The "Signature" Thread

[Saved]

Since so many of these are popping up, let's just put it all in one ok guys? I'm going to add some rules so this doesn't fall apart we we all go hatin' on eachother. This is a place to showcase, discuss, and constructively criticize. This doesn't have to be simply signatures but anything else art or creation related. If you would like to kill someone's pride or harass them, please take it to a private level to keep this thread clean.

Rules

• You may post each new creation in a separate post as long as you do not double post.

• If you've edited the image please only update your post and reference it from there.

• Follow LG guidelines for images; no gore or nudity.

• No pessimistic attitudes, take pride in your work. i.e. "Yeah I know it sucks, but I'm posting it anyway so you guys will say something nice to me."

Have fun, I'll start

Tiny siggy:

[Xaoi]

Some parts look a bit oversharpened(unless it was some effect you were going for. But if you didn't sharpen it, i'm referring to those little light blue things behind her). It's really simple and likable, but doesn't really appeal to me on a white background like the LG skin since you're using a light colored background too(would be good on a darker skin tho). Oh, and I dislike the rounded edges(I don't like them in any tag, honestly. Prolly because it's my personal preference, or that people only use them in sprite tags recently). I like the colors.

Try adding more effects in your next tag, and make it bigger(but not too big).
Hm, that's all xD. My thoughts are all over the place, sorry >.<

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Yes, I just decided to sharpen the whole thing instead of some parts. I like really sharp things for some reason >.> I really need to stop doing that. I decided to use the rounded edges because the pattern I used in the background was rounded loops of lace. But to clear things up that grainy effect is intentional, I don't know what I was trying to achieve with that...I just thought the lace looked too strong and I didn't want to reduce the layer opacity so I did that. I didn't want too much effect for that fresh look. And the smallness is also intentional, siggy these days are as obese as the average middle aged american. Also you're right the siggy would fit better on a darker background!

Post something up too!

something not signature related:

[Martin]

Rate n Hate

[Eli]

Rate n Hate

Dead space on the left, flow goes in two directions.
All I can say until judging.

[gotxbrain]

I already have your opinion on it, saved, but I'd like everyone else's as well




Thanks again saved!

[Sam]

I already have your opinion on it, saved, but I'd like everyone else's as well




Thanks again saved!

The Render Isn't Much Of The Focal

[Xaoi]

^The double focal makes my eyes go in all directions. The text is nice, but the whole thing feels like it lacks something. I can't put my finger on it tho

[Martin]

I already have your opinion on it, saved, but I'd like everyone else's as well




Thanks again saved!

Just looks like a resized render put on lower opacity. With a larger version to show it's arm. Then you slapped some C4Ds on overlay mode, and added some text.

[Eli]

I already have your opinion on it, saved, but I'd like everyone else's as well




Thanks again saved!

Loving the new text placement.
Try using more modern signature tutorials.
One of my favorites from you.
Can't say anymore until judging.

[gotxbrain]

^The double focal makes my eyes go in all directions. The text is nice, but the whole thing feels like it lacks something. I can't put my finger on it tho

Pictures are allowed to have more than one focal, as you would know if you've taken any entry level design class.

[Eli]

Just fucking around for a bit and this came out of my efforts.



I luv my fishy ;3

[Xaoi]

Pictures are allowed to have more than one focal, as you would know if you've taken any entry level design class.

Tags with double focals generally suck, as you would know if you've been critiqued in any real gfx site(and not a hacking site). Yes, they are allowed, but they suck, and I've yet to see a tag with a good double focal.

If by pictures you mean photos, sure. But sigs/tags? I don't think so.

@Eli

That's pretty cool.

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@Martin
Awesome background, it looks like the sky. The color is also great because it kind of gives that look sepia feel to it. What I like most would probably be the speckles of light which imo looks like dirt(in a goodway), which looks like link is galloping in somewhere. However you could do a lot more with the text, such as putting so it runs down his arm, or using a combination of different fonts. Also the brushes on the right really bother me. I can see a circle brush with its opacity lowered...I suggest you blur it out.

@gotxbrain
I guess you have to know a bit about the whole signature. The double focals on opposite sides bothered me until he lowered the opacity of the guy. I believe the man is the "silent" part, he's needed in the sig but he's not the attention. He'll be what your eyes shift to after seeing the crowbar. I believe the crowbar represents some sort of action that makes him the "protagonist."

@eli
FISHIEEEE o 3o

@ Xoom
; A ; I've never been on a real gfx site before. Maybe I should try now that I'm on the gfx team.

[Xaoi]

Oh, and I didn't mean to offend anyone. But I'm just pleading, if you post, can you please be at least receptive to the comments.

Anyways, sorry. I'll just post critique from now on.

[Martin]

@Martin
Awesome background, it looks like the sky. The color is also great because it kind of gives that look sepia feel to it. What I like most would probably be the speckles of light which imo looks like dirt(in a goodway), which looks like link is galloping in somewhere. However you could do a lot more with the text, such as putting so it runs down his arm, or using a combination of different fonts. Also the brushes on the right really bother me. I can see a circle brush with its opacity lowered...I suggest you blur it out.

@gotxbrain
I guess you have to know a bit about the whole signature. The double focals on opposite sides bothered me until he lowered the opacity of the guy. I believe the man is the "silent" part, he's needed in the sig but he's not the attention. He'll be what your eyes shift to after seeing the crowbar. I believe the crowbar represents some sort of action that makes him the "protagonist."

@eli
FISHIEEEE o 3o

@ Xoom
; A ; I've never been on a real gfx site before. Maybe I should try now that I'm on the gfx team.

On the right, it's actually part of the C4D i set to some setting, which I forgot, to make it get that sepia effect. And everytime I try erasing that, it erases the whole canvas I don' t know why. But yea, I've tried.
And I was looking for some new fonts, but I can't seem to find those "pro" fonts I want.


I was looking for that font, but couldn't for the life of me find it..

[Sam]

Idk Very Simple xD
I Should Make A Tut On It
~ Holy Shiz Its Huge~ xD

[Taz]

If i find a tut in lg i'll try it lol because i suck and i wanna see if i can follow it correctly.
If not then i'll try one on youtube cause i have nothing better to do.

[Eli]

I just liked this, so I ended up scanning this picture and fucking with it for a bit.

[Sam]

I think the left side is too much but overall its epic!

[Sam]

@Bump
Getting This Thread A Bit More Active

[Taz]

I just liked this, so I ended up scanning this picture and fucking with it for a bit.

@Bump
Getting This Thread A Bit More Active

@Eli : Looks to cluttered. Seems like you just threw a lot of stuff together just to make something. 6/10.
@Sam : I love it. Simple and not that bright. Love the car also
Good work on that one. 10/10 for me.

[gotxbrain]

WHUT YEW MEAN?


so yeah, took a bit of advice and added a few more colors than i'm used trking with.

edit: why does the front of that car remind me of this?



urk, a better version

[Sam]

I had a bunch of splatter brushes of my choices
bevel and emboss/ some gradients and ligthing effects
overall i think i did good on this one

but i think i should add a background dont you think?

[gotxbrain]

I had a bunch of splatter brushes of my choices
bevel and emboss/ some gradients and ligthing effects
overall i think i did good on this one

but i think i should add a background dont you think?

Not a big fan of the colors at all. Some of the splatter brushes seem too low qual/jagged. On top of that it looks too hectic and random. I do like the render, and the background looks pretty awesome. That line next to his eye looks out of place. There is NO flow at all. 4/10

[Supra]

I agree with gotxbrain. Not much flow. And images usually tend to look alot better if you sharpen them. And the splatter brushes are really low quality, in my opinion, some of the best sigs come from using a good smudge brush a nice splatter brush for clipping masks to add flow. A good render that will help with flow. And a light source. I can't tell if its from the bottom left or the right. It should be in the top left if you look at the bears shadows. I tend to use very little c4d's as possible. They start to clutter up and take a lot of focus off your subject. You want to draw your eye to one thing on the image, make it less distracting. The font placement is akward, use the rule of thirds to really enhance the image, font can Make or break an image, as I've learned the best font is the most simple, such as ms sans ir Arial. As the main focus is your render, your font should be noticeable but not take or over power the whole picture. The Japanese stuff makes it look tacky and the gradient on the font does too. Try to use one color from your picture to help it blend to help your main subject. And the border is really large, usually a 2px is the best, or the cinematic border. That's just my opinion. Not saying I don't like it. If you want the best critique on it, start posting your stuff on the planet renders forum. The artists on there are some of the best I've ever seen. And they are brutally honest. They will kill your self esteem but it helps alot. If that makes sense.

[gotxbrain]

great input, care to take a crack at critiquing mine now?

[Supra]

Do you really want me to?

[gotxbrain]

Do you really want me to?

Yes, I'm always looking to improve. (don't worry, I'm already fully aware that i'm terrible at this. )

[Supra]

It's a very ammature signature. First thing I see is the car. It has a very distracting green glow to the headlight. The render is of low quality, and it us very distorted, there isint much blending if not any, you have blue and yellow random c4d's that add absolutely no flow. There is no light source, the image is not very "crisp/clean" looking. As I look at the background there is no blending with the car, it looks as if the car was a giant sticker slapped onto a background. The c4d's with the bg does not help as it goes straight to a distracting color Change. And the brushing on the left has no effect whatsoever. The text is very large and tacky, its not well placed and does not blend at all. If you look at the signature altogether your eyes are moving around alot and can't tell what to focus on.
I would give it a 1/10
That's my honest opinion. Not trying to hurt your feelings at all. I love seeing peoples work. I normally don't criticize. Hope I helped.m

[gotxbrain]

It's a very ammature signature. First thing I see is the car. It has a very distracting green glow to the headlight. The render is of low quality, and it us very distorted, there isint much blending if not any, you have blue and yellow random c4d's that add absolutely no flow. There is no light source, the image is not very "crisp/clean" looking. As I look at the background there is no blending with the car, it looks as if the car was a giant sticker slapped onto a background. The c4d's with the bg does not help as it goes straight to a distracting color Change. And the brushing on the left has no effect whatsoever. The text is very large and tacky, its not well placed and does not blend at all. If you look at the signature altogether your eyes are moving around alot and can't tell what to focus on.
I would give it a 1/10
That's my honest opinion. Not trying to hurt your feelings at all. I love seeing peoples work. I normally don't criticize. Hope I helped.m

After fixing the things you told me to fix to the best of my ability, i got this. IMO, it looks like shit. A lot worse than what I started with :/



also, I have no clue what you're talking about when you mention my render. The quality is fine, methinks. It was originally 700 by 1000, resized considerably. I actually didn't distort it at all.

[Sam]

Not a big fan of the colors at all. Some of the splatter brushes seem too low qual/jagged. On top of that it looks too hectic and random. I do like the render, and the background looks pretty awesome. That line next to his eye looks out of place. There is NO flow at all. 4/10

That Thing On His Eye Is Part Of The Render It Can't Be Removed
As you can see he has a sword so i would say that suits him

@Mx250z Can i see any of your recent sigs?

V2

[Eli]

That Thing On His Eye Is Part Of The Render It Can't Be Removed
As you can see he has a sword so i would say that suits him

@Mx250z Can i see any of your recent sigs?

V2

It's odd.
The flow goes in two directions, and the render, in my opinion isn't stylized enough, meaning you could have done more.
You focused mainly on the background, and the render didn't get enough attention.
There's also a weird ass C4D randomly coming out of his back.
By the way, gradient maps are your best friend, just use dark and light colors that are complementary.

[Sam]

I've had weird sigs lately
i am no inspiration atm
But yeh i did some gradients and textures on the render to make it look like that
the original render is black and white

[Supra]

That Thing On His Eye Is Part Of The Render It Can't Be Removed
As you can see he has a sword so i would say that suits him

@Mx250z Can i see any of your recent sigs?

V2

yea man, I need a break from photography. Part of this stupid class I'm taking. Kinda depressing. But I'll try to have one done and uploaded by the weekend.

[Martin]

After fixing the things you told me to fix to the best of my ability, i got this. IMO, it looks like shit. A lot worse than what I started with :/



also, I have no clue what you're talking about when you mention my render. The quality is fine, methinks. It was originally 700 by 1000, resized considerably. I actually didn't distort it at all.

Get rid of that random black shadow on the car.
And you'll have a decent sig. But it would work a lot better as a banner to be honest.
I could make a detailed criticism too, but I'm too lazy for that.

[Sam]

Critique

[Martin]

Critique

The target in the background, and the render totally don't blend.
And the stereo system could use sharpening.

The font and the stereo system blend perfectly.
But I told you above what isn't good.

[Sam]

Just thought id try something new

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ill fix it just for you

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Edited version

[Martin]

Just thought id try something new

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ill fix it just for you

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Edited version

It's just not working for me.
It just isn't visually appealing ;/