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03-08-2006, 10:47 PM
Henry

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/4669/henry33bb.jpg
cnc plz?
03-08-2006, 11:42 PM
GoldenSun

2/10 it's just brushing + bad text, nothing special
03-09-2006, 05:15 AM
Ravon

That's harsh..

Don't ever use bevel on the text, DON'T EVER USE IT!!! And the reflectiveness is pretty good. Bleh.. it's just another sig with brushing.. :/
03-09-2006, 09:57 AM
DevilWithIn

I Think The Text Ruins It But Other Than That Its Good
03-09-2006, 12:55 PM
Ashiki

It looks quite flat, particularly along the top, you should add more contrast. That poor, lonely text in the middle there seems very confused. Imo, it's a bit small to be a focal point (right words? =\) and a bit big to be just a name..
03-09-2006, 03:39 PM
Henry

I know im rlly bad at text, i just put it there for identification i guess. i wanna start makin sigs without renders so this was just a start =/ how could i add some depth to it?
http://img438.imageshack.us/img438/6580/henry31la.jpg
changed the text a lil =/
03-10-2006, 11:51 AM
Ashiki

To add depth you create a new Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer and take the contrast slider up a bit... or just play about with the sliders as you want. There are probably other ways but that's the one i remember and use most often.
03-10-2006, 01:11 PM
Freak

To give it depth add a light source. Then brighten up parts and darken parts with a soft brush and different blending modes. Then make a new layer on top of everything and go to Image>Apply Image. Now dodge and burn this new layer and change blending modes and opacity settings. Hope that helped. :D

One thing you'll have to keep in mind in the future is flow. This tag just looks like random brushing with no direction.

Text...As far as blending options, all I use is Drop Shadow, Color Overlay, or Gradient Overlay. Usually I don't use any, and I just use a simple default font like Arial or Tahoma. Try using all caps or all lower case letters. Just remember to be original and try new ideas out.
03-10-2006, 03:47 PM
Henry

http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/6805/hb4qp.jpg
added the contrast layer and some lighting ^^
03-10-2006, 05:36 PM
GoldenSun

To have depth you should have light and dark areas (white and dark areas)
03-10-2006, 06:23 PM
Henry

i have white n dark areas dont i? :huh:
03-10-2006, 07:43 PM
GoldenSun

yeah but they're all randomy, and your sig is overcontrasted
03-10-2006, 10:17 PM
Henry

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/4839/hen8fk.jpg
another new one, tried somethin different, i rlly like this one :)
03-10-2006, 10:22 PM
GoldenSun

yap it's good, but I think it's feathered too much and you should get rid of the black (change it to dark pink or something)
03-10-2006, 10:27 PM
Henry

Quote:

Originally posted by GoldenSun@4 Minutes Ago
yap it's good, but I think it's feathered too much and you should get rid of the black (change it to dark pink or something)

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i know bout the black but me, being a dumbass, made the first layer black + brushing. i'd have to redo it =/ i probably will but idk :rolleyes:
03-10-2006, 10:32 PM
Henry

Oo if i re-did it what colors should i brush? it didnt work with black back so should i go white background then brush black/white?
03-10-2006, 11:02 PM
GoldenSun

umm, well it all depends on you. I personally dislike black, you could try using light green / dark green for the background (because of her green eyes)

You're getting the depth down tho ;)
03-10-2006, 11:16 PM
Henry

Quote:

Originally posted by GoldenSun@13 Minutes Ago
umm, well it all depends on you. I personally dislike black, you could try using light green / dark green for the background (because of her green eyes)

You're getting the depth down tho ;)

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^^; Thx ill post the revised edition tommrrow :)
03-11-2006, 03:56 AM
sceptileex

btw... however... IMHO, the black is good and provides rather good contrast with the render.