guitar guy tag.

decided to make a tag 2day.

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/591/guitarnk.jpg

Cnc.

nice effects non the less but i think the flow of the signature is a bit off, id use the end of the guitar as the focal, other than the whole body. but nice sig.

thnx dude:D.
anymore cnc?

NICE! LOVE IT :D

thnx chonfat:D.

i knw this tag aint close to perfect or at least an excellent tag.
but are there any Cnc on how to improve the tag?
Thnx in advance.

Okay, renz, let me tell you some techniques to have a successful tag alright? :D

Well, in order to create a good tag, the tag must consist of the following, or at least 2.

-Depth
-Flow
-Lightning

There are more if I am not wrong but I have forgotten them. :X

Anyway, here are some tricks I used to create Depth

-Create a new layer and apply image. Then gaussian blur in at 0.5. Set to Multiply and lower the opacity to your liking. Then, erase over the focal using soft brush.

-Blur the background. Duh.

-B&W G-Map, set at Multiply, lower opacity and erase over focal and some ugly parts with soft brush.

There are 2 types of Depth to me. One, is darkening. Second, blurring. Darkening only works for tag that don't have a specific BG. The BG is juz, smudge, or gradient. Not a stock or someting similar.

Blurring, works for almost all, stocks BG etc etc. Hope you get what I mean, but darkening a tag with a stock BG also work. Combine these 2 to get excellent Depth.

Flow, needless to say, smudge or C4D, or something else, but these two are the first thing that came to mind to me when I heard flow.

Smudging, for beggining, it is best to start with Hard round brush, 19px for me. Always, even now. Set soft settings or experiment with them. Experimenting with settings is the best part! :)

C4D, you might think juz randomly place one at a corner will do, WRONG! C4Ds, you must pick them carefully, and place it where you think it suits best.

Lightning, easiest way, soft brush 300px for me, white.

Hope you get what I mean. All these comments are IMO, and you do not need to follow them, I just wanna help the newcomers! :D

thnx xeno for the pointers.
but i was asking about the tag.
cuz not one comment was a suggestion about the tag.

those pointers can be suggestions too, depends how u look at it.

too much of it is broken down. the name of the sig is guitar guy, or at least the guitar has some significance, but all i see is an over smudged hand and a guitar neck, both of which look out of place... i feel like hand and the guitar should be flipped over a vertical axis... like they're facing the wrong way... idk the position he's in looks physically impossible to me.
colors are amaaaazinggg i love those colors together, they accent each other nicely
background takes a little bit away from the picture. its too 3D compared to the 2D image that's supposed to be the focus object
too much white behind his face, makes him blurr away. i have no idea as to how it would work, but maybe try inversing that layer so that its black behind his face. the skin tone is already a highlight, but with an even higher-highlight behind it the skin tone melts away. accent highlights with lowlights, and vice-versa
text: not my fave, but its good. i like the color and the font.
the positioning is nice tho, good job @ that

overall i like it ^.^