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SuSa

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SuSa's Signature Shoppe​

I figured I'd open a shop in an attempt to start working on graphics again. I haven't done anything graphic related in months, and no serious work in nearly 2 years now. It's something I really love to do and enjoy - but I'm horribly out of practice and usually uninspired to create.

This shop is to force me to create. Hopefully it works out.

THE RULES​

All signature requests must fit in the following rules.

  • No larger than 400x185 (Width/Height)
  • 1 Render ONLY
  • If you expect a good signature - I don't do sprite signatures. Sorry.
  • If you'd like an accompanying avatar, let me know. I'll see what I can do.
  • 1 request biweekly. This means you can only request a signature once every 2 weeks. This is subject to change, and other peoples' signatures are a priority over yours if you are a recent 'customer'
  • Be courteous of my time. If I say I'll have it done by the next day, and it's not done. You better not bug me about it. If it's not done after several days - remind me. I probably forgot about it as I'm a pretty busy person.
  • ALL PRODUCTS ARE FINAL! If you don't like it; unless the change would take a matter of seconds, I will not make changes. GET OVER IT
  • Requests that do not use the following chart will be ignored.

Code:
Size: 
Render/Stock:
Color Scheme [Optional]: 
Style [Vector, Abstract, Grunge, etc. I'll try my best OPTIONAL]
Text [Keep under 10 characters.. please.. I've always been bad with text]
Reccomendations on aspects - uncollapse for more details.

Size -
I find the best sizes are rectangluar (length wise) and usually fall under one of the following sizes:

300x125 | 350x150 | 350x185 | 400x185 | 500x200 [I will rarely do this size]

Render/Stock -
Due to me sucking at rendering (it's time consuming is the real excuse) I will not render images - you must give me a pre-rendered image. If you are unsure on where to find one, try searching on Planetrenders.net . They have plenty to choose from, and many are top quality.

If you are using a stock, please try to find a high quality picture with your focus point not being horribly cluttered. I will be unable to make a good stock image if I don't have some negative space to work with.

Color Scheme -
I would not fill this out unless you want a specific set of colors, or have some knowledge of color theory. Sorry, but many people want high contrast or "poor choice" colors. I've seen someone ask me for a dark blue and bright green signature before. I did not fill out the request because if it looks horrible in the end, I don't submit it.

Style -
I actually don't know many styles; and most are experimentations. I do not do vector or pen tooling. I'm not too great at smudging, and I usually just do my own mix between abstract and effects. If you want a specific style however, try to link me to an example work and I'll see what I can do.

Text -
Most signatures look bad with text. This is usually due to very few people being good at blending text into a work or being horrible at typography. I happen to be one of the people whom suffer from both. :urg:


Examples of my previous work:

Recent:



Old:






 

Neon Ness

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Hoorah for another sig shop. :bee: Guess these are coming back in style now.

Good luck, and try not to get overwhelmed.
 

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This is wonderful.
You will see me in a few months.
That sig that says "what to do" in your examples is great, BTW.
 

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This is wonderful.
You will see me in a few months.
That sig that says "what to do" in your examples is great, BTW.
Thank you, and I actually dislike that piece of work. :urg: I created it before I learned the importance of the rule of thirds and blending. The stock of the girl is kind of just thrown over this awesome graffiite background with no blending at all. Also text in the corner is horrible and I think that was the first (and last) time I ever did so for a signature. :c

Being a perfectionist sucks. I'm never satisfied by my own work. :awesome:
 

Wretched

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Eh, I understand.
I have the most eccentric taste in signatures, among other things.
I think you should Redo it if you still have the photoshop file. It is a good concept.
Maybe just blend it more and darken it/make it sharper (like the kakashi one, which I admire as well on different levels)
 

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I don't have my .psd's because I switch....wait a second =| these are uploaded to dA [or possibly my mediafire... I'm actually hoping both]

If they were hosted only on mediafire, there is a large chance it was taken down for inactivity. T_T

I <3 you Wretched, this means I can take a look at signatures I made 2 years ago to remind myself of what I did. (Since I usually labeled all my layers)

The Assassin's Creed signature was 100% pure luck in random smudging... :x
 

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That is a wonderful background. It must've taken a while or a few lucky smudges(?).
The AC render doesn't fit it well though, and you spelled "destiny's" wrong
you silly
 

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How the hell do I spell someones username wrong? :p

If it was up to me, the signature wouldn't have had words [or the hand], but they wanted the hand as part of it (even though IMO it made it look worse) I kind of wanted to flip the left side effects to the right side, and then distort them a tiny tiny bit to make it look different enough. :s

But what the requestee wants > what I think would look better

So meh.
 

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OH, I figured it was just a saying that you or someone created, but it being a username is a different story.
I agree about flipping the effects. It would feel better (text being necessary) if the crazyness was on one side and then it had that subtle black area to the left. The effects to the left distract from the focal point sooo
 

Sinister Slush

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Size: 400x130
Render: I really don't know on this one. Can be either this.
http://i53.tinypic.com/2qa5u2v.png
But if the I believe 3 things covering it (Dog Red and Yellow Yoshi on shoes/second spike) Then not sure how to deal with this since I use GIMP 2. If this doesn't work I guess just this image.
http://i55.tinypic.com/j8glxz.png Everything else removed except Yoshi and colored white. (Afraid GIMP 2's recoloring will smash the layers together making it a bit low on quality)
Color Scheme: For color Scheme lets go Cyan with Black and A bit of Light green? (If the Light green looks bad remove it)
Style: Icicles Not sure something Ice Related? With a powder like snow in the back and then I guess BG color with black while the Icicles have the Cyan/Lightgreen. Also I know what Fractuals look like but not sure on vectors or Abstracts, but Abstracts sound interesting. Surprise me
Text: Debating to either change (But keep tag as Slush) LunarSlush? Lets just go with Slush for now, if I decide on it Lunar can be added once I give it a bit of thought.
EDIT: Noticed LunarSlush is exactly 10 characters. Obvious Yoshi is Obvious...
 

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I chose the 2nd stock, it's far easier to work with. I'll work on coloring Yoshi white. [I'm not the best with recolors]

I'll go cyan and dark (I never consider black black... black is negative space and is used sparingly), icicles is stupid hard if you realize what you are trying to request - but I'll do my best to give it that wintery feel.

I'll likely drop the light green [green/blue is ugly] but I'll see if I can throw some in there and have it look decent.

fractals* not fractuals; I don't do vectors (think I stated that) and abstract is my usual style, but I am out of pratice so we'll see how it goes. Haha...

I'd prefer to do "slush" as it'd be easier to blend, but I'll stick in LunarSlush and see what I can do with it. [I need to get some text examples up for people to fully graps this text thing... but that's my bad, so don't worry about it.. haha]

Well... let's see what I can come up with. I'll try to get it done by 3pm PMT tomorrow. [11pm GMT]

I do try to get it as close to your request as possible and I should probably update my OP about this. I can rarely do exact just because of how hard it really is to follow most people's requests.... You don't have to worry too much about what I stated above. It's mostly to help me design the signature in my head before I work on it. =P
 

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Dark and Cyan for a Winter feel (Since it's almost December) is on the right track.
Text being Slush only is fine.
And switching from 130 to 165 doesn't bother me. Never thought icicles were actually hard.
Example from an old forum I use to be on back in 2007

EDIT: Nvm it was DuelDier12's forum.
 

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Wait? Did you used to go by the name Frost Yoshi? :x If so I might know you.....from some old small smash site. XD

Icicles are a paaiiinnn... :x can kind of pull it often with certain c4d's, but I'd have to spend hours looking for the perfect ones. >.<

130 actually worked out great, I just used that, which is why I edited my last post.

I'll work on it tonight, likely won't finish until tomorrow afternoon.
 

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Hey if possible can you make a signature of Lizardman holding soul caliber and soul edge from this video scene http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAS1pRwetR4 0:03-0:12

But instead can u replace the swords with a copy of Brawl and Melee with my name on the sig if possible?

Also if you can't do this can you what website I can go to do what I'm asking for thanks.

Edit: I looked for pics of this scene and I can't find any and I don't know if I can take the scene from the video and turn it to a pic so help a player out?
 

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Dark and Cyan for a Winter feel (Since it's almost December) is on the right track.
Text being Slush only is fine.
And switching from 130 to 165 doesn't bother me. Never thought icicles were actually hard.
Example from an old forum I use to be on back in 2007

EDIT: Nvm it was DuelDier12's forum.

I'm a bit rusty, and I hate all the work I do but I finished your request. I decided to stick with L U N A R Slush, hope you don't mind the all caps + spaces.

I tried to give it a more icy effect about midway through, and the rest was trying to blend (I missed a few spots that I wasn't able to go back and touch up)

Hope you're happier with it than I am.




@Gamegenie

Not only did that not follow my guidelines, I'm unable to do as you requested. Sorry. I also do not know of a place that would do that kind of work. :urg:
 

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I'm a bit rusty, and I hate all the work I do but I finished your request. I decided to stick with L U N A R Slush, hope you don't mind the all caps + spaces.

I tried to give it a more icy effect about midway through, and the rest was trying to blend (I missed a few spots that I wasn't able to go back and touch up)

Hope you're happier with it than I am.




@Gamegenie

Not only did that not follow my guidelines, I'm unable to do as you requested. Sorry. I also do not know of a place that would do that kind of work. :urg:
Don't worry about it anyway can I get this for a sig http://www.brawlsnapshots.com/snapshots/47750.jpg

also I ask for the background to be a dark green/purple color with my name in the sig with the words "The fight hungry player" in there as well?
 

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Wait? Did you used to go by the name Frost Yoshi? :x If so I might know you.....from some old small smash site. XD
Yes I used to go as Frost_Yoshi back on Rel_12's forum and then DuelDier12 made a forum once Rels got inactive. And I got this avatar from someone who knew what I wanted.


I'm a bit rusty, and I hate all the work I do but I finished your request. I decided to stick with L U N A R Slush, hope you don't mind the all caps + spaces.

I tried to give it a more icy effect about midway through, and the rest was trying to blend (I missed a few spots that I wasn't able to go back and touch up)

Hope you're happier with it than I am.


Also... *ahem* ****!
Very good much better then the crap I make on GIMP 2 (currently in Digital Graphics/Animation class so will be polishing skills on Photoshop once I get actual projects to work on)
 

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Hellllo, I have a request pleeeasee<3

Size: 350 x 125
Render/Stock: http://www.fightersgeneration.com/characters/akuma33.gif
Color Scheme: Your choice
Style:You choice
Text: Deeeeejay

Note: Would it be possible to make the kanji on his back stick out more? Maybe a glow or something?



Could I also have an avatar? I sound like a kid in a candy store.
something out of this little guy: http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/9617/nicegogglesakuma.png


thank youu! :D
I would actually take up this request, and you did ask for it correctly, but I don't feel comfortable with that render and would be unable to use it. :urg: So sorry to reject this, but I don't think I'd be able to work with that.

Feel free to request in another shop though and explain the situation.

Again, sorry!

:nifty::leek:
 

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So I'm hoping you can help me with this. The other thread I posted on, the person said he wouldn't be able to do a good job. Copy and Pasted from the last thread. TBH im not too picky for how to make a sig, I just want cesar millan and the dogs to show up as well as the text that I want inserted so you can chop off some of the scenery if necessary to make the sig an appropriate size, I just want it to look good enough to have as a sig.

So i tried just putting an img from google for my sig but the whole pic doesn't come out

So because of that I came here hoping you could help me out with a sig. Heres the img I'd like
http://www.slowtrav.com/blog/bge/Cesar Millan.jpg

I'd like some text inserted in the top left corner spot. As for the color, I'd like to say white but I'm not sure if that will show up in the white cloudy area. Anything that is visible and aesthetically pleasing works for the most part. Oh and also id like the PETCO advertisement deleted in the pic.

Text:

Cesar Millan
The Dog Whisperer
"Don't reason with it, don't argue with it, just dominate it!"

Size: I'm not really sure since I don't really make sigs. A suitable sig that will make the whole pic come out on smashboards I suppose.

Thanks
 

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Size: 350 x 100
Render/Stock:
http://planetrenders.net/renders/displayimage.php?pid=38580&fullsize=1
Use one of the ones in the picture, sideways. Flip if you feel it necessary.
Color Scheme [Optional]: Dark yellow (almost go brown)
Style [Vector, Abstract, Grunge, etc. I'll try my best OPTIONAL]: Make it dark, so you contrast with the render but still blend it.
Text [Keep under 10 characters.. please.. I've always been bad with text]: Wretched in the curviest text you can find.
 

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Size: 350x150
Stock:
http://i51.tinypic.com/2qlbdso.jpg
Color Scheme: Mostly red.
Style: Nothing in particular.
Specifics: Make the saber "glowy" so to say. >_<

I don't usually request but I thought you'd be up for a "request 4 request" kinda thing seeing as our shops aren't very lively at all. Along with the fact that this is actually a friend's request that I have absolutely no idea where to start with how noisy the render is. ): |:
 

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I had your request done Omega, but I went to a Smashfest. I forgot to save and my laptop decided to restart to install Windows Updates...... =|

I'm... really pissed. I spent about 20 minutes touching up the render, changing the saber from blue to an orange/red (easier to work with without that HUGE contrast..), adding special effects onto the saber, and was finishing up the background....

I'll try to get back to work on it shortly... but ****... there went nearly an hours work down the drain.

@Wretched

I'll try. =\ I've tried using renders such as this a few times and nothing I've liked has popped up. But I'll give it another shot and hope you like the outcome. Thanks for being willing to choose another render.
 

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I had your request done Omega, but I went to a Smashfest. I forgot to save and my laptop decided to restart to install Windows Updates...... =|

I'm... really pissed. I spent about 20 minutes touching up the render, changing the saber from blue to an orange/red (easier to work with without that HUGE contrast..), adding special effects onto the saber, and was finishing up the background....

I'll try to get back to work on it shortly... but ****... there went nearly an hours work down the drain.
That blows Chuck Norris' balls.
 

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I started off with a concept. It went 100% downhill from there. =\

Render was harder to work with then I thought. Removed the hair and recolored the sword and still got a mess.

I'm ashamed of this. =[ and might close my shop after the Peach signature. Need to focus on other things. (It'd be closed for a small while. Maybe a monthish)


 

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That's understandable, but your last request before us was a month ago.
There isn't much traffic in the first place so...
Whats the point in "Shutting Down"?
 

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Thanks for totally trying dude. I really don't know how I would have gone about it too. Maybe some kind of paint splatter or vectoring would have made a decent sig of that render >_>
 
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