The Signature Showcase Thread

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Hi guys,

I'm here to ask equity again for a new sig... well actually it's just a retouch of my current one.

I just need to have my character on my sig (which is pretty much outdated by now) replaced with this one:



That's the same character, only 20 levels higher than he was when Equity did my current sig. I know he looks kinda funny, as it looks like he has tripped over a rock as he was running around LOL! But he's actually gliding in this picture. That's just how Psykeepers in Flyff move about.

Anyway, just a photo swap really, but the rest of the stuff on the sig doesn't need to be changed. Oh & that pink bit that looks like it's jutting out of the character's ass, that's part of the wand or scepter he is holding LOL!

 

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your lucky i keep the files of things i do, just looked and i still have it so if you really want i can just do a swap out of the character if that's what you want

 

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LOL!

Thanks Equity, yes that's all I need the characters being swapped

Oh & Merry Christmas to you buddy, hope you & your Family had a great Christmas

 

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Sooo... I've been playing with gimp recently... :

 

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new thing... thoughts?

EDITA;

 

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They're pretty nice nex, i love your effects?

As i said in another thread, i finally switched to GIMP and made some new things to get used to it.
What do you guys think of these ?

 

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does gimp have layer effects? you should try adding depth by using C4Ds and textures. The renders just look stuck on try blending them a bit more.

1.i'd tone down the saturation/contrast on the first, but other than that it has a nice comic-ish effect to it. it looks a bit flat, try working on depth.

2. not much going on... it's nice and all, just very plain. try adding a nebula stock, the stock is bang in the middle when it should be off-centre.

3. far too much white/empty space, once again lacks depth, try adjusting the curves if GIMP has it.

i'd try sticking to a more traditional rectangle canvass, curved just seems a bit weird and gimmicky.

 

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Thank you for the tips and tricks

I'll have to find some tutorials, i'm quite lost with all those options.

 

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Thanks for tips nex. I never used any layer effects, to be honest...
I'll give it a go tomorrow

 

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Any Suggestions ?

btw...how do I do the shaddows of the rectangle like forneus did?
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how did you put the character outside the rectangle ?

Hey forneus how did you put the shaddows outside the rectangles? And how did you trimmed the edges of the rectangle?

 

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By using the Blending Options > Drop Shadow then saving the image in PNG or GIF format

Make the BG (background) smaller then the render then save as PNG or GIF

Edit: I forgot something very important, you need to erase the white around the Sig before saving it as PNG/GIF to make it transparent

 

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Thank you ^^...But one question.If I make the background smaller than the render, then when I crop the image wouldn't it crop to a rectangle shape?

 

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Ahhh...the corp tool allways corp rectangle shapes ???

making the BG smaller then the render is for the pop out effect, you can just throw any render on top of your BG so it pop's out

 

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I see...thanks for the info ^^



OK! done...contrast , glow and stuff and color levels are perfect. nex ? opinions?

 

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What about this?

 

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How does this sig suck? Let me count the ways.

The render is cut horribly. There are white edges everywhere. If you don't know how to cut a render, just get a pre-cut one.
Your text is small, hard to read, and not anti-aliased. It conflicts aesthetically with the subject.
There is a bunch of annoying blank space on the right side.
There is no border.
Lastly, the sig is a JPG. Just look at all that artifacting.

 

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you must FEATHER the edges of the render and the picture must be saved as PNG and Interlaced

 

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Hmmm... it seems you're more artistic than me rock

I always have problems with creating fine looking background :|

 

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I use A LOT of brushes...I also learned how to use Photoshop for sigs and how to make Transparent BG ^^

EDIT: Wait a sec...I will post my latest artwork




wadaya think?

 

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The render is too far to the left, the duplicate on the right is distracting (try reducing the opacity and try blending it into the background more. Text is too rough and in the wrong place. I don't like the border much and i'm not a fan of pop out sigs, but you're certainly improving.