The Sig Critique Topic

[Inyro Gatling]

Chris: Right side's quite good, but I don't like the large canvas size or the obnoxious wireframe on the left.
Mojo: Circle takes away from the focal in my opinion, and I'm not a fan of the left side in general...
Hente: I like the 4th from the bottom on the right side, but some of them (like the House one) just don't appeal to me.

 

[lordunicorn3]

Inyro, first one for sure, maybe dull the colors a little though, i really really like that tag actually, make the text a little more distingushable though

so i decided to start over my tag making (new everything, stocks, c4d's etc. (new pb too, mines full of junk) so this is my 'first' tag since then, there was a sprite in it, but i took it out, did not match

oh, and thats my user name on a diff forum, anyone know if you can get name changes here?

 

[Hentekorino]

It just looks like a hell of a bunch of C4D/random **** randomly plopped on.

 

[lordunicorn3]

It just looks like a hell of a bunch of C4D/random **** randomly plopped on.

there is 1 c4d in that sig >.<

 

[Black Waltz]

It just looks like a hell of a bunch of C4D/random **** randomly plopped on.

Translation: MESSY AS ****.

 

[lordunicorn3]

Thank you for that BW, i did not rly get what he said >.<
Anyway, I know its pretty messy, not much i can do to it now, i was supposed to be one big band across the screen, but that did not really work :/
working on a newer better sig now though

 

[Shadow Moth]

Uh... Can anyone tell me or give me a tut on how to make my text look wispy?

 

[O D I N]

Uh... Can anyone tell me or give me a tut on how to make my text look wispy?

Define wispy?

It also depends on the sig/tag you're making too; sometimes, it's just not gonna look right. Do you have an example?

 

[Shadow Moth]

Well by wispy I sorta mean smokey. I know I should lower the opacity and I can draw smoke but I was wondering what to do to the edges really.

I guess if I had to give an example I'd say ghostly since that's really what I'm aiming for.

I just figured wispy would give a clearer idea of what I wanted but nobody knows what it means.

> lol dictionary please >

 

[O D I N]

You could try smudging. If you use like a wet/splatter brush, you could try something along those lines. You could also try messing with some filters/blurs, but it sounds like there's a certain way you want this to look. :-/

 

[lordunicorn3]

Ok, nothing on this page to c+c, ive done plenty in the past though
so, this is the other version of the sig i posted on the last page, better, or worse?

here is a new sig i made, i tried text, but it failed >.< so i took it out

so far im pretty happy with my re-start to sig making, (if you think im doing better or worse, tell me)

 

[O D I N]

@Unicorn: The sprite sig is still too messy. It clutters up with too much in the middle, and you can't even tell what your focal is supposed to be. Plus, I'm guessing that it's a sprite. O_o Some effects look good, but don't look good stacked on each other. I prefer looking at the sides on that sig, then the middle.

Second is good. I like the pentool, but the background seems a little cluttered. Good colors though; they work well with what you're doing. Blend your stock a little better. Seems very cut and paste-ish.

No lighting either; some sigs need it, some don't. I can't decide on this one. :-/

 

[Demon Kirby]

I'm not too fond of the colors on the second one; they seem overly contrasted. Pentool seems random. Seems bland and messy at the same time.

The first one is also overly contrasted and altogether too random.

also, 1Up, image used in that last tag you posted please?

 

[doom dragon 105]

Yo ODIN good seeing you again

Everyone seemed covered so...

I dug this up xD Its just my first abstract don't think I ever posted it

 

[Thunder Of Zeus]

Yo ODIN good seeing you again

Everyone seemed covered so...

I dug this up xD Its just my first abstract don't think I ever posted it

I don't particularly like the puke green and pink colors, but it's tough to critique an abstract siggy =\

dabuz hylian sliq

 

[Black Waltz]

Yo ODIN good seeing you again

Everyone seemed covered so...

I dug this up xD Its just my first abstract don't think I ever posted it

I think you used this for a background on a sprite tag.

 

[Inyro Gatling]

Conflicting flows ftl. Work on that, and maybe some different colors. I dunno, these just don't do it for me. D=

 

[1UPChris]

http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww103/charismuhGFX/Anime-Girl-stock2492.jpg

For you, Demon Kirby. I direct-linked it cuz page stretch causes butthurt. ;_;

 

[doom dragon 105]

I think you used this for a background on a sprite tag.

>_> I think so, I know the tag itself sucked *** I liked the BG though though I would have it CnCed as an Abstract since I liked it alot

So for my CnC 1st is better than the 2nd imo, The first is fine from a gfx stantpoint I guess, I don't like the BG alot, but thats my personal taste as for the 2nd idk what to say its really kinda plain :/

Well here is a new one, yes I love Shawn Jonhson and I haven't made a tag in ages lol I make one then never make one for a while xP rinse and repeat

and matching avi

 

[Thunder Of Zeus]

>_> I think so, I know the tag itself sucked *** I liked the BG though though I would have it CnCed as an Abstract since I liked it alot

So for my CnC 1st is better than the 2nd imo, The first is fine from a gfx stantpoint I guess, I don't like the BG alot, but thats my personal taste as for the 2nd idk what to say its really kinda plain :/

Well here is a new one, yes I love Shawn Jonhson and I haven't made a tag in ages lol I make one then never make one for a while xP rinse and repeat

and matching avi

Where do I start...? Oh yes, my favorite thing to say, of course. "Center focals are generally fail." This center focal, in my opinion, is not well done. The render is overcontrasted. The transluscent boxes do not add to the sig at all, they just make it look sloppy and screw up the flow. There isn't much going on. They lack a unifying color-scheme. The background does not make sense with the render.

 

[zrky]

Well here is a new one, yes I love Shawn Jonhson and I haven't made a tag in ages lol I make one then never make one for a while xP rinse and repeat

and matching avi

Aww come on she can't even reach the floor if she is sitting on a chair

anyway, I don't really like the effects that you used, they kind of make the tag look messy. If you used effects that were more solid and not so dispersed it might look better. I like the feel it has though. Also like zeus pointed out the render is oversharpened. I like the avi better, I think it has more to do with the fact that the tag looks like it has negative space on the right

 

[doom dragon 105]

Aww come on she can't even reach the floor if she is sitting on a chair

anyway, I don't really like the effects that you used, they kind of make the tag look messy. If you used effects that were more solid and not so dispersed it might look better. I like the feel it has though. Also like zeus pointed out the render is oversharpened. I like the avi better, I think it has more to do with the fact that the tag looks like it has negative space on the right

-_- shes perfect leave her height out of this!

To be honest I made the avi first and like it so I dragged it into a sig and centered it

I'll try to clean it up a bit and I just noticed the boxes o_O

Is BW or ODIN is there any expert advice?

 

[O D I N]

>_> I think so, I know the tag itself sucked *** I liked the BG though though I would have it CnCed as an Abstract since I liked it alot

So for my CnC 1st is better than the 2nd imo, The first is fine from a gfx stantpoint I guess, I don't like the BG alot, but thats my personal taste as for the 2nd idk what to say its really kinda plain :/

Well here is a new one, yes I love Shawn Jonhson and I haven't made a tag in ages lol I make one then never make one for a while xP rinse and repeat

and matching avi

The avi seems better, because it's a smaller space, and thus the collection of colors there looks more... Bountiful? :-/ (just got out of work, bad headache) The smudging looks decent from what I can tell, but it just seems REALLY dark. Try some brighter colors for your main background, because now the girl (whomever she is) is too bright compared to the background. I believe in flow, and I think flow is complimented by colors, the focal, and it's contrast to the background. Sorry for rambling.

 

[Demon Kirby]

I wish to add that the render being centered simply does not work here and ****s up the composition pretty badly. The whole tag seems a bit choppy and jaged.

Try moving the render elsewhere and softening the whole thing a tad, erase some of the useless white specks to the left, and working on the contrast, as Odin said.

 

[MojoMan]

hey gujys, here's a tag

vectired the hand and maniped the waterfall and added the texture and did a ****load mroe that I don't have time to explain.

 

[MojoMan]

cummon guys, what the hell?

 

[Smash G 0 D]

It looks good, but the lighting on the top of the arm on the left border makes it look detached.

 

[Neon Ness]

@ Smash G 0 D: Whoa, wha...? I see a lot of themes here... a Mario hat, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and... is that Samus? I'd recommend trying to stick with one theme, just to avoid confusion. It makes it easier to create a cohesive design.

The subject on the right is... uh, unintelligible. Might just be me, though. Also looks like you used a Photoshop filter. Some of 'em are a'ight on occasion (very rare occasions), but to be honest it's kind of lazy to use them, when something made by you would end up looking a lot better.

Oh yeah, I like the font; it's simple, although sort of small. A lot of times people overdo text with crazy effects. But only use 1 area of text, I think more than that is messy looking.

Black borders look unnecessary, but I don't normally use them so I couldn't tell you how to make them better.

Colors are bleh. I see hints of brown in the background but the subject is strictly grayscaled. Pick one scheme or the other.

@ Mojo: That's really well done. The old-timey painting feel is definitely there... I can see where the arm is cut off on the left, but other than that I'm a big fan of the vectorwork. The dust and speckles are a really nice touch.

 

[The Dinkoman]

is that Samus?

No its Meta Knight. /isnotjoking

Anyway. Mojo, real good, don't see any problem with it.

@Smash G 0 D: *inserts Neon Ness's post here*

 

[Neon Ness]

No its Meta Knight. /isnotjoking

From the side their masks looked sorta similar, though. And I probably need glasses.

 

[MojoMan]

 

[1UPChris]

I really don't like it. :/

It's good you did something different, but I hate the grainy look. Seems messy, dirty colors, etc. I don't know what else to say. D:

?

 

[integrebel]

My spidy senses tingling =)
well i think its pretty cool love the details in it =)

But i like your smiling blue digglett thingy avatar more though its just pwnage

 

[solitonmedic]

You have no sig, means no ratey. D:

 

[integrebel]

You have no sig, means no ratey. D:

you too lolz

 

[The Dinkoman]

My spidy senses tingling =)
well i think its pretty cool love the details in it =)

Ok, here in the Sig Critique topic we only give detailed, harsh, and possibly give the person a lower self-of-steam critiques.

You have no sig, means no ratey. D:

Spam.

you too lolz

Also spam. And turn your signature off.

@1UPChris: There's a ton of things going on, unless its because I'm farsighted but I see no focal. The colors are OK, but the render is kind of bad imo.

 

[Inyro Gatling]

 

[Zolga Owns]

I'M BAAAAACCCCCKKKK.

@Inyro- I don't like the first one to be honest.
I like your color usage though.
I feel that if you would have done the lighting differently and cleaned it up a bit, it would be a good tag.
Also the text is huge and ugly :/

The second one, all I see is fractal on the left side(Which in this case works). There is a low opacity fuzzy black box that annoys me. it detracts from your left side.
The thing under "Mike" draws my eyes away from his face and the beautiful smudge work you did. The colors on the right side are sexy, but the left could be a little more vibrant.


This is the first tag I've made in like...4 months.

No Border

Border

 

[Hentekorino]

My lord that is messy/ o___o;
V1 ftw.

Loltag:

 

[DarkAura]

just made all these today cause i was bored >.>

Radimux is my Gamer tag so thats why it's in all of them

say your worst comments xD i couldn't care less i made these in like 5 minutes