Fuzzy Pics? Options

[BGangstaboo]

Ive submitted quite a few graphics to createblog, and almost every one of them (one was accepted) was rejected for being "bad quality" or "too blurry".
I dont understand this because it looks perfectly fine in the program I use (Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended), as well as on my computer, on the file hosting site, wherever I post it AND on createblog (before it was rejected.)

It makes no sense for it to look fine for me but blurry for everyone else.
so what could possibly be the problem?
Thanks in advance. =]




here are a few examples of graphics that were rejected:

[Insurmountable]

Well the second one is horrible No offense! Just the orignal image that you used is extremely pixely and low quality. You should use high quality images. Also the first one is really blurry, around the edges around the pictures and stuff is really blurry. I would suggest not putting any effects on the images at least don't blur them. Also the background image you used in the first on is very low quality as well.

The last one isn't as bad as the other two I must say. It is blurry in the background, but I could see why someone would do that, because of focusing and such. The text is something that bothers me on it though, I think you should choose a different font and don't outline fonts.

[aaayotiffany]

i think its because you used too much effects on them. i like how the last one looks compared to the other ones. graphics shouldn't have to make you squint your eyes.

i like insurmountable's comment better. lol.

[Insurmountable]

lol, oh also.
The numbers, I'm guessing its your myspace ID? I think you need to practice with placement. Because you place your little credit line in the weirdest places. Maybe you should go through the accepted graphics and look at where they put their credit lines. Also maybe you should adjust the opacity, and probably put the credit line text in the same color as the other text on the image.

[austinoutloud]

^^ Tray a pixel font for your ID.

[manny-the-dino]

Well the second one is horrible No offense! Just the orignal image that you used is extremely pixely and low quality. You should use high quality images. Also the first one is really blurry, around the edges around the pictures and stuff is really blurry. I would suggest not putting any effects on the images at least don't blur them. Also the background image you used in the first on is very low quality as well.

The last one isn't as bad as the other two I must say. It is blurry in the background, but I could see why someone would do that, because of focusing and such. The text is something that bothers me on it though, I think you should choose a different font and don't outline fonts.

i couldn't have said it better.
the first picture: it's just weird. the background looks pretty fake.
the second picture: the image looks bad & the focus doesn't help it.
the third one: it actually doesn't look that bad. it looks like a painting to me.

i also agree with the fonts; i don't really like the fonts you chose except for the marilyn monroe one. in the last graphic, i would have chosen a different font color.

there are sooo many things you can do with these pictures. be more creative. looks through the accepted graphics to get ideas or through the tutorials here.


i'm sorry if i sound harsh but i'm just being honest so you can progress from your mistakes & become a better graphic designer.




EDIT/
also, save your pictures as a PNG & not a JPEG; it retains the quality of the picture.

[libertie]

I'll just talk about the third one because it's the one that people seem to be having the hardest time figuring out what's wrong with - I'm positive that the reason it was rejected is the font, despite being better than the other two.

The image is not that bad, but the font is horribly jagged and rough. Also, it's a bit simple - there's not much else to it than the picture and the font. I would just make sure you get an extremely high-quality photo before even starting to work on a project - otherwise, you'll just be wasting your time and that's a shame. <3

[ArtofBreaking]

Gaussian blur is not your friend.

[miyashu]

in the first graphic, the blur looks overdone and the background looks too pixely all over. second one: very pixely all over marylin monroe's face and shirt. like everyone else said, always start out with high quality images.

the third one is nice, there just needs to be more added to it other than one line of text. you could use brushes, a texture or something else. just make sure you keep those resources to a minimum so that your graphic doesn't get too busy.

someone advised to use a pixel font for your number and i agree. for credit lines, pixel fonts work best. try using 04b_03.

[TiffanyFactorial]

Since everyone has already told you what is wrong with your pictures, I'll help you with the quality part. Next time, when you save the files, save them as a .jpg file and make sure it's on the max of 12 for the best quality. On your first picture, the brush you used, the red one, it's extremely blurry. This wouldn't be the case if you just simply saved it correctly.