First post here, critisism appreciated!

In this community, it usually means 'black bits'.

My definition of 'negative space';
Black areas on the sig that make up for the colored parts and/or stock to make it less chaotic.

So guys, I took your advice. Except for making it smaller, which is merely a matter of cutting it down...

Anyways, made 3 versions of this one.

c&c appreciated

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/776/greenbr7.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/3...nandredkz5.jpg

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/8974/redyl9.jpg

They look more artistic. But you still need to clean up the area around the render and make the render stand out more eg give depth to your bg.
Try to not make everything half-visible so that one layer's above the other. Instead, make one series of layers for your bg, one series of layers for your render and one series of layers for your text and dont let any of those series get under or above the others. Like, the bg should be under all of them.. and the render and the text above the bg, but at the same level eg dont brush over your layer, or, if you do it, try to be very subtle for your render is what you wanna have standing out. Hope that helped.

Thanks for your reply, but that was the effect I was going for lol

I am interested in finding out how to bring more depth to my background.

If you could tell me, I'd appreciate it:D

Korrupt

You should use a few layers of brushing and put a few of them in overlay blending mode.. That's the easiest way I can think of to add depth. eg. add contrast. Use a contrast/brigthness balance layer and use like 15 contrast 10 brightness.

Using brightness and contrast can add depth, as well as learning how to use RGB levels. Layer styles like overlay and hard light can add some serious contrast, while using subtle layer styles like soft light add a nice touch.

Thank you. Not everything has to follow a set formulae though, I mean that is the definition of art isnt it? Something different yet appealing. So really, my question is, how do you like this last sig I have done? Does it appeal to you?

Indeed, making something diferent is art, but you have to make it with artistic methods: i mean, you cant make something that's only different after you've only practiced it 3 times when picasso has practiced it 100000000 times and then say just because you've done something different you're an artist, like picasso is. If you know what I mean.
It is as a matter of fact a good think to try and be different, but in order to bring to a graphics community something "new", you will first have to master the "normal" methods. eg.
First you gotta know how to add depth, and after you've made many many pieces that give a good sense of depth, then you can try and make a piece that doesnt have depth yet is appealing.