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 Jul 10 2009, 12:03 PM
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okay..so heres this all time low banner-background thing i made c&c would be nice plez i really would like to get better :D oh before the picture was just a plan picture with no colors or text..
Reason for edit: Please use [thumb] tags instead of [img] tags when posting large images. - Mike
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Jul 10 2009, 01:38 PM
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 /人◕‿‿◕人\ Group: Official Member Posts: 8,283 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 602,927 |
Don't like all the colors, the font sucks, and what's up with that weird blur on around the guys on the left?
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Jul 10 2009, 01:44 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 113 Joined: Jan 2009 Member No: 712,185 |
oh okay..umm there is no blur with the guy on the left..i know i'm not very good but i just started doing this a couple weeks ago..
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Jul 10 2009, 02:09 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382 |
Dont worry about him, his job is to only look for the bad stuff. It's nice I like it! I think what he means is that it look like there is a motion blue on a duplicate layer of the guys on the left but not on the right. And I think you should make the color squares blend. Just take only that layer and give it a big blur.
And tip for the future. Making excuses for why it isn't good, doesn't change anything, it just makes you look unprofessional and immature. And I mean that in the nicest way possible. Its something you learn as a public speaker, ignore anything you can't control. O and, I just looked now and I didnt really realize what you had done, not that much has been done. you should cut out the background and make it paper. I didnt realize that the background was part of the photograph. But it looks good. And also for the future try making things in higher demand. There are so many fa banners out there that no one cares for, so avoid making fan art, and make more "art". |
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Jul 10 2009, 02:46 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Administrator Posts: 8,629 Joined: Jan 2007 Member No: 498,468 |
QUOTE(Buttsex @ Jul 10 2009, 11:38 AM)  Don't like all the colors, the font sucks, and what's up with that weird blur on around the guys on the left? Yeah I pretty much agree. Like the colors don't even blend well. You should have gotten some soft brushes and painted over the image and changed the blending modes. The font could have been better, imo. And the motion blur is really weird. Also the paint splatters are so random. There's just too much going on. QUOTE(musicfreak955 @ Jul 10 2009, 11:44 AM) oh okay..umm there is no blur with the guy on the left..i know i'm not very good but i just started doing this a couple weeks ago.. Wait so you're frootloop95 too? |
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Jul 10 2009, 03:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 113 Joined: Jan 2009 Member No: 712,185 |
ahh i'm so sorry! i'm just a big mess arn't i? i'm frootloop95! but i was on my friends computer she was teaching me some things then i posted it but i wasn't on my accont! so sorry for thee confusion :[ but right now i'm frootloops95 cuz it won't let me go into my account at the moment..thank you all for your input :D and sorry for sounding like i'm making excuses i wasn't trying to! its just on all the forums i'm the new kid and i get yelled at for doing everything wrong so i am very sorry for making excuses..and i changed somethings on it and blended the colors and took out the background..let me know if its any better :] oh and its a thumbnail..so click on it to see it in full size.
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Jul 10 2009, 04:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 5,880 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,382 |
Yes I like that much better. Even though you just made another excuse.
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Jul 10 2009, 04:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 113 Joined: Jan 2009 Member No: 712,185 |
oh haha my bad..
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Jul 10 2009, 06:02 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 2,936 Joined: Sep 2008 Member No: 683,235 |
It wont let you go into your account? Then how are you posting. Hmm...
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Jul 10 2009, 06:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 113 Joined: Jan 2009 Member No: 712,185 |
because i'm on my friends account..
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Jul 10 2009, 06:46 PM
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 Sex, Blood, & RocknRoll Group: People Staff Posts: 5,305 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 596,480 |
Why are you having trouble getting into your account?
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Jul 10 2009, 07:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 113 Joined: Jan 2009 Member No: 712,185 |
i duno it keeps telling me "Sorry, we could not find a member using those log in details." i duno its being dumb
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Jul 10 2009, 07:42 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,665 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,364 |
Anyways, it's time for my critique.
( Towards the first image: ) For being a first timer, I like how you have the creativity to put different colors in different places. That would look fantastic on certain images that can pull that style off, but the way you did it didn't seem to be "eye" appealing. To me, it looks like you just placed different blocks of colors all over the picture and try to make it look like some sort of gradient knockoff. The text also seems to be choppy a bit and the font for the text doesn't seem to be appealing either. White font color on a big boldy font with a black stroke = not the best font technique to use. ( Towards the second image: ) The background looks much better now. I love the negative space around the subject. However, I think a rainbow background around a group of guys seem some what fruity and casual? The font remains the same, so referring to the first image critique may help. Textures, can be a big help to this image. |
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Jul 10 2009, 09:19 PM
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 Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
QUOTE(Beenly @ Jul 10 2009, 08:42 PM) Anyways, it's time for my critique. ( Towards the first image: ) For being a first timer, I like how you have the creativity to put different colors in different places. That would look fantastic on certain images that can pull that style off, but the way you did it didn't seem to be "eye" appealing. To me, it looks like you just placed different blocks of colors all over the picture and try to make it look like some sort of gradient knockoff. The text also seems to be choppy a bit and the font for the text doesn't seem to be appealing either. White font color on a big boldy font with a black stroke = not the best font technique to use. ( Towards the second image: ) The background looks much better now. I love the negative space around the subject. However, I think a rainbow background around a group of guys seem some what fruity and casual? The font remains the same, so referring to the first image critique may help. Textures, can be a big help to this image. This. |
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Jul 11 2009, 03:16 AM
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 ٩(●̮̮̃̃)۶ Group: Official Member Posts: 1,403 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 12,173 |
Hm, more neutral bg and more rockbandish font! Agreed that rainbow bg looks a bit tacky...I like the first color scheme more.
Perhaps something like these- http://www.dafont.com/birth-of-a-hero.font http://www.dafont.com/-bichogothic.font http://www.dafont.com/pulse-sans.font http://www.dafont.com/city-burn-night-afte...paint-the-.font http://www.dafont.com/ascent-2-stardom.font <- I like this one! |
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Jul 11 2009, 03:22 AM
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 Photoartist Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,363 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 399,390 |
sally i can't sleep
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Jul 11 2009, 10:47 AM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 55 Joined: Jul 2009 Member No: 736,855 |
what did you use to make those?
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Jul 11 2009, 12:01 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,435 Joined: Feb 2007 Member No: 506,205 |
It doesn't necessarily look bad, but it's a bit cliche. Rainbow gradients and splatter brushes are so overused and basic. Download some textures, read a few tutorials on image editting...I think you've worked enough with this style of graphic to move on.
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Jul 11 2009, 01:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 113 Joined: Jan 2009 Member No: 712,185 |
okay thank you all for everything! yeah i'm checking out those fonts there i'm downloading them right now..and i use gimp to make stuff.. and i've been looking at some new textures..so i'll change that sometime soon..so i changed the the colors to make it a tad more manly and i added some overlay text to the background..yay or nay on the text? umm i'm still working on the font for the all time low text is there anything else i should work on? plez let me know whatcha think! :D
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Jul 11 2009, 01:42 PM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
That looks way better! Still, the font is just, ehhh.... idk, it doesn't really seem to fit.
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Jul 11 2009, 01:59 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 113 Joined: Jan 2009 Member No: 712,185 |
QUOTE(Mikeplyts @ Jul 11 2009, 02:42 PM) That looks way better! Still, the font is just, ehhh.... idk, it doesn't really seem to fit. thanks!..yeah i know the font doesn't go with it at all..so i'm searchin for one that goes with it! |
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Jul 11 2009, 02:55 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 113 Joined: Jan 2009 Member No: 712,185 |
mmk heres a background thing i made..some c&c would be nice :D and the pictures thumbnail..
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Jul 11 2009, 02:57 PM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
It looks pretty good. Still, I'm not really feelin the font.
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Jul 11 2009, 03:00 PM
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QUOTE(Mikeplyts @ Jul 11 2009, 03:57 PM) It looks pretty good. Still, I'm not really feelin the font. mmk..what kinda font do you think i should use? |
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Jul 11 2009, 08:57 PM
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٩(●̮̮̃̃)۶ Group: Official Member Posts: 1,403 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 12,173 |
QUOTE(musicfreak955 @ Jul 11 2009, 11:59 AM) thanks!..yeah i know the font doesn't go with it at all..so i'm searchin for one that goes with it! ?!  QUOTE(salcha4u @ Jul 11 2009, 01:16 AM) Hm, more neutral bg and more rockbandish font! Agreed that rainbow bg looks a bit tacky...I like the first color scheme more. Perhaps something like these- http://www.dafont.com/birth-of-a-hero.font http://www.dafont.com/-bichogothic.font http://www.dafont.com/pulse-sans.font http://www.dafont.com/city-burn-night-afte...paint-the-.font http://www.dafont.com/ascent-2-stardom.font <- I like this one! |
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Jul 12 2009, 01:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,665 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,364 |
i like that "team sexy" banner.
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Jul 12 2009, 02:31 PM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
^LOL.
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Jul 12 2009, 06:09 PM
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haha thanks :D
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Jul 13 2009, 02:17 PM
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okay i'm pretty happy about this one!! i like it a lot..its a background thing for the movie august rush! i did some blending things and coloring and some lighting to give it a little more depth and bunches of other stuff...c&c would be nice plez! :D and the pictures a thumbnail..looks mucho better in full size..
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Jul 13 2009, 02:58 PM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
I think it looks pretty good but that texture is really ruining it. D: It makes it seem really busy and the color is just, blahhhh. However, the blending is good.
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Jul 13 2009, 03:13 PM
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okay i took out the texture and used something more subtle is this better?
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Jul 13 2009, 03:24 PM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
Ehh, the brushes also make it look really busy. Try taking out some of them and lowering the opacity on the others. It still has the weird coloring so try changing that up a bit too.
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Jul 13 2009, 04:24 PM
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is this better?
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Jul 13 2009, 04:47 PM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
YEP. :D
I still don't really like the coloring though. That blueish coloring kind of sets a 'sad' tone, nawmean? I would expect something more vibrant and glowing. |
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Jul 13 2009, 06:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 113 Joined: Jan 2009 Member No: 712,185 |
okay i see whatcha mean! yeah that doesn't look so good :[ so i tryed to make it so they don't look like the whole pictures isn't overlaping onto thee other and i tryed to mix the coloring with a gold and a blue to kinda give it a sad and kinda glowing feeling..cuz the ending is very happy..so kinda a mix of the two and i'm not really understanding what your saying about the brush work? i'm not erasing anything i'm just doing brush and working things then i set the layer mode to overlay...but let me know if this one looks any better!
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Jul 13 2009, 06:32 PM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
Yep, looks a lot better now. :D
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Jul 13 2009, 07:24 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 113 Joined: Jan 2009 Member No: 712,185 |
ahh okay yeah i'll have to try that :D
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Jul 14 2009, 04:41 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 113 Joined: Jan 2009 Member No: 712,185 |
ahh okay heres some new ones i just made c&c would be nice..and the pictures are thumbnails..:D
 
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Jul 14 2009, 04:45 PM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
I think you kinda used the kiss brush a bit much in the first one. I say remove the ones on the top and bottom right. Also, I'm not sure about the font either on that one.
As for the second one, I think it looks good as far as coloring and textures and stuff go, but that font doesn't really match the grungy sort of look in the background. |
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Jul 14 2009, 04:49 PM
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 kthxbai Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,832 Joined: Feb 2008 Member No: 621,203 |
QUOTE(musicfreak955 @ Jul 14 2009, 04:41 PM) ahh okay heres some new ones i just made c&c would be nice..and the pictures are thumbnails..:D #1: I think it's fine, except that it looks like you made the lips super bright and lowered the opacity a ton on the first guy's shirt.. cuz the lighting looks really odd in some places.. kinda looks like it's in a lip shape. 2: Dislike the font only because of the R in robert.. it looks like it's just a squiggly, which makes it look like obert pattinson. |
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Jul 14 2009, 05:07 PM
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QUOTE #1: I think it's fine, except that it looks like you made the lips super bright and lowered the opacity a ton on the first guy's shirt.. cuz the lighting looks really odd in some places.. kinda looks like it's in a lip shape. oh the pictures came like that i noticed that so i fixed it i tryed to get it the best i could.. QUOTE I think you kinda used the kiss brush a bit much in the first one. I say remove the ones on the top and bottom right. Also, I'm not sure about the font either on that one. As for the second one, I think it looks good as far as coloring and textures and stuff go, but that font doesn't really match the grungy sort of look in the background. okay so i have a new font for the second one..any better?  and i'm still working on the first one :] |
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Jul 14 2009, 05:45 PM
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Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots. Group: Official Designer Posts: 6,371 Joined: Aug 2008 Member No: 676,291 |
Yep, looks a bit better now. :)
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Jul 15 2009, 05:35 PM
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 model type = no appetite Group: Member Posts: 137 Joined: Jul 2009 Member No: 737,182 |
love the august rush!
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Jul 15 2009, 09:24 PM
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QUOTE(splendid @ Jul 15 2009, 06:35 PM) love the august rush! thanks!! :D |
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Jul 24 2009, 07:56 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 113 Joined: Jan 2009 Member No: 712,185 |
heyy sorry i haven't posted in a wile i've been kina bizzy..but heres a new one i just made! c&c would be nice.. and the pictures are thumbnails
before  after  and another new one! of chevelle!! gah i love them! let me know watcha think plez!! before  after  another one!! i'm just in the designing mood..let me know what ya think!! 
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Jul 28 2009, 08:23 PM
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 Innocence, Emiru. ♥ Group: Member Posts: 3 Joined: Jun 2009 Member No: 734,955 |
This is really nice! I'm loving the ATL image ;)
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