my potter obsession continues.., i want suggestions! Options

[splendid]

well, i love harry potter, so i decided to make 2 icons, 2 banners!

1. 2.

3.

4.

[*Janette*]

I think you need some Draco.

[schizo]

I think you need some Draco.

YES.

I think you're on the right track with the blending and coloring and all that, but the text is a little...eh. I personally like to use shadow instead of outline to distinguish text from the background. Outlines end up all choppy and weird a lot of the time.

And for icon text, 8px georgia with a little letter spacing is usually good. Same thing with arial black.

[jiyong]

^ Ditto on the Draco (;

And for icon text, 8px georgia with a little letter spacing is usually good. Same thing with arial black.

This. The font you chose for the icons is too thick, esp after you added the borders. The borders can get distracting and choppy when used in excess, so try to stay away from them. You can use shadows, as Gabi (schizo) suggested, or lighten up the background behind the text a little bit.

On the Harry Potter banner, I'm not liking the cutouts, though the more blended images are good. That stroke over his eyes should be removed - it's way distracting. The coloring on this one is pretty good.

On the Emma Watson banner, the green is too strong. It distracts from the images, esp in the case of the text. The first thing I see is the bright green text, and not Emma Watson's pretty face (; You can choose colors from the original image, but make sure it's a softer colour and blends well with the rest of the image. If I was making this banner, I'd choose a soft pink and maybe an accent color to match.

Keep practicing your blending and coloring (:

Also, I don't know if you meant this on purpose, but you put "Weasly" instead of "Weasley" ^____^;;

[splendid]

^ Ditto on the Draco (;
This. The font you chose for the icons is too thick, esp after you added the borders. The borders can get distracting and choppy when used in excess, so try to stay away from them. You can use shadows, as Gabi (schizo) suggested, or lighten up the background behind the text a little bit.

On the Harry Potter banner, I'm not liking the cutouts, though the more blended images are good. That stroke over his eyes should be removed - it's way distracting. The coloring on this one is pretty good.

On the Emma Watson banner, the green is too strong. It distracts from the images, esp in the case of the text. The first thing I see is the bright green text, and not Emma Watson's pretty face (; You can choose colors from the original image, but make sure it's a softer colour and blends well with the rest of the image. If I was making this banner, I'd choose a soft pink and maybe an accent color to match.

Keep practicing your blending and coloring (:

Also, I don't know if you meant this on purpose, but you put "Weasly" instead of "Weasley" ^____^;;

-i actually understand what you're talking about when it comes to the text.
-thanks about the harry potter blend! i see what you mean about the cut outs, but i dont know how else to include the images! i really wanted to put those pictures in, but i didn't know how else cause i didnt know how to blend them without destroying it.
-the emma text is def too strong, and i see it now that you guys are pointing it out. i never thought about the "Taking away from the main image" concept, so thanks for sharing!

HOW DOES THIS LOOK?
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/6474/loveemma.png

I think you need some Draco.

you like?