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Post by: soupy_31 on December 08, 2005, 03:13:00 PM

Alright guys, this is basically of of the stuff I've been doing lately that I'm somewhat satasfied with. So tell me what you think!












Remember, these don't have any names on them so if you want one just ask

Thanks in advance for the comments!

-Soupy

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Post by: Modderxtrordanare on December 08, 2005, 03:17:00 PM

I like the god of war one.
Personal favorite out of the ones shown.

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Post by: speed_racer88 on December 08, 2005, 05:20:00 PM

the one you are using as your current sig isn't to bad, it could be better if you add some more detail to the background.

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 08, 2005, 06:51:00 PM

I would also like to point out that all of those except one was made today.. And the first one was my first attempt at a somewhat technical border.. Im still working on another right now but that one was my first.

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Post by: xbox_newbie on December 08, 2005, 07:48:00 PM

the only thing i have to say is about the first one, i just dont think the border matches the sig, it looks good though, it actualy looks metal

other than that i think theyre good

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 08, 2005, 08:13:00 PM

QUOTE(xbox_newbie @ Dec 8 2005, 09:55 PM)

the only thing i have to say is about the first one, i just dont think the border matches the sig, it looks good though, it actualy looks metal

other than that i think theyre good

Thanks for the comments guys! And yes it doesnt really match but I was just experimenting. Here are 2 more tech borders I made today:

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Post by: h34d5h0tz on December 08, 2005, 08:59:00 PM

the borders are pretty nice. why not give them a background to go with it? it would be good practice making the backgrounds.

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 08, 2005, 09:47:00 PM

lol I will, first I need to become comfortable with the whole tech sig before I can do it though>
And also I encourage you guys to use those borders, I want to see your work

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Post by: h34d5h0tz on December 10, 2005, 12:20:00 AM

you should try to make your borders more like this. see how there is no really extreme fat parts, and extreme skinny parts. also, try to use 45 degree angles, and one or two 90 degrees. you might know this already but, hold alt to make them 45 degrees. one last thing, it might just be me but, when i do make tech borders like this, i try to make them really small. i dont like them to be taking up half of the sig. i hope this helps you, and id like to see your results.

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 10, 2005, 11:42:00 AM

Wow man, lol, that looks reall nice, but complicated. I didnt follow a tut on the ones I made, I just used what I had already learned about PS. If I can find a tut for a tech border like that i will give it a shot.

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 10, 2005, 06:43:00 PM

BTW, h34d5h0tz, thanks for the tut in your sig.. I made this because of it

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Post by: h34d5h0tz on December 10, 2005, 10:04:00 PM

lol wow i didnt know i still had that link. that tut is really old.
here and here are some good tuts for signatures.

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 10, 2005, 10:13:00 PM

QUOTE(h34d5h0tz @ Dec 11 2005, 12:11 AM)

lol wow i didnt know i still had that link. that tut is really old.
here and here are some good tuts for signatures.

And that one too.. Oh, and ive been meaning to make a sig using that first tut you showed me

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Post by: h34d5h0tz on December 10, 2005, 10:20:00 PM

of all the sigs that ive made, i find that it looks better not to color the render. i started to change the layer style to pin light i think, and duplicate it enough so it colors the whole background while still keeping the render above the coloring layers.

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Post by: speed_racer88 on December 10, 2005, 10:50:00 PM

QUOTE(h34d5h0tz @ Dec 10 2005, 10:27 PM)

of all the sigs that ive made, i find that it looks better not to color the render.

I like to make the background the same color as the render, instead of making the render the same color as the background.

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 11, 2005, 01:54:00 PM

Alright, so I gave making the bg the same colour as my render a shot, and here is my end result:



Comments?

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Post by: Modderxtrordanare on December 11, 2005, 02:21:00 PM

Thats pretty good man.  Keep it up.

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 11, 2005, 03:22:00 PM

QUOTE(Modderxtrordanare @ Dec 11 2005, 04:28 PM)

Thats pretty good man.  Keep it up.

Thanks MX

Oh, and here it is with a different texture on the bg.

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Post by: n00bFRAGGER on December 11, 2005, 07:03:00 PM

Here we go!

A few things that might look better if it were changed. The border around the signature is too thick. A simple 1 pixel border will suffice. Stick with your new texture, but lower it's opacity a little. We don't want to hide that background. The font choice... Simple: You need more fonts. Try this out. I recommend the font: "Freebooter Script" for this. It's a nice cursive font. Increase the size a little of the render so you fill some more of that empty space.

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 11, 2005, 07:34:00 PM

Thanks .NF

This font pack is taking FOREVER

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Post by: n00bFRAGGER on December 11, 2005, 07:47:00 PM

Yeah, it's only 6000 fonts...

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Post by: h34d5h0tz on December 11, 2005, 08:36:00 PM

i agree that the border is to thick. and the font and the placement should be changed. i suck at picking fonts, but like nf said, a cursive font or wavey type would fit. as for placement, the corners are generic places. i would put the text on the cloth to the right of her head. the size of the render is fine though, the waving cloths compliment the background.

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 11, 2005, 09:11:00 PM

I took both of your advice and here is the result:



You cant really read the text though

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Post by: n00bFRAGGER on December 11, 2005, 09:19:00 PM

The nice thing about the Freebooter Script is that it looks good when there anre capitals and lower case. I recommend that you mess around with "SOUPY" in lower case, and see if it looks any more legible. Also, mess around with the opacity of the stroke on the text as well. Do some layer styles. If you plan to put the text there, then there is no need for the excess space on the right in the signature. You can probably remove a good 50 pixels, maybe more. The border looks much better.

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Post by: lostboyz on December 12, 2005, 12:38:00 AM

i must say soupy youve come a long way, i havent been here in awhile

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 12, 2005, 01:32:00 PM

QUOTE(lostboyz @ Dec 12 2005, 02:45 AM)

i must say soupy youve come a long way, i havent been here in awhile

Thanks, lostboyz

Maybe one day ill be as good as you.... one day

Thanks for all the Comments and Criticism, I appreciate it cause this thread alone has already made me a better artist.

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Post by: BiReL41r on December 12, 2005, 04:45:00 PM

Meh, they're all right. I've seen wicked ones of deviant.com

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Post by: n00bFRAGGER on December 12, 2005, 04:47:00 PM

I don't think people on Deviant are photoshop newbies, birel41r.

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 12, 2005, 04:58:00 PM

Agreed.. my bad .NF

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Post by: n00bFRAGGER on December 12, 2005, 05:49:00 PM

None of that. It's an open door for fights.

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 13, 2005, 10:54:00 PM

Thanks for another great tut h34d5h0tz!

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 14, 2005, 12:23:00 PM

BTW, I know i screwd up the size of the render (Anna Kournikova ) but comment on the quality of the sig.

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Post by: danmanstx on December 14, 2005, 12:36:00 PM

pixel stretch makes her look fat  

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 14, 2005, 12:47:00 PM

QUOTE(danmanstx @ Dec 14 2005, 02:43 PM)

pixel stretch makes her look fat  

lol

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Post by: n00bFRAGGER on December 14, 2005, 01:37:00 PM

The render needs some love. Good border. Horrible text. Look into some small fonts. Try DaFont.com and search for "04".

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 14, 2005, 01:52:00 PM

QUOTE(n00bFRAGGER @ Dec 14 2005, 03:44 PM)

The render needs some love. Good border. Horrible text. Look into some small fonts. Try DaFont.com and search for "04".

Took your advice and:

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Post by: BILLS on December 14, 2005, 03:53:00 PM

try looking for some bitmap fonts, ones that you use at only like 8 size font.

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Post by: h34d5h0tz on December 14, 2005, 04:28:00 PM

try to stay clear of the generic text placement that is the corners. i too think that a pixel font would look good on this one. remember that when you do pixel fonts, dont use any of the 'smooth' 'strong' 'sharp' and the other one. they dont work well with pixel fonts. for the BG, try to find a brush that will add a little design. you dont want to make it reall strong because it will take away from the simplicty.

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 14, 2005, 11:16:00 PM

More work:


(I know h34d5h0tz is going to make a comment about the text placement .. I agree with him but I couldnt find anywhere else)



And my sotw entry

Comments?

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Post by: h34d5h0tz on December 15, 2005, 03:54:00 PM

you knew i would say something, and you where right. i usualy like to put my text around highly contrasted areas. so for the first sig, pretty much anywhere on her white cloth would look alright.

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Post by: soupy_31 on December 15, 2005, 06:04:00 PM

Thanks for the tip h34d5h0tz!

Anybody got a comment about my sotw entry?

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Post by: h34d5h0tz on December 15, 2005, 06:15:00 PM

i dont like the green outline on the text. there is no green in the whole sig. i can see how your going with the christmas/holiday theme, but the green doesnt fit. a black or white 1px with lowered opacity would have looked better.

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Post by: Himura on December 15, 2005, 11:23:00 PM

QUOTE(h34d5h0tz @ Dec 15 2005, 05:22 PM)

i dont like the green outline on the text. there is no green in the whole sig. i can see how your going with the christmas/holiday theme, but the green doesnt fit. a black or white 1px with lowered opacity would have looked better.

I agree, but other than that, I think that sig is some of your best work yet.