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#1 fs_kalenia

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Posted 18 July 2010 - 16:46

i was advice to start a topic like this so..here it is....

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Hope its okay lol

#2 Cassafras

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Posted 18 July 2010 - 17:42

Not bad! I like the background and the effects :D

Text could be a bit closer to the focal (which is spiderman)

Blend Spiderman in a bit more (blur the edges of the render)

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#3 ajred20

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Posted 18 July 2010 - 17:54

to me the color of the text and the background don't mix so my eyes are drawn to the text instead of the whole sig

#4 fs_kalenia

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Posted 18 July 2010 - 17:58

OKay so more like this ??

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#5 Cassafras

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Posted 18 July 2010 - 18:05

Text is harder to read now. Maybe move it up a little.

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#6 fs_kalenia

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Posted 18 July 2010 - 18:08

Like this ..or is it still to hard to read ?

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#7 Cassafras

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Posted 18 July 2010 - 18:09

Better :)

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#8 fs_kalenia

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Posted 18 July 2010 - 18:10

Is it alright for the rest??
Or have i missed more steps ? :lol:

#9 Cassafras

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Posted 18 July 2010 - 18:12

Is it alright for the rest??
Or have i missed more steps ? :lol:


Hey I'm just being easy on you!

There's a lot more that you could probably try to fix (which includes depth, lighting, colors, flow, etc), but you're a beginner and I'm just working on one thing at a time with you.

Besides, the better artists could probably say more than me lol!

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#10 fs_kalenia

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Posted 18 July 2010 - 18:14

:oops: I know ppl go easy on me because i am new at it
And it does help that ppl seem to like what i can do (so far)
But ill keep learning and keep improving :D

#11 fs_kalenia

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Posted 18 July 2010 - 18:28

Maybe this is better

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Tried to put some more depth into it (donnu if i did though)

#12 Dark Archon

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Posted 18 July 2010 - 18:49

Nice to see you getting started with signatures. I think it's easier to learn concepts with a bigger canvas size that you get when making signatures.

First off though, I wanna say when picking out a render or stock image, you should try to find one which already has a well established color scheme/color harmony. I don't expect you to already know what color harmonies are, so I'll link you to a site which demonstrates them for you: http://kuler.adobe.c...eate/fromacolor. To start off, you probably only want to look at 'complimentary' themes, as the others are harder to incorporate.

The next thing I want to mention is flow, this tutorial/guide briefly demonstrates what a flow is: http://img507.images.../flowtutzo0.png. This one better demonstrates what a flow and other various aspects of tags that you want to incorporate are: http://fc01.devianta...TheInterest.png.
Looking specifically at your tag, it looks like your primary flow is going from the upper right-hand corner, to the lower left-hand corner, which is a common flow scheme. You've just got a few c4ds or brushes which contradict that; which isn't always bad if you plan it out right, but they really start to kill your flow.

The next thing I want to point out are colors, some of the 'red' looks too strong, as if it just slaps you on the face. As I mentioned earlier, you should try to use an intial render or stock image which already has a good multicolor color scheme, it'll make your life easier when constructing a color table for colors you want to add into your sig. Once you have your render, look specifically for c4ds/fractals/stock images which compliment upon those colors, and make use of those (you also want them to complement with your flow, remember you can always remove 'bad parts' with respect to your tag using a soft eraser brush hardness = 0>).

While lighting is probably the next thing I'd touch upon in a critique here, I'd like to say it's well worth your time to focus on the other points I brought up before getting to lighting in tags. So I'll end the critique by saying you can add a decent amount of depth to your focal in a tag by applying the image to a layer before adding your text layer and sharpening it, then erasing over everything but your focal; then following that up with another applied image where you do a soft Gaussian or lens blur (radius < 1px) and erase over your focal.

All in all, this is a great tag for your current skill level with PhotoShop, and I'm looking forward to seeing any improvements or new tags you create upon reading this,
Xel. ^^

#13 fs_kalenia

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Posted 18 July 2010 - 23:25

Well ..I made this keeping in mind the things ive learned about flow and depth ...could you look at it and C&C again please ?

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Both Cassafras and darkarchon you both help me a lot :D


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