...
    I tried going for some depth

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  8. Jord4n

    Jord4n Well-Known Member

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    eh depth is ok but the render just looks PASTED on soft brush alittle and so on
     
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    yea its ok too big tho(both of em) and no depth, the second one maybe try using motion or putting a little to the side try c4ds and maybe pentooling :)
     
  10. JohanVanSteen

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    I'm sorry whats pentooling? and c4ds?
     
  11. JL Wamm

    JL Wamm Guest

    to big for a sigg and add more depth and add more effects
     

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