The Sig Critique Topic

[Sensei]

do you guys think its to choatic? i was playing around with alot more c4ds this time around. im trying to stay away from brushwork.

I like it, doesn't seem to be too chaotic for me.

BTW, what do you guys think of my awesome sig?
You think its too chaotic? lol

 

[Player-4]

at first i thought it was just a picture... then i saw the c4ds in the back.... the only thing that distracts my eye is the c4d in the front on her shirt and arm. for some reason when i look at the piece my eye is drawn into and focused on that green c4d in the front.. other than that gj.

do you guys think its to choatic? i was playing around with alot more c4ds this time around. im trying to stay away from brushwork.

It's OK. It needs depth, because right now it looks like you just pasted the Climbers over a BG you made.

 

[Thirdkoopa]

Did it like 2 hours or so ago. Think this is my best one yet.

Comments?

 

[DFEAR]

o.o wheres da emotion in da sig bro?

 

[Neon Ness]

O>O Never seen the Sig Shoppe so dead. Maybe people will come back soon...

thirdkoopa, the best thing about yours is the colors. You've got reddish violets and bluish violets which is a really nice mix, especially where they fade into one another. Some element of randomness is good but I personally think there should be some planning. There's not much variation to look at to keep the attention.

There's a whole lot of negative space on the left. That can be fixed by either moving Koopa left (which I recommend) or just cropping some off. Remember the Rule of Thirds! Plan out what else you'd like to make of this tag and see it through. A sense of direction will really help avoid too much randomness.

This one is old but, eh. Looking back I know the composition leaves much to be desired.

 

[Wschl]

critique plz.

 

[MojoMan]

that actually isn't that bad. THe text is pretty bad though. You need more blending, and the render is too centered.

my latest stuff.

 

[Neon Ness]

@ MojoMan: First tag, really good contrast. The black and white look is overall good, but the girl being inverted looks sort of... not good. I'm not sure why, but it doesn't seem to fit. I think a version with a normal version of her would look nice. The composition's odd in some areas, that white line on the left divides it into 2 separate frames. I don't understand the text placement or size. I get BW for black/white but copying it and reversing it seems sort of odd. Why so huge? Try some smaller/less fancy fonts.

2nd one's my favorite of the 3. Good vectorwork on the faces, but they look a little low quality, could just be my computer screen... I can appreciate the simplicity. I'm not sure if it even really needs much else. Maybe something to flesh out the background? I like how it looks as is.

3rd is a good start but for me, since sprites are so small, I feel like background and special effects have to be really prominent to make up for it. This one's getting there, the lightning creates a good focus. There could be more variation in other places, though, to keep the attention. Great colors. Like outer space or something.

 

[doom dragon 105]

Oh man haven't posted in probably a year lol

I was messing with CS5 and made this

I don't think it came out too great, however I would love some CnC on it.

I have another sig very similar to it using the same line effects and C4D's, I just wanted to update it with more effects and a prettier girl lol

EDIT:

Messed with it a bit ... I was feeling colorful ..... lol to me it looks messy and her face doesn't have the right color. I've really lost an eye for color and art -_-

Another edit because this thread is dead

 

[Neon Ness]

doom, I think the colors work best in v3. She has sort of a sickly skin tone in v2 rofl. Really though, the lighting and effects are well done, there's a lot of color harmony, and I really like the integration of the white lines in v3. My only gripe is she's stuck square in the middle of the composition.

And yeah this thread is sort of dead nowadays. :< I remember when this place always had people posting.

The Sig Shoppe is in a little bit of a drought I guess. We have this thread and several closed shops and that's pretty much it. I was thinking of some way to get some life and activity to the place, and I think Sig of the Week was a good idea when we had it. But I keep running into the same problems.

1. How to decide who gets to be a judge. I would start it myself but I'm not anywhere near an expert sigmaker. So I don't think really good people would want to me to be a judge, I dunno. Then it becomes a whole big thing about who's good enough/has the right to judge.

2. Prizes/Incentive. In order to get official prizes like colored names/special titles you have to talk to the staff. And since the AE moderators are already busy with Art With Your Power I'm not sure if they'd have enough time in their schedules to judge an entirely different contest altogether. I guess someone could always just make like a small banner or something for the winners to put in their sigs.

But yeah. My 2 cents of late night rambling. I'm probably overthinking it lol.

 

[WB40]

I couldn't see a sig from you, so here's my two:

Made using the Awesome Screenshot app on Google Chrome.

 

[doom dragon 105]

Thoes aren't really sigs ..... just pictures with text

 

[Neon Ness]

Yeah, I hate to say it but I don't really know what to say about those. Whatever program you used makes low resolution images, though. :/

Did you cut fox out of a picture? There's a weird blue outline around him, not sure if it's supposed to look like that.

 

[Black Waltz]

I couldn't see a sig from you, so here's my two:

Made using the Awesome Screenshot app on Google Chrome.

Just have to post this again. lolol for worst tags i've ever seen.

 

[Grandeza]

Just have to post this again. lolol for worst tags i've ever seen.

That's really not called for. You could just kindly tell him that this is really not a sig. Don't be an *** about it. You don't want to discourage him from actually learning how to make sigs.

 

[Alzi]

Somtimes being harsh is a good thing.

Anything can be a Sig btw.

Seems like the other banners have been rated.

Someone rate my super mario galaxy 2 banner in my sig and tell me what can be improved. I did it awhile ago.

 

[Player-4]

I like it, Alzi, but the lighting is throwing me.

I don't like the green hue either, it makes it look weird.

Mario's focal quality is lacking too.

 

[Black Waltz]

That's really not called for. You could just kindly tell him that this is really not a sig. Don't be an *** about it. You don't want to discourage him from actually learning how to make sigs.

You'd think that a normal human being would try to find some good examples of what a tag actually LOOKS like. Also, you should be used to my method of critique:
1. Make person feel like ****
2. Person begs for advice
3. I give advice
4. ????
5. Profit

Hey guy who needed critique; look at this, study it, analyze it, have eye sex with it and then make another tag.

http://www.globalsigalliance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9889&page=63

 

[Neon Ness]

Also, you should be used to my method of critique:
1. Make person feel like ****
2. Person begs for advice
3. I give advice
4. ????
5. Profit

Hey guy who needed critique; look at this, study it, analyze it, have eye sex with it and then make another tag.

Crude but effective. Can't argue with the man's logic.

I've actually never visited globalsigalliance yet but I think I'll be browsing there pretty soon.

 

[Black Waltz]

Crude but effective. Can't argue with the man's logic.

I've actually never visited globalsigalliance yet but I think I'll be browsing there pretty soon.

You should, GSA just came back from a two year hiatus.

 

[Wschl]

Black waltz about ur Lulu sig :
U should use some other lightning settings, she looks very unreal at some places , except the Face.
ALso the right Side could use some filling. I would suggest some bg fractal brushin or smth fitting the theme.
One question i came up with: which font did u use for "Final Fantasy" and which did u use for the vertical text at the right side? i like especially the last. Even if Final Fantasy is some standart Font, i would guess Arial/TNR but just in case im wrong.

 

[Alzi]

Lets just hope that WB40 comes back and post.

It somtimes depends on your age how good you can be generally the younger you are the more less experience you have and the older you are the more experience you have with graphics.

Black Waltz maybe cropping that sig and taking away most of the right will fix up that mistake of having it too empty. But the problem i see with that is that it would be too akward as it will be placed weirdly.

 

[O D I N]

You'd think that a normal human being would try to find some good examples of what a tag actually LOOKS like. Also, you should be used to my method of critique:
1. Make person feel like ****
2. Person begs for advice
3. I give advice
4. ????
5. Profit

Hey guy who needed critique; look at this, study it, analyze it, have eye sex with it and then make another tag.


http://www.globalsigalliance.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9889&page=63

Yup. I don't remember the last time I was here, but that's BW all right.

So how ya doin' BW?

Rest o' the Sig critique board?

 

[Black Waltz]

Yup. I don't remember the last time I was here, but that's BW all right.

So how ya doin' BW?

Rest o' the Sig critique board?

Ohai O D I N, long time no see

Haven't done any tagging in a long time, so hopefully I can get started back up.

 

[Charmander]

The tiny blue outline around fox, Maybe we could make it so he looks like hes glowing blue? i dunno.

My sig is for my fangame Pokemon Gypsum, Made totally from scratch.

 

[Neon Ness]

Haven't done any tagging in a long time, so hopefully I can get started back up.

Yeee I feel the same way. After this last week of summer school I'm gonna try to start making some better tags. Like way better.

@ charmander: If it's like an advertisement or something then it needs to pique our interest somehow. Just looking at that doesn't let me know it's a fangame, I wouldn't have known what that was if you hadn't said.

There's just not much going on. A Pokemon (I don't recognize that one, actually) on the left, some huge text on the right, and a pixelated background. Even if it is Pokemon related I think it might be better to choose another (simpler) typeface and use it for both words for consistency. The words are also blurry. Did you save as a .jpeg? Sometimes that causes the image to lose quality, try to always save as a .png.

The way that... thing's head is showing and the rest of it's cut off is also weird in terms of composition. At least creating some darker areas or blur to hide where it's cut off would look a little more "worked on", but to just chop it off right there so abruptly makes it look unfinished.

I dunno what the game's about but maybe that banner could tell us a little more with visuals.

 

[Hentekorino]

You should, GSA just came back from a two year hiatus.

Oh wow, I thought these guys were dead. ._.
-Goes back to lurking around over there-

 

[O D I N]

@ charmander: If it's like an advertisement or something then it needs to pique our interest somehow. Just looking at that doesn't let me know it's a fangame, I wouldn't have known what that was if you hadn't said.

There's just not much going on. A Pokemon (I don't recognize that one, actually) on the left, some huge text on the right, and a pixelated background. Even if it is Pokemon related I think it might be better to choose another (simpler) typeface and use it for both words for consistency. The words are also blurry. Did you save as a .jpeg? Sometimes that causes the image to lose quality, try to always save as a .png.

The way that... thing's head is showing and the rest of it's cut off is also weird in terms of composition. At least creating some darker areas or blur to hide where it's cut off would look a little more "worked on", but to just chop it off right there so abruptly makes it look unfinished.

I dunno what the game's about but maybe that banner could tell us a little more with visuals.

This. There really isn't much else to say. The words are dark too. Sorry to piggyback, but he summed it up.

First in a long time. I really like it. Glad I didn't scrap it after the first half hour of staring at it. O_O

 

[Gypsy Lee]

First in a long time. I really like it. Glad I didn't scrap it after the first half hour of staring at it. O_O

Bring her right arm back, her left arm forward, add lighting under her left arm, sharpen that soft brush lighting and reduce the fill. Hmm... add some greens or blues then filter the piss out of it to make the colors more vibrant. My two cents.

 

[A_man13]

This. There really isn't much else to say. The words are dark too. Sorry to piggyback, but he summed it up.

First in a long time. I really like it. Glad I didn't scrap it after the first half hour of staring at it. O_O

First off, great signature. Sure is a lot better then the crap I've been pulling out lately. Take note of this signature for those who are just starting out sig making.

First off, As Gypsy pointed out you might want to send the right arm to the back (darken it a bit) and the left arm to the front (slightly blur it). Not only does this bring out the focal, it will add to the flow of the signature and really make it pop.

I can't help but feel that the effects and the render don't match color wise. It looks great, mind you, but adding some effects that better match the colors would really make the signature stand out.

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Wow, Gypsy Lee, O D I N, and myself. Is it just me or are old faces re-surging?

 

[O D I N]

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Wow, Gypsy Lee, O D I N, and myself. Is it just me or are old faces re-surging?

Ridley is makin a comeback... >.>

Thanks for the CnC guys. I'll give it a try. :D

 

[A_man13]

Ridley is makin a comeback... >.>

Thanks for the CnC guys. I'll give it a try. :D

Oh yeah, that old thing.

I really got to make a new signature or something. I haven't made anything in a few months.

 

[Gypsy Lee]

Oh yeah, that old thing.

I really got to make a new signature or something. I haven't made anything in a few months.

Try years. DDDDDDDDDD:

 

[Alzi]

Nice banner Odin. I'd just add some filters to it like Gypsy Lee said to make it all good.

Made a new banner for skyward sword.

Need suggestions on how to improve it if possible.

 

[Marthmaster92]

Ridley is makin a comeback... >.>

Thanks for the CnC guys. I'll give it a try. :D

You still get props for making a Cammy sig. SSF4 FTW, man.

CnC. Older one, haven't done anything in a long time. Might get back into GFX when I get my new Computer Tower in.



Effects are done by me, btw. Wanted a cleaner look for it.

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Speaking of old vets coming back, what's up y'all.

 

[A_man13]

Holy cow, vets ARE coming back! Long time, no see.

The effects on that are great, Marthmaster. The only issue I see is that the effects don't lend itself to a particular flow. Try and make the flow a bit more clear. Otherwise, all I can say is wow.

 

[Marthmaster92]

Hahahhhh, I see smashboards hasn't changed a bit. XD



I've done a lot of GFX work since I left the forums, and I've long abandoned the sense of "flow", no offense. I look at the piece as a whole, anymore. I work with what colors go with what, the contrast, placement, , depth, *sometimes* and the overall look of it. </mini rant>



Not upset or anything, just feels good to be back. In a way. lol. And if you like that one, you should see some of the other ones I've done.

 

[A_man13]

I really like that signature even if the effects are random. The flow would be nice, but it's not always a necessity. Besides, a lot of advance signatures abandon it nearly entirely.

I'd show off some of my work, but my new stuff is crap. Even "crap" is being generous.

 

[Marthmaster92]

I really like that signature even if the effects are random. The flow would be nice, but it's not always a necessity. Besides, a lot of advance signatures abandon it nearly entirely.

I'd show off some of my work, but my new stuff is crap. Even "crap" is being generous.

Random is good sometimes. lol.


And hey, throw it out there. That's how you get better, getting critiques and experience.

 

[A_man13]

Even if my signatures were amazing, I haven't made anything in a while. Even my current signature is at least 3 moths old. I haven't made anything in a long time nor do I really even plan to. Even my Pokesplicing has gone downhill because of my break (and that is hard to screw up).