tyra icons., tyra banks icons. Options

[splendid]

hey everyone!
just got photoshop cs4 yesterday, and i've been playing around so much.
the tutorials here are so helpful!

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suggestions? comments? thanks!

[Mikeplyts]

1. It has pretty low quality. I also think you made it a bit too bright, if you know what I mean. The cropping is good though.
2. The cropping in this one isn't really good. It's actually kind of random but I guess you were trying to display that "sexiness", correct?
3. Again, this one has the low opacity white thing like in the first one, and it just looks bad. Also, the font wasn't a good choice on this one. I say get rid of that low opacity white/brightness thing.
4.This one is probably the best of the four but it looks a little, I don't know, basic. I'm not sure if you were actually able to pull of that painting look so it looks like all you did was crop some picture of her that looks kind of like a painting. Not much was done really.

Overall, they're alright for a beginner, but they're not that great.

[splendid]

1. It has pretty low quality. I also think you made it a bit too bright, if you know what I mean. The cropping is good though.
2. The cropping in this one isn't really good. It's actually kind of random but I guess you were trying to display that "sexiness", correct?
3. Again, this one has the low opacity white thing like in the first one, and it just looks bad. Also, the font wasn't a good choice on this one. I say get rid of that low opacity white/brightness thing.
4.This one is probably the best of the four but it looks a little, I don't know, basic. I'm not sure if you were actually able to pull of that painting look so it looks like all you did was crop some picture of her that looks kind of like a painting. Not much was done really.

Overall, they're alright for a beginner, but they're not that great.

thanks so much for the help! how do i get better quality? the pictures i choose are usually pretty rich in value, but when i save them they look so bad. i save them as .png, if your wondering.

which fonts typically look good on icons? because i can never find the right one!

1. Textures look pretty bad, tbh. Too "light" either lower the opacity on them or use different textures. Cropping's great though.
2. You didn't do much to it besides add some swirls in the back though.
3. It looks too "foggy" and the text's too big.
4. Probably the better ones of the bunch. Although I would have included her chin in the crop because it looks awkward.

thanks for the help!