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Quote from: GяιLу on November 19, 2011, 05:36:05 pm

Quote from: Ross on November 19, 2011, 05:35:20 pm

Okay, thanks for the feedback. I will make some more and bare this in mind, again thanks for the feedback.

Whenever you created a new signature, be sure to post them

Okay.

Just a quick question; When I have a render, what is the best way to start?

There isn't really a best way, but I usually start with the size of the signature.
Then I past in the render and resize it till I like it.

First one:

Let's start with the render:

Or you changed the opacity, or you changed the blending mode.
It's too transparant.

The size of the render is too small compared to the canvas of the whole sig.
Change the size of the render or the canvas.


The text isn't bad, but it distracts. The vocal point(s) should be around the render and not at the text.
You could reduce the size of the text + play with the blending modes and opacity.

Another thing you could do, is add a border.
Even a simple 1 px border can be nice.

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Second one:

The canvas is just a little too big, because you have an empty space at the left and right side.
Change the size of the render or canvas.

The render is blended in ok, but could use some improvement.
This is just practising.

I see the vocal point is at the hand.
If you compare the hand to the total size of the sig, you'll notice the size of the canvas is too big (as I said before).

You could also work on the depth in this signature.
There is barely any depth.

A simple way to add (more) depth is by blurring the background and sharpening the render (not too much).

The text is ok.

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Something else:

Always look at the shadows of your render. Adding a lightsource (or more lightsources) to give the signature a more realistic look.

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Keep practising

Hey everyone,

After many weeks, the host finally managed to fix the "Upload an avatar" problem.
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(Profile > Forum profile)

Enjoy it.

Thank you very much Giliam

You're welcome

Quote from: GяιLу on November 03, 2011, 06:41:47 pm

A few things you can improve:

- The right side is a little empty.
- The render is a little too small + it could be blended in more.
- Smudging + flow is not bad.
- Remember the lightning. Look at the shadows and add a light source.

Overall, not bad.

Thnx for your tips

You're welcome.

7/10 - I think I already told you what cou can improve